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Scientists from Ghent University in Belgium have found that burning biogas is the least cost-effective way to use the product. Instead, they propose using biogas as the raw material for the production of chemicals. This approach, according to the researchers, has advantages for businesses, governments and the environment.
"Combustion has always been the easy solution to convert raw material into…
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A problem facing biorefinery operations is the flow of biomass into and throughout facilities. Lignocellulosic biomass, often made up of post-harvest agricultural materials such as corn stover and soybean hulls, often accumulates and compacts while moving through augers, forcing shutdowns for maintenance.
A team led by Purdue University scientists is to receive a $1.8 million grant from…
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Prodeman, a major peanut producer in Argentina, has begun commercial operation of its 10MW bioenergy facility. The plant uses peanut shells to generate energy and is expected to consume 50,000 tons of the waste per year.
The facility’s opening comes two months after signing its power purchase agreement with Argentine regulators. Depending on weather conditions, Prodeman can produce up…
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As part of the Russia-Japan Investment Fund (RJIF), the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and JBICIG Partners (a subsidiary of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation) have agreed to 'collaborate and consider' potential investments in Russia’s bioenergy industry. The forestry company RFP Group from Russia and investment company Prospect from Japan have also signed onto…
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The utility’s new thermal hydrolysis plant (THP) is now processing 100 tonnes of sludge daily.
The £60m project changes the way the company treats waste before it’s used to generate green power. It’s designed to make the process considerably more efficient and increasing the amount of clean energy produced by almost a third.
More than half of the plant is now up and…
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The collaboration will focus on the development of four small-scale liquefaction plants for natural gas and biomethane to make LNG and renewable bio-LNG more available for transport in Italy.
Snam and Baker Hughes have signed an agreement to develop micro-liquefaction infrastructure to boost sustainable mobility in heavy duty trucks and to promote sustainability in maritime transportation.
Snam…
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Pinnacle Renewable Holdings announced on 22 May that it has entered into a long-term, take-or-pay off-take contract with Hanwa, a large, diversified trading company in Japan. Pinnacle will supply 75,000 metric tonnes of industrial wood pellets to Hanwa each year from early 2022. The industrial wood pellets will be used by a biomass power generation plant in Japan.
"We are pleased to enter into…
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A report from the Press Association shows that the amount of waste food Parliament has sent to anaerobic digestion facilities has more than doubled over the last three years. Disposed wasted food reached 130 tonnes in 2016, rising to 282 in the last year.
Charlotte Morton, chief executive of the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association, says she agrees that the food waste hierarchy…
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Arcadis and the Government of Canada have partnered to develop a joint programme to help Chile achieve its climate change goals in the waste management sector. The Reciclo Orgánicos program is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by optimising waste management processes across eight Chilean cities, cutting the amount of organic waste disposed in sanitary landfills. The national…
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Bristol Community Transport has invested in a fleet of 21 Scania biogas buses for its m1 Metrobus route , which will be operated by First West. Metrobus is a new rapid public transport system for the West of England region. The m1 connects south Bristol, the city centre and the Bristol campus of the University of the West of England.
The Scania buses, with bodywork by Alexander Dennis, will…
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The UK will head an ‘international challenge’ with Saudi Arabia and Mexico to remove carbon from emissions and contribute £21.5 million to the scheme. The challenge is part of the ‘Mission Innovation’ initiative to develop clean energy technology.
The aim of the funding is to accelerate the commercial viability of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) by…
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The energy plant constructor ETW Energietechnik has announced the opening of its first biogas processing plant in France. The plant has been in continuous operation since mid-April. The facility uses a compact model of the ETW SmarCycle PSA biogas treatment system, which is designed to react automatically to flow fluctuations and changing raw gas qualities to prevent loss in yield or the quality…
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The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has set out its new draft Clean Air Strategy to achieve air pollution goals. So far, the UK has failed to meet its obligations under EU regulation, and fails to meet World Health Organisation standards.
According to the strategy, the government will introduce legislation ‘at the earliest opportunity’ to formalise a…
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Researchers have developed new technologies that can be used to convert industrial plants to produce fossil-free heat, electricity, fuel, chemicals and materials. They say the technical potential is enormous: using only Sweden's currently existing power plants, renewable fuels equivalent to 10% of the world's aviation fuel could be produced.
The study offers a chance to switch to renewable…
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Xebec Adsorption, a global provider of gas purification solutions for the industrial, energy and renewables marketplace, announced on 16 May that has it signed an exclusive market development and commercialisation agreement with Sapio Group. Under this agreement, Sapio is entering into a minimum purchase order commitment for multiple Xebec biogas upgrading plants for a total value of €33…
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