Nov 30, 2016
NexSteppe and Longping Partner to develop biomass sorghum hybrids for bioenergy
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Nov 30, 2016
Hong Kong-based China Everbright International has announced that it has secured the entrusted operation rights of Wuxi Xidong household waste-to-energy project in Jiangsu Province, and will be responsible for managing and operating the venture.
The Xidong project is designed to process around 2,000 tonnes of household waste and is expected to generate more than... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 30, 2016
French energy company Engie has announced two new major collaborations to foster new innovative green gas production methods across Europe.
According to Engie, green gas is a key element of the energy transition because of its potential to significantly reduce CO2 emissions and provide a sustainable source of energy while contributing to the development... [Read More]
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Nov 30, 2016
The European Commission has released its long-awaited revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and proposed the phase-out of food crop-based biofuels from 2021.
The EC also wants to simultaneously introduce a sub-mandate for advanced biofuels. It also proposes to introduce a new sustainability criterion on forest biomass.
It proposes an obligation on European transport... [Read More]
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Nov 29, 2016
Green’s, a UK waste heat recovery specialist, has launched a boiler inspection service for bioenergy producers to identify current and potential problems with boilers and ancillary equipment so that they can be addressed before they become overly costly or result in avoidable outages.
Neil Ford, Green’s service and repairs manager says: “The expertise... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 29, 2016
UK waste and recycling firm, Viridor has confirmed its intention to proceed with a £252 million (€296m) energy-from-waste (EfW) plant in Avonmouth, on the outskirts of Bristol.
The announcement was contained in half year results released by parent company, Pennon on 25 November, 2016.
Once operational the plant is expected to process around... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 29, 2016
Climate policies will continue chipping away at fossil fuels’ role as the mainstay of global energy use, despite Donald Trump's appointment as US president in 2017, according to a new report by The Economist Intelligence Unit.
The report expects that while the election of Trump as US president is not likely to halt the gradual transition towards cleaner energy globally,... [Read More]
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Nov 28, 2016
Sewage contains a source of energy that can be harvested by using hungry bacteria, according to new research from Belgium-based Ghent University.
Domestic sewage contains various organic substances, mainly from toilets and kitchens. These are harmful to the environment, but also contain energy. Researchers from Ghent University have discovered how to efficiently... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 25, 2016
Indian researchers have found a new use for sugarcane pulp as a source of highly fluorescent carbon quantum dots, which could reduce agricultural waste and offer a new revenue stream for farmers.
These dots are tiny carbon nanoparticles, which are about four nanometers across, meaning that more of them would fit on the head of a pin than there are stars in the Milky Way.
Because... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 25, 2016
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has appointed energy consultancy Baringa Partners to lead a new ETI bioenergy project examining the future of biomass logistics in the UK, alongside Ecofys and LLamasoft.
Utilising LLamasoft’s supply chain design software, Supply Chain Guru, the six month project will model the logistics requirements of future bioenergy scenarios,... [Read More]
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Nov 25, 2016
Specially protected forests are being indiscriminately felled across Europe to meet the EU’s renewable energy targets, according to an investigation by the conservation group Birdlife.
According to reports in the Guardian, Birdlife found logging taking place in conservation zones such as Poloniny national park in eastern Slovakia and in Italian riverside forests... [Read More]
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Nov 25, 2016
EXCLUSIVE: The government of Finland has approved a new national Energy and Climate Strategy outlining how the country plans to reach both domestic and EU climate targets by 2030.
In the outline, Finland’s centre-right government set a goal to have the share of renewables in the Finnish energy pool surpass 50% during the 2020s, with a long-term goal of reaching carbon... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 24, 2016
The PlanET Biogas Group has received the DLV Novelties Award 2017, one of the most distinguished German innovation awards of the agricultural sector.
The German agricultural publishing company (DLV) benchmarks technical developments in ten categories, and at this year’s Eurotier in Hanover, the PlanET gas management system was honoured due to its practical impact... [Read More]
Pellets News
Nov 23, 2016
Brazilian firm Butia Industria e Comercio de Pellets will invest BRL 5.16 million (€1.45m) in the construction of a pellet factory in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state.
The plant in the city of Butia will produce pellets both for the domestic market and for exports mainly to the European market, which is currently looking for biomass to help reduce its coal dependency,... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2016
An Imperial College climate finance specialist has called on private investors to invest in proven green technologies.
Speaking at the UN’s climate summit in Marrakech (COP22), Charles Donovan, director of Imperial's new Centre for Climate Finance & Investment, said: “There’s a huge difference between technologies that are merely possible... [Read More]
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Nov 22, 2016
Canada is accelerating its plans to phase out coal-based energy generation by 2030 in a bid to meet the emissions reduction targets of the Paris Agreement.
The Liberal government, chosen partly on a platform of doing more for the environment, says the coal-axing plan will take into account the conditions in each Canadian province, some of which have resisted the phase-out.
According... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 22, 2016
The Indian government aims to generate 16,725MW of clean and renewable energy in 2016-17 (Apr-Mar), of which 12,000 MW would come from the solar power sector.
Clean and renewable energy capacity addition through wind, biomass and small hydro projects is expected to be of 4,000MW, 500MW and 225MW, respectively, to meet the target for the ongoing financial... [Read More]
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