Nov 9, 2022
Ignitis is first firm to import biomethane into Lithuania
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]
Biogas News
Nov 3, 2022
Vertus Energy is partnering with Biogest to demonstrate its BRIO solution at commercial scale in Europe. BRIO is an external modular unit that Biogest said easily retrofits into existing anaerobic digesters. Vertus' Bio-Catalytic platform controls the bacteria behaviour inside the main anaerobic digestion tank to accelerate reaction speeds and production yield.
Vertus... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 3, 2022
The report analyses the current state of play of the wood pellets market.
"With skyrocketing prices of gas, oil and electricity, the EU is facing a major energy crisis this winter, with citizens and businesses at risk of not being able to afford their energy. Now more than ever, energy security is at the core of the discussion. The question of how to provide for the EU’s... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 3, 2022
Over 350 delegates, including policymakers, academia, industry representatives and civil society organisations, enjoyed a two-day intensive programme addressing critical bottlenecks and opportunities for the sector at the European Biogas Conference at the end of October. The event was sold out for the second year in a row.
A key topic on the agenda was the sustainable... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 2, 2022
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), and Indonesia Power, a sub-holding of Indonesia’s state-owned electricity provider PT. (Persero) (PLN), have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to commence three feasibility studies on co-firing less carbon intensive fuels at power plants owned and operated by Indonesia Power.
The three studies will be conducted jointly... [Read More]
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U.S. landfill biogas facilities are achieving record levels of energy capture and investment, according to new analysis released Wednesday by the American Biogas Council (ABC)
The German bioenergy sector is facing a decisive moment as the federal government races to complete the notification process for the so-called Biomass Package by August 27
The facility will be BSOGE’s first project in the sector and is intended to act as a model for further large-scale biomethane developments across the country
