Scandinavian Biogas Fuels International intends to explore the conditions to carry out a directed share issue of approximately SEK 320 million (the "Directed Share Issue"). The Directed Share Issue is conditional upon Scandinavian Biogas' board of directors resolving to issue new shares and that the board resolution is approved by a subsequent Extraordinary General Meeting. The... [Read More]

An Ayrshire green energy firm has unveiled a plan to process up to 20,000 tonnes of distillery byproduct – and turn it into gas, according to the Daily Record. Grissan Carrick is seeking permission to install the infrastructure to support the venture at their site in Grangestone Industrial Estate, Girvan. If approved, work would begin to build a concrete containment... [Read More]

Enviva, the world’s leading producer of sustainably sourced wood biomass, published a white paper that discusses unlocking the future of biomass beyond fossil fuels into other industrial applications, including steel, cement, lime, chemicals, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), among others. While Enviva’s sustainably sourced biomass is predominately used today to... [Read More]

Salt River Project has approved a contract to continue purchasing renewable energy from a Snowflake biomass plant that will provide reliable baseload power while helping to cut the risk of devastating forest wildfires in northern Arizona. The 10.5-year purchase power agreement with Novo BioPower will use wood chips from strategic forest thinning efforts in the... [Read More]

The EU price cap could have "unintended consequences" and be "disruptive" for the biomass market, sector representatives at the US Industrial Pellet Association's annual conference in Miami said on 3 October, reported Argus. EU energy ministers reached a political agreement on emergency measures on 30 September, including a €180/MWh cap on power prices, and are aiming... [Read More]

The European Commission and industry leaders that are committed to the green energy transition launched  the Biomethane Industrial Partnership (BIP) on 28 September. This new public-private partnership  was announced in the REPowerEU Plan and it aims to support the achievement of the target to increase annual production and use of biomethane to 35 billion cubic metres... [Read More]

Drax was accused by a BBC Panorama investigation of cutting down environmentally-important forests, in an episode that was aired on 3 October. The BBC said it had "discovered some of the wood comes from primary forests in Canada", whilst claiming Drax said it "only uses sawdust and waste wood. The Panorama investigation involved analysing satellite images, tracing logging... [Read More]

Waste resource management company Geminor has warned that energy shortage and tougher competition across Europe is resulting in higher prices for waste wood. This means that "the search for waste wood and new alternative fuels is more intensive than ever". The steadily declining business activity in Europe, in combination with trade boycotts of Russia and Belarus, has... [Read More]

India has been severely lagging in ensuring that at least 5% of coal used in thermal plants was mixed with biomass despite guidelines mandating them to do so, according to the Hindu Times. This recalcitrance by power manufacturers has prompted India's Power Ministry to consider cutting coal supply to non-compliant plants, it emerged from the proceedings of an inter-ministerial... [Read More]

Recent comments by ADBA chairman Chris Huhne and Irish environment minister Eamon Ryan are positive for the expansion of renewable, green biogas production across the island of Ireland, but to maximise the benefits of increased anaerobic digestion capacity, operating efficiency and the use of digestate must be fully considered. This is according to Matt Hale, international... [Read More]

Drax, which has received billions of pounds in green energy subsidies from the UK government, has been accused by a BBC Panorama investigation of cutting down environmentally-important forests. The company runs Britain's largest power station, which burns millions of tonnes of imported wood pellets. The BBC said it had "discovered some of the wood comes from primary forests... [Read More]

Sri Lanka's pioneer in financing renewable energy, DFCC Bank, has partnered with the National Innovation Agency (which was established following the parliamentary act 22 of 2019), to promote biogas technology. DFCC Bank is the National Innovation Agency's financial services provider, and intends to broaden awareness about the possibilities of biogas. Professor Ajith... [Read More]

Enviva, a leading producer of sustainably sourced woody biomass, held a ceremonial ribbon cutting at its recently constructed wood pellet manufacturing facility in George County, Mississippi (MS) on 30 September. The company said the event commemorates the emergence of more US-based green jobs, and the completion of a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, along... [Read More]

Ross McKenzie, director of international affairs at Drax, spoke to Bioenergy Insight about the company's expansion into new international markets, and its plans for its UK plant in Yorkshire. Drax recently announced it had agreed the acquisition of Princeton Standard Pellet Corporation. What are the benefits of this? "This acquisition adds another pellet plant to our... [Read More]

We hear how the right training and opportunities provided by their employer have allowed two early-career professionals to reach the shortlist for the Association For Renewable Energy and Clean Technology’s (REA) Young Renewable Energy Professional Award in such a short amount of time. Two site managers from the east of England, Liam Hughes and Tyler Warman,... [Read More]

Massachusetts Instite of Technoloy spinoff Takachar has developed a means of converting agricultural waste into clean-burning fuel - winning the Earthshot Prize, the institution announced. To prepare fields for planting, farmers often burn corn stalks, rice husks, hay, straw and other waste left behind from the previous harvest. In many places, the practice creates huge... [Read More]