Anaergia has announced the entry into a definitive agreement for a sale of US$15.6 million (€14.2 million) of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) investment tax credits generated by its subsidiary, Rhode Island Bioenergy Facility Holdco. The investment tax credits for qualified biogas property were generated from the project built by RIBH’s subsidiary in Johnston, Rhode... [Read More]

Indonesia's state-owned electricity company PT PLN said that optimising biomass with co-firing technology at coal-fired power plants enabled the reduction of 1.05 million tons of carbon emissions, and the production of 1.04 terawatt hours of clean energy, throughout 2023, according to Antara. PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo stated that the company had been developing... [Read More]

Electricity produced from renewable sources accounted for more than half of Germany's electricity supplies, reaching 56% in 2023, according to the Federal Network Agency. A year earlier, the figure was 47.4%. An increase in rainfall benefited hydro-electric power plants, following droughts experienced in 2022. They generated 16.5% more energy than in the previous year. Onshore... [Read More]

Bord na Móna's Edenderry power plant in Ireland moved from peat-fired electricity to biomass last week, meaning it no longer harvests bogs for fuel, reported the Irish Independent. The plant is the last of Ireland's peat-fuelled plants to adopt an alternative fuel source. In 2018, Bord na Móna promised a focus on cleaner operations. “Five years ago, Bord na Móna... [Read More]

Last September, Bioenergy Devco (BDC), the North American division of BTS Bioenergy, received permitting approval for construction of its organics recycling facility at its Bioenergy Innovation Center in Seaford, Delaware in the US. Shawn Kreloff, BDC CEO, tells Bioenergy Insight more. BDC collaborates with businesses, communities and governments to address the challenge... [Read More]

ArcelorMittal has commissioned a plant that processes waste wood into bio-coal, suitable for its blast furnace process at its steel plant in Ghent, Belgium. This is a first for the European steel industry, according to the organisation. It estimates a reduction of annual carbon emissions by 112,500 tonnes, with the Torero plant converting 88,000 tonnes of waste wood into... [Read More]

Anaergia has announced that all interim conditions in respect to its previously announced equity investment of C$40.8 million (€27.9 million) have been satisfied. Last month, Marny, through a wholly owned subsidiary, agreed to subscribe for an aggregate of 102,000,000 units of the Company at a price of C$0.40 per Unit with each Unit consisting of one subordinate voting... [Read More]

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is increasingly contributing to the circular economy for UK businesses, and the by-products of the process are helping to achieve sustainability goals, according to experts in water and wastewater management Alpheus Environmental. The company has calculated that the three key AD plants it manages in the UK produces enough methane from biogas as... [Read More]

Bioenergy Insight wishes a happy and restful festive period to all of our readers. Thank you for following us, and we look forward to resuming activity on 2 January 2024.... [Read More]

Osaka Gas Co Ltd has began the commercial operation of a 75-MW biomass-fired plant in Hyogo prefecture in southern Japan. The plant, which is called Hirohata Biomass Power Plant, will utilise wood chips - both locally produced and imported - alongside palm kernel shells. The wood chips that are locally sourced will come from Green Power Fuel Co, an Osaka Gas subsidiary. The... [Read More]

Anaergia has announced a C$40.8 million (€27.9 million) equity investment by Marny Investissement SA (Marny) by way of an arm’s-length, three-tranche, non-brokered private placement. Marny, through a wholly owned subsidiary (“Marny Holdco”), has agreed to subscribe for an aggregate of 102,000,000 units of the Company at a price of C$0.40 per Unit with each Unit... [Read More]

Stainless steel producer Outokumpu has decided to invest in a pelletising plant to produce biocoke at its site in Tornio, Finland. The investment is approximately €30 million and the aim is to start production mid-2025. The company said that replacing fossil coke with renewable raw materials from biomass is one of the key drivers to reduce its direct emissions in its... [Read More]

Greenhill Energy has launched its $425 million plans to build Australia’s first full integrated processing facility to convert landfill waste and sustainable biomass into high value products such as fertilisers and synthetic fuels, and into low-cost clean hydrogen for use in emission free power and transport. Following recent positive trials and ongoing research and... [Read More]

The European Commission has approved a €140 million Portuguese scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen and biomethane to foster the transition to a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted by the Commission on 9 March 2023 and amended on... [Read More]

Aker Carbon Capture has been awarded a feasibility study by Limeco, a Swiss company that is planning to construct a new waste-to-energy plant in Dietikon, in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. The new waste incineration plant will consist of two identical incineration lines. Aker Carbon Capture's standardised and modularised carbon capture units are developed for this... [Read More]

An upgrade from producing electricity to gas at a local anaerobic digestion facility has transformed a Norfolk town into one of the UK’s first green communities. Bioenergy Insight finds out more. The picturesque town of Attleborough in Norfolk, England, has found a new claim to fame. An upgrade to an existing anaerobic digestion (AD) plant on a former turkey rearing... [Read More]