Dec 10, 2024
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Biomass News
Dec 10, 2024
UK local Authorities, industry leaders and key stakeholders across the biomass and other solid fuel industries has united under the newly launched Cleaner Safer Group (CSG), to discuss how they can work together to achieve a cleaner, safer and more sustainable environment.
Hosted at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre in Swindon, the Cleaner Safer Group 2024... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 9, 2024
Enviva has announced its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which it said marks a significant milestone in the company's strategic transformation.
Enviva's Plan of Reorganisation was confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, with support from the company's key stakeholders and business partners.
As part of its financial... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 9, 2024
Italgas has announced a total investment of €1 billion in Greece as part of the Group’s 2024-2030 Strategic Plan.
This programme will be delivered by its subsidiary Enaon, focusing on four main pillars to support Greece’s ongoing ecological transition.
It will methanise areas not yet connected to the gas distribution network, thus contributing to the phase-out... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 9, 2024
Outokumpu, a leader in sustainable stainless steel has decided to invest EUR 40 million for building a high quality biocarbon production plant in Germany.
Approximately EUR 10 million of the capital expenditure is included in the CAPEX frame related to Outokumpu’s second strategy phase and the company remains committed to maintaining the maximum CAPEX frame of EUR 600... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 6, 2024
Verdalia Bioenergy, a European biomethane company founded by the infrastructure funds of Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Fernando Bergasa and Cristina Ávila, has acquired a portfolio of greenfield biomethane plants in Italy from funds controlled by Green Arrow Capital, an Italian alternative investment manager, and Lazzari & Lucchini, an energy developer.
The portfolio... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 6, 2024
Urjankur Shree Tatyasaheb Kore Warana Power Co. Ltd, a leading Indian renewable energy provider specialising in biomass and waste-to-energy, has partnered with ABB Motion Services to improve operational efficiency.
Through ABB’s Motion OneCare solution, Warana Power has increased its uptime from 78% to 92%, helping the company outrun operational challenges.
ABB’s... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 5, 2024
Combined biogas and biomethane production in 2023 amounted to 22 bcm, according to the 14th edition of the Statistical Report published by the European Biogas Association.
This is more than the entire inland natural gas demand of Belgium, Denmark and Ireland combined, and represents 7% of the natural gas consumption of the European Union in 2023.
Considering the current... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 5, 2024
Seras has completed a £2.3 million upgrade to its biomass fuel production facility at Tilbury Green Power, one of the UK’s largest biomass power plants.
The comprehensive refurbishment of the waste wood processing plant incorporates cutting edge technology, supplied by HAAS Recycling-Systems.
The upgrade has enhanced the facility’s operational performance across... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 5, 2024
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) has welcomed the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s issuance of the final rulemaking on the Section 48 Investment Tax Credit (ITC) expanded under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
The updated regulations represent a significant step forward for the biogas and renewable natural gas (RNG) industries in North America,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 4, 2024
Work has started on building a £15.6 million anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Dorset, England, which will convert local food waste and other organic material into renewable energy and bio-fertiliser.
The project is the largest to be undertaken in the 29-year history of Eco Sustainable Solutions, based at Parley near Christchurch, and is its second AD facility.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 4, 2024
EVENSOL LLC, a renewable energy project developer focusing on biogas and methane mitigation, has closed an investment tax credit (ITC) transfer deal on its two North Carolina renewable natural gas (RNG) projects, totaling a combined $34.5 million.
The transaction was facilitated by Monarch Private Capital and closed in collaboration with project partners including Energyneering... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 3, 2024
Dentons has advised Engie on its acquisition of a majority stake in Ávila Eco Energías, the developer of a biomass-powered district heating network in the city of Ávila, reported the Iberian Lawyer.
The project, which is nearing completion, represents a significant addition to Engie’s portfolio of sustainable energy infrastructure and aims to become a benchmark for... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 3, 2024
Jay Morrod, renewable gas analysis team lead at STX Group, identifies the challenges and opportunities.
Biomethane is emerging as a crucial energy source for decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors such as transportation, chemicals, and heavy industry. This renewable natural gas, derived from organic matter like agricultural and food waste, sewage sludge and other biodegradable... [Read More]
Features
Dec 3, 2024
BMW Group Plant Steyr is switching entirely to district heating for warmth, as the Austrian engine facility utilises heat from a nearby biomass plant. Bioenergy Insight finds out more.
For over 40 years, BMW has built diesel and petrol engines at BMW Group Plant Steyr. It recently announced that it is switching to renewable heat sources.
Tanja Hornbachner, energy manager... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 2, 2024
Mitsubishi Electric collaborated with Orbital Gas Systems to help redevelop a specialist integration unit.
Sourcing a direct alternative to natural gas at scale is not yet feasible, according to Mitsubishi Electric. That is why supplementing supply at a local level with biomethane is becoming an increasingly popular solution.
The benefits of biomethane are well known... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 2, 2024
Denmark's United Shipping and Trading Company (USTC) has increased its shares in CM Biomass.
USTC first bought a majority share in the wood pellet and biomass supplier in 2021, with a strategy of increasing its shares in CM Biomass in the years to come.
In spring last year, USTC increased its ownership from 60% to 67%, and now it has acquired an additional 22% of shares.
That... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 29, 2024
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, has announced that its MegaMax catalyst has been selected for a China biomass gasification-to-green methanol project.
The plant will use a combination of farm waste and wind power to produce up to 250,000 tons per annum of green methanol in two phases by 2027.
Construction of the first plant phase began in... [Read More]
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted Nortegas Group a framework financing of up to €80 million to enable group subsidiary Nortegas Renovables to finance the construction of biomethane plants in Spain and launch a digital operations centre
This facility is supported by the the UNDP-GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) and the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC)
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, has announced that its MegaMax catalyst has been selected for a China biomass gasification-to-green methanol project
