Jan 16, 2023
KAB acquires entire stake in Future Biomass Gasification
Biomass News
Jan 16, 2023
The new Norwegian Climate Investment Fund, managed by Norfund, has announced it is investing 600 million NOK (€56m) in equity in SAEL, an Indian solar and agri waste-to-energy company. The organisation said the investment will contribute to avoiding more than 2.8 million tons of CO2 emissions and improving air quality by reducing stubble burning.
Each year farmers in... [Read More]
Features
Jan 16, 2023
Ländwarme, a leading biomethane supplier, service provider and trader in Europe, told Bioenergy Insight about the importance of Carbon Capture and Storage.
"On our way to halt climate change, negative emissions are a crucial component. Therefore, we cannot forgo technologies such as Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) — used most efficiently in combination with bioenergy... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 16, 2023
The Norfolk town of Attleborough has become one of the first "green communities" in the UK, following the completion of development works at a local anaerobic digestion (AD) plant.
The £17 million (€19m) upgrade project was led by carbon mitigation project funders, Privilege Finance, with the operation of the site being managed by Eco Verde Energy.
Marc Graham, leading... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 13, 2023
A second round of public consultations on plans to build two biogas plants in Moray, Scotland is set to be held next week, reported The Northern Scot.
Renewable energy firm Acorn Bioenergy have unveiled proposals which, if approved by Moray Council planners, would see two plants built in Moray, one near Hill of Rathven by Buckie at the junction of March Road and the A98... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 13, 2023
Durable Wood Products Inc. (DWP) and EMC Energy Inc, two Guyanese companies, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) India, in the presence of President Mohamed Irfaan Ali in New Delhi on 12 January, reported News Room.
The collaboration will see the implementation of a 1.5 MW wood waste-based power generation through... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 13, 2023
MGT Teesside, the company behind the £650m TeesREP power station, has said that changes to its "work schedule" have meant certain contractors onsite are no longer needed until later in the year, reported Teesside Live.
A spokesperson for TeesREP on Tees Dock Road said: "We have decided to make changes to our work schedule for this year which has meant some contractors... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 12, 2023
TotalEnergies has started up its 18th biogas production unit in France, which will be the largest in the country with a maximum capacity of 160 gigawatt-hours (GWh).
Called BioBéarn and located in Mourenx in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, this new unit, supplied with organic waste, has started to inject its first cubic metres of biomethane into the natural gas... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 12, 2023
VARO Energy Group (VARO) has announced the acquisition of 80% of the shares in Bio Energy Coevorden BV (BEC) in The Netherlands, one of the largest biogas manufacturers in Europe.
VARO is acquiring the shares from the existing shareholders, STAK Grisbe, who will continue to own 15% of the business, and Van Drie Group, who will continue to own 5%. The transaction... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 12, 2023
Bain Capital Private Equity announced today (12 January) that it has completed a deal to acquire a stake in biomass-to-biofuel producer EcoCeres Inc, as the Boston-based investor strives to ramp up its sustainable investment, reported Reuters.
In response to an enquiry from the publication, Bain apparently said it had invested $400 million (€371m) of growth capital... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 11, 2023
PlanET Biogas has created PlanET Organics, a new company specifically focused on food waste processing and nutrient recovery technologies. The move comes as a result of the firm's successful delivery of anaerobic digesters (AD) and renewable natural gas (RNG) technology in the North American market. The company said the complementary platform will enhance its leadership... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 11, 2023
China’s state-owned assets supervisor has integrated one of the country’s leading biomass power generation companies, under China's biggest power grid firm State Grid Corporation of China, into State Power Investment Corp., the world's largest renewable power producer, in order to consolidate their assets and better serve the national energy strategy, reported Yicai... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 11, 2023
Bain Capital is approaching a deal to acquire a minority stake in EcoCeres - a biomass company that is majority owned by Hong Kong & China Gas Co, reported Bloomberg. The private equity firm is seeking to boost its sustainable investing strategy, according to people familiar with the matter.
The sources claimed the firms are discussing details of a deal that could... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 11, 2023
The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has written to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to emphasise that the important contribution waste wood biomass is making in the transition away from fossil fuels should not be overlooked.
The WRA's letter was sent ahead of the launch of BEIS' Biomass Strategy, highlighting the sector's crucial... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 10, 2023
Standard Biocarbon Corporation (SBC) has announced the arrival in Portland, US of two pyrolysis machines to produce high quality “biochar'' from wood chips.
Biochar is used in agriculture, environmental remediation and storm water management, and has many other emerging uses. The machines, manufactured by Pyreg of Dorth Germany, were unloaded at the Eimskip pier in... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 10, 2023
Warrens Emerald Biogas, an anaerobic digestion plant based in County Durham, UK, has announced it intends to increase the amount of food waste it processes to transform into energy.
The plant currently has the capacity to power more than 21,000 local homes a year by processing up to 115,000 tonnes of food waste. The site, part of Bio Capital Group, generates around... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 10, 2023
A campaign aimed at mounting a legal challenge to plans to develop a large scale biogas plant near Gort has so far raised €50,000, reported Clare Echo. The fundraising campaign was launched in response to An Bord Pleanála’s decision in December 2022 to grant conditional permission for the biogas plant after Galway County Council refused the application.
Following... [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
