Feb 13, 2017
Valmet unveils new online analyser for wood chip moisture measurement
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Feb 13, 2017
Coffee chain Caffè Nero has unveiled plans to recycle coffee grounds from 122 of its London stores to make coffee logs, which can be used in boilers and woodburners.
The scheme, which was formally announced late last week but which has been running since July 2016, sees recycling specialists First Mile pick up coffee waste from Caffè Nero stores and take... [Read More]
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Feb 10, 2017
Last year saw major developments for the bioenergy sector. The sector employed more than three million globally and is set to grow further this year. The Paris Agreement will be the major driver for all renewable energy sectors including bioenergy. What better time than now to announce our new conference, in light of these key events.
The Bioenergy Insight Conference &... [Read More]
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Feb 10, 2017
The president of the European Biomass Association (AEBIOM) has criticised the latest film released by Brussels-based NGOs BirdLife Europe and Transport & Environment - The Burning Issue: – When bioenergy goes bad.
In a statement, AEBIOM president Didzis Palejs, said: “The release was supported by a significant marketing effort, including trailers that... [Read More]
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Feb 10, 2017
The Canada-based Alberta government has announced that it has launched a CAN$60m (€42m) grant pot to help bioenergy producers in the province.
On the government’s website, it announced that its ‘Bioenergy Producer Program’ would help 500 direct jobs and is part of a larger effort to help companies succeed in Alberta’s low-carbon future.
Alberta’s... [Read More]
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Feb 10, 2017
Sequential cropping can be a promising model to produce additional biomass without negative impacts on land use change or food production, a new study has found.
In a research study for the Italian Biogas Consortium (CIB), climate and energy consultancy Ecofys found that agricultural crop yields can increase dramatically in a sustainable manner if sequential cropping is... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 9, 2017
David Newman, president of the World Biogas Association (WBA), gives his views on the year ahead.
Whilst biogas is already a renewable industry player in developed nations, such as the UK, its potential in less developed countries has still to be realised. Indeed, the recognition of what the anaerobic digestion and biogas industry can contribute globally is really low.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 9, 2017
California-based construction company Swinerton Builders has announced that it has broken ground on the largest utility-scale biogas facility in the US, a plant that transforms animal and food waste into clean energy.
Swinerton's newly formed waste-to-energy group has partnered with Carbon Cycle Energy (C2e) to build this plant, which is the first construction... [Read More]
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Feb 9, 2017
CNG Fuels, a UK-based supplier of renewable biomethane fuel, and Waitrose, today announced that the supermarket group has introduced Europe’s most advanced fleet of CNG (compressed natural gas)-powered trucks with a range of up to 500 miles.
They will use technology developed jointly with Scania and Agility Fuel Solutions, the leading CNG fuel systems and cylinders... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 8, 2017
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) is calling on the government to put forward a new policy on support for anaerobic digestion (AD) on farms and using wastes, in the light of the UK government announcing its decision to continue limiting anaerobic digestion deployment in the Feed-in Tariff (FIT).
Commenting on the announcement, ADBA Chief Executive... [Read More]
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Feb 7, 2017
Union Bank, a US-based banking company, has announced that 11 of its San Francisco Bay Area offices have enrolled in MCE’s Deep Green electricity service enabling these locations to switch to 100% renewable energy.
Union Bank is the first financial institution within MCE’s service area to commit to Deep Green, and now operates 100% carbon-free in Marin County... [Read More]
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Feb 7, 2017
Iran plans to invest $3 billion (€2.8bn) on constructing renewable energy power plants, said Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian.
“Iran intends to launch a large-scale project to construct renewable energy power plants over the sixth Five-Year Development Plan to generate five thousand megawatt of energy in the country,” Chitchian said, as quoted... [Read More]
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Feb 6, 2017
Sweden’s Prime Minister, Stefan Löfven, has unveiled proposals to go carbon-neutral by 2045.
Last week (2 February, 2017) Löfven set a statutory target to go carbon neutral will be trigged by 1 January, 2018.
Under the proposed Climate Act, the government will be required by law to include a climate report in the country's annual budget and to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 6, 2017
US power company NRG Energy (NRG) and its subsidiary Reliant, a well-known retail electricity provider in Texas, have teamed up with the NFL to provide 100% green-e certified renewable energy to NRG Stadium, site of Super Bowl LI, and the George R. Brown Convention Center, location of the NFL Experience and other NFL celebrations in Houston.
“Reducing the environmental... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 6, 2017
Canada-based Hefler Forest Products has sold its 3.7MW biomass power plant in Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia, the first sale of its kind in Canada.
The new owners, Hawthorne Capital and Katalyst Wind, are considering having a third party operate the sawmill on site.
Kevin Bromley, a PricewaterhouseCoopers partner, told The Chronicle Herald the sale... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 6, 2017
US-based Rocky Mountain Power will test a new biomass fuel that may reduce the amount of coal being burned by power plants, according to a media report in Bloomberg.
The Utah-headquartered utility, which is part of Pacificorp, will use a plant in Utah to test a biomass fuel made by Active Energy Group Plc, Paul Murphy, a spokesman for RMP told Bloomberg. Active Energy’s... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 6, 2017
The Hawaii County Planning Department has given the green light for an energy-from-waste (EfW) plant to be built in Waikoloa.
The Planning Department found no significant environmental impact from the proposed facility that will be built with private equity, according to the Hawaii Tribune Herald.
“The County of Hawaii Planning Department has reviewed the comments... [Read More]
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