Feb 3, 2021
Terravesta launches ‘Harvest Hub’ to help growers upload and access data
Biogas News
Feb 3, 2021
UGI International, a major liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distributor, has entered into a new supply and development partnership with Ekobenz, a Polish technology specialist in catalytic conversion of bioethanol to biogasoline, and bio-LPG.
Under the agreement, UGI International, a subsidiary of UGI Corporation, has secured the exclusive rights to Ekobenz’ supply of... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 3, 2021
The UK’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decreased by 2.8% in 2019, according to the latest government figures.
In 2019, the UK's net territorial emissions (occurred within UK borders) of the basket of seven GHGs covered by the Kyoto Protocol (CO2, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulphur hexafluoride, and nitrogen trifluoride) were estimated... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 2, 2021
Veolia is set to become the first UK operator of energy recovery facilities (ERFs) to demonstrate the latest carbon capture technology with Carbon Clean.
Carbon Clean, a global leader in low-cost carbon capture technology, has been working with Veolia for four years, and this new joint project will highlight how the patented technology can work effectively on energy-from-waste... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 2, 2021
Vow ASA’s wholly-owned subsidiary Vow Industries and Elkem, a major supplier of silicon-based advanced materials, have agreed to reduce fossil CO2 emissions from silicon and ferrosilicon production.
The two firms signed a letter of intent to join competence and technology solutions to develop and manufacture biocarbon and other products for Elkem’s production processes.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 2, 2021
Verbio will open two straw biomethane plants in India and the US this year.
In a statement released on 29 January discussing the company’s 2019/2020 financial year results, Verbio said the market conditions for its expansion projects in Asia and North America are “extremely positive”, and revealed the new facilities will open this autumn.
Claus Sauter, CEO... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 1, 2021
Drax Group has completed the sale of Drax Generation Enterprise Limited, which holds four combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power stations, to VPI Generation Limited.
Following the sale, Drax no longer operates any CCGTs and on 31 March will end commercial coal generation, with formal closure of its remaining coal assets in September 2022.
The £193.3 million (€214... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 1, 2021
The Carbon Capture Coalition has submitted a memo to US President Biden’s climate team, providing a targeted list of climate, energy, infrastructure, and related federal policy recommendations for the first 100 days of the new administration and 117th Congress.
A “broad suite” of policies will be needed to commercialise carbon capture and removal technologies... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 1, 2021
Black Dog Biogas, the owner and operator of an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant near Newport on the Isle of Wight will supply renewable electricity to Vestas, a wind blade manufacturing facility.
The project, led by Black Dog Biogas and its manager Earth Capital, will supply low-carbon electricity to Vestas’ 221.2 square-foot plant. The facility employs more than 600... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 29, 2021
Vow ASA, a specialist provider of decarbonisation technology and ArcelorMittal, a major steel and mining firm, have partnered to build a biogas plant in Luxembourg.
The two firms signed a strategic memorandum of understanding to build a biogas plant that will reduce CO2 emissions produced during the steelmaking process.
Vow ASA’s subsidiary ETIA and ArcelorMittal... [Read More]
Features
Jan 29, 2021
Bioenergy Insight spoke to Dr Paolo Frankl, head of renewables at the International Energy Agency (IEA) and Facilitator of the Biofuture Platform, about the organisation’s Flagship World Energy Outlook 2020 report and what it means for bioenergy.
Biomethane, low-carbon hydrogen, and CCUS have been highlighted as possible solutions for greenhouse gas abatement, including... [Read More]
Other News
Jan 29, 2021
The UK Court of Appeal has upheld the planning approval for Drax to build a major gas power plant in North Yorkshire.
ClientEarth, an environmental charity, first took the UK Government to court over the decision to approve the plant in November 2019, arguing that the Secretary of State’s approval was ‘unlawful’, based on ‘misunderstanding of energy planning... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 29, 2021
The UK’s flagship Green Homes Grant needs improvements for the scheme to be successful, according to the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA).
Recently, energy installers and consumers have described the problems they have had in accessing the grants. The REA’s CEO, Dr Nina Skorupska CBE, has urged the government to resolve outstanding administrative... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 28, 2021
Renewables overtook fossil fuels as the main source of electricity in the UK in 2020, new analysis has revealed.
A record 42% of the UK’s electricity was generated by renewables in 2020, compared to 41% by fossil fuels. Bioenergy generated 12% of the UK’s electricity.
Think-tank Ember announced the major milestone today, showing that fossil gas was forced to... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 28, 2021
The European Investment Bank (EIB) must accept ClientEarth’s request for an internal review of a biomass power plant project in Spain, the EU General Court has ruled.
The construction project in Galicia, known as the Curtis project, was among the successful projects in a tender procedure for renewable energy projects organised by Spain in 2016. The promoter of the... [Read More]
Other News
Jan 27, 2021
The winners of the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology’s (REA) British Renewable Energy Awards have been announced.
Now in its 15th year, the award winners were revealed in a prestigious virtual event on 26 January. The awards demonstrated the ‘amazing work’ undertaken on the road to net-zero and celebrated the achievements of companies and individuals... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 27, 2021
MET Group, through its 51% joint venture PEPO Energy, has launched a 1.2 MW biogas plant in Serbia.
PEPO Energy, a joint venture between Swiss energy firm MET Group and Arhar Teh, a local firm in the north-eastern Serbian town of Novo Milosevo, has commenced operations at the green energy plant which uses agricultural biomass for biogas production, in turn generating... [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
