Nov 28, 2017
Suez begins construction work on its first waste-to-energy project in Southeast Asia
Biogas News
Nov 28, 2017
Sweden-headquartered H&M is taking discarded clothing to a combined heat and power (CHP) station in Stockholm, according to media reports.
The CHP station in Vasteras, northwest of Stockholm, is converting from oil-and coal-fired generation to become a fossil fuel-free facility by 2020, according to a report in Bloomberg.
In a statement, H&M stated that it will... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 28, 2017
Barrow Green Gas (BGG) has been confirmed as the UK’s biggest shipper and supplier of biomethane, as the Green Gas Certification Scheme has revealed that sales of Green Gas Certificates have hit a total of 1TWh of biomethane
This 1TWh biomethane, also known as green gas, is enough to power 83,000 UK homes for a year. More than half of this biomethane has been supplied... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 27, 2017
The UK’s Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has welcomed the British government’s new Industrial Strategy White Paper, saying that anaerobic digestion (AD) can play a key role in ‘enhancing’ Britain’s industrial capacity.
Key features of the White Paper are agri-tech and the circular economy. Anaerobic digestion plays... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 24, 2017
Canadian biowaste and organic company Lystek International has been awarded a $1.5 million (€1.26m)-plus grant from the California Energy Commission’s Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Program.
The mandate of the EPIC Program focuses on funding for the creating of new energy solutions, fostering regional innovation, and bringing clean energy ideas to... [Read More]
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Nov 22, 2017
A college in Vermont, US, is aiming to reduce its carbon footprint by producing renewable natural gas from food waste and manure.
Middlebury College has entered into a partnership with Goodrich Family Farm in Salisbury, Vermont, Vanguard Renewables of Wellesley, Massachusetts and Vermont Gas.
The new agreement will see Vanguard Renewables construct, own and operate a facility... [Read More]
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Nov 21, 2017
US-headquartered package delivery company UPS announced an agreement with Big Ox Energy (a wholly- owned subsidiary of Environmental Energy Capital) to purchase 10 million gallon equivalents of biomethane, also known as renewable natural gas (RNG) per year.
This is the largest investment in RNG to date for the company, and the agreement runs through 2024.
Use of RNG yields... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 20, 2017
Ethiopia is pressing ahead with its waste-to-energy project in Addis Ababa, according to media reports.
Around 97% of the “civil work of the project” is currently completed, UK-based Cambridge Industries Human Resource director Ermias Alemayehu told the Ethiopian Herald.
According to Allafrica.com, the total budget of the project is $120 million.
In a statement... [Read More]
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Nov 20, 2017
Oil giant Total has teamed up with NGO GoodPlanet Foundation to ink an agreement for a project to deploy 8,400 biodiegesters in Telangana State, India, to improve the lives of 45,000 people and contribute to tackling climate change.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand, President of the GoodPlanet Foundation, and Patrick Pouyanné, chairman and CEO of Total, signed the agreement... [Read More]
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Nov 15, 2017
Bioenergy Infrastructure Group, a UK-based biomass and waste-to-energy investor specialist, has announced the addition of the Hertfordshire-based Hoddesdon waste-to-energy facility to its portfolio of bioenergy assets.
Hoddesdon is a 10MW advanced conversion technology (ACT) plant that uses refuse-derived fuel (RDF) to generate renewable electricity for the national grid.
Situated... [Read More]
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Nov 14, 2017
Dutch biomethane specialist Wabico (Waalwijkse Biomass Combination) has received an International Sustainability and Carbon Certificate (ISCC EU) certification.
“This certification confirms that Wabico meets high ecological and sustainability requirements in the whole process of producing bioenergy from biomass,” said Marcel te Braak, technical director of... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 14, 2017
German plant manufacturer Weltec Biopower recently signed a contract for a biogas plant extension of milk powder producer Estancias del Lago (EDL) in Uruguay. From late 208, the plant with its eight digesters will generate a rated thermal input of more than 6MW from cattle manure and fodder leftovers.
The company will use the biogas for drying and steam generation purposes... [Read More]
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Nov 14, 2017
A Spanish scheme supporting combined heat and power (CHP) and renewable energy has been approved by the European Commission’s Competition Authority.
The European Commission has found the Spanish scheme supporting electricity generation from renewable energy sources, high efficiency cogeneration of heat and power and waste to be in line with EU State aid rules. The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 10, 2017
UK-based waste-to-energy start-up 4NEW has won a $25 million (€21m) investment from a major US private equity company just eight days after the company's launch.
The investment will be used to fund the purchase of 4NEW's first waste-to-energy site in the UK, which is expected to cost about £60m in total.
According to 4 NEW, these funds will be allocated towards... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 10, 2017
The council of Chilliwack, a city in British Columbia, Canada, has approved a major study to look for alternatives to flaring biogas from it wastewater treatment plant, according to The Chilliwack Progress.
At present, three anaerobic digesters at the wastewater plant emit a substantial amount of biogas – including major greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 10, 2017
Suppliers have now sold enough renewable gas through the Green Gas Certification Scheme (GGCS) to cover the annual consumption of 83,000 homes, cook 300 million Sunday roasts, or fry four billion eggs.
The scheme is announcing today that sales of its certificates have now hit 1 TWh.
Increasing numbers of consumers are becoming aware that, just as they can buy... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 7, 2017
The UK-based Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has sent a number of policy requests to Exchequer Secretary Andrew Jones MP, ahead of the Budget, which takes place on 22 November.
As the government looks ahead to the publication of the Industrial Strategy White Paper, ADBA has highlighted the strong business case for the proposed agri-tech and bioeconomy... [Read More]
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The funding, worth €76 million, was arranged through their joint venture QGM with the backing of a banking consortium comprising BNL BNP Paribas, Banco BPM and Mediocredito Centrale
Egypt is pressing ahead with a new biogas initiative in Beni Suef Governorate aimed at converting agricultural and animal waste into renewable energy
Indonesia’s transition towards environmentally friendly, zero-emission energy took centre stage this week as experts from seven countries convened at IPB University for high-level discussions on biomass and bioenergy
