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Vietnam exported 2.6 million tons of wood pellets, worth $345.5 million, in the first six months of the year, figures from the Forest Trends Organization show. The figures represent a year-on-year increase of 25.9% in volume and 4.6% in value. Japan and South Korea are Vietnam’s two major export markets, accounting for 92% and 89.9% of the total quantity and revenue, respectively. Wood…
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Modern briquetting remains straightforward, but this simplicity is due to the know-how that briquetting press manufacturers have developed over time, according to C.F. Nielsen and RUF Briquetting Systems. The company manufactures mechanical, hydraulic and screw extruder briquetting lines. C.F. Nielsen began developing consumer briquetting solutions at the start of the 21st century, as consumers…
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Electrochaea, one of the world's leading providers of Power-to-X technology, has been awarded the AD and Biogas Industry Award in Birmingham, UK. The award, presented by the World Biogas Association in collaboration with the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), recognises global excellence and innovation in the anaerobic digestion and biogas sector. Electrochaea received the…
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British energy giant Drax Global has disclosed to the state of Louisiana in the US that its wood pellet production facilities emit hazardous air pollutants above their permitted limits. Drax operates seven wood pellet production facilities across four states and paid out $2.5 million in fines for violating air emissions limits in Mississippi in 2020 and $3.2 million pollution-related…
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Greenlane Renewables' wholly-owned subsidiary Airdep S.r.l. has signed a multi-unit purchase agreement with a repeat customer in Europe valued at €1.3 million for biogas desulphurisation equipment. These units are engineered to remove hydrogen sulphide (H2S) from raw biogas to protect downstream equipment. Greenlane manufactures biogas desulphurisation equipment for a variety of end uses…
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The Barry County Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development and Ecostrat have announced the issue of an investment grade BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating. The Barry County BDO Zone is the first rating in the State of Michigan for woody biomass and extends a 75-mile drive distance from the center point in Hastings, MI. Barry County’s ‘A’ rating denotes high prospective viability of feedstock…
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A new annual ranking of official data shows Drax power station is 'by far the largest emitter of CO2 in the country, emitting more than the next four largest power stations combined', according to think tank Ember. This report collates official data from the UK Emissions Trading Scheme registry and company annual reports to produce an annual ranking of emitters by specific asset, and by company,…
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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 Plant (RWQCP) with Anaergia technology that will produce RNG from organic waste and sewage sludge. The technology supply contract, valued at approximately C$13 million over its term, is…
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A new RNG production facility is under construction at the Burlington County Resource Recovery Complex solid waste landfill in Florence Township, New Jersey in the US. It is a joint venture between South Jersey Industries (SJI), an energy infrastructure holding company, and OPAL Fuels, a vertically integrated leader in the capture and conversion of biogas into low carbon intensity renewable…
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Clean Energy Fuels has completed its latest renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility at Ash Grove Dairy in Lake Benton, Minnesota. Now producing pipeline quality RNG and injecting it into the interstate natural gas pipeline grid, the facility is projected to supply up to 480,000 gasoline gallon equivalent (GGEs) of negative carbon-intensity RNG annually when at full capacity and will…
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Enviva Inc. and its affiliates are seeking approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to appoint Hilco Valuation Services, LLC as machinery, equipment, and real property appraiser, reported TCR. Hilco will be paid a flat fee of $345,000 consisting in part of a retainer of $172,500 plus normal, customary, and reasonable and documented travel expenses. Eric W.…
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Construction of a 5-megawatt biomass plant near Dobbins in Yuba County in California can move forward with the help of a $7 million (€6.4 million) grant and $8.3 million (€7.6 million) low-interest loan to the Camptonville Community Partnership, approved by Yuba Water Agency. The facility will process woody material from forest restoration projects in the Yuba River watershed, increasing the…
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Redexis Renovables has started work on the modernisation of its biomethane plant in Almazán in Spain. Sources from the organisation have indicated that the work has entered the final phase, culminating this December, when biomethane will be produced at the plant, reported Herald0-Diario De Soria. The biomethane will be injected into the municipality's gas network. The objective is to generate…
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Brazilian cosmetics company Natura has launched the first fleet of trailers powered by biomethane gas, replacing 35% of its heavy freight operation. This move will consolidate the collection and delivery of raw materials, inputs and finished products from Natura and Avon, involving suppliers, factories, hubs, distribution centres and third parties in the state of São Paulo. By substituting the…
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