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Twelve major companies and organisations across the Humber region of the UK have jointly submitted a public and private sector funded bid worth around £75 million (€82.1 million) to accelerate decarbonisation in the UK’s most carbon-intensive industrial region. The Zero Carbon Humber (ZCH) Partnership brings together international energy firms, heavy industry, leading infrastructure and…
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SWEN Capital Partners has announced the final closing of its SWEN Impact Fund for Transition (SWIFT), Europe’s first infrastructure fund dedicated to renewable gases. The fund raised €175 million, exceeding its target amount of €120 million. SWIFT is SWEN Capital Partners’ first impact fund and invests directly in methanation, renewable hydrogen, and gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
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Finnish-Swiss biotech firm Ductor has closed funding from BW Group to develop 200 new biogas and sustainable organic fertiliser projects over three years. Ductor will develop the projects in the EU and North America after receiving a significant investment from BW Group, a major maritime group in the tanker, gas, and offshore segments. The new projects, such as biogas plants, will use…
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ESL Shipping has become the first in Finland to use 100% renewable liquefied biogas (LBG) in maritime transport. The major carrier of dry bulk cargo in the Baltic region announced that its vessel m/s Viikki was fuelled in Raahe, Finland, with 100% renewable LBG to transport iron ore for the Swedish steel company SSAB. The biogas was supplied by Gasum. “This marks another milestone in our…
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AMP Clean Energy is to install, own, and operate a £16.5 million (€18.1 million) low carbon energy centre for UK malt product manufacturer and distributor, Muntons. The initiative will see the firm save 15.5 thousand tonnes of carbon per annum at its plant in Stowmarket, Suffolk. The energy centre will include a 14 MW biomass boiler and a gas CHP system and will decarbonise 100,000,000 kWh…
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Major Danish biogas producer Nature Energy has started construction on a large-scale biogas plant near Aabenraa, southern Denmark. The biogas plant, Nature Energy Kværs, is expected to be ready to produce large quantities of climate-friendly biogas by April 2022. The project will take place in collaboration with the local supplier association, BioenergiSyd, which will supply a large part of…
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UK biogas producer Biocow has relaunched as Adapt Biogas, unveiling a new logo, website, and brand to support its UK expansion plans. Since 2012, Adapt Biogas has pioneered the use of agricultural waste at scale in the UK energy sector through anaerobic digestion (AD). The firm currently operates four plants across Murrow, Ellough, Attleborough, and Holton, with a combined capacity of 2,460…
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The Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Biomass for Value-Added Products Consortium (MASBio) is bringing researchers from five universities in the region together with government agencies and industry leaders to investigate biomass opportunities. The project will look into land reclamation, biomass crop production, forest residue utilisation, supply chain logistics, and bioproduct development to advance…
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Denmark has introduced a new law regarding the use of wood biomass to produce heat and electricity. According to Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen, the new legislation delivers on a promise the government made to ensure biomass used in Denmark is sustainable. The new legal requirements mean that the biomass must come from legally felled trees and that felled trees must be replanted. In future,…
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A feasibility study by the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC), a subsidiary of the University of York, will investigate the commercial production of sustainable, locally-sourced materials to produce biomass boiler pellets in Yorkshire, UK. It is hoped the new pellets, derived from municipal and woodland waste, will help to reduce the region’s carbon footprint and provide a source of…
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Joel Dulin of Biomass Engineering & Equipment explains the key components to running a lucrative pellet mill. While answering questions about his company’s machines, Biomass Engineering & Equipment’s president told the prospective customer: “Our conveyors aren’t cheap.” The man replied: “I can’t afford cheap.” After decades in the business, this mill owner had learned…
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HEINEKEN Spain will replace all its existing gas boilers with biomass boilers as part of its sustainability initiative. The brewer is integrating sustainability into its business model through its ‘Brewing a Better World’ strategy, which focuses on respect for people, positive contributions to local communities, and protecting the environment. The company said it is “fully aware”…
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UK timber frame manufacturer SO Modular has unveiled a new biomass boiler at its headquarters. The new boiler, installed by Novalux Energy, was installed as part of the firm’s efforts to become entirely self-sufficient in terms of its energy and production processes. The boiler is fuelled by off-cuts and wood shavings, a natural by-product of the production process and will re-use 90% of…
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected 12 organisations and projects to receive around $3 million (€2.55 million) in funding to help reduce food loss and waste and divert food waste from landfills by expanding anaerobic digestion (AD) capacity in the US. The project types chosen for funding include feasibility studies, demonstration projects, and technical assistance and…
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