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BPC Instruments has announced that it has received an order worth approximately SEK 1 million (circa €85,000) from Cornell University in the United States. The purchase includes two units of BPC’s flagship product, the AMPTS® III Duo system, which is used for advanced batch anaerobic fermentation testing. The equipment will support Cornell University researchers in conducting a broad…
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Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) submitted its project “Biogas project: Collaboration between the Indian dairy sector and Japanese automobile sector to address social issues in India” to the “Industrial cooperation programme in the Global South through technology transfer from Japan”. This programme, publicly launched by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO),…
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Baltic agricultural and food production giant AB Akola Group has announced it is temporarily postponing construction of a planned biomethane plant in Lithuania’s Kaišiadorys district, while reaffirming the project’s importance to its long-term sustainability strategy. The €19.4 million project, led by its subsidiary AB Kaišiadorių paukštynas, was designed to process up to 140,000…
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Biomass waste destined for landfill or incineration will instead be locked away underground under a deal announced between US waste management firm Vaulted Deep and Microsoft. The agreement will see Vaulted Deep remove up to 4.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere over the next 12 years by processing and permanently storing organic waste, which the company collects from farms,…
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Two of Poland’s largest state-backed companies have announced plans to develop a nationwide biomethane portfolio, in a move designed to cut emissions, enhance energy security, and strengthen the circular economy. Energy group ORLEN and agri-food giant Krajowa Grupa Spożywcza (KGS) have signed an agreement to work together on the construction and operation of biomethane production plants…
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The cost of wood pellets imported into South Korea rose by around 7% in June compared to the previous month, as demand for biomass fuel remained strong and regional supply tightened. In total, the country imported approximately 312,000 tonnes of wood pellets during the month at an average price of $122 per tonne (CIF), up from around $114 per tonne in May. Vietnam remained the dominant…
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Thousands of UK businesses could be falling foul of tough new food waste legislation, despite the opportunity to turn their waste into renewable energy through anaerobic digestion (AD). The laws, introduced earlier this year as part of the government’s drive to cut carbon emissions and reach net zero, ban the landfilling of commercial food waste. Instead, companies must separate their…
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FemoGas S.p.A., an Italian group at the forefront of agricultural biomethane production, and Infranity, a leading investment firm specialising in essential infrastructure, have announced a funding agreement to support the refinancing and construction of liquid biomethane plants with a total capacity of 0.5 TWh. Acting as sole lender, Infranity has agreed to provide €145 million in committed…
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Economic Development Regina, Ecostrat and the BDO Zone Initiative have announced the award of three investment-grade BDO Zone ratings for Regina, Saskatchewan in Canada. The ratings establish Regina as a premier destination for bio-based manufacturing, underpinned by exceptional biomass resources, strong infrastructure and a resilient supply chain. The ratings highlight the region’s…
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Audun Sommerli Time, CMO at NextFuel AB, on the breakthrough Finnish plant, feedstock flexibility, and global ambitions. As the world accelerates its transition away from coal, scalable, cost-competitive biomass solutions have become critical to meeting decarbonisation targets. NextFuel, a Swedish cleantech innovator, is emerging as a key player by commercialising a torrefaction technology…
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The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has welcomed the National Energy System Operator’s (NESO) latest Future Energy Scenarios: Pathways to Net Zero, published today, which reinforces biomethane as a critical, low-cost solution to meet Britain’s energy and climate targets. NESO stresses in the report that while progress towards decarbonisation has begun, a significant…
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Arigna Group has announced a strategic research collaboration with The Ohio State University to investigate the use of biochar in managed turfgrass systems. The project, titled Proj 101-25: Biochar Evaluation in Turfgrass, aims to assess whether biochar can enhance sod harvesting timelines and improve the growth and quality of putting greens. The study brings together Arigna Group’s…
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A team of researchers from the University of Zagreb in Croatia has highlighted a promising, though still evolving, solution for hard-to-abate sectors - enhanced wood pellets made through thermal pre-treatment. According to findings published in the peer-reviewed journal Drvna Industrija, standard wood pellets are already seen as a cleaner fuel source than coal. However, they often underperform…
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Renewable energy firm Gevo, Inc. has announced a major financial milestone with the sale of $40 million in new non-recourse tax-exempt private activity bonds. The bonds, issued by the Iowa Finance Authority on behalf of Gevo’s wholly owned subsidiary, Gevo NW Iowa RNG, LLC (Gevo RNG), were purchased by Barclays Capital Inc. Proceeds from the bond sale have been used to refinance $40 million…
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