Plans to roll out a fleet of "poo buses" have gone down the toilet after the government turned down a funding bid, according to media reports. The UK's first "Bio-Bus" launched on the number two route in Bristol, in March 2015. The bus ran on gas produced by human and food waste. Following a successful trial First Group and rival operator Wessex Bus had hoped to run fleets... [Read More]

EXCLUSIVE - The European Commission (EC) is set to publish phase two of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) on 30 November and may set out plans to phase out crop-based biofuels from 2021. Market analyst Platts stated the news in a biofuels webinar, held on 17 November, 2016. During its webinar, a Platts spokesman said the company had viewed a draft EC document on the... [Read More]

US waste management specialist BioHiTech Global said its third-quarter revenue grew 86% from a year ago. Total revenue for Q3 2016 was $623,578 (€580,000), compared to $33,715 in Q3 2015. Revenue derived from the company’s core organic waste digester business, BioHiTech said in a statement. However, the company's net loss widened from $1.46 million Q3 2015 to... [Read More]

IMS ECUBES, a multinational clean power infrastructure specialist, has launched a fuel cell combined heat and power (CHP) system at the European Utility Week conference in Barcelona. Providing electricity at KW scale, the system is the first of a planned range of fuel cell CHP systems, which will ultimately provide electricity at MW scale, alongside useable heat. CTO of... [Read More]

Six UK-based development and environmental organisations, including Greenpeace and Christian Aid, are calling on the Chancellor of Exchequer to use his Autumn Statement to announce new investment on low-carbon infrastructure. The groups announced this call in a new study they published showing how far the government has to go to reach a low-carbon energy, transport and... [Read More]

HRH the Duke of Kent has opened a new energy recovery facility in Leeds, UK, which is operated by resource management company Veolia. Veolia will run the facility, called Leeds Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility, on behalf of Leeds City Council. The plant has been built with the latest recycling and recovery technology to help transform residents’ black bag waste... [Read More]

A new trade body called the World Biogas Association (WBA) has been launched at the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP 22 at Marrakesh, Morocco. Following the adoption by the United Nations of a shared vision for transforming lives by 2030 through the Sustainable Development Goals and the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate agreement... [Read More]

The UK produced more than 50% of its electricity from low-carbon sources in the third quarter of 2016, according to a new report from Imperial College London and power firm Drax. Between July and September 2016, the contribution of nuclear, biomass, hydro, wind, solar and low-carbon electricity imports from France peaked at 50.2%, up from just 20% in 2010 – demonstrating... [Read More]

Global carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels have seen "almost no growth" for three years in a row, despite economic growth, scientists have said. Emissions did not increase in 2015 and are expected to rise only 0.2% in 2016, according to new data from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Global Carbon Project. The figures, which come after a rise of just 0.7%... [Read More]

Denmark-headquarted energy specialist Dong Energy has announced that it will be opening its REnescience Northwich facility next year – a facility using innovative enzyme technology to separate household waste from recyclable materials and generate energy at the same time. Dong days the plant will be the first full-scale bio plant in the world capable of handling... [Read More]

The World Bioenergy Association (WBA) has called on the delegates attending the 22nd Conference of Parties (COP22) at Marrakech, Morocco to push for a carbon tax to help countries achieve the targets set out in the Paris Climate Agreement. The WBA has urged world leaders to “act now” to phase out fossil fuel use on a yearly basis. In such a scenario, bioenergy... [Read More]

US waste and recycling firm Rumpke is partnering with Energy Developments (EDL) to construct a landfill gas-to-electricity facility at an Ohio landfill. The 4.8MW facility, to be located at the Brown County Landfill near Georgetown, is estimated to produce enough electricity to power nearly 3,000 homes. The electricity will go directly from the site to American Municipal... [Read More]

Sustainable wood waste, agricultural residues, manure, and other organic residues generated in Europe will only cover around 80% of the EU’s projected bioenergy use in 2030, a new analysis claims. Conducted by environmental groups BirdLife Europe and Transport & Environment (T&E), the study states that if Europe does not limit the use of bioenergy eligible... [Read More]

The UK government has unveiled its plans for a second contracts for difference (CfD) scheme auction, preparing to allocate £580 million (€651.6m) in support for renewable energy projects. The auction is scheduled to open in April 2017, and the total budget is split between 2021/22 and 2022/23 periods. The second CfD auction is open only to “less established”... [Read More]

US energy company Convergen Energy has bought the L’Anse Warden Electric Co. biomass plant in Michigan from Traxys Power Group at an undisclosed price. L’Anse Warden is a 20MW combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Michigan's Upper Peninsula that supplies electricity and steam to the CertainTeed plant in L’Anse, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Convergen... [Read More]

Construction has begun on a biogas plant to be co-located with the historic Qvidja castle in Finland, with the goal to develop sustainable agriculture. The Qvidja castle, situated on the Lemlahdensaari isle in Parainen, is Finland’s oldest manor estate, with building recorded as having begun in mid-15th Century. Two years ago it passed into the ownership of Ilkka... [Read More]