Oct 11, 2022
Wärtsilä to provide Latvian company with biogas upgrading and liquefaction in a single turnkey solution
Biogas News
Oct 11, 2022
Ireland's Department of the Environment waited three weeks into a four-week submission period before consulting its own competent authority regarding a €35bn EU renewable energy fund which Ireland has failed to apply for, reported the Irish Examiner.
The REPowerEU funding initiative, organised by the European Commission (EC), was set up to attempt to ensure continuity... [Read More]
Features
Oct 11, 2022
Paques, a world leader in the development and construction of cost-effective purification systems for wastewater and gases, has reduced downtime by deploying APEX, Qdos and Bredel pumps at one of its anaerobic industrial effluent treatment systems in Brazil
Paques, which has headquarters in the Netherlands, helps companies to reduce fresh water intake, decrease... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 10, 2022
In a bid to promote manufacturing of biomass pellets or briquettes to be used for co-firing with coal in thermal power plants or even independently in industrial units using fossil fuel, India's Central Pollution Control Board has generated a plan to provide subsidy to manufacturers according to The Economic Times.
The CPCB planned a fund of Rs 50 crore to be provided... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 10, 2022
Kenya is setting up standards that will pave the way for the commercialisation of biogas, a move that will offer cheap energy for consumers in the wake of the high cost of LPG and generate revenue for producers, according to Business Daily Africa.
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KBS) said it is working on the norms for the packaging of biogas, which is the only thing that... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 10, 2022
The expansion of the biogas sector in Germany is progressing at a slow pace despite strong demand in the heating segment with newly installed biogas capacity projected to be around 65 MW in 2022, according to the industry association Biogas e.V, reported Renewables Now.
As many as 120 new biogas plants should be connected to the grid this year, but when excluding the... [Read More]
Features
Oct 10, 2022
Mark Vanderbeke, chairman of Drycake TWISTER and Steve Last, IPPTS principal and organic processing consultant, explain the challenges facing organic waste processing equipment suppliers — and propose a solution.
The technology used to prepare feedstock for the anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic waste will depend on the type of biowaste (organic waste) being... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 7, 2022
The German government is laying the foundations for the sustainable use of biomass from forestry, agriculture and waste management. To this end, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and the Federal Ministry for the Environment presented key points on 6 October to ensure sustainable biomass production and use in Germany... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 7, 2022
Greater Commercial Lending (GCL), which provides loans to businesses and organisations in under-served and rural communities, has completed $25 million in long-term financing to help develop and build dairy biogas digesters and a biogas pipeline for the Aemetis Biogas Central Dairy Digester Project located in Stanislaus County, California. The financing has been arranged... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 7, 2022
Divert, an impact technology company "on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™", has announced a 10-year renewable natural gas (RNG) offtake agreement with bp worth approximately $175 million.
Under the new agreement, bp expects to purchase RNG generated from three Divert facilities in development in California, Pennsylvania, and Washington, which would offset 36,905... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 7, 2022
Following a BBC Panorama investigation, which accused Drax of cutting down "environmentally-important forests", Will Gardiner, Drax Group CEO, has released a statement regarding the firm's biomass sourcing.
He said: "As the world’s leading producer and supplier of sustainable biomass, Drax is committed to ensuring the biomass we source delivers positive outcomes for... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 7, 2022
The Irish Bioenergy Association's (IrBEA) 21st national bioenergy conference will take place on 11 October at the Lyrath Hotel in Kilkenny.
Bioenergy is uniquely placed in providing a solution to the current challenges which Ireland faces in terms of energy security and indigenous supply. IrBEA said it looks forward to welcoming a wide and diverse range of stakeholders... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 6, 2022
In collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the United States hosted the first-ever Clean Energy Workshop and Pacific Women in Energy Conference from October 4-6 in Suva to support the Pacific Islands’ clean energy transition and climate adaptation efforts.
Led by U.S. Department of State Bureau of Energy Resources Deputy Assistant Secretary... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 6, 2022
Scandinavian Biogas Fuels International intends to explore the conditions to carry out a directed share issue of approximately SEK 320 million (the "Directed Share Issue").
The Directed Share Issue is conditional upon Scandinavian Biogas' board of directors resolving to issue new shares and that the board resolution is approved by a subsequent Extraordinary General Meeting.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 6, 2022
An Ayrshire green energy firm has unveiled a plan to process up to 20,000 tonnes of distillery byproduct – and turn it into gas, according to the Daily Record.
Grissan Carrick is seeking permission to install the infrastructure to support the venture at their site in Grangestone Industrial Estate, Girvan.
If approved, work would begin to build a concrete containment... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 5, 2022
Enviva, the world’s leading producer of sustainably sourced wood biomass, published a white paper that discusses unlocking the future of biomass beyond fossil fuels into other industrial applications, including steel, cement, lime, chemicals, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), among others.
While Enviva’s sustainably sourced biomass is predominately used today to... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 5, 2022
Salt River Project has approved a contract to continue purchasing renewable energy from a Snowflake biomass plant that will provide reliable baseload power while helping to cut the risk of devastating forest wildfires in northern Arizona.
The 10.5-year purchase power agreement with Novo BioPower will use wood chips from strategic forest thinning efforts in the... [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
