Nov 21, 2016
Finland plans subsidy to increase uptake of gas and electricity powered cars
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Nov 21, 2016
Global carbon emissions are flatlining, which indicates a downturn in worldwide power demand and shift in the fuel mix, a new study says.
Global carbon emissions caused by energy production remained steady in 2015 and posted the lowest growth in the past 25 years excluding 2009, when there was a decline in the aftermath of the economic crisis, according to research and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 21, 2016
Asian Agri, an Indonesian palm oil specialist, is producing excess electricity from its biogas plants in Sumatra and is appealing to investors to buy this surplus power.
According to the Jakarta Post, the biogas facilities have been in operation since last year.
Asian Agri, a subsidiary of the Singapore-based Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) conglomerate group, currently has five... [Read More]
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Nov 21, 2016
NextCoal International, a US renewable energy company, is to build a Rural Economic Development Renewables Fuels Centre (REDRFC) in northern New York state to manufacture bio-coal for export to Japanese power plants.
The REDRFC will be supported by Japanese strategic and institutional investors.
Bio-coal is a coal substitute used for co-fired in coal-fired power plants... [Read More]
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Nov 21, 2016
Morocco, Germany, France, Spain and Portugal have signed a roadmap for sustainable electricity trade, in the presence of European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete.
The roadmap, signed in Marrakesh at the COP22 climate summit on 17 November, 2016, aims to identify barriers to trade in renewable electricity between the five signatory... [Read More]
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Nov 21, 2016
After declining for several months, the share of US electricity fuelled by coal is expected to slowly begin growing when compared to the same period last year, according to new figures from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
In contrast, the share of generation from natural gas is expected to experience year-over-year declines. Based on expected temperatures... [Read More]
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Nov 21, 2016
Norvento, a Spanish manufacturer of on-site renewable energy systems, has launched a new integrated biogas innovation for agricultural, utility and industrial users throughout the UK.
Known as the Norvento-BioPlant, the system enables small and medium-sized companies and landowners to sustainably manage organic waste and turn it into renewable gas, electricity or both,... [Read More]
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Nov 21, 2016
The European Biomass Association (AEBIOM) has elected Didzis Palejs as its new president.
Palejs will take over Gustav Meli, who has led the organisation for the past six years.
In a statement, AEBIOM said: “Didzis Palejs was the natural choice as he has been increasingly involved in AEBIOM and its network for over the past decade. Having worked in the energy and... [Read More]
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Nov 21, 2016
India’s National Institute of Technology, Trichy (NIT-T), will work in collaboration with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to build a biogas plant in Mumbai.
The plant will be called NISARGRUNA, according to The Times of India.
A biogas plant will be established as a pilot project in one of the institute's hostel messes where food waste will... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 18, 2016
Green energy company Ecotricity has released a report detailing a plan to heat almost every home in Britain using green gas made from grass.
The report, titled Green Gas Mills: The Opportunity for Britain, shows that by 2035, green gas made from grass could provide all of the gas needs for 97% of Britain’s homes, pump £7.5 billion (€8.7bn) annually into... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 17, 2016
DuPont Industrial Biosciences and MIAVIT have signed a supply agreement where DuPont will deliver enzymes for incorporation in biogas-boosting products distributed by MIAVIT.
Enzyme technology has been proven to improve biogas yields and process robustness, ultimately increasing customers’ revenue and profitability while increasing offerings in renewable... [Read More]
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Nov 17, 2016
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]
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Nov 17, 2016
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]
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Nov 16, 2016
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]
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Nov 16, 2016
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]
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Nov 16, 2016
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]
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Nov 15, 2016
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]
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