The UK government has confirmed its commitment to support the deployment of large-scale power bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) projects by 2030, and that the Drax Power Station BECCS project has passed the deliverability assessment for the Power BECCS project submission process. Drax said it has been invited to enter formal bilateral discussions with... [Read More]

Enviva has welcomed news that the European Union's (EU) trilogue negotiations concluded with an agreement on the Renewable Energy Directive III (REDIII), adding it was "pleased to hear that woody biomass will continue to be recognised as a renewable energy source in the EU". The biomass producer stated the agreement's final text has yet to be publicly released, but it... [Read More]

The UK government has today (30 March) announced plans to scale up “affordable, clean, homegrown power and build thriving green industries”, by investing billions of pounds in what it termed an “energy revolution”. Following decades of reliance on foreign fossil fuels, the government said it was delivering a “radical shift” in the UK’s energy system towards... [Read More]

The winners of the 2023 AD and Biogas Industry Awards were revealed at a gala ceremony at the Vox in Birmingham, UK, on 29 March. Run by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) and the World Biogas Association (WBA), the Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in the global anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas sector across 12 categories. Chris... [Read More]

A major shareholder in Drax Group  is pushing the UK utility to drop some licenses to harvest trees for biomass in Canada, reported Bloomberg. Schroder Investment Management Ltd asked the biomass producer to transfer of dispose of its existing so-called "Category Two" licenses within the next 12 months, according to a public letter from Schroders to the chairs of the UK... [Read More]

Bioenergy Europe has joined a new group of 14 European Union (EU) trade associations, who collectively launched a cross-sectoral coalition today (28 March). The other members include providers of high-quality wood-based products, fibre-based paper and board products and packaging, and renewable energy solution providers, and the initiative is supported by EU forest owners... [Read More]

Enviva has released a statement following a strong tornado that touched down in Amory, Mississippi in the US, on 24 March. The company affirmed that all of its associates are safe and accounted for, but that the storm damaged the firm's 115,000 metric tonne-per-year wood pellet production facility. Enviva's larger plants and ports in the region were not impacted. The... [Read More]

António Costa, Portugal's prime minister, visited the Caima cellulosic fibre production unit, which is being constructed by Altri Group, to observe the progress of the new biomass plant. The project is being financed by the Recovery and Resilience Program (PRR) - Portugal's post-Covid drive to stimulate sustainable economic growth, consisting of €13.9 billion in grants... [Read More]

Harare City Council (HCC) in Zimbabwe has cancelled a biogas digester contract worth US$465.2k (€429.8k), that was awarded to Synlak (Pvt) Ltd after the company failed to complete the project within set timelines, according to News Day. The European Union granted the non-State actors funding for the construction of a 100-kilowatt biogas project in Mbare in December... [Read More]

The World Biogas Summit and Expo takes place at Birmingham NEC on 29 & 30 March. Charlotte Morton OBE, the association's chief executive, spoke to Bioenergy Insight about the WBA’s journey so far, and some new initiatives it is planning. It seems that the time has never been more ripe for a boom in biogas. Bioenergy Insight asked Morton what she felt the business... [Read More]

India's Ministry of Power organised a National Conference on Biomass - “3P-Pellet to Power to Prosperity” - in New Delhi on 24 March, under the aegis of a National Mission on Use of Biomass in Thermal Power Plants (SAMARTH) and National Power Training Institute (NPTI). The conference was aimed at fostering an enabling environment to boost co-firing of biomass pellets... [Read More]

The German Biogas Association (GBA) has selected EnviTec Biogas' Saerbeck facility as its "Biogas Plant of the Month". The plant is operated by Saergas GmbH & Co. KG, a company of 16 farmers, as well as EnviTec Biogas and the machinery cooperative Maschinenring Steinfurt-Bentheim. It is part of the Saerbeck Bioenergy Park, which has won multiple awards. The GBA... [Read More]

Electricity Generating Public Company (EGCO) has confirmed the successful completion of its acquisition of a 49% interest in Rhode Island State Energy Center (RISEC), a 609MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant situated in Johnston, Rhode Island in the US. The transaction resulted in an increase to EGCO'S MWe capacity of 298MWe. Thepparat Theppitak, EGCO Group's... [Read More]

Future Biogas has been acquired by FTSE 250-listed firm 3i Infrastructure - which has a portfolio worth over £3.4 billion (€3.8bn). The funding from 3i Infrastructure’s funding and support means Future Biogas can push on with its Project Carbon Harvest, its venture to "design and operate the next generation of AD plants delivering Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and... [Read More]

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and SAEL Industries Limited have signed loan agreements of up to 7.5 billion Indian rupees (around €84.5 million) to promote the generation of biomass energy using agricultural residue, which ADB said would help diversify India’s energy mix and reduce carbon intensity. ADB’s support will fund the construction of five 14.9-megawatt... [Read More]

The UK's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) launched the mid-scheme review of the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) yesterday (24 March). The GGSS is a government environmental scheme that provides financial incentives for new anaerobic digestion biomethane plants to increase the proportion of green gas in the gas grid. The scheme is open to applicants... [Read More]

Spanish renewables firm ACCIONA Energía has commenced construction of its biomass plant in Logrosán (Extremadura), which it marked with a ceremony yesterday (22 March). Attendees included the president of the Extremadura government, Guillermo Fernández Vara, the mayor of Logrosán Juan Carlos Hernández, the chairman of ACCIONA, José Manuel Entrecanales, and... [Read More]