Biomass News

A new method of carbon storage and monitoring, which can determine the origin of a CO2 sample by analysing its chemical fingerprint, is to be used for a leading research project. Designed to monitor and ensure the safe storage of industrial greenhouse gas emissions, the new method will aid the development of carbon capture and storage technology, which stores the carbon dioxide from power…
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Researchers in China have developed a new process to turn fallen leaves into a capacitor which could be used to store energy in electronic devices. Deciduous phoenix trees lining the roadside of Northern China produce a blanket of fallen leaves every autumn. Generally, these leaves are burnt as the temperatures drop, contributing to China’s air pollution problem. Now, researchers from…
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Arensis, an international provider of off-grid energy generation, has bought the Verdo pellet plant in Grangemouth, Scotland. The acquisition, part of a £50 million (€54m) UK investment plan, gives Arensis a sustainable, carbon-neutral fuel supply for its biomass energy generation. Arensis provides off-grid, sustainable, carbon neutral energy generation to customers around the world…
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MMI Engineering has carried out comprehensive pipe integrity checks at the Port of Tyne and Lynemouth power station in the UK, after BOC supplied a nitrogen deluge fire suppression system to help facilitate the plant’s coal to biomass fuel conversion. After winning the contract to supply the nitrogen fire suppression system for the three biomass silos at the Port of Tyne and Lynemouth…
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After several years of research, a team of scientists have developed a biocell which could serve as an alternative to classic fuel cells. Converting chemical energy into electrical energy via hydrogen combustion, fuel cells are considered a clean technology because they don’t emit greenhouse gases. However, the fact that these fuel cells rely on costly rare metal catalysts, like platinum,…
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Glennmont Partners has completed the £150 million refinancing of the Sleaford Renewable Energy plant. Located in Lincolnshire, UK, Sleaford REP is a 40MWe straw-fired biomass plant. In operation since 2014, the plant is operated by Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor (BWSC). It provides free heat to the local community under long-term offtake contracts. Glennmont is one of…
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Bioenergy Infrastructure Group (BIG) has announced substantial additions its portfolio by acquiring 20 assets from the UK Green Investment Bank. The assets included as part of the transaction are four biomass and waste-to-energy facilities, 15 anaerobic digestion plants and a materials recovery facility, which combined have a generating capacity of more than 70MW. BIG was part of a consortium led…
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Frozen vegetable company Greenyard Frozen will receive new Entrade biomass energy units that will provide clean electricity, heating and cooling for two UK sites. Entrade is a Germany-headquarted biomass equipment specialist. Thirty-two new biomass units will replace old gas boilers and electric heating units at Greenyard Frozen’s operations at Kings Lynn and Boston, achieving overall CO2…
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Investors are expecting more renewable energy to be produced from waste management centres and landfill sites over the next five years, according to new research. Renewable Energy Waste Solutions (REWS), a new renewable energy company, found 72% of institutional investors and IFAs expect that over the next five years recycling and waste management centres will increasingly look to generate…
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Wood pellet giant Enviva has reported strong quarter two results for the period ended 30 June, 2017. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) improved to $24.5 million (€20.75 million) for the second quarter of 2017, a 14.8% increase compared to the corresponding period in 2016. The increase in adjusted EBITDA was driven by increased product sales due…
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A new biomass centre had been opened at the University of Northampton. The facility uses woodchip biomass and gas to provide hot water and low carbon heating to buildings around the University’s Waterside campus. Renewable energy specialists Vital Energi worked closely with the University’s Project Management team to build the 1.5MW biomass powered energy centre. It will work as part…
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The Almond Alliance of California has called for increased funding from the Farm Bill in order to help develop bioenergy outlets for almond biomass and byproducts in the state. Kelly Covello, president of the Almond Alliance of California, explained to a Farm Bill listening session in Modesto that the legislation was important to the almond industry in the areas of trade, conservation, bioenergy,…
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New research from Rice University claims biochar from recycled waste boosts crop growth and reduces health costs by helping clean the air of pollutants. Scientists from the university have concluded that widespread use of biochar in agriculture could significantly reduce health care costs, particularly for those living in urban areas close to farmland. The research was led by Ghasideh Pourashem,…
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New insights have been gained into a unique system some fungi use to digest and recycle wood. Remarkably, a new study suggests that this unusual mechanism does not involve the use of enzymes, the usual accelerators of chemical reactions. Microbiologist Barry Goodell first discovered the unique system twenty years ago. However, although three orders of ‘brown rot’ fungi have since been…
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