French industrial gas group Air Liquide has announced the commissioning of 12 biogas purification units in the last 12 months in Europe. With these new units, Air Liquide triples its biogas purification capacity on the European continent. Overall, Air Liquide has designed and deployed worldwide 50 biogas purification units in order to transform biogas into biomethane and... [Read More]

Two anaerobic digestion (AD) businesses, based in West Midlands of England, have showcased their technology to local MP, Rt Hon Jeremy Wright QC. On a recent visit to Stoneleigh, the Kenilworth and Southam MP learnt how the businesses were supporting the local economy and jobs. By building and supplying AD technology to British farmers across the UK, Stoneleigh Park-based... [Read More]

A cross-party group of MPs has said that the UK government would probably abandon the EU’s biomass land policy if it was not committed to it by EU law. The group, part of the Environmental Audit Committee based in the UK, published its views in a House of Commons report entitled ‘EU and UK Environmental Policy’. The report comes as the UK prepares for... [Read More]

Green Energy UK, an independent energy supplier, has become the first energy firm in Britain to supply only renewable green gas to its customers. In a statement, Green Energy said it will now only supply its customers with gas from biomethane from anaerobic digestion plants. Doug Stewart, chief executive of Green Energy UK, said: “Supplying 100% renewable gas and... [Read More]

The global biomass pellet market is expected to grow with a CAGR of 11.1% until 2020, according to a recent market study. According to research by Research & Markets, as US-based market watchdog, the increasing use of biomass pellets in power industry is propelling the growth of the global biomass pellet market. The growing demand for renewable energy sources is one... [Read More]

Clearfleau, a UK-based provider of on-site treatment solutions for the food and beverage sector, is commissioning an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in rural Cumbria. By feeding bio-methane into the gas grid, the facility will produce over £3 million (appr. €3.8m) per annum in cost savings and revenue, while supplying up to 25% of First Milk’s Aspatria... [Read More]

Blue Sphere Corp., a North Carolina-based independent power producer that develops, owns and manages energy-to-waste (EfW) facilities globally, announced it has signed an exclusive term sheet to acquire a 1MW waste-to-energy biogas plant from Agrilandia Societa Agricola in Tortona, Italy. As proposed in the term sheet,  US firm Blue Sphere shall acquire a 100% interest... [Read More]

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has delayed a decision whether to grant planning permission for an experimental plasma arc gasification facility in Nottinghamshire, UK, stating it was "not yet in a position to decide". The £70m (€88m) facility, proposed by Waste2Tricity and Peel Environmental, would also include a materials recovery... [Read More]

Foresight Group, an independent UK infrastructure and private equity investment manager, will invest £3.5 million (€4.4m) from Foresight AD EIS Fund to construct an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant on the Mapledurham Estate, near Reading in Berkshire, UK. The 499kW plant will generate approximately 3,600 MWh of renewable electricity per annum, enough to power... [Read More]

More than three quarters of UK residents view biomethane in a positive light, a new study has found. The representative survey, conducted by market survey analysts Usurv on behalf of the UK’s Renewable Energy Association (REA), found that the 84% of people in the UK would like to switch to using green gas in their homes. The study was conducted in light of Biomethane... [Read More]

Air Products, a US-based chemicals and gas specialist, has announced plans to exit the energy-from-waste market (EfW) and scrap its renewable energy project based in Teeside, based in the north east of England. The firm said it will sell both Tees Valley 1 and 2 gasification plants. It is selling the plants due to technical problems and rising cost. The move means the... [Read More]

The Philippines is pushing ahead with its biomass production and now has a total of 18 biomass plants, according to an ex-government official. According to local news website, InterAksyon.com, the Philippines has the ability to use enough biomass power plants to provide energy to more than 300,000 homes. According to the news channel, former Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri... [Read More]

The Nova Scotia government is ending a legal requirement to operate a biomass plant based in Port Hawkesbury as a must-run facility. In a statement, the Nova Scotia government said it introduced the new rules due to concerns expressed from the local community about the "use of primary forest biomass for electricity". Under the terms of these new regulations, the number... [Read More]

The European Commission (EC) is working on an energy-from-waste (EfW) communication that will address how the process can be optimised without compromising higher reuse and recycling rates, according to European Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella. Vella made the announcement while speaking at the Dutch Parliament on 4 April, 2016. He said that the European institution... [Read More]

Viridis Energy has ceased operations at its Okanagan Pellet Co. (OPC) plant due to recent structural concerns and a combination of other factors. According to the company, despite substantial upgrades over the past 10 months, addressing additional requirements from local authorities regarding dust management, together with the recently discovered structural challenges... [Read More]

EXCLUSIVE: Unseasonably warm weather is affecting global demand for wood pellets, according to an industry expert. Speaking at the Argus Biomass 2016 conference held in London, Joao Rocha Paris, CEO of Portugal-based wood pellet firm Enerpar, said Europe was the main consumer of wood pellets in the world. However, he said due to three consecutive warm winters "we are facing... [Read More]