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The Irish Government's National Biomethane Strategy, which aims to support the development of 150 to 200 anaerobic digester facilities and a farmer-centric circular bioeconomy, will be the focus for the 2024 Biomethane Conference, organised by the Renewable Gas Forum Ireland (RGFI).
The event will take place at Croke Park on 12 June, just weeks after the release of the National Biomethane…
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Verbio has started construction to convert its South Bend ethanol plant into the second integrated biorefinery plant in North America.
Members of Verbio management and public officials gathered on 23 May in South Bend, Indiana to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for this milestone.
The facility will incorporate both the production of renewable natural gas (RNG) and bioethanol using an innovative…
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WM has opened a new renewable natural gas (RNG) facility in Lewisville, Texas, in the US.
The nearly $55 million WM DFW RNG facility is expected to generate approximately 1.2 million MMBtu per year of RNG, which serves the equivalent of almost 55,000 households annually, according to the company.
This is WM’s second RNG facility in the DFW area that will provide renewable energy to North…
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Vilnius CHP has completed construction of its biomass unit, as all necessary documents have been submitted to commence operations at full capacity.
Last December, the Vilnius CHP biomass unit had reached a partial (149 MWth, 50 MWe) COD for generating heat and electricity.
This month (May) it received certificates from the National Energy Regulatory Council to use the equipment of the biomass…
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The UK has a world-beating record in decarbonisation, with carbon emissions here plummeting faster from their all-time high than any other major economy, new analysis by Drax Electric Insights has found.
The country’s carbon emissions have fallen by 52% since their peak in 1971, a more significant drop than any other comparable nation.
The reduction in emissions contrasts starkly with other…
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In reaction to recent scrutiny of the biomass power sector, in the media and in Parliament, the REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) has highlighted the ongoing importance of biomass power in reaching net zero.
In a statement, Mark Sommerfield, deputy director of policy at the REA, said:
“The Climate Change Committee (CCC), International Energy Agency (IEA), and UN…
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Air Liquide has adopted an internal charter to ensure sustainable biomethane production, which it said was defined in collaboration with various field experts and WWF France.
Adding that the charter goes beyond current regulations, the Group said it is committed to measure and track progress towards more sustainable production, while contributing to the development of a worldwide production…
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Researchers from Aberystwyth University in Wales are exploring the potential of crops like willow and alder as alternative sources of income for farmers.
The initiative is part of the Biomass Connect project, a UK-wide project that aims to assess the viability of biomass crops to improve farm revenues and environmental sustainability. It is funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net…
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KK Invest, DBC Invest and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have entered into an agreement regarding the acquisition of the majority of the shares in Sindal Biogas.
The plant is currently owned by KK Invest and DBC Invest. With Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, the purpose is to jointly develop, expand and operate the existing biogas plant as a continued hub for sustainable bioenergy in…
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Empire Diversified Energy (Empire) and Heartland Water Technology (Heartland) have announced a partnership with Empire Green Generation to develop a facility converting food waste into renewable hydrogen and carbon at the Port of West Virginia, US.
The project is part of the Department of Energy's Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2), and is expected to begin operations in Q3…
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Christian Cuenot, VP biomethane & bio-LNG, VARO Energy, talks to Bioenergy Insight about VARO's innovative work, ahead of his talk at this year's International Biogas Congress & Expo, to be held on 18-19 June in Brussels.
Can you give us an introduction to VARO Energy and the work that you do?
VARO Energy (VARO), a Switzerland-based private company, is the partner of choice for…
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Energy transition infrastructure manager White Summit Capital has agreed to buy a majority stake in Ferbgas Renewable, a leading independent biomethane producer in Portugal dedicated to developing, building and operating biomethane plants.
Ferbgas holds a project pipeline requiring around €200 million of investment, with its first two projects on track to start operating by 2026.
This project…
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Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) has announced the recapitalisation of Musser Biomass and Wood Products (Musser), a producer of premium reclaimed biomass wood fibre, by the Watermill Group.
Located in Rural Retreat, Virginia in the US, Musser is a processor and distributor of ESG-Certified biomass products, including wood fibre, biochar, wood pellets and wood briquettes.
Using a…
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Gasum has opened the world’s northernmost gas filling station in Rovaniemi, Finland.
Gasum has already opened two other gas filling stations in Lapland - one in Keminmaa, Finland; and the other in Luleå, Sweden.
The new station will enable the transport company UKK-Express, which operates in Northern Finland, to start using biogas for two gas vehicles this year. The aim is to increase the…
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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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