Feb 16, 2023
Japan’s Chubu signs loan agreement with five firms for new biomass plant
Biomass News
Feb 15, 2023
Solo Agency has struck a deal with an Isle of Wight biogas firm to generate more than 950,000 kWh of electricity using turf from the Isle of Wight Festival site. This is almost twice the amount of energy harnessed during the festival.
The Newport-based, Black Dog Biogas plant, supplies power to the Vestas Offshore Wind Blades facility, further contributing to the sustainability... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 15, 2023
A recent study conducted at a Durban brewery in South Africa found that brewery wastewater has the potential to become bioenergy, reported IOL.
MUT said that, as water continues to be a scarce resource across the globe and the energy crisis continues to impact South Africa, researchers are trying to find environmentally friendly ways of extracting the full benefits of... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 15, 2023
The Bangladeshi Daily Star has reported that Japan wants to invest in several sectors of the country, including its sugar industry, biomass power generation and prepaid gas meter industry.
The governor of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Nobumitsu Hayashi, expressed interest during a courtesy call to prime minister Sheikh Hasina at the latter's official... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 14, 2023
Ukraine could receive at least five biomethane plants in 2023, said the head of the board of the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine (BAU), Heorhiy Heletukha.
"The topic of biomethane is developing very positively. Last year, we managed to adopt a basic bill (No. 5464 of 21 October 2021). Natural gas has also risen in price, and now it is more profitable to make biomethane... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 14, 2023
WELTEC BIOPOWER has extended the successful cooperation with its service partner, Gordons Technical Service Ltd (GTS) from Northern Ireland, until the end of 2026.
The German biogas plant manufacturer's agreement with GTS has been in place since 2017, and applies to WELTEC customers from Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. Both companies have years of experience... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 14, 2023
Nestlé Lanka has announced a biomass boiler project with an investment in excess of Rs.1 billion (€11.2m) at its state-of-the-art factory in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka.
The project is expected contribute significantly towards the company’s stated endeavour of achieving net zero emissions across the value chain by 2050.
Planned to begin mid-2023, this investment project... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 14, 2023
The seventh annual Global Energy Talent Index (GETI), the world’s most established and comprehensive energy workforce trends report, has revealed that surging fossil fuel prices are driving a skills exodus from renewables to oil and gas that could hinder the energy transition.
The report by global workforce solutions provider to the STEM industries, Airswift, details... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 14, 2023
A new report from the European Biogas Association (EBA) shows that, in 2030, the whole-system benefits of biomethane production in the EU27 and the UK could range from €38-78 billion per year, rising to €133-283bn by 2050. These figures are comparable to the GDPs of Luxembourg and Finland in 2021 respectively. Values represented are likely an underestimate, as not... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 13, 2023
The city of Waterloo in Iowa, US, is preparing to convert its wastewater into natural gas, reported The Courier.
Its City Council unanimously approved a resolution last week to request approvals for the development of renewable natural gas (RNG) projects - achieved by breaking down waste from its wastewater treatment plant and the Tyson Fresh Meats wastewater lagoon.
Waterloo... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 13, 2023
International biomass-based firm Active Energy has announced it has been awarded three new patents to turn forest waste into clean energy for its CoalSwitch® technology - the "next generation" pellet.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued two patents - No. 10,647,935 and No. 10,858,607. The Canadian Patent Office has issued patent No. 2,999,447, for... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 13, 2023
Gasum’s new biogas plant in Götene, Sweden, received final construction permits at the end of January. The company said its Götene plant represents the start of a string of investments into new biogas production, in line with its new strategy.
The plant will produce 120 gigawatt hours (GWh) worth of liquefied biogas or LBG per year from early 2025 onwards, and its... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 10, 2023
On February 9 the European Parliament adopted its position on the Gas Decarbonisation Package. The European Biogas Association (EBA) said it welcomes the inclusion of 2030 mandatory biomethane target in the regulation.
“If EU institutions give green light to this proposal, the 35 bcm biomethane target would finally anchor in binding legislation the REPowerEU Plan’s... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 10, 2023
The US Department of Energy has announced $25.5 million (€23.8m) in funding to enable the sustainable use of domestic biomass and waste resources, such as agricultural residues and algae, to produce low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts.
This funding is designed to advance the Biden-Harris administration goals of delivering an equitable, clean energy future, and put the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 10, 2023
Reliance Industries Ltd will invest Rs 75,000 crore (€84.8m) in rolling out 5G mobile telephony services, expanding retail network and setting up renewable energy capacity in Uttar Pradesh in the next four years, its chairman Mukesh Ambani said today (10 February).
Ambani also announced the oil-to-telecom conglomerate's foray into bioenergy, where it will convert agricultural... [Read More]
Features
Feb 10, 2023
Colin Ley analyses what 2023 might have in store for the European bioenergy sector, with thoughts from Christian Rakos, president of the World Bioenergy Association.
The urgency surrounding energy provision in Europe as we embark on 2023 should be driving the bioenergy sector forward at pace. Instead, there appears to be growing frustration across the industry at the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 9, 2023
The Conseil des Atikamekw d’Opitciwan (CAO), Hydro-Québec (HQ) and the Société en commandite Onimiskiw Opitciwan (SCOO) have forged a historic agreement to build a forest biomass cogeneration plant to supply Opitciwan. The future off-grid system will be the first of its kind in an Indigenous community in Québec, Canada.
With an installed capacity of 4.8 MW, the... [Read More]
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Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded a total of 187.3 megawatts (MW) to 244 biomass projects in the latest round of its competitive tendering process
Veolia and Waga Energy have inaugurated a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Granges landfill site in Burgundy, eastern France
Repsol is preparing to begin producing biomethane and hydrogen at its industrial complex in Sines, Portugal, with operations expected to start in 2026
