Nov 21, 2023
DS Smith invests in biomass boiler for Normandy site
Biomass News
Nov 21, 2023
RENOVA has announced that the Morinomiyako Biomass Power Plant in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, began operation on 18 November.
RENOVA has a stake in the plant, which possessed generation capacity of 75 MW and is fueled by wood pellets and palm kernel shells.
Preparations for this facility were made by Morinomiyako Biomass Energy G.K., which is jointly funded... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 20, 2023
Granville Eco Park, Dungannon, a Bio Capital Group company, has started injecting renewable biomethane into the local gas network, in what the company said was "a first for Northern Ireland".
Having installed a £1.2 million (€1.3 million) gas-to-grid system at its existing anaerobic digestor, Bio Capital added it has the capability to export enough gas to decarbonise... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 20, 2023
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that "major efforts are required" for Estonia to reduce its emissions, adding that meeting climate targets will require stronger forestry and biomass policies from the nation.
The IEA said its Energy Policy Review arrives at a critical moment for Estonia, which is facing notable challenges amid the climate and energy crises,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 20, 2023
Aston University's Supergen Bioenergy Hub has officially launched its new impact-focused phase to increase sustainable biomass production and use in the UK.
The project aims to re-energise the biomass and bioenergy community and develop new partnerships, according to the university.
In July 2023 UK Research and Innovation committed £5 million (€5.7 million) to fund... [Read More]
Features
Nov 20, 2023
ENGIE’s Stuart Rennie tells Bioenergy Insight about the organisation’s plans for British biomethane producer Ixora Energy, following its acquisition earlier this year.
In September this year, it was announced that ENGIE had acquired Ixora Energy Ltd, a leading biomethane producer based in the UK since 2017.
The acquisition, secured for £64.8 million (€74.6 million),... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 17, 2023
ReFuels N.V., one of Europe's leading suppliers of renewable biomethane (bio-CNG) for the decarbonisation of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), has announced the opening of its 13th low-carbon refuelling station – the first station of its kind to open in Wales.
The new site, with 12 pumps capable of refuelling over 500 HGVs daily and cutting over 60,000 tonnes of CO2 annually,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 17, 2023
Portugese renewables firm the Greenvolt Group (Greenvolt) has announced it is in the final stages of completing the commissioning of a lithium-ion battery storage system at its Mondego bioelectric biomass plant in Figueira da Foz, Coimbra.
The project aims to modulate generated power, optimising the injected power at each moment through innovative “pouch cell” technology,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 17, 2023
Ammongas, part of European Energy, has announced the successful installation of a biogas upgrading facility at Allen Farms, in the state of New York, US.
This facility is the first in a series of four, planned for development by Cayuga RNG Holdings, LLC, a joint venture of UGI Energy Services, LLC, a subsidiary of UGI Corporation and Global Common Ventures, LLC.
It represents... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 16, 2023
SUEZ recycling and recovery UK and Circular Fuels Limited (CFL) have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to deliver a sustainable liquid petroleum gas replacement from refuse derived fuel, at Circular Fuel’s planned plant at Teesworks, Teesside in the UK.
SUEZ and CFL will produce renewable and recycled DME, a low-carbon liquid gas which allows off-grid... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 16, 2023
Iona Capital (Iona), the UK low carbon investment fund manager, has taken a stake in Carbon Capture Scotland (CCSL), one of the leading net zero carbon capture and use companies in the UK.
CCSL works with multiple industries in particular distillers, energy-from-waste (EFW) firms and biomethane plants in the UK to capture green carbon dioxide (biogenic CO₂) from their... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 16, 2023
The town of Amiens, Amiens Energies and ENGIE Solutions have selected Danish company Dall Energy to provide its gasification technology for a new 14MW district heating-plant. The contract was signed on 14 November at a signing ceremony at Quai De L'innovation in Amiens in France.
Alongside the deal with the plant, Dall Energy has secured a 10-year maintenance deal with... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 15, 2023
Rewind, a biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS) company, has raised $5 million (€4.6 million) in seed funding, to deploy its unique carbon dioxide removal method.
The company said it maximises the Black Sea's natural ability to permanently store carbon dioxide.
The Black Sea has an anoxic seabed, meaning there is virtually no oxygen present at its deepest levels.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 15, 2023
Italgas and Italian agricultural lobby Coldiretti have signed an agreement to develop the production of biomethane.
Italgas said that, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the European scenario has identified biomethane as the renewable source destined to replace a quarter of the fossil gas that came from Russia.
The agreement, which was signed on 14 November, commits... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 15, 2023
A new strategic contract has been signed between Severn Trent Green Power and Warwickshire County Council in the UK.
It secures capacity at Severn Trent Green Power’s Coleshill Anaerobic Digestion plant for around 20,000 tonnes of food waste from Warwickshire households to be recycled every year.
The high-tech plant in the Hams Hall area of Coleshill will take in food... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 14, 2023
AstraZeneca (AZN) is leveraging its global industrial-scale manufacturing and digital capabilities to boost US renewable natural gas (RNG) productivity through a planned expanded collaboration with Vanguard Renewables.
With an ambition of achieving a multiple fold increase in productivity, the collaboration aims to accelerate parity with fossil fuel-generated natural... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 14, 2023
Stainless steel producer Outokumpu has acquired a share of Swedish company Envigas to reduce direct emissions with biomass-based raw material.
The company said it has ambitious sustainability targets and is constantly looking for options to further decarbonise the industry and the company’s stainless steel production.
Switching from the use of fossil raw materials... [Read More]
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