Jan 9, 2017
Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister Martin McGuiness resigns over renewable heat incentive scheme
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Jan 6, 2017
US researchers have maintained that miscanthus, long speculated to be the top biofuel producer, yields more than twice as much as switchgrass in the US using an open-source bioenergy crop database gaining traction in plant science, climate change, and ecology research.
"To understand yield trends and variation across the country for our major food crops, extensive databases... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 6, 2017
Irish energy specialist Bord na Móna is to stop importing palm kernel shells from plantations in some of the world’s most biodiverse countries following concerns that it is helping to fuel deforestation.
According to The Irish Times, since 2010, more than 150,000 tonnes of palm kernel shells (PKS) have been bought by the semi-state company to burn along with... [Read More]
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Jan 5, 2017
China will invest 2.5 trillion yuan ($361 billion) into renewable power generation by 2020, as it moves away from coal to renewable energy.
The investment will create more than 13 million jobs in the sector, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said in a document that lays out its plan to develop the nation's energy sector during the five-year 2016 to 2020 period.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 5, 2017
High Plains Bioenergy (HPB), a subsidiary US-based Seaboard Foods, recently announced plans to upgrade its anaerobic digestion-derived biogas to renewable natural gas using a Carbotech pressure swing adsorption system from Wisconsin-based Bioferm Energy Systems/Viessmann Group.
Located in Guymon, Oklahoma, HPB’s facility currently fuels boilers... [Read More]
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Jan 5, 2017
The use of residual forest biomass for rural development faces significant economic hurdles that make it unlikely to be a source of jobs in the near future, according to new research by economists from Oregon State University.
In a model of the forest industry, researchers in the College of Forestry combined an evaluation of costs for collecting, transporting and processing... [Read More]
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Jan 5, 2017
A new 15-year combined heat and power (CHP) contract is set to provide low carbon electricity and heat to Churchill College in the University of Cambridge.
The contract will continue the energy services started in 1993 and see one of the latest generation of Veolia CHP units installed to provide the campus with secure energy supplies. The service will replace the... [Read More]
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Jan 4, 2017
More than 40% of the electricity generated on Christmas Day came from renewable sources, according to a Drax-commissioned report.
On average, 12.4GW of electricity generated came from green sources – 63% more than in 2015 when just 25% of the electricity generated came from renewables, and up 195% compared to five Christmases ago in 2012 when just 4.2GW (or 12% of... [Read More]
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Jan 3, 2017
Swedavi, a state-owned group that owns, operates and develops ten airports across Sweden, has received sustainable aviation fuel at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, which has been supplied by SkyNRG and Air BP.
It marks the start of deliveries of sustainable aviation fuel through the Fly Green Fund and demonstrates Swedavia’s commitment to sustainable aviation.
Fly Green... [Read More]
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Jan 3, 2017
The European Biogas Association (EBA) has presented its sixth edition of its Statistical Report - the reference publication on the state of the art of biogas and biomethane in Europe.
The report reflects the steady growth in the biogas sector, with the number of biogas plants practically tripling during the past six years.
“There were 17,376 biogas plants and 459... [Read More]
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Jan 3, 2017
GMB, the UK-based trade union for workers in the energy sector, is calling on the UK government to commit itself to complete transparency, efficacy, value for money and equity on all of the costs associated with decarbonising the economy.
It has also called on the UK government to commission a review of the cost effectiveness and fairness of the policies being pursued,... [Read More]
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Jan 3, 2017
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the selection of six projects for up to $12.9 million (€12.4m) in federal funding, entitled, ‘Project Definition for Pilot- and Demonstration-Scale Manufacturing of Biofuels, Bioproducts, and Biopower’.
These projects, required to share the cost at a minimum of 50%, will develop and execute plans for the... [Read More]
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Dec 21, 2016
Signing off for Xmas.
The editorial team will be closed for the festive period from Wednesday 21 December 2016. The team will be in the office and back to business on Tuesday 3rd January 2017. Have a wonderful, relaxing break and we'll see you all next year!... [Read More]
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Dec 21, 2016
China Everbright International has signed an investment agreement with the municipal government of Can Tho to develop its energy-from-waste (EfW) project in Vietnam.
In a statement, the Hong Kong-based environmental services specialist said it had obtained a project investment license issued by the municipal government. In attendance at the signing ceremony were representatives... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 20, 2016
GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the largest rail freight operators in the UK, has announced it has signed a rail haulage contract with Lynemouth Power (LPL), to build 50 new purpose built high capacity biomass hopper wagons, following a successful tender submission.
The new hoppers are estimated to start their service on the 1st October 2017. GBRf plans to run 27 trains... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 20, 2016
Finland-based energy equipment supplier Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply a biohybrid production plant to the German energy company, Erdgas Südwest.
The new plant will produce both bioLNG (liquefied biogas) and LNG. The contract with Wärtsilä was signed this month (December 2016), and delivery will be made on a fast-track basis.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 19, 2016
The third generating unit at Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire, UK, has been given European Commission (EC) approval to be fully powered by sustainable biomass.
Drax can now complete the upgrade of the third of its six units to run on wood pellets, a process that started in July 2015.
Now half the power station will produce renewable electricity, saving 12... [Read More]
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India's state of Haryana has inaugurated a 240-tonne-per-day biomass pellet plant in Rewari. The facility was opened by Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi
The transition will be delivered through a 15-year partnership with Carbon AMS, a leading biomethane producer, and forms part of AstraZeneca’s flagship decarbonisation programme, Ambition Zero Carbon
Verdant is seeking approval for a $70 million (€39 million) overhaul that would see the generator run on around 700,000 tonnes of biomass each year
