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Each year, Indonesia produces about 100 million tonnes of the rice straw, and around 60% of this waste is burned in open fields, causing air pollution which has been linked to higher rates of lung cancer. The amount burned releases enough energy, if it could be harnessed, to power Indonesia’s households 10 times over. A research consortium which includes Aston University aims to develop…
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The biomass facility that powers Fort Drum in New York, US, is set to close early next year, reported WWNY. The unit employs over two dozen people directly, and it supports dozens of logging and trucking jobs in the north country. ReEnergy buys wood chips from local lumber yards and sawmills, transfers them into energy, and generates 100% of Fort Drum’s power, a rarity for the US Army. But…
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An alternative source of heat could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of a process which turns food waste into power, new research suggests. A University of Glasgow-led team of scientists have demonstrated that using air-source heat pumps to support anaerobic digestion could cut the carbon emitted during the production of biogas by more than a third. Their findings could help support…
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The state-owned West Bengal Power Development Company Ltd (WBPDCL) and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) in India have both failed in sourcing biomass pellets after no vendors participated in the tenders floated by them, reported Energy World. West Bengal's thermal power plants are unable to comply with the Union power minister's 5% biomass co-firing mandate due to a lack of biomass pellets of…
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Gree Energy, which aims to decarbonise food processors in developing countries by transforming their wastewater into biogas, has secured US$3.2m (€3m) in a pre-Series A round of investment, reported e27. Hong Kong-based family business Earthcare Group, which focuses on climate change mitigation, led this round. This deal comes about eight months after the clean energy firm secured US$250,000…
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Timber frame specialist NorFrame based in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is designing and building a factory that will be powered exclusively by renewable energy, thanks to a heat capturing design. The first of its kind in the UK, NorFrame’s factory will manufacture timber kit frames for homes, schools and commercial buildings using power generated from an on-site anaerobic digestion (AD) plant…
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The preliminary results of a recent study show that the utilisation of forest residues for bioenergy will have a positive climate effect until 2050, according to Bioenergy Europe. The report takes into account the fact that these residues would otherwise be left in the forests and would decay. Taking into consideration, decay shows that bioenergy from forest residues is not only carbon neutral…
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SUEZ and Waga Energy have commissioned a new Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) production unit at the Madaillan landfill in Milhac-d’Auberoche (southwestern France) - the fifth RNG production unit to be commissioned jointly by SUEZ and Waga Energy. Recovering RNG from biogas sourced from the fermentation of waste within landfills is a growing challenge in terms of waste management and ecological…
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LG Chem and GS EPS will jointly invest 320 billion won (€234.6 million) in the construction of a biomass facility at its Yeosu plant in South Jeolla. The two companies signed a formal contract on 15 December, six months after they entered heads of agreement. The biomass plant will be named "Yeosu Green Power" and it is planned to begin commercial operation in the first half of 2026. The…
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Objectors to plans for a bid to establish a £25m anaerobic digestion plant (ADP) in Easter Ross say it would have "severe economic, environmental and social impacts" on the area, reported Ross-Shire Journal. Acorn Bioenergy outlined its proposals to create news ADPs in the Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire, with total invesment plans amounting to £105m. The Easter Ross proposals have…
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The European Parliament has voted in favour of faster approval deadlines for new renewable energy installations, with a view to the law being finalised in 2023, following talks with EU member states, reported Edie. The REpowerEU package seeks to enhance the union's energy independence, and the proposal was put forward by the European Commission on 18 May 2022. The proposed law intends to…
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The Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU) has launched a series of online meetings as part of a project entitled "Biomethane talks" with business representatives, experts and government agencies. During the first discussion on the topic "Biomethane industry: the experience of the Czech Republic", Martin Schwartz, head of the biomethane section of the Czech Biomass Association…
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Operators of both gas-to-grid and electrical AD plants are facing higher business rates after the UK government changed the way it calculates the rates assessments which forms the basis of rates bills, according to the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA). It highlighted analysis by Handel Rating Consultants – a leading expert specialising in the sector - which suggested the…
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Tyler Warman — site manager at the Suffolk-based plant, which is operated by specialist AD operators and service providers Eco Verde Energy (EVE) — explained how the team’s approach to pre-empting any issues which could lead to downtime has resulted in the 12MW plant achieving a 97% average output over the last four months. “Downtime is costly for any AD plant,” said Warman. “But…
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