Oct 19, 2022
KPA Uniocon delivers two steam boilers to Polish sugar factory
Biomass News
Oct 19, 2022
CPL Industries continues to expand its entry into the steel and energy-intensive foundation industries, accelerating its delivery campaign to Liberty Steel’s Electric Arc Furnace facility at Rotherham.
ecoke®, developed by CPL Industries during the final months of 2021, is a manufactured solid fuel containing a minimum of 30% fully renewable, sustainably sourced,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 19, 2022
On 18 October the Israeli climate-tech company HomeBiogas was awarded the World Sustainability Award in the field of Circular Economy for their innovative waste-to-energy solutions that tackle climate change by reducing methane emissions and providing clean energy to thousands of people around the world.
HomeBiogas develops on-site systems which enable households and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 18, 2022
TC Energy has announced a $29.3 million (€29.7m) investment in a renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility near the Jack Daniel Distillery in Tennessee, US.
The facility is owned by Lynchburg Renewable Fuels, and will produce RNG with a carbon intensity score that is 50% lower than natural gas - saving up to 16,000 tonnes of CO2e/ year. The project is being developed... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 18, 2022
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Georgia and two partner institutions have been awarded a $15.8 million (€16m) grant over five years from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to reengineer poplar trees (Populus sp. and hybrids) to be used as a sustainable energy source, reported UGA Today. The grant forms part of a larger $178m (€180.8m)... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 18, 2022
The Southern African Biogas Industry Association (Sabia) has laid out its industry advancement priorities after undertaking an in-depth review of the industry’s challenges over the last 18 months, reported Engineering News.
Some of these challenges include South Africa's government direction on biogas, access to funding, regulations and feed-in tariffs, developing the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 17, 2022
A partnership between Heriot-Watt University and Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has been launched in Edinburgh, to develop cost-effective technologies for the production of hydrogen from agricultural and animal waste.
The £1 million research project will initially focus on utilising the estimated four million tonnes of waste and by-products created by distilleries... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 17, 2022
The biggest bioenergy plant in India is due to be inaugurated in Lehragaga on 18 October, The Tribune reported.
With an investment of Rs 220 crore (€27.4m), the plant is being set up by Germany-based Verbio AG's Indian subsidiary.
It aims to reduce 1.5 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year, by utilising crop residue (straw) to produce biogas and manure.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 17, 2022
Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has announced it will finance the implementation of a CRI GEO Biogas plant for the production of biogas and electricity from biodegradable waste.
It is being built in the municipality of Elias Fausto in the state of São Paulo and is expected to begin operation in March 2024.
BNDES' investment will amount... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 17, 2022
Renewable natural gas producer Archaea Energy announced on 17 October it had agreed to be acquired by oil giant bp for a total enterprise value of about "$4.1 billion", including about $800 million in net debt.
bp said the move will expand and accelerate the growth of its strategic bioenergy business.
Bioenergy is one of five strategic transition growth engines that... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 14, 2022
Nordic Utilities has said combined heat and power (CHP) plants would still run this winter, despite a shortage of biomass and a near-doubling of prices prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to Montel.
Orsted, the Danish utility firm, said it had enough resources to keep plants operational over the December to March period.
However, the company expected... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 14, 2022
Smurfit Kappa is investing around $100 million in a sustainable biomass boiler at its paper mill facility in Yumbo, Colombia in the US.
The boiler aims to reduce Smurfit Kappa’s global Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO2 emissions by approximately 6%. The company has already implemented biomass boilers at other paper mill sites across Europe, including Piteå in Sweden, and Sangüesa... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 14, 2022
Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) on Thursday said it has secured a site for a biogas plant in Wallonia, Belgium together with Belgian developer Cryo Advise.
The partners will jointly develop the “large industrial scale” biogas project towards final investment decision, which is expected by end-2023. Danish biogas technology provider Lundsby... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 14, 2022
Heritage sites have traditionally burned coal, from open fire grates in historic houses to steam locomotives, traction engines and stationary engines. IrBEA said that the search has been on for a coal substitute that gives similar characteristics to coal, but which does not add to the burden of carbon in the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels - and that Ireland... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 13, 2022
Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plant operators in Europe report an increasingly poorer business development, and they also expect the downward trend to continue. In the WtE industry, on the other hand, the order situation remains favourable; however, the cost increases are of particular concern.
This is the result of the current WtE industry barometer. Supported by the operators’... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 12, 2022
Apeiron Bioenergy has entered into an equity investment agreement with Proterra Investment Partners Asia. The proceeds will be used to increase the number of collection points and upgrade existing processing plants to produce feedstocks of higher specifications.
"Considering the extremely tough macro environment now, it is a testament for Apeiron Bioenergy to weather... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 12, 2022
The BDO Zone Initiative has issued an ‘A’ rated Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone designation for Libby, Montana for more than 225,000 green tons per year of woody biomass.
"AA" and "A" BDO Zone Ratings identify the areas in the country that are best-positioned for low-risk bioeconomy project development.
Lincoln County Port Authority (LCPA) and Ecostratare... [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
