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The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has highlighted the sustainability advantages of waste wood biomass following what it described as ‘scrutiny of biomass power [...] in the press’.
This came after the Conservative Environment Network published a manifesto last week, supported by 32 parliamentarians, questioning the government’s policy on bioenergy and calling for more enforcement…
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ENGIE's New Ventures programme - an investment fund for innovative startups - has invested in two companies in the renewables sector.
The first is French startup CryocCollect. According to ENGIE, the firm has developed a highly efficient process for capturing the carbon that is released from biogas purification, as well as an innovative method for liquefying the resultant biomethane.
The…
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The 2024 Argus Biomass Conference brought together a gathering of biomass leaders on 23-25 April at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster, London.
The event explored new innovations in the pellet market, new industrial applications of biomass, new procurement opportunities, and convened key companies and senior executives for three days of intensive networking.
Theme of…
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Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema, US senators for the state of Arizona, have announced more than $3.7 million (€3.4 million) in Wood Innovations Funds, designed to support projects preserving the state's forest lands.
The fund is earmarked for wood innovations projects across Northern Arizona that are designed to preserve Arizona's forest lands and boost the state's wood products economy.
The…
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A biomethane plant located in Devon, South West England, has fallen into administration, four years after a worker died on site.
Williand Biogas LLP has called in administrations, having failed to attract investment to keep it in operation.
London-based administrators Moorfields Advisory Ltd are attempting to sell the leasehold of the business’s plant at Cullompton.
The 2022 accounts show…
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Germany’s largest biogas producer EnviTec Biogas, has successfully completed two more biogas projects in the USA in Cassville, New York and Ellington, Connecticut.
The two plants have been planned, designed and constructed by the company’s subsidiary, EnviTec Biogas USA Inc., over the past 18 months.
EnviTec supplied South Jersey Industries (SJI), the owner of both plants, with fermenter…
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Following on from the success of last year’s International Biogas Congress & Expo, which attracted over 350 attendees from across the bio spectrum, this year’s edition promises to deliver yet another world-leading programme of presentations, knowledge-sharing and networking opportunities.
On 18-19 June, Hotel Le Plaza in the heart of Brussels will host this year’s International Biogas…
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Ukraine has adopted legislation to regulate customs clearance of biomethane exports, as reported by UNN.
On 14 May, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed into law No. 3613-IX (Bill No. 9456), which brings amendments to Ukraine's Customs Code.
The law means that customs clearance of biomethane will be carried out relative to the volume of biogas or other types of gas from alternative…
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Serbia is set to receive a €31.9 million investment for the development of its biomass market, in a project that aims to ensure consumers are connected to district heating networks.
This is the second phase of the programme, the first of which is expected to end this year.
German development bank KfW is providing a €20 million loan and a grant of up to €2 million on behalf of the German…
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Diageo has today announced plans to invest over €100 million to decarbonise its St. James’s Gate site in Dublin, where Guinness has been brewed for 264 years.
The investment underpins the goal to accelerate to net zero carbon emissions for the site and will transform energy and water consumption with the aim to make it one of the most efficient breweries in the world by 2030, according to…
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STX Group recently announced an innovative partnership with BioValue. Sead Keric, managing partner of renewable gas at STX Group, reveals more.
STX Group is a leading global environmental commodity trader and climate solutions provider, which is committed to accelerating the global transition towards a low-carbon economy. It sees renewable natural gas (RNG) as instrumental to this…
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Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding a feasibility study, which will utilise biomass resources for the production and sale of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The MoU was signed with InvestSarawak, a Malaysian state government agency under the purview of the Ministry of International Trade, Industry and Investment, in Sarawak, Malaysia…
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Nordsol, a leader in bio-LNG technology, together with Prodeval, a leader in biogas treatment and upgrading solutions, have announced a collaboration to construct a state-of-the-art bio-LNG production plant in the southern region of Portugal.
The new plant will serve an industrial facility in the olive oil production sector, utilising its organic waste to create clean, renewable energy.
This…
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The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) and its Wood Fuel Quality Assurance (WFQA) Scheme are organising a series of wood fuel drying demonstrations and workshops over the coming weeks.
Commenting ahead of the first event this week, Seán Finan, IrBEA CEO, said: “Wood fuel drying is a pivotal stage in the production of quality wood fuels. Various drying methods including polytunnel drying,…
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Jon Harman, technology delivery director at Ceres, tells Bioenergy Insight about its collaboration with AtkinsRealis for a commercial multi-megawatt modularised hydrogen production system.
Ceres is a clean energy technology licencing business with a primary focus on the development and commercialisation of solid oxide cell technology for use in both fuel cell and electrolyser systems. Formed in…
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