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The National Energy System Operator has called for a strategic approach to biomethane production, warning that sustainable output can reach 30 TWh annually by 2050 without material dependencies or environmental trade-offs — but scaling beyond that threshold requires cross-sector assessment of competing land and feedstock priorities. Current UK biomethane injection stands at 6 TWh annually…
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Engineering firm Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) will renovate Japan's 1,070MW Taketoyo coal-and-biomass co-firing power plant, focusing on wood pellet fuel-conveying safety ahead of planned biomass operations resumption in June 2028. KHI will upgrade the Taketoyo No. 5 unit's dust collection systems and install fire monitoring equipment to prevent fires and explosions, the company said 31…
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Finnish company Arciplug Oy and Indian firm Infistar Renewables have launched a joint venture, Arcistar Bioenergy, to develop modular plug-flow compressed biogas (CBG) plants across India. The partnership marks the first deployment of Arciplug's technology in the country. The modular systems convert agricultural residues, municipal solid waste and other organic feedstocks into clean energy.…
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Indonesia's state-owned energy company Pertamina has partnered with the West Java provincial government to capture methane emissions from the Sarimukti landfill and convert them into biomethane and low-carbon hydrogen. The collaboration, formalised in Bandung on 29 July, targets an integrated clean energy value chain spanning feedstock management, processing and energy distribution. Under the…
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Nestlé Pakistan has launched a $4.5 million biomass steam plant in Sheikhupura, Punjab, designed to utilise agricultural residue as fuel and reduce open crop burning. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the facility digitally on Sunday, framing the project as a key initiative in advancing renewable energy and circular economy practices across the province. The plant will…
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Japanese electricity provider Erex and Samsung C&T Japan, the trading and construction arm of the Samsung group, have signed a basic agreement to build a biomass power plant in Niigata Prefecture targeting the growing power demands of artificial intelligence data centres. The partners plan to establish a special purpose company to operate the plant and manage fuel procurement. Palm kernel…
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Canton, South Dakota has been issued a BDO Zone 'A' rating for corn stover, the first such rating in the state, covering a 75-mile radius from Canton across the Sioux Metro region and rated for 700,000 bone dry tons per year of low-risk supply. The rating was issued by the BDO Zone Initiative in partnership with Sioux Metro Growth Alliance and Ecostrat. An 'A' rating denotes high prospective…
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The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has welcomed a report from the National Energy System Operator (NESO) on the role of biomethane in the energy system to 2050, which concludes the fuel could deliver significant value across the energy system. NESO's report finds that around 30 TWh a year of biomethane production is achievable by 2050 before any feedstock trade-offs…
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Growing demand for energy security, grid stability and decentralised power generation is creating new opportunities for combined heat and power (CHP) systems, according to VDMA Power Systems, ahead of EnergyDecentral 2026 in Hanover this November. One of the strongest growth drivers is the rapid expansion of data centres. Germany's National Data Centre Strategy aims to significantly increase…
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Drax Group has reported a fall in first-half adjusted EBITDA to £279 million, down from £460 million in the same period last year, as the company continues to invest in expanding its generation portfolio beyond biomass. The group's interim results, covering the six months to 30 June 2026, also showed net debt rising to £1,025 million, up from £784 million at the end of 2025. Despite the…
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Spain's Bankinter Investment and Plenium Partners have acquired Italian biomethane platform BG Holding from Green Arrow Capital and IRON RE, through their joint Ecualia Capital fund, adding two contracted plants to their renewable gas portfolio in Italy. Financial terms were not disclosed. BG Holding owns two biogas plants in Aprilia, in Italy's Lazio region, currently being converted for…
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Japanese renewable energy producer Renova has resumed operations at its 74.8MW Tokushima-Tsuda biomass power plant in Tokushima Prefecture following repair works on a damaged steam control valve connected to the high-pressure turbine. The plant, which uses wood pellets and palm kernel shells as fuel, can produce around 500,000 MWh per year — sufficient to meet the electricity demand of…
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SUEZ has begun construction of a £35 million anaerobic digestion (AD) facility at its Ellington site in Northumberland, part of the infrastructure needed to support the rollout of food waste collections across Northumberland and the North East. Once operational, the facility is expected to process up to 50,000 tonnes of food waste annually, producing a nutrient-rich fertiliser product…
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Researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences are working with Woodland Biomass Innovations, a startup planning a woody biomass-to-energy facility in north central Pennsylvania, to assess whether the proposed operation would be sustainable and ecologically sound. Woodland Biomass Innovations is developing a facility designed to convert around 1,000 tons of regional wood residues…
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