Ireland's minister for the environment, climate, communications and transport, Eamon Ryan, said anaerobic digestion is "very much" part of the security system the nation needs to implement, according to That's Farming. The Green Party leader spoke during a recent Joint Oireachtas Committee meeting on energy security, energy prices and protecting consumers and businesses. In... [Read More]

Maarten Gnoth, founder and managing director of Hinterland Management - a bespoke sustainable investment development and management enterprise focussing on biomass supply chains - gave a talk at Bioenergy Insight's International Biomass Congress & Expo in July, expanding upon his presentation at a World Bioenergy Association webinar. Gnoth, who has significant experience... [Read More]

UK company Drax plans to extend its bioenergy and carbon capture storage (Beccs) plans to the US market through two projects, under which up to 4mn t/yr of carbon dioxide may be captured from the atmosphere by 2030. Preliminary studies for its first international Beccs project started this year, with the final investment decision is scheduled for 2024. The international... [Read More]

Independent analysis by Oxford Economics has shown that last year renewable energy leader Drax contributed £1.8 billion towards the UK economy and supported 17,800 jobs across the UK. The analysis measured the economic impact of Drax Group’s UK operations, which includes Drax Power Station, near Selby in North Yorkshire – the country’s biggest renewable power generator,... [Read More]

At an energy summit Monday, two key Republicans told industry insiders, fellow lawmakers, and clean energy advocates their plan for driving down costs during a panel previewing legislative action in the upcoming session, reported New Hampshire Bulletin. “This feels very much to me like the year of biomass,” said Rep. Michael Vose, an Epping Republican. Seated next... [Read More]

Faromor CNG operates a RNG upgrading facility supplied by DMT using membrane separation technology. The RNG facility upgrades biogas produced by Stanton Farms in Ontario, Canada. The project won the 2022 Biogas Project of the Year from the Canadian Biogas Association Industry Awards and is the first agricultural biogas project connected to Ontario’s natural gas grid. Camlin... [Read More]

German toilet paper maker Hakle is turning to waste from coffee production to stay afloat and help the environment, reported Manila Times. Two years ago, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the firm profited from a huge demand in essentials - such as toilet paper.  But with the health crisis abating, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sparked skyrocketing energy... [Read More]

The UK’s largest power station has paid its respects to Queen Elizabeth II with a dedication on one of its 12 huge cooling towers. The image was projected onto the 114m tall cooling tower at Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire over the weekend of the Queen’s funeral and was seen from miles around. Earlier this year, Drax turned two of its cooling towers blue... [Read More]

Renewable Energy India Expo 2022, which is scheduled for later this month will bring investment opportunities worth Rs 800 crore (€1.5 million) for the biogas sector, the Indian Biogas Association (IBA) said on Thursday. IBA is an industry association comprising operators, manufacturers and planners of biogas plants. Renewable Energy Expo (REI) is scheduled for September... [Read More]

The supplier to the fitted furniture industry, based in Oldham, UK, has invested £1 million (€1.1m) in a new biomass burner to make the factory’s heating system greener and more energy efficient, KBB reported. The investment includes two new, more powerful and efficient boilers and extractors, which will be fully operational by autumn. The new equipment will replace... [Read More]

In the Philippines, ABS-CBN News reported that the country’s Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is exploring the use of waste to generate energy. Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. reportedly said that a pilot facility is set up in Los Baños, Laguna.  DOST is also studying the right temperature for waste combustion to prevent emission of air pollutants, the... [Read More]

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has selected The Yolo County Central Landfill (YCCL) for an award of $1.5 million to improve the current science and infrastructure to turn waste streams into clean, renewable fuel, reported Davis Enterprise. The DOE grant to the YCCL — one of only 15 nationwide — focuses explicitly on community-scale resource and energy recovery... [Read More]

Beam Suntory said on 14 September it is aiming to produce more Jim Beam bourbon while cutting back on its greenhouse gas emissions. The company, which is owned by Japanese parent Suntory, said it would invest $400 million in renewable energy systems while boosting bourbon production at its largest Kentucky distillery. The Booker Noe distillery in Boston, Kentucky,... [Read More]

On 13 September the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $178 million for bioenergy research to advance sustainable technology breakthroughs that can improve public, health, help address climate change, improve food and agricultural production and create more resilient supply chains. The funding intends to support cutting-edge biotechnology research and development... [Read More]

Although the Vietnamese government hoped for deeper biomass energy investment through a previously-introduced feed-in tariff (FiT), some experts advise that a new one must be coupled with other legal incentives to ensure a more significant share in the country’s energy mix, according to Vietnam Investment Review. Since 2020 the Vietnamese government has applied FiT... [Read More]

Non-binding offers (NBOs) for Danish biogas company Nature Energy are due to be submitted at the end of this month (26 September 2022). Last month, it was reported that energy majors including BP and Shell were pondering making bids. An investment consortium consisting of Davidson Kempner, Pioneer Point Partners and Sampension are in the process of selling Nature Energy... [Read More]