Feb 23, 2017
Wood-based biomass used for heat is not ‘slowing down’ climate warning, researcher says
Biogas News
Feb 22, 2017
French industrial gas manufacturer Air Liquide has completed its acquisition of ENN Clean Energy UK, subsidiary of China’s largest privately-owned energy company ENN Group.
Air Liquide did not disclose the value of the transaction.
ENN Clean Energy's natural gas stations in Wellingborough, Portbury, and Huntingdon in the United Kingdom, will now become part of Air... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 22, 2017
Canadian pulp manufacturer Mercer International has agreed to buy one of Germany's largest sawmills and a biomass power plant.
Mercer International will acquire the Friesau facility for around CAN$55.1 million (€39.7m) plus defined working capital of approximately $9 million.
Mercer International did not disclose the owner of the facility in its press statement.
According... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 21, 2017
Alberta is in a prime position to convert its coal-burning plants to biomass fuel in order to meet its climate targets at a low cost by using existing coal-firing infrastructure.
This is the argument four University of Victoria researchers are making in a Policy Options article titled: Refuelling Alberta coal plants with biomass. "Biomass, which today... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 20, 2017
The development of large-scale energy projects, including the Site C hydroelectric dam, threatens to drive bioenergy and biofuel production away from British Columbia (B.C.), experts warn.
Jack Saddler, a researcher at the University of B.C. and part of a project to convert forest residues to biojet fuel, told CBC News that big energy projects could drive out innovation... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 20, 2017
Sustainable Biomass Partnership has suspended PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) from issuing certificates in Canada and the U.S. for not fulfilling an SBP requirement.
According to an SBP statement, PwC did not effectively correct a major non-conformity and demonstrate conformity to the SBP requirements within the required timeframe. The suspension took effect 23 January.... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 20, 2017
In a rare landmark case on the validity of patents covering biotech innovations, the Supreme People’s Court of China has decided in Novozymes’ favour in a trial against two competitors accused of infringing its enzyme patent.
The patent dispute began in 2011, when Novozymes found evidence that Shandong Longda Bio-Products Co.and Jiangsu Boli Bioproducts Co.,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 20, 2017
A biomass site, based near Daventry, Northamptonshire, UK, is using Heliex GenSet technology to turn the steam produced in its steam-raising biomass boiler into electricity.
The Pedigree Power recycling site, operated by Silvertree and developed by Larch Group, is converting up to 25,000 tonnes of waste wood per annum into a green source of power. The company said... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 17, 2017
Waste recycling company Asticom K reports that construction is underway on a biogas plant in Kenya on a five acre plot of land donated by a local housing co-operative.
The plant is being built with $12.7 million (€11.9m) funding from the multi-donor Climate Technology Initiative, according to the African Review.
Asticom CEO Leah Tsuma revealed that the plant will... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 17, 2017
EnviTec Biogas has opened its second laboratory to provide precise biogas analysis with ultramodern equipment and a full range of services from a single site.
Specialists at the Lohne, Germany, laboratory utilise methods compliant with certification standards that are to be used in other major lab setups.
“Our service management operations are naturally focused on... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 17, 2017
Rose Hill Recycling has awarded a contract to Veolia to design and manage a 520kWe biogas-fired waste-based CHP energy plant in the UK.
The CHP plant, in Gloucestershire, is fueled by the biogas derived from mixed food waste collected from across the Cotswolds and will save around 1750 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year.
With a focus on sustainability, the new CHP will... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 17, 2017
UK power giant Drax said it was reviewing its dividend policy after reporting another decline in annual profits on the back of weak energy prices, according to Reuters.
As its core power production business struggled with low market prices, the company more than trebled revenue from providing back-up generation. It saw scope to grow this business significantly as rising... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 17, 2017
A US, Alabama-based, company has agreed to buy a shuttered biomass plant fuelled by wood chips, from Niagara Worldwide in Maine.
42 Railroad Ave plans to reopen the plant by late June and plans to bring around 300 jobs the area.
In a statement, company CEO Steven Johnson, said he plans to rebuild the turbine, activate new transmission lines and build a rotary kiln to produce... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 16, 2017
The Scottish government has been called to take more action on the circular economy at the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association’s (ADBA) inaugural Scottish National Conference in Glasgow.
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Environment Maurice Golden, who led the Circular Economy Programme for Zero Waste Scotland prior to being elected to the Scottish Parliament... [Read More]
Pellets News
Feb 16, 2017
After years of growth, US wood pellets exports to the European Union countries were still on the rise during January-October 2016 but at a slower pace as compared to the previous years.
The EU countries imported 14% more wood pellets from the US during the mentioned period, as compared to the corresponding time of 2015.
The UK is the top importer of... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 14, 2017
Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp, renewable energy provider Eneco and Groningen Seaports has opened a facility which will supply steam from biomass to the chemical park at Delfzijl in the Netherlands – primarily for AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals site.
Netherlands-based Eneco has converted its biomass plant into a combined heat and power... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 14, 2017
There have been at least four major power outages in several states in Australia over the last 5 months impacting millions of customers due the country’s switch from fossil fuels to renewable sources, according to UK-based union GMB.
GMB, the union for workers in the energy sector in the UK, is calling on the UK and devolved governments as well as Ofgem and National... [Read More]
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