Sep 1, 2022
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Sep 1, 2022
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has reached final close on its new fund, CI Energy Transition Fund I (CI ETF I).
The fund was oversubscribed and closed at the hard cap of €3 billion - making CI ETF 1 the largest dediacated clean hydrogen fund globally.
CI ETF I achieved commitments from investors across the Nordics (~25% of commitments), Europe (~45%),... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 1, 2022
European environmental technology group Saxlund Group and a specialist in biomass combustion, energy-from-waste and bulk materials handling, will use the "RWM & Let's Recycle Live" event to showcase a range of innovative solutions for operators and investors for local, small-scale CHP plants in the 1 to 5MWe range, in addition to its full range of bulk materials handling... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 31, 2022
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has launched an investigation after it received “a number of complaints” about dust from residents near RWE’s waste wood biomass plant in Markinch, Fife, according to LetsRecycle.
The agency said that samples from the area concluded wood dust was present in an initial investigation.
The investigation is continuing... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 31, 2022
Clarke Energy USA has secured a project to supply renewable energy firm Peaks Renewables with a new natural gas fired combined heat and power (CHP) system, as well as a KOHLER back-up gas-fuelled generator.
Peaks Renewables is partnering with Maine's dairy industry to develop locally produced renewable natural gas at an anaerobic digestion facility in Clinton, Maine.
Cow... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 31, 2022
Japanese producer Mitsui Chemicals has invested in Apeiron Bioenergy, a collector and seller of used cooking oil in S.E Asia and China, the two firms said on Wednesday, without disclosing the value of the investment, reported ICIS.
“Apeiron Bioenergy has successfully closed an equity financing round from Mitsui Chemicals,” the Singapore-based firm said in a statement.
“The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 30, 2022
Japan’s Electric Power Development Co, operating as J-POWER, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vietnam Forestry Corporation (Vinafor) to jointly explore opportunities for biomass business in the Southeast Asian country.
Vinafor is a major state-owned forestry corporation in Vietnam that manages approximately 43,000 hectares of forests and works in... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 30, 2022
Bright Renewables has been awarded a contract for the realisation of a turnkey CO2 liquefaction plant with a capacity of 800 kg per hour on the West Coast of the US.
The CO2 liquefier will be added to an existing biogas upgrader and will purify and liquefy carbon dioxide coming from the biogas upgrader. Liquid bio-CO2 is the end-product, which will be applied in the company's... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 30, 2022
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) has requested the state government help them adopt a couple of gaushalas so they can use the waste to produce compressed biogas using advanced technology that can be used for multiple purposes, according to Hindustan Times.
Addressing a press conference on Friday, AKTU vice chancellor Prof Pradeep Kumar Mishra said the... [Read More]
Features
Aug 28, 2022
The UK premium wood pellet market has, like many other countries across Europe, experienced some turbulence over recent months with the crisis in Ukraine having an immediate effect on global EN Plus A1 pellet prices and supply.
Despite the year starting on a more positive note with the UK Government announcing its new Boiler Upgrade Scheme, a replacement for the Domestic... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 26, 2022
Germany is intending to focus on developing more biogas production to enhance domestic energy supplies, according to Dr Patrick Graichen, state secretary of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
Speaking to ENERGIETAGE in a live interview on 24 August, Graichen outlined the foundations of the German federal government's crisis strategy,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 26, 2022
Almost 100 objections have been lodged to a major dairy firm’s plans to create a biogas plant near Kippen which could be decided next week, reported the Daily Record.
Graham’s the Family Dairy has submitted an application to Stirling Council seeking permission to install an anaerobic digester - which would turn cow manure and dairy bi-products into biomethane - on... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 26, 2022
The UK government has launched a consultation to ascertain views on proposed measures to temporarily suspend the fuel quality for Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) participants using wood pellets.
The government said it recognised that the supply of wood pellets in the UK has been affected "as a result of the suspension of wood pellets sourced or imported from Russia... [Read More]
Features
Aug 26, 2022
Bioenergy Insight speaks to the newly-appointed secretary general of the European Biogas Association
What were you doing before joining the European Biogas Association (EBA) as secretary general?
"I started my career at the European Biodiesel Board working on sustainability
and trade and later worked for other trade associations covering due diligence of raw... [Read More]
Policy News
Aug 25, 2022
Tecogen, a clean energy company providing ultra-efficient and clean on-site power, heating and cooling equipment, has confirmed the enhanced tax credits available under the Inflation Reduction Act apply to systems that include its combined heat and power (CHP) equipment.
The Inflation Reduction Act increased tax credits - including investment tax credit (ITC) - to rise... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 25, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a $200,000 grant to the Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA) to support anaerobic digestion technology in 11 states in the Northeast, New England, the Mid-Atlantic - including New Jersey and New York.
NEWMOA has partnered with the Northeast Recycling Council and Clean and Healthy NY to... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 25, 2022
Canadian biotechnology company Genecis, which makes compostable plastics from waste meterials, announced it has raised US$7 million in Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures and BDC Capital's Cleantech Practice earlier this month.
The round included participation from Gullspang Re:food, with returning investors such as AME Cloud Ventures, IT Farm and Heinz Group. Genecis... [Read More]
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