May 24, 2018
Government of Canada and Arcadis launch programme to enhance waste management in Chile
Biogas News
May 24, 2018
Bristol Community Transport has invested in a fleet of 21 Scania biogas buses for its m1 Metrobus route , which will be operated by First West. Metrobus is a new rapid public transport system for the West of England region. The m1 connects south Bristol, the city centre and the Bristol campus of the University of the West of England.
The Scania buses, with bodywork by... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 23, 2018
The energy plant constructor ETW Energietechnik has announced the opening of its first biogas processing plant in France. The plant has been in continuous operation since mid-April. The facility uses a compact model of the ETW SmarCycle PSA biogas treatment system, which is designed to react automatically to flow fluctuations and changing raw gas qualities to prevent loss... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 22, 2018
Researchers have developed new technologies that can be used to convert industrial plants to produce fossil-free heat, electricity, fuel, chemicals and materials. They say the technical potential is enormous: using only Sweden's currently existing power plants, renewable fuels equivalent to 10% of the world's aviation fuel could be produced.
The study offers a chance to... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 21, 2018
A €10 million, five year project is developing commercial applications for SOFC (solid oxide fuel cell) technology.
Coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the aim of the Commercial scale SOFC systems (ComSos) project is to implement the reliable production of low-emission electricity and heat. According to a statement, this will lead to ‘significant’... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 18, 2018
Vermont Coffee Company said on 17 May that it has become the first US coffee roaster to use 100% renewable biogas to roast its coffee. Both thermal and electric energy are sourced from renewable methane.
The company says that it has been trying to get to this system in place for some time. "Renewable electricity was the easy part," says company founder and CEO, Paul... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 16, 2018
Coming into effect on 22 May, the legislation will increase the amount available to biogas and biomethane producers under the scheme and impose new feedstock requirements.
The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) has been told that legislation has passed that will restore higher tariff levels under the Non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive. The tariffs... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 14, 2018
A Ugandan and German team called ‘Agali Awamu’ has developed an ‘innovative and feasible’ solution for electricity and biogas supply in Uganda.
The project was facilitated by the lab of tomorrow, an organisation run by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) formed to encourage ‘the private sector to engage... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 14, 2018
A new report, commissioned by Cadent and carried out by Ernst & Young has examined what market framework, mechanisms and incentives would be needed to roll out bioSNG (bio-substitute natural gas) plants across the UK.
According to a Cadent statement, the newly published report aims to ‘kick start an exploration of what foundations need to be in place to facilitate... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 8, 2018
Major UK pub company JD Wetherspoon has signed an agreement with Veolia in a bid to increase the company’s food recycling.
Resource management company Veolia has been appointed to increase J D Wetherspoon’s recycling and divert all its food waste from landfill. The company’s food waste stream will be used to produce green energy through anaerobic digestion.
According... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 30, 2018
CNG Fuels is reporting that demand for ‘100% renewable biomethane’ from its refuelling station in Leyland, UK has more than tripled in the last year.
The facility was first unveiled in March 2016, with CNG Fuels stating at the time it was the facility of its kind in the UK.
Capable of refuelling more than 500 heavy-duty vehicles per days, the facility also... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 30, 2018
New research is suggesting that advanced anaerobic digestion and reverse osmosis filtration in agriculture could be leaving behind ‘concerning levels’ of antibiotic residues.
According to the World Health Organisation: “Antibiotics are medicines used to prevent and treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in response... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 23, 2018
Biomethane’s potential to replace natural gas has been analysed in a new report from IEA Bioenergy.
As well as looking at the available substrates and technologies for green gas production, the report analyses the logistic demands of injecting green gas into existing gas grid infrastructure.
According to the IEA Bioenergy Task 37 study, there are ‘good opportunities... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 20, 2018
The growth follows the opening of facilities in the US and Europe.
Since the beginning of 2018, the Paris-based Air Liquide has commissioned three new biomethane production units, in the United States, in France, and in the United Kingdom. With these units, the company has doubled its biomethane production capacity, which now stands at 60 MW, the equivalent of 500 GWh... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 9, 2018
North Carolina’s Duke University has ‘delayed indefinitely’ plans to build a combined heat and power (CHP) plant on campus. According to its news service, Duke Today, the university will instead switch attention to expanding the use of biogas ‘and other environmentally friendly fuels’ for its growing energy needs.
“Duke has an aggressive... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 6, 2018
Scientists in Canada are working on technology to produce renewable natural gas from manure. This gas could be used for heating homes and powering industries, while also eliminating harmful gases released by decomposing manure spread on farm fields and used as fertiliser.
According to the University of Waterloo researchers involved in the new study, this renewable natural... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 4, 2018
British builder of on-site waste to energy plants Clearfleau has been acquired by German water treatment company EnviroChemie.
Part of SKion’s water portfolio, EnviroChemie supplies advanced water and wastewater treatment plants for clients in the industrial and commercial sectors. Clearfleau designs and builds on-site anaerobic digestion plants designed to generate... [Read More]
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