Nov 10, 2022
Arla urges UK government to maximise dairy waste-to-biogas potential
Biomass News
Nov 10, 2022
A special event was held at Roade village hall where residents were able to ask questions and view details about a potential new plant that will generate a sustainable alternative to natural gas, the Northampton Chronicle reported.
Acorn Bioenergy is currently working on a planning application for a new plant on a proposed site on the land south of East Lodge Farm... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 10, 2022
Having completed a successful previous project in Scotland, Bright Renewables has been contracted by the same client for five new projects in Scotland.
For four of these projects, Bright will realise biogas upgrading systems. For the fifth project, Bright will realise a biogas upgrader and a CO2 liquefaction system. The liquid bio-CO2 will be marketed by the client and... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 9, 2022
European Bioenergy Day was held on 8 November and is part of Bioenergy Europe's annual European bioenergy campaign. It aims to shed light on the increasingly vital role which sustainable biomass plays in the EU energy mix, especially when considering energy security. If all of Europe’s bioenergy was used continuously, it would be enough to cover all of Europe’s energy... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 9, 2022
Smart energy solutions company Ignitis will start to import biomethane and supply it to business customers in November. The first company replacing natural gas with biomethane is “SG dujos".
Haroldas Nausėda, head of B2B clients and expansion, said that biomethane is a "more sustainable alternative" to fossil fuels, which meets the natural gas standard completely.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 9, 2022
Malaysian Engineering and energy solutions provider Kejuruteraan Asastera Bhd (KAB) is expanding its sustainable energy solutions segment through the proposed acquisition of the entire equity of Future Biomass Gasification (FBG) for RM15 million (€3.2m).
In a Bursa Malaysia filing on 9 November, KAB said FBG, a wholly owned subsidiary of Future NRG (FNSB), owns a biogas... [Read More]
Features
Nov 9, 2022
Yoshinobu is executive advisor at RENOVA.
What first drew you to this industry?
In 2004, a major Japanese power company contacted me asking if I have a source of biomass. I did not know anything about it. They said they wanted to co-fire at their coal-fired power plant in Kyoto prefecture, where Kyoto Protocol was discussed — and was in place in 1997 at COP3. This... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 8, 2022
The Indian government announced on 7 November that it will continue its Bioenergy Programme until 2025-26, reported the Pioneer.
The Union Ministry of New & Renewable Energy committed a budget outlay of Rs 858 crore, which has been earmarked for the first phase of the programme. It will support the use of huge surplus biomass, cattle excrement and industrial and urban... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 8, 2022
ALFA, a new project for unlocking the biogas potential of Agriculture and Livestock Farming has just started and will host a launch meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece on 26 and 27 November.
This project aims to enhance the wider uptake of Renewable Energy Systems (RES) and increase the share of bioenergy as a baseload energy source. In doing so it intends to ensure emissions... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 8, 2022
PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) (PLN), Indonesia's government-owned electricity producing corporation, has said it aims to accelerate decarbonisation by decreasing the usage of fossil energy. In the power sector, PT PLN (Persero) said it will begin to gradually early retire Coal Fired Power Plants (CFPP). Meanwhile, to reduce emissions from existing operational... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 7, 2022
Scandinavian Biogas has signed a multi-year agreement worth approximately SEK 300 million (€27.6m) for the supply of liquid biogas to the transport sector in the Nordic region.
The company said it "became clear" that it will "play an important role in the expansion of fossil-free liquefied biogas (Bio-LNG) for the transport sector in Sweden and the Nordic region.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 7, 2022
In Amiens, France, autumn-shed leaves are used to make biogas - just one initiative the city is adopting to turn organic waste into energy, Huff Post reported.
As red-gold leaves start piling upon pavements towards the tail-end of the calendar year, so municipalities are charged with picking them up. In Paris, these leaves are mainly used to produce compost, but Amiens... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 7, 2022
The Indonesian Embassy in Japan has facilitated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between PPT Energy Trading (PPT ET), PT Agro Industri Mandiri and PT Inti Persada of Indonesia for the supply of biomass.
The embassy further facilitated the inking of an MoU between PT Riu Mamba Karya Sentosa and PT Alam Bumi Cemerlang in Fukuoda, Japan on 4 November, to... [Read More]
Features
Nov 7, 2022
Dr Ahmet Aksoz of Sivas Cumhuriyet University, presents the case for a hybrid solution, utilising biogas and solar technologies.
With the increase in population and urbanisation, the consumption of fossil fuels has increased. That causes carbon emissions and other environmental pollution. The energy demand in cities, especially in remote areas, has increased drastically.... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 4, 2022
Madison County in North Carolina, US, is considering a ban on biomass energy facilities, to allow time to account for such constructions in its Land Use Ordinance, reported Citizen Times. The county commissioners met on 25 October to discuss the proposed moratorium.
County land use attorney John Noor issued a draft of the proposed biomass energy moratorium to the commissioners... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 4, 2022
Acorn Bioenergy has submitted a planning application to The Highland Council, as it plans to utilise crops and by-products from local farms and distilleries, as part of plans to invest up to £55 million (€63.1m) in the area, reported The Insider.
The company possesses accreditation to inject 5,000m3 of biomethane into the nation's gas grid to heat homes and fuel heavy... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 4, 2022
A team of researchers at Washington State University (WSU) has tested a pretreatment technology using oxygen containing high-pressure steam to break down sewage sludge to biogas.
WSU researchers converted more than 85% of organic material, which can be used to produce electricity or upgraded to renewable natural gas, according to findings published in Waste Management.
"This... [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
