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Northumbria University has secured £1.25 million (€1.47 million) in funding to build Pakistan's first full-scale demonstration plant converting agricultural waste into bio-coal pellets, with three textile mills already committed to purchasing the fuel. The SAFER PLUS project uses torrefaction — a heating process — to convert cotton stalks and sugarcane waste into engineered bio-coal…
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A five-year, $1.7 million (€1.56 million) grant awarded to the Intertribal Timber Council (ITC) and Sustainable Northwest will help Tribal Nations across the United States build infrastructure and markets for woody biomass and small-diameter wood currently left as wildfire fuel or unutilised forest residue. The award, from the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, selected the SNW-ITC…
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Mercer International reported sharply widened losses in Q2 2026 as elevated German fibre costs and weak pulp pricing pushed both its pulp and solid wood segments into negative EBITDA, highlighting mounting competition between traditional pulp producers and biomass energy sector for limited feedstock supplies. The company posted a net loss of $76 million, or $1.13 per share, compared to a $52…
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Estonia's State Fleet took delivery of a new €22 million compressed biomethane vessel this week, designed to install navigational aids, conduct research and respond to marine pollution. The Kratt, built at Baltic Workboats' shipyard in Nasva, represents the first operational maritime deployment of compressed biomethane as marine fuel at commercial scale. The vessel is powered by renewable…
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Bedford Borough Council has diverted over 1,400 tonnes of food waste from landfill in the first three months of its weekly residential collection service, removing an estimated 86.8 tonnes of CO2 equivalent through anaerobic digestion. Residents recycled 516 tonnes in June, demonstrating sustained participation following the scheme's launch at the end of March. All collected food waste is…
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Flintshire County Council has granted planning permission for a carbon dioxide capture and liquefaction facility attached to the Deeside Anaerobic Digestion Clean Energy Plant, one of Europe's largest waste-to-energy projects. The facility will process biomethane produced during waste digestion, separating and purifying carbon dioxide before compressing it to liquid form for storage and…
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Enfinium, a UK energy from waste operator, has signed a multi-year fuel supply agreement with REMONDIS, one of Europe's largest recycling and waste management companies, supporting three of Enfinium's facilities in West Yorkshire. Under the agreement, REMONDIS UK will supply 10,000 tonnes of residual waste annually to Enfinium's Ferrybridge 1 and 2 and Skelton Grange energy from waste…
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Viridi Energy has signed a renewable natural gas marketing agreement with Citadel Energy Marketing, establishing contractual foundation for the sale and purchase of RNG produced by Viridi facilities across North America. The agreement covers renewable natural gas produced by Viridi's Waco RNG facility and reflects the company's expansion as additional projects enter service. Viridi Energy…
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Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) has connected Bia Energy's biomethane production plant at Huntstown, Dublin, directly to the State company's gas network, marking the first direct injection facility to the Irish gas infrastructure. Bia Energy's €90 million facility will supply enough renewable gas to generate 120 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity annually - equivalent to average daily…
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The US Energy Information Administration projects downward pressure on biomass electricity output over the next two years, even as renewable energy's overall share of the electricity mix continues to expand. Renewables are expected to comprise 26 per cent of US electricity generation in 2026, rising to nearly 28 per cent in 2027, compared with 24 per cent in 2025. However, biomass output is…
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Advanced materials startup RevaTerra has closed a seed financing round led by BlueLake.vc, providing capital to advance manufacturing partnerships and customer relationships for its biomass-based formulation technology. RevaTerra, founded in 2025, develops patent-pending formulations that convert forestry and agricultural residuals into higher-performance industrial energy materials. The…
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Gower Brewery in Pen-clawdd has become an example of bioLPG deployment in energy-intensive food production, blending renewable and conventional LPG to power its 20-barrel brewing operation. The brewery, which produces around 1.2 million pints annually and employs 50 people, uses the LPG-bioLPG combination to support off-grid production in rural Wales. The facility was founded in 2011 and has…
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Standard Life has provided £61m in long-term financing for Snetterton Renewable Energy Plant, a biomass power facility in Norfolk, structured to qualify for the UK's matching adjustment regulatory framework for insurers. The deal, led by Octopus Capital, marks the first deployment of a new infrastructure financing structure by Standard Life, the UK life insurance and retirement specialist…
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German cruise operator TUI Cruises is expanding liquefied biomethane (LBM) use across its dual-fuel fleet, with two vessels now operating entirely or substantially on the renewable fuel across European itineraries. Mein Schiff Relax is running its complete Northern European summer season on LBM, serving Scandinavian and Baltic ports. Mein Schiff Flow has been regularly bunkering LBM in…
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