Oct 28, 2022
Irish MEP “extremely disappointed” at anaerobic digestion progress
Biomass News
Oct 27, 2022
Spain’s ministry for the ecological transition awarded 177 MW of capacity in Tuesday’s auction for 520 MW of mixed renewables, selecting only small-scale solar PV and biomass-based power projects and leaving bidders on concentrated solar power (CSP) empty-handed.
On 26 October the ministry said 146 MW worth of projects for biomass-fired capacity and 31 MW of solar... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 27, 2022
Biogas equipment firm Sistema.bio has obtained Sh1.2 billion (€10 million) from American impact business firm Native to run a carbon biogas programme in East Africa targeting smallholder farmers, reported Business Daily Africa.
Under the three-year programme Sistema.bio will supply biodigesters affordably to small and medium dairy farms in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 27, 2022
To date, the European Union has invested €6.9m in 112 energy and biomass projects in Moldova in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), according to the EU Delegation to the Republic of Moldova.
A total of 225 kindergartens, schools, community and cultural centres have been equipped with biomass heating systems thanks to EU financial support,... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 27, 2022
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its annual World Energy Outlook for 2022. The report emphasised the global energy crisis as "a shock of unprecedented breadth and complexity", with Russia's invasion of Ukraine turning "a rapid economic recovery from the pandemic" into "full-blown energy turmoil", as Russia - the world's largest exporter of fossel... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 26, 2022
USA BioEnergy and Ecostrat have announced the issuance of a new ‘AA’ rated Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone designation for Bon Wier, Texas.
The ‘AA’ BDO Zone rating supports the siting decision and the capital raise for USA Bioenergy’s development of an advanced biorefinery through its subsidiary Texas Renewable Fuels (TRF). The facility will convert... [Read More]
Features
Oct 26, 2022
Colin Ley examines the challenges and optimism within the Canadian biomass industry.
Bioenergy developers in Canada have pretty much had to make their own opportunities in the past, often working to advance the industry without the focus of funding and regulatory attention often given to other parts of the climate change and renewable energy community.
How much... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 25, 2022
If we took a short trip forward in time to 2040, and then looked back at how some organisations in the water industry successfully achieved Carbon Net Zero, it’s likely you’ll see a large four-letter word: NIGG.
This Scottish Water treatment centre in Aberdeen is currently leading the way as a centre of excellence for biogas production (from sludge), with its dedicated... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 24, 2022
Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots has visited two anaerobic digester (AD) plants in Norfolk owned by Bio Capital, owners of the largest AD plant in Northern Ireland (NI) at Granville Eco Park Ltd, Dungannon. The large-scale plants in Norfolk produce either renewable electricity and/or renewable gas to decarbonise the local electricity and gas networks.
The first site,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 24, 2022
Confectionery manufacturer Mars Wrigley is investing around $800,000 for a biomass boiler in its Antipolo factory as it looks to switch to renewable energy sources.
“We have a project approved for next year where we will move away from using diesel completely and we will move to biomass. It will be the first time that we will be 100 percent renewable energy,”... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 24, 2022
Warminster Town Councillors have voted unanimously to object to plans to develop 84 new homes next to the Malaby Biogass bio-digester plant at Bore Hill Farm, reported The Wiltshire Times.
The developer L&G Modular Homes wants to build the 84 new and associated landscaping, access and drainage works at a 3.86-hectare site off the Deverill Road.
The site comprises... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 21, 2022
The MP for Bassetlaw, Brendan Clarke-Smith, witnessed first-hand the important role that waste wood plays in the circular economy during a visit to R Plevin & Sons’ wood recycling site in Nottinghamshire on 14 October.
The visit came as the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) officially launched a nationwide MP Engagement Project, intended to improve understanding... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 21, 2022
Biogas is a necessary resource in the energy supply of the future —as well as for heating homes. This is the assessment of Associate Professor Philip Fosbøl from DTU Chemical Engineering, who researches technology to upgrade biogas and remove CO2 and unwanted substances such as sulphur before it is sent into the natural gas grid.
According to the trade association... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 21, 2022
EverGen Infrastructure has announced that construction has commenced at its Core RNG Expansion Project at Fraser Valley Biogas (FVB).
FVB, located in Abbotsford, British Columbia, has been in operation since 2011 and is the original producing renewable natural gas (RNG) project in Western Canada to supply FortisBC’s network. The facility combines anaerobic digestion... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 20, 2022
On 18 October Yuba Water Agency approved more than $4.2 million in funding to support a major water and wastewater infrastructure expansion project in south Yuba County, US, and a planned forest biomass plant and business centre in the foothills.
Two loans, one for $2.6 million to the City of Wheatland and a second for $1.55 million to Olivehurst Public Utility District... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 20, 2022
Shell is among a number of companies joining a second bidding round to acquire Danish biogas producer Nature Energy, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as energy firms race to boost low-carbon businesses.
The sale is due to close by the end of this year and could value Nature Energy at around $2 billion, the sources said.
It comes amid growing interest... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 20, 2022
A newly-built biomass heating plant worth €6.5m was put into operation in Novi Pazar, in southwestern Serbia, the country's energy ministry said.
The construction of the plant was financed by German development bank KfW, with support from Switzerland, the energy ministry said in a statement posted on its website on Tuesday.
The project is part of a partnership with... [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
