Jan 22, 2021
UK gas grid companies set out plans for building hydrogen economy
Pellets News
Jan 21, 2021
British Columbia’s Port of Prince Rupert will benefit from a provincial investment of $25 million (€20.5 million) to improve and expand operations.
The investment will support British Columbia and Canadian exporters’ competitiveness and opportunities in international trade.
The Prince Rupert Port Authority recently announced it had set another record for annual... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 21, 2021
Valmet will supply a biomass boiler plant for district heat production to Seinäjoen Energia Oy’s Kapernaum heat plant in Finland.
The new boiler will enable the firm to increase its use of renewable fuels in its district heat production.
Owned by the city of Seinäjoki, Seinäjoen Energia provides customers with electricity, district heating, and water supply.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 20, 2021
BCCK Holding Company (BCCK) is collaborating with Archaea Energy on a major landfill gas-to-RNG plant in Pennsylvania, US.
BCCK, a leader in engineering, procurement, fabrication, and field construction services, signed an agreement with Archaea Energy to provide a 13,700 SCFM Style IV NiTech Nitrogen Rejection Unit (NRU).
The firm’s patented technology performs... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 20, 2021
Global service operator Ferrovial Servicios has chosen Waga Energy to produce biomethane at one of Spain’s largest landfills.
The Can Mata landfill, near Barcelona, will be the first in Spain to use the WAGABOX purification technology, developed by Waga Energy to recover landfill gas in the form of biomethane, a renewable substitute for natural gas. It is the first... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 20, 2021
The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) met with Minister for Transport, Environment, Climate, and Communication Networks, Eamon Ryan T.D. to set out priorities for bioenergy in 2021.
At the meeting, Minister Ryan reaffirmed the government’s ambition to decarbonise the Irish Energy system by reducing emissions by 7% per annum, surpassing EU targets.
Paddy Phelan,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 19, 2021
A biogas project in Italy developed by Entsorga Italia and Zenviro Tech US is complete.
The Santhià plant is Entsorga’s first biogas facility utilising its state-of-the-art mechanical and biological treatment technology combined with Zenviro Tech’s anaerobic digestion (AD) technology.
Christopher Maloney, president of the Integrated Biogas Alliance (IBA), of... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 19, 2021
Jernforsen, part of Danish firm Linka Group, has upgraded Swedish wood producer Vida’s heating system to use wood waste left over from production.
The sustainable wood producer now only uses waste derived from production to heat both sawmills and drying ovens in the village of Nössemark in Sweden. The upgrade took place in collaboration with Jernforsen.
The city’s... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 19, 2021
Energy efficiency and renewable energy firm Ameresco has completed its McCarty Road landfill gas-to-RNG plant in Houston, Texas.
Developed with Republic Services and U.S. Gain, the facility has a gross installed capacity of more than 1.1 million Dekatherms (1.099 British thermal units) per year and is capable of processing 4,500 standard cubic feet per metre of raw... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 19, 2021
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded $2 million (€1.64 million) to 10 California Native American Tribes for climate and clean energy projects, including bioenergy plans.
Awarded through the Tribal Government Challenge Planning Grant Programme and funded by the CEC and California Strategic Growth Council, the money will support projects that identify... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 19, 2021
On 5 January, Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) signed two contracts to deliver biogas projects in France.
Each plant in the region of Île-de-France features a wet anaerobic digestion plant and a membrane upgrading system to produce biomethane. One of the facilities will be built to a new design that HZI has developed for biogas installations generating 500 normal cubic metres... [Read More]
Features
Jan 18, 2021
In this exclusive case study, French company Vibrafloor explains how it supported its customers’ conversion from coal to biomass in South Korea.
To reduce the use of fossil energy, in 2015 Yeongdong power station in South Korea decided to switch from coal to biomass. Since the early 1970s, the power station, composed of 8 units, has been a pillar of energy for the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 18, 2021
UK water companies have joined forces in pledging to deliver a net-zero water supply for customers by 2030.
Water UK is the first industry trade body to be made one of 20 official partners to the UNFCCC’s Race to Zero campaign, which aims to rally leadership across businesses, cities, regions, and investors for a healthy, resilient, zero-carbon recovery.
Water... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 18, 2021
Aemetis’ exclusively licensed technology for the production of below zero-carbon renewable fuel has been awarded US Patent No. 10907184.
With the US Patent, the company can now launch Aemetis ‘Carbon Zero’ production plants to commercialise the technology.
Aemetis’ Carbon Zero plants are designed to convert below zero carbon feedstocks (waste wood and agricultural... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 18, 2021
Businesses across Yorkshire, UK, are being urged to apply for a share of £600,000 (€673,700) to support their anaerobic digestion (AD) processes.
The funding is being awarded through the Anaerobic Digestion and Circular Economy Yorkshire (ADCEY) project, the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC) and the University of York.
A total of 31 fully-funded AD projects... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 18, 2021
Rambler Wood Products will invest $7.6 million (€6.2 million) to establish a new, value-added wood products manufacturing facility in Virginia, US, with wood residuals to be converted into biomass products.
The investment will see 73 new high-wage jobs created in the area. In the 300,000-square-foot facility, Rambler will convert high-quality white oak into barrel... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 15, 2021
National Grid US has joined the Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI), a five-year initiative to develop and demonstrate key clean energy technologies and decarbonisation solutions. These include bioenergy, renewable natural gas (RNG), and clean hydrogen.
LCRI is jointly led by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI). Joining... [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
