The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has written to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to emphasise that the important contribution waste wood biomass is making in the transition away from fossil fuels should not be overlooked. The WRA's letter was sent ahead of the launch of BEIS' Biomass Strategy, highlighting the sector's crucial... [Read More]

Standard Biocarbon Corporation (SBC) has announced the arrival in Portland, US of two pyrolysis machines to produce high quality “biochar'' from wood chips. Biochar is used in agriculture, environmental remediation and storm water management, and has many other emerging uses. The machines, manufactured by Pyreg of Dorth Germany, were unloaded at the Eimskip pier in... [Read More]

Warrens Emerald Biogas, an anaerobic digestion plant based in County Durham, UK, has announced it intends to increase the amount of food waste it processes to transform into energy. The plant currently has the capacity to power more than 21,000 local homes a year by processing up to 115,000 tonnes of food waste.  The site, part of Bio Capital Group, generates around... [Read More]

A campaign aimed at mounting a legal challenge to plans to develop a large scale biogas plant near Gort has so far raised €50,000, reported Clare Echo. The fundraising campaign was launched in response to An Bord Pleanála’s decision in December 2022 to grant conditional permission for the biogas plant after Galway County Council refused the application. Following... [Read More]

Researchers from Okayama University have identified an effective mechanical compression system for drying plant biomass for power generation without the need for thermal drying. This is significant because, since plant biomass contains more than 50% moisture, mechanical methods (or heating and natural seasoning) need to be implemented to reduce this to about 35% - to increase... [Read More]

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has inked a pact with Sun Energy Power Engineering Corporation, Sangrur, for the commercialisation of paddy straw-based biogas plant made up of Mild Steel (MS) sheet (above the ground) technology, designed and developed under the Scheme “All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Energy in Agriculture and Agro-based Industries... [Read More]

Valmet has announced it will deliver boiler conversions and emission reduction solutions for government-owned Veolia Group’s Hungarian subsidiary CHP-Invest Kft at its power plant in Oroszlány, Hungary. The order includes the conversion of two coal-fired boilers to bubbling fluidised bed combustion to enable the boilers to run mainly on biomass fuel. The order is included... [Read More]

Bioenergy Europe explains the new documentation for ENplus® — the quality certification scheme for wood pellets that certifies the entire supply chain, from the early stages of production to the delivery process The world-leading certification scheme for wood pellet quality, ENplus®, has published new documentation, which brings in enhanced procedures, an expanded... [Read More]

The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved financing of R$ 80 million (€14.2m) for UISA Geo Biogás S/A to build an industrial unit for the production of biomethane and electricity from sugarcane residues in Nova Olympia (MT). In the first phase, the plant will produce up to 11.4 million Nm³/year of biogas and up to 32,000 MWh/year of electricity. The... [Read More]

Enviva Inc., a leading producer of sustainably sourced woody biomass, has issued a statement expressing support for the Dutch Parliament’s motion on sustainably sourced biomass, which was passed in December 2022. It said it fully supports the principle that financial assistance should only be applicable for woody biomass that is sourced sustainably. Enviva added that,... [Read More]

A meeting at Sullivan’s Hotel in Gort, Galway in Ireland was held on Wednesday (4 January) to discuss the decision by An Bord Pleanala to allow a major biogas plant to be located on the edge of the town. It was organised by the Gort Biogas Concern Group, which has voiced substantial opposition to the project. Despite the chairman's calls at the start for those present... [Read More]

The Dominican Republic's National Energy Commission (CNE), has granted a definitive concession to Consorcio Azucarero Central, developer of the 7-MW Energia Renovable Ingenio Barahona biomass-fired energy project. The definitive concession contract for the plant, which will be located in the municipality of Santa Cruz de Barahona, was signed by Edward Veras, executive... [Read More]

UGI Corporation announced on 4 January that MBL Bioenergy has entered an agreement to develop its second and third clusters of dairy manure waste to renewable natural gas (RNG) projects in South Dakota, US. In total, these additional projects are said to represent approximately $150 million (€141m) of investment by MBL Bioenergy, and 100% of the funds will be provided... [Read More]

At the end of December 2022 bp announced it had completed its purchase of Archaea Energy, a leading provider of renewable natural gas (RNG). The oil giant said this marked a milestone in the growth of bp’s strategic bioenergy business. “We see enormous opportunity to grow our bioenergy business by bringing Archaea fully into bp,” said Dave Lawler, chairman and... [Read More]

A biomass facility has been proposed to be constructed just outside of Jamestown in Tuolumne County, California in the US, reported MyMotherLode. The site would be constructed on 17 acres near the Sierra Conservation Centre, off O'Byrnes Ferry Road. Tuolumne Biomass LLC plans to lease the property from T-Five Ranches Inc, with county documents stating that an existing... [Read More]

A public meeting will take place in Gort in Galway, Ireland, on 4 January to discuss a controversial biogas facility from Sustainable Bioenergy Ltd, which has received planning permission from An Bord Pleanála. The public meeting is being organised by the Gor Bio Gas Concern Group, which has voiced substantial opposition to the project. The Bord overturned the county... [Read More]