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After just eight months, U.S. Gain’s digester at a dairy farm in Wisconsin, US, is transforming animal waste into clean, low-carbon fuel for the transport sector. The anaerobic digester at S&S Jerseyland Dairy in Sturgeon Bay has been operational since 2011, initially converting waste from the farm’s 4,000-strong herd of Jersey cows to renewable power. U.S. Gain purchased the farm’s…
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US firm SunGas Renewables, a supplier of biomass gasification systems, has entered into a strategic alliance with Hatch, a global advisory, development consulting, multidisciplinary engineering and project delivery firm. The partnership will leverage the companies’ technical expertise, engineering capabilities, and market knowledge to accelerate the deployment of SunGas’ biomass…
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Dutch renewable fuel filling operator OrangeGas has acquired four commercial compressed natural gas (CNG) stations and a bus depot from Öresundskraft, a Swedish municipal energy utility company. OrangeGas, a new player in the Swedish market, will start operating the former Öresundskraft stations in Helsingborg from 1 September. According to a statement by OrangeGas on the acquisition…
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Water industry trade body Water UK and the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) have joined forces to ask pub landlords to act quickly to ensure waste beer can be processed efficiently and sustainably. According to the BBPA, in most cases, beer that has become unsaleable as a result of the COVID-19 crisis will need to be destroyed in the pub; however where a robust risk assessment allows…
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Southern California Gas Co (SoCalGas), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Opus 12, a clean energy start-up, have developed new electrochemical technology that converts the carbon dioxide (CO2) content in raw biogas into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas (RNG). The single-step process was designed to use renewable electricity and therefore also provides a way for the long-term…
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Vattenfall Netherlands has delayed plans to build a major biomass plant in the country, claiming it is “not deaf” to the discussion surrounding biomass sustainability. The company, a subsidiary of Vattenfall in Sweden, said that due to ongoing discussions with politicians, municipalities and civil society organisations about the plans for the 120-megawatt biomass facility in Diemen, just…
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Spanish renewable energy firm Norvento is expanding into the biogas sector, focusing on developing biogas plants and solutions. Norvento has been operating in this sector since 2013, carrying out research and development, biogas engineering and turnkey projects. The firm says this venture consolidates and unifies its portfolio of solutions, talent and knowledge around biogas. In a…
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Ecostrat, a North American firm focused on biomass feedstock supply and supply chain risk mitigation, explains how a standardised approach is key to boosting bioenergy investment Moving away from the traditional fossil fuel energy paradigm is a slow and incremental process and achieving this transition over the next decade will require the coordination of many things. Consistent technology…
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On 25 June, the Committee on Climate Change released its annual report for the UK Government, outlining essential steps to support a green recovery to the COVID-19 crisis. The report makes recommendations on crucial next steps to support a green economy through new employment opportunities in the low-carbon sector, strengthening energy networks, green infrastructure and promoting a circular…
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A consortium of trade associations representing the renewables industry and related sectors has sent a joint open letter to UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak, making the case for renewables to be “embedded” into the government’s stimulus packages to address the economic recession caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, while addressing climate change. In the letter, the Anaerobic Digestion and…
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Food waste recycler Warrens Group has warned that the UK could miss its sustainable development goal of halving food waste by 2030 due to the impact of COVID-19. The firm said the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12.3 aims to cut food waste by half globally by 2030 and address its significant carbon and methane footprint. Warrens Group’s commercial director, Kevin Quigley, believes…
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UK Government Ministers must seize the opportunity to turn the COVID-19 crisis into a defining moment in the fight against climate change, according to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). In its annual report to Parliament, the CCC has offered comprehensive new advice to the government on delivering an economic recovery that accelerates the transition to a cleaner, net-zero emissions…
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Drax Group has partnered with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHI), part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, on a new bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) pilot project at its power station in North Yorkshire. The project, testing MHI’s carbon capture technology, is set to begin in the autumn and marks another step in Drax’s quest to become carbon negative by 2030.…
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Naturgy Ireland has injected biomethane into the Irish gas grid for the first time. The firm, which supplies biomethane to companies including major beverage firm Diageo and Tesco Ireland, said that the introduction of biomethane into the gas network represented an “unprecedented opportunity” for businesses in Ireland. The newly-launched injection point at Cush, County Kildare, will…
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