Nov 6, 2017
Philippines Energy Secretary ‘not keen’ on extending FITs for biomass projects
Pellets News
Nov 3, 2017
Wood pellet giant Enviva has released its latest sustainability ‘Track & Trace’ sourcing data.
According to the US-headquarted company, the release of this data demonstrates the company’s ongoing commitment to a sustainable and transparent supply chain.
Enviva said that these data are a key tool used to measure, maintain and validate the company’s... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 1, 2017
The American Biogas Council (ABC) has welcomed the introduction of a new bill in Congress which would extend the renewable electricity tax credit to include anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas technology.
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik’s bill, labelled the Renewable Electricity Tax Credit Equalisation Act (HR 4137), would see tax credit applied to open and closed-loop... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 30, 2017
A specialist manufacturing company has invested £500,000 (€565,500) in installing biomass boilers, as part of a five year plan to ultimately switch to exclusively using sustainable and renewable energy.
Boardlink has installed the Fröling biomass boilers to fuel its 32,500 square metre site based in Hawarden, north Wales. The new boilers replace Boardlink’s... [Read More]
Policy News
Oct 27, 2017
It will be easier for cities to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions coming from residential energy use rather than transportation, new research claims.
This reduction will happen thanks to more efficient building practices and not greater housing density, the study, published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research, states.
The aim of the study was to determine... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 27, 2017
Clearfleau, a major provider of on-site bioenergy plants for food and beverage processing sites, has written to the UK government calling for action on the proposed Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).
The UK government has recently published its Clean Growth Strategy, setting out clear goals to cut the country’s carbon emissions while boosting its economy. Cleafleau... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 26, 2017
UK-based Whites Concrete has assisted with the installation of two new Sealwall tanks for a farm-based anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in the West Midlands.
Whites Concrete is a manufacturer of pre-stressed and pre-cast concrete panels, retaining walls and tanks.
The first, a circular tank of almost 36m in diameter and a height of 4.3m, was built using 94... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 26, 2017
A new report has been released that shows that Scotland could generate millions of tonnes of ‘bio’ material that could add value to the country’s economy.
The new report Is entitled Biorefining Potential for Scotland and has been produced by Zero Waste Scotland. It aims to provide detailed insight into circular economy opportunities for waste... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 25, 2017
Biogas plants in Germany are saving 20 million tonnes of CO2 emissions a year, according to the president of the German Biogas Association.
Recently released figures from the German Biogas Association show that 205 new biogas plants were connected to the grid in 2016, more than the 150 expected by the association. The figures also show that ten biogas plants were decommissioned.... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 25, 2017
A collaborative project to map open access pilot and demonstration infrastructure for bio-based industries across Europe has been launched.
The Pilots4U project is funded by the Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Launched when the eight project partners came together in Ghent, Belgium,... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 25, 2017
Danish biotechnology company Novozymes has published its third quarter results, revealing better than expected growth from the company, including a strong showing from its “Bioenergy” division.
Earnings before interest tax (EBIT)increased by 5% to DKK 3,032 million (€407m) , up from DKK 2,884 million from the first nine months of 2016, and... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 25, 2017
Power giant Drax has agreed to sell its wood pellet distribution business, Billington Bioenergy (BBE), to Aggregated Micro Power Holdings, an AIM-listed energy company specialising in the sale of wood fuels and the developing of distributed energy assets.
Drax said the consideration for the transaction was £2m (€2.24m), comprised of £1.6m of shares in... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 25, 2017
A backlog in the UK parliament is threatening the country’s climate goals, according to the chief executive of the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA).
Recently, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) confirmed that the tabling of legislation to reform the UK’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will be pushed back... [Read More]
Pellets News
Oct 24, 2017
576,521 US tons of pellets were produced in July 2017 in the US, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
EIA has released the latest edition of its Monthly Densified Biomass Fuel Report, which looked at data submitted by 88 pellet facilities in the US.
The 88 facilities included in the report have a combined annual pellet production capacity of 11,986,084... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 24, 2017
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has completed refinancing worth £250 million (€280 million) of its interest in two biomass power plants in the UK.
According to a CIP statement, the fund has provided equity, preferred equity and senior debt for the development and construction of the two biomass power plants. The two facilities have now come into operation... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 24, 2017
Policymakers in the European Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI) have voted in support of a proposal for a total phase out of crop-based biofuels by 2030 and have backed the use of biomass for electricity production.
The ENVI vote on the revised Renewable Energy Directive, dubbed RED II, happened yesterday evening (23 October). RED establishes an overall... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 23, 2017
An international team has looked into what it labels ‘the miraculous properties of biochar’, revealing that the charcoal-like substance’s carbon coating explains its carbon storage and fertilising capabilities.
The team’s unprecedented insights could help boost more widespread commercialisation of biochar fertilisers. This would in turn reduce global... [Read More]
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Proceeds from the bond sale have been used to refinance $40 million of Gevo RNG’s outstanding 2021 green bonds
SIAAP (Greater Paris Sanitation Authority) and SUEZ have officially inaugurated a new state-of-the-art biogas production unit at the Seine Aval wastewater treatment plant in the Paris metropolitan area
Natural State Renewables has announced a key strategic partnership with Axens as part of its plan to produce carbon-negative sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from surplus forest biomass
