Sep 2, 2022
Toyobo expands operations in Indonesia to meet demand for eco-friendly films
Biomass News
Sep 1, 2022
Further strikes are set to hit an energy-from-waste and biomass-processing plant in the UK that is still under construction as waste sector workers express frustration about pay, according to ENDS REPORT.
Unsanctioned strike action has occurred at the delayed biomass-processing MGT Teeside facility, an anonymous source informed the publication.
MGT Teeside - or Tees... [Read More]
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Sep 1, 2022
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has reached final close on its new fund, CI Energy Transition Fund I (CI ETF I).
The fund was oversubscribed and closed at the hard cap of €3 billion - making CI ETF 1 the largest dediacated clean hydrogen fund globally.
CI ETF I achieved commitments from investors across the Nordics (~25% of commitments), Europe (~45%),... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 1, 2022
European environmental technology group Saxlund Group and a specialist in biomass combustion, energy-from-waste and bulk materials handling, will use the "RWM & Let's Recycle Live" event to showcase a range of innovative solutions for operators and investors for local, small-scale CHP plants in the 1 to 5MWe range, in addition to its full range of bulk materials handling... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 31, 2022
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has launched an investigation after it received “a number of complaints” about dust from residents near RWE’s waste wood biomass plant in Markinch, Fife, according to LetsRecycle.
The agency said that samples from the area concluded wood dust was present in an initial investigation.
The investigation is continuing... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 31, 2022
Japanese producer Mitsui Chemicals has invested in Apeiron Bioenergy, a collector and seller of used cooking oil in S.E Asia and China, the two firms said on Wednesday, without disclosing the value of the investment, reported ICIS.
“Apeiron Bioenergy has successfully closed an equity financing round from Mitsui Chemicals,” the Singapore-based firm said in a statement.
“The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 30, 2022
Japan’s Electric Power Development Co, operating as J-POWER, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vietnam Forestry Corporation (Vinafor) to jointly explore opportunities for biomass business in the Southeast Asian country.
Vinafor is a major state-owned forestry corporation in Vietnam that manages approximately 43,000 hectares of forests and works in... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 26, 2022
Almost 100 objections have been lodged to a major dairy firm’s plans to create a biogas plant near Kippen which could be decided next week, reported the Daily Record.
Graham’s the Family Dairy has submitted an application to Stirling Council seeking permission to install an anaerobic digester - which would turn cow manure and dairy bi-products into biomethane - on... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 26, 2022
The UK government has launched a consultation to ascertain views on proposed measures to temporarily suspend the fuel quality for Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) participants using wood pellets.
The government said it recognised that the supply of wood pellets in the UK has been affected "as a result of the suspension of wood pellets sourced or imported from Russia... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 25, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a $200,000 grant to the Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA) to support anaerobic digestion technology in 11 states in the Northeast, New England, the Mid-Atlantic - including New Jersey and New York.
NEWMOA has partnered with the Northeast Recycling Council and Clean and Healthy NY to... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 25, 2022
Canadian biotechnology company Genecis, which makes compostable plastics from waste meterials, announced it has raised US$7 million in Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures and BDC Capital's Cleantech Practice earlier this month.
The round included participation from Gullspang Re:food, with returning investors such as AME Cloud Ventures, IT Farm and Heinz Group. Genecis... [Read More]
Policy News
Aug 23, 2022
The New Zealand government has released a plan to transform the country's forestry sector so more trees are further processed locally and investment in a wood-based biomass fuel is increased, according to RNZ.
The Minister of Forestry launched the draft Forestry and Wood Processing Industry Transformation Plan in Christchurch and said it would boost innovation and investment... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 22, 2022
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed concerned officials to prepare a bioenergy policy that will promote biofuel production in the state, according to Social News.
Yogi said that, as per the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, efforts to promote bioenergy projects, like compressed biogas (CBG), biocoal, ethanol and biodiesel, have yielded positive... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 19, 2022
Tokyo-based firms Mitsui Chemicals and Teijin jointly announced that they will become Japan’s first companies to develop and market biomass-derived bisphenol A (BPA) and polycarbonate (PC) resins, that will support efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout product lifecycles - according to Chemical Engineering.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 19, 2022
An innovative, space-saving technology to develop fast-growing plants without soil could revolutionise the UK's bioenergy market, according to researchers from the University of Surrey. The soilless cultivation technology has been awarded £4m from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
Surrey’s project... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 19, 2022
LG Chem, a leading global diversified chemical company, and ADM, a global leader in nutrition and biosolutions, held a signing ceremony on 15 August launching two joint ventures for U.S. production of lactic acid and polylactic acid to meet growing demand for a wide variety of plant-based products, including bioplastics. Pending final investment decisions, the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 18, 2022
Leading composting and waste-management specialist, Biowise, has been awarded funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as part of Phase One of the Hydrogen BECCS (Bioenergy with Carbon Capture & Storage) Innovation Programme.
The Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme supports technologies which can produce hydrogen from biogenic feedstocks... [Read More]
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