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Global agribusiness firm Bunge has announced a $50 million (€46.5 million) investment to install a new biomass-fired steam boiler at its oilseed processing facility in Martfű. The project aims to modernise the plant’s energy system and improve efficiency.
The planned unit will replace four existing steam boilers, consolidating steam generation into a single, high-efficiency…
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E.ON and Amey have announced plans to collaborate on expanding low-carbon heating in Sheffield, beginning in the Lower Don Valley.
The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore how they can jointly extend the city’s district heating network while improving public spaces, green areas and local biodiversity. The partnership brings together expertise in energy,…
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Researchers at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) are converting spent barley malt from breweries into biomass fuel, creating a sustainable alternative to fossil energy.
The initiative, in collaboration with Anheuser-Busch and Enexor BioEnergy, transforms brewing by-products into renewable energy while reducing industrial waste.
The project focuses on spent barley malt, a leftover from the…
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A Virginia-based biomass company has joined forces with a global decking manufacturer in a new push to make the pellet and animal bedding industry more sustainable.
Musser Biomass and Wood Products, which produces engineered wood fibre and premium pellets, has announced a partnership with Trex Company – the world’s largest maker of wood-alternative decking and a long-time leader in recycled…
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Construction is set to begin next month on a wood pellet facility in Kawerau, designed to reduce coal consumption and support local employment.
The NZ$410 million (€225 million) plant, developed by renewable energy company Foresta, will process pine residues from the region into torrefied wood pellets.
These will be supplied to Huntly Power Station, where the operator has a goal of…
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Professor Isuwa Suleiman Aji, a Mechanical Engineering expert at the University of Maiduguri, has emphasised the potential of biomass waste in driving Nigeria’s industrial development.
As reported by The Nigeria Education News, he shared these insights during the university’s 82nd inaugural lecture, titled “Transforming Biomass Wastes into Wealth: Innovative Pathway to a Sustainable…
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A.H.T. Syngas Technology (AHT), a leading developer of decentralised, climate-friendly biomass power plants, together with its partners Bionon UG and Bioenergy Concept, has been awarded a patent for the production of hydrogen through the thermal gasification of solid biomass in a fixed-bed reactor.
The patent represents a major technological step forward and provides the basis for the…
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On 25 September, an accident at Lignetics of Maine in Strong resulted in a worker being buried under roughly two tonnes of wood fuel pellets.
The plant, located on Norton Hill Road, produces biomass heating products for distribution across the region.
According to reports, the employee was caught beneath the sudden collapse of the pellet load during routine operations.
Colleagues on…
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Korea Midland Power has unveiled a new biomass initiative in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province, converting herbaceous waste from the Geumgang Estuary into eco-friendly fuel for power generation.
The “Geumgang Estuary Herbaceous RE-BORN Project,” signed earlier this month, is designed to recycle vegetation cleared from the estuary into renewable fuel.
Alongside creating a circular…
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A New Zealand-based company has introduced its Biomass Conversion Technology (BCT).
Verdus Energy & Associates aims to help dairy and livestock farms achieve carbon-negative operations while producing a wide range of high-value green products.
Using circular economy principles and energy-neutral processes, the company converts animal manure and agricultural residues into valuable…
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Australian chemicals firm HAMR Energy has entered into an agreement with forestry and sawmilling business OneFortyOne to secure sustainable biomass for its Portland Renewable Fuels Project (PRF Project) in Victoria.
The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding under which OneFortyOne will provide forestry residue to the PRF Project.
The arrangement also opens the door to future…
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India has the potential to become a major hub for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in South Asia, with available biomass feedstock projected to hit 100 million tonnes by 2030, according to new research.
The study, carried out by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in partnership with Worley Consulting, said SAF is critical for cutting carbon emissions in global…
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Japanese renewable energy company Renova Inc. has confirmed that its 75-megawatt Omaezakikou Biomass Power Plant will return to service in October, following several months of downtime caused by equipment failure.
The facility, situated at the Port of Omaezaki in Shizuoka Prefecture at the entrance to Suruga Bay, runs on a mix of wood pellets and palm kernel shells.
Operations at the plant…
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Saica Group, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of recycled paper for corrugated cardboard and sustainable packaging, officially inaugurated a new biomass boiler at its Champblain-Laveyron site in France on 19 September. Following similar projects at the Venizel and Nogent-sur-Seine sites, it is Saica’s third biomass boiler installation in France.
The boiler primarily uses…
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The European Commission has approved a €7.9 billion budget increase to Germany’s State aid scheme for electricity production from biomass and biogas, under EU State aid rules.
The scheme, first approved in December 2022, is designed to support renewable energy production and encourage greater flexibility in the German power market.
The amendment will expand the tender volume and introduce a…
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