Feb 23, 2022
High winds damage Canadian biomass power plant
Biomass News
Feb 23, 2022
The first-ever biocoal trial to be undertaken on a standard gauge steam locomotive has been completed on a railway in West Yorkshire, UK.
On 14 February, the 2-6-0 locomotive was fired using a batch of Homefire Ecoal developed by CPL Industries, which uses a blend of biomass. The trial took place on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway and has been hailed a ‘milestone’... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 23, 2022
A new study shows bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) could create 28,000 jobs in Sweden.
Stockholm Exergi commissioned consulting company Implement Consulting Group to carry out the study, which found BECCS has the potential to become a new industry with positive economic effects for Sweden.
Stockholm Exergi has, with the support of the Swedish Energy... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 22, 2022
INNIO has signed an agreement with the Concord Group to develop four biogas power plants in Malaysia using palm oil waste.
INNIO and Concord Group signed a memorandum of understanding to build the four facilities in various parts of Malaysia. The project emphasises Malaysia’s efforts to achieve its COP26 commitments in moving away from fossil fuels and increasing... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 22, 2022
A food waste-to-energy operation has increased its biogas yields by around 43%, thanks to a new digester mixing system.
After evaluating the performance of the facility’s first digester, built 10 years ago, engineering component specialists Hayley Group were consulted about the availability of an alternative, superior mixing system for its customer’s second digesters.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 22, 2022
Food Tank, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) dedicated to eradicating hunger, poverty and obesity, has joined the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance (FPSA), which aims to avoid food waste and repurpose what can not be eliminated into renewable energy.
The FPSA was founded in 2020 by Vanguard Renewables, Unilever, Starbucks, and Dairy Farmers of America. Food Tank is... [Read More]
Features
Feb 21, 2022
Dr Alan Knight, director of sustainability, Drax Group.
Bioenergy has a vital role to play in keeping the 1.5˚C goal alive. Its unique ability to deliver reliable, renewable power that displaces fossil fuels, combined with carbon capture and storage (CCS) to permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere, makes it an essential component in global efforts to address the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 21, 2022
Consolidated Asset Management Services (CAMS) has been contracted to support Aerogy, a renewable fuels platform backed by Macquarie Capital focused on RNG projects.
Aerogy recently announced it has successfully co-developed, closed financing and commenced construction on an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility at Zahn’s Farm near Gillett, Wisconsin. The facility will... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 21, 2022
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Asia’s biggest bio-CNG plant on 19 February.
Speaking at the virtual inauguration event, Prime Minister Modi said the Gobar-Dhan plant is “very important”, adding that in the next two years, work will be undertaken to build similar facilities in 75 major municipalities in India.
The facility will have the capacity... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 18, 2022
Japanese trading and investment business conglomerate, Marubeni Corporation, has agreed to develop decarbonisation projects, including BECCS, with PT Pertamina - an Indonesian state-owned oil and natural gas enterprise.
The companies signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop a range of projects, including a BECCS project at Marubeni’s pulp mill in Indonesia,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 18, 2022
Scandinavian Biogas has announced plans to reach an annual biogas production capacity in Europe of 3 TWh by 2030 – mainly bio-LNG.
Based on the firm’s previously published business plan, the financial goal by 2024 to reach at least 700 GWh annual capacity remains unchanged.
Scandinavian Biogas said the market for heavy transportation vehicles is expected to grow... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 18, 2022
Shell’s bio-LNG was made available to customers in the Netherlands on 15 February, as a blend with regular LNG.
The fuel is liquefied gas from organic waste, such as agricultural waste, food scraps, and expired food products. It can be used in existing LNG engines and filling stations, without any need for modifications.
With this, Shell has become the first in... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 17, 2022
Veolia and Braskem, a US-based thermoplastic resins and polypropylene producer, have signed a R$400 million (€68.5 million) investment agreement to produce renewable energy from biomass in Brazil.
The project will use steam from eucalyptus biomass in the state of Alagoas to generate renewable energy. The project will generate 900,000 tons of steam per year for 20... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 17, 2022
Biomethane produced in Europe today is 30% cheaper than natural gas, the European Biogas Association (EBA) announced on 17 February.
Today, the natural gas price stands at €80 per MWh compared to €18 a year ago. Prices next winter are expected to remain at a similarly high level, according to current estimations. While governments are struggling to reduce the impact... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 17, 2022
United Drug, Ireland’s largest pharmaceutical distribution company, has switched to biomethane supplied by Flogas Enterprise (formerly Naturgy Ireland).
The biomethane sourced from Green Generation in County Kildare, Ireland, will increase incrementally in the coming years.
“This is an exciting development in the Irish market,” said Barry Murphy, commercial... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 16, 2022
Quebec-based renewable energy producer Boralex has agreed to sell its 34.5 MW Senneterre power plant – the last biomass plant in its portfolio.
The facility has been purchased by Resolu Forest Products Canada, a company that has supplied by-product for the plant for the past two years.
As set out in its updated 2025 Strategic Plan, Boralex is looking to accelerate... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 16, 2022
EVENSOL, which develops and acquires renewable fuels-based assets in the bioenergy sector, has secured funding to develop two RNG facilities in the US.
Greater Commercial Lending (GCL), a company that provides loans to businesses in under-served and rural communities, completed close to $73 million (€64.1 million) in financing for the two facilities, to be built in... [Read More]
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