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Volume 7, Issue 5
Published: September 2, 2016
Sustainable solutions
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reviewed global energy scenarios in the context of CO2 stabilisation,and reported that by 2050, bioenergy (in replacement offossil fuels) should provide 80-150...
Canada's biogas mission
Biogas is a small but growing industry in Canada. The production of Canadian biogas from all major sources —agricultural organics (excluding energy crops),landfill gas, residential and commercial...
From forest floor to green power
The use of forest biomass has increased significantly in recent years, supporting the growing bioeconomy across Canada. Traditional forest products companies have invested in increased use of biomass for...
It's getting hot in here
Biomass is increasingly being used as a fuel for power generation because it is sustainable and has the potential to be carbon-neutral in the medium term. In some cases, biomass is co-fired with coal,...
Conifer fire starter
When Swede Robert Kraft took time out of his pharmaceutical career, he did not think he would stumble across a lightbulb moment. It all startedin Härnösand in northern Sweden when Kraft was in...
Size matters
Fuel wood markets across the globe are expanding. According to forestry analysts RISI, demand for biomass will likely triple by 2017, with Europe leading the way as a major consumer.Large-scale biomass...
Rich rewards
Airex Energy is a supplier ofa torrefaction technology called the CarbonFX. This unique yet simple torrefaction process moved from being a proof of concept in 2010 to an industrial-scale technology in...
Replacing old 'King Coal'
Torrefaction is a thermal pre-treatmenttechnology used to upgrade lignocellulosic biomass toa higher quality and more attractive biofuel. In the torrefaction process, biomass is heated to a temperature...
The untapped potential
The UK’s first action plan for food waste was initiated andlaunched by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)in July 2016. It aims to work with local authorities, food waste collectors and...
Time for an upgrade
Injection of biomethane into the gas grid can face obstacles such as low-grid density or capacity issues. In 2012, France faced these challenges. This situation drove SIAAP, owner ofa major wastewater...
From farm to light bulb
Biomethane can be a significant additional revenue stream for farm operators. However, before itcan be fed into the Grid, it must conform to the samestandards as natural gas from any other source, and...
The mountains are alive with the sound of green music
Kompogas Winterthur AG is a Switzerland-based renewable energy company owned by the City of Winterthur and Axpo. In 2014, the company opened an anaerobic digestion (AD)plant. This plant processes around...
Trial and success
When it comes to anaerobic digestion (AD),trials canrange from making minor changes with the feedstock mix or dwell time to assessing the effects of major equipment upgrades, such as new combined heat...
The journey of a thousand miles
Tuscor Lloyds has never been your typical logistics outfit, taking on some of the most difficult and in accessible work in the industry. When a UK biomass plant requireda door-to-door solution forits newly...
Turning over a new leaf
The intelligent reuse of wood is not a new phenomenon. As one of the world’s oldest materials, this sustainable resource has been proudly recycled and/or repurposed by mankind for thousands of years.But...
Explosive potential
Methane, a major constituent of landfill gas,came to the public eye in the late 1980s, when there were a number of explosions linked to the landfilling of biodegradable wastes. Probably the most high...
Cut and dry
Altentech isa privately held Canadian technology development company based in Vancouver,British Columbia (BC), Canada. Over the past nine years the company has successfully developed a new drying technology,...