Oct 2, 2024
Woodchuck “revolutionises” biomass processing with AI-powered facility
Biogas News
Oct 2, 2024
Ence, through its subsidiary Ence Biogas, expects to reach a biomethane production of 1TWh in 2030 working with agricultural biomass, livestock and agri-food industry.
The company further expects to close 2024 having reached 14 projects in environmental processing mainly in Castilla y León, Aragon, Catalonia, Castilla-La Mancha and Andalusia.
This was announced by the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 2, 2024
The VITAGRO Group of Companies, together with specialists from the Khmelnytsky branch of Gas Distribution Networks of Ukraine LLC, has supplied biomethane to the Ukrainian gas transmission system (GTS) for the first time which will launch the export of Ukrainian biomethane, the group reported.
"The team of VITAGRO ENERGY, together with specialists from Gas Distribution... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 1, 2024
Encyclis has announced the completion of a pilot programme to replace diesel in the energy-from-waste process with sustainable hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO).
The achievement is the result of a 12-month research and development programme to find out whether diesel could be replaced with a sustainable product made from waste vegetable oil to reduce fossil carbon emissions... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 1, 2024
Dall Energy, a Danish biomass energy and pyrolysis technology company, has completed the acquisition of French biomass technology-market leader Weiss France Energie and its branch Biomasse Services et Maintenance (BSM) from Groupe Roullier.
Together, they will deliver solutions that help drive the green-energy transition for the French district-heating and processing... [Read More]
Features
Oct 1, 2024
Yaniv Scherson, Anaergia Services’ chief operating officer, expands upon the organisation’s recently announced partnership with the City of Riverside, California.
Anaergia Technologies has entered into a technology supply contract with the City of Riverside, California, to upgrade anaerobic digestion wastewater infrastructure at the Riverside Water Quality Control... [Read More]
Policy News
Sep 30, 2024
The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) and Wood Fuel Quality Assurance (WFQA) members have welcomed the recognition in today’s annual EPA Air Quality in Ireland 2023 report, for the need to “target air enforcement activities, including to ensure compliance with the solid fuel regulations.”
Seán Finan, IrBEA CEO said: “Since the inception of the WFQA scheme in... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 30, 2024
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is set to improve its waste management system by adopting waste-to-energy practices, reported The Times of India.
The corporation will construct a 152-acre waste-to-energy plant in Pyara Nagar of Sangareddy.
The facility will be able to generate 15 MW of electricity, and 270 biogas each day.
Sealed trucks will transport... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 30, 2024
GazelEnergie (part of Czech energy group EPH) is considering converting the Émile Huchet power plant (647 MW), located in Moselle department, from coal to gas, instead of biomass as previously announced, reported Enerdata.
The cost of converting the site to biomass was estimated to be €100 million, rather than the €110 million cost of switching to gas.
The cost... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 30, 2024
In the first half of 2024, EnviTec Biogas recorded a strong performance across all business segments.
After its highly successful 2022 and 2023, business normalised as expected by the company, especially in the Own Plant Operation segment.
In a multi-year comparison, however, the trend remains dynamic in all of the Group’s segments, said EnviTec.
Total output for... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 27, 2024
Waga Energy, a global expert in the production of Renewable Natural Gas from landfills, and Veolia, a global leader in water, waste and energy management solutions, have commissioned an RNG production unit at the Granges landfill in Burgundy (eastern France).
The landfill is operated by Veolia’s subsidiary, Valest.
The gas spontaneously emitted by on-site landfilled... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 27, 2024
Cincinnati-based Synthica Energy has broken ground on a new Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Plant in San Antonio.
Dozens of regional business leaders and VIPs joined Synthica co-founders Grant Gibson and Sam Schutte to put the first shovels in the ground on a project that is expected to be completed in 2026.
Located at 4318 N IH 35 in Bexar County, the facility will be the... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 26, 2024
There has been a rapid expansion in growing crops such as maize to produce biomethane as a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels, to help reach net-zero. But some of this increased cultivation, on drained peat, is emitting three times more carbon dioxide than it is avoiding by not using natural gas, according to a study by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH).
The... [Read More]
Policy News
Sep 26, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has announced up to $15 million in federal funding to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation.
Specifically, the funding opportunity will support research and development projects that... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 25, 2024
Drax has launched Elimini, a new US-based business with an ambition to be a leader in carbon removals.
The company is dedicated to permanently removing carbon from the atmosphere while generating renewable, 24/7 power.
By advancing bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) in the United States and beyond, the new company expects to help meet demand for both 24/7... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 25, 2024
French utility EDF has abandoned its plan to convert its 1.2 GW Cordemais 2 coal-fired plant to biomass, with plans to cease power production by 2027, reported Montel.
France's CGT energy union said EDF CEO Luc Remont had previously informed staff representatives of the plans on 16 September.
CGT urged the French government to protect the plant from closure.
The planned... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 25, 2024
Haffner Energy and Bambbco, a leading bamboo provider in France, have signed a partnership based on improving the availability of biomass for energy applications - especially from crops grown on marginal land.
Haffner Energy said it has developed an innovative, patented biomass and organic waste thermolysis technology, backed by 30 years of experience.
This technology... [Read More]
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted Nortegas Group a framework financing of up to €80 million to enable group subsidiary Nortegas Renovables to finance the construction of biomethane plants in Spain and launch a digital operations centre
This facility is supported by the the UNDP-GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) and the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC)
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, has announced that its MegaMax catalyst has been selected for a China biomass gasification-to-green methanol project
