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RENOVA has postponed the operational start date of its Karatsu biomass facility from this month to September this year. This is due to additional time required for adjustments to the boiler and turbine facilities, to ensure long-term stable operation at the plant. Karatsu Biomass Energy G.K., the owners, are expected to receive liquidated damages from the EPC for a period of time, due to the…
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PlanET Biogas has created PlanET Organics, a company specifically focused on food waste processing and nutrient recovery technologies. The move was a result of the company’s successful delivery of anaerobic digesters (AD) and renewable natural gas (RNG) technology in the North American market. The company said the complementary platform will enhance its leadership position in the…
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A Korean investor has spent $2.7 million to replace coal-fired boilers with biomass ones, at a Nam Dinh textile dyeing factory. The Youngone Corporation's biomass boiler will use rice husk pellets. The refit was completed by 15 January, and aligns with the organisation's aim to reduce carbon emissions by 40% by 2030. The coal elimination project kicked off in early 2023. By the fourth quarter…
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St1 Biokraft, a leading biomethane player in the Nordic region, has signed an agreement to acquire Södra Hallands Kraft Biogas AB with a production facility in Hov outside Laholm. St1 Biokraft already owns and operates an upgrading plant in the same property. St1 Biokraft currently owns and operates 12 production and upgrading facilities in Sweden, Norway and South Korea with its own production…
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Boston-based OPAL Fuels Inc. has entered into joint venture partnerships to develop four new landfill RNG production projects. OPAL's 50% share of the four projects represents 1.5 million MMBtu of aggregate annual design capacity. The company is in the process of conducting development and engineering work on the sites and anticipates beginning construction over the course of 2025. When fully…
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Future Biogas and AstraZeneca have announced that the UK's first unsubsidised biomethane plant dedicated to fuelling the life sciences sector is operational. Located in Gonerby Moor, Lincolnshire, the plant will provide clean heat for all of AstraZeneca’s R&D and manufacturing in the UK, supporting sustainable production of medicines. The plant, which will operate 24/7, will generate…
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The Mazda Motor Corporation has conducted a demonstration operation of a cupola melting furnace (cupola), the core casting facility installed at its Hiroshima Plant, by fully replacing fossil fuels that emit CO2 during combustion with bio-coal briquettes, a biomass fuel derived from coconut shells. The initiative is part of the emissions reduction plan announced by Mazda, which aims to achieve…
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The independent Climate Change Committee's annual carbon budget has stated large-scale biomass must end after 2027, if the UK is to reach net-zero. The report outlines a route to the greenhouse gas emissions cuts from 2038 to 2042, which it says is a deliverable and cost-effective means for the UK to reach its legally binding goal. Although the committe backed Drax's plans to install bioenergy…
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TotalEnergies has announced the commissioning of BioNorrois, its 8th biomethane production unit in France, located in Fontaine-le-Dun (Normandy). It will inject 153 GWh of biomethane per year into the natural gas transport network operated by GRTgaz, equivalent to the average annual gas consumption of more than 30,000 inhabitants. The French sugar group Cristal Union, partner in the project and…
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Haffner Energy has commenced hydrogen production utilising its proprietary solid biomass thermolysis technology at its Marolles hydrogen production, testing, and training centre. According to the company, this technology enables the production of renewable hydrogen at a much lower cost compared to conventional methods. The site’s production capacity will be 15 kg of hydrogen per hour (kg/h),…
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Bioenergy Europe welcomes the Clean Industrial Deal as a key step to strengthen EU industry while advancing decarbonisation. However, for it to be truly effective, bioenergy must be fully integrated as a core solution for industrial transformation, said the association. “Bioenergy is already delivering cost-effective, scalable solutions for energy-intensive industries” stated Bioenergy…
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Asahi Kasei and Kurashiki City held a grand opening ceremony on February 4, 2025, for a biogas purification system (the System) in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The System uses Asahi Kasei’s CO2 separation/recovery technology utilising zeolites installed at a sewage treatment plant. The goal of this collaboration is to evaluate and demonstrate the performance of the System. Asahi…
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ETW Energietechnik from Moers has built a biomethane plant in southern Italy in collaboration with its long-standing Italian partner Ranieri Tonissi, based in Genoa. The plant in Taranto, Apulia region, has a capacity of 4400 standard cubic metres of landfill gas per hour and consists of the ETW SmartCycle® PSA biogas upgrading system and a downstream NRU ‘Nitrogen Reduction Unit’. ETW‘s…
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Poland will launch a new auction-based support scheme for biomethane production in installations above 1 MW, outlined law firm Bird & Bird. The proposal, as outlined in the draft amendment to the Act on Investment in Wind Power Plants and Some Other Acts, calls for amendments of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (OZE Act) aimed at increasing the energy security of Poland, speeding up the…
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