KSB Aktiengesellschaft, a German pumps and valves manufacturer, will present a new kind of low-speed submersible mixer for use in biogas production and waste water treatment.  The new Amaprop 1380 can serve as a back-up mixer, scum breaker, or flow accelerator and it can be used alone or in combination with larger mixers.  The new mixer for biogas plants has... [Read More]

Increasing energy efficiency through the adoption of readily available wastewater management technologies can slash related emissions by nearly half, according to a new study released today by Xylem, a global water technology company. The analysis further concludes that 95% of the electricity-related emissions abatement can be achieved at negative or neutral cost. Powering... [Read More]

The third quarter of 2015 saw a significant 31% increase in renewables generation from the same period in 2014, overtaking coal as the third largest contributor to the UK's electricity generation, after gas and nuclear power. Figures included in the Q3 GB Electricity Market Summary, from energy data specialist EnAppSys, showed that during the July-September period, renewables... [Read More]

Greenlane Biogas has signed a distribution agreement with Sysadvance, a Portuguese company specialising in advanced gas separation systems that utilise pressure swing adsorption (PSA) technology. The agreement will allow Greenlane to distribute Sysadvance products in Canada, the US and Mexico, and will see the two companies work together to integrate their systems to offer... [Read More]

The Weltec Group has acquired two biomethane refineries in Hesse and Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. One of the plants is located in Ebsdorfergrund, Hesse, and has been acquired within the framework of an asset deal. Nordmethan Produktion Ebsdorfergrund, an affiliate of Weltec, is now responsible for the operation as the new owner, and for this purpose all employees have been... [Read More]

BMW South Africa's Rosslyn plant in Pretoria — where the car manufacturer’s 3 Series is built — has made a partial switch to renewable energy produced by the South African biogas company Bio2Watt. The two companies signed a power purchasing agreement in 2014, which set the ground for the first project of this kind in South Africa. According to the German... [Read More]

Greenko Energy Holdings, an affiliate of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, has proposed acquisition of Indian renewable energy company Greenko Group’s majority interest in its Mauritius-based holding firm, Greenko Mauritius, for about £162.8 million (€222.7 million). Greenko is a mainstream participant in the growing Indian renewable energy... [Read More]

The construction of one of the world’s largest biomass power plants is set to begin in Belgium in early 2016. Belgian Eco Energy’s (BEE) proposed 215MW plant will be built in at the Port of Ghent, where it will cover an area of approximately 5ha. The €315 million project will create an estimate of 1,000 jobs during construction and between 100-120 permanent... [Read More]

The global biogas upgrading market is expected to grow to $1.97 billion (€1.72bln) by 2022 at a compound annual growth rate of 28.65% from 2014-2022, according to a new market study. Some of the key drivers of the market include strict government regulations, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, volatile fertiliser price, and demand for renewable energy and transportation... [Read More]

A potential revolution is unfolding on out-of-the-way logging roads. Foresters and researchers are innovating unique ways to make use of forest residues, or low quality trees, tree tops, limbs, and chunks that formerly would have been left in slash piles and burned, or worse, left to rot. Last year, Humboldt State University (HSU) and 15 regional partners in California,... [Read More]

Agraferm Technologies has received three new orders for biogas plants in England. Near Lincoln, in Metheringham, the company is building a new gas-to-grid biomethane plant. The plant will consist of one digester and a post digester yielding 400Nm3/h of biomethane and 500kW of electricity. The Metheringham project will be one of Agraferm's smaller plants. As the company's... [Read More]

Turboden, a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and provider of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power systems for distributed generation from renewable sources and waste heat, has announced the successful commercial operation of two biomass-fed ORC units supplied to West Fraser, an integrated wood products company based in the Canadian province of British Columbia. A... [Read More]

The African continent could generate nearly a quarter of its energy needs through the use of indigenous, clean, renewable energy by 2030, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Africa 2030 – a comprehensive roadmap for Africa’s energy transition – finds that a combination of modern renewable technology could realistically... [Read More]

The £138 million (€187 million) Cramlington biomass power station in Northumberland, UK has successfully reached financial close. The new 27MW biomass combined heat and power (CHP) plant will provide renewable electricity and heat to adjacent pharmaceutical businesses. It will be fuelled with sustainable forestry by-products sourced from the local area. The... [Read More]

Gas and electricity company Belgian Eco Energy (Bee) has announced that Veolia will be responsible for the operation of its Ghent, Belgium-based biomass-fired power plant when it comes online in 2019. The plant, construction on which is due to begin in the first quarter of 2016, will produce 215MW of renewable electricity from woodchips, making it one of the largest in... [Read More]

Greenlane Biogas has signed a contract with Promus Energy, a project development company focusing on renewable and sustainable technologies, to provide an integrated biogas upgrading solution for a dairy farm located in Yakima County, Washington. Included in the solution is the supply of a Totara+ biogas upgrading unit and additional process equipment to deliver pipeline... [Read More]