Feb 4, 2021
Ørsted reports strong 2020 results
Policy News
Feb 4, 2021
Germany has decided to increase the share of renewable energy in the transport sector to 28% by 2030.
The plan, adopted by the German Government at the suggestion of Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze, means that the country will go ‘well beyond the EU’s requirements of 14%.
In addition to stronger incentives for green hydrogen, new charging stations... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 4, 2021
Carbon capture specialist O.C.O Technology has won the Rushlight Sustainable Manufacturing and Services Award 2020-21.
Designed to highlight new technology, innovation, and best practice across the environmental and clean-tech spectrum, the awards attract entries from around the world. The awards are judged by an independent panel of industry experts, including representatives... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 4, 2021
A waste-to-energy facility in Teesside, UK, has received planning permission.
The £300 million (€339 million) facility, a joint venture led by Low Carbon and PMAC Energy, will export up to 49.9 MW of low-carbon electricity to the grid, enough to power 10,000 homes, when complete.
The Redcar Energy Centre is set for completion in 2025 and will divert between 350,000... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 3, 2021
The Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) has allocated $3 million (€1.94 million) in new grants to support jobs in the forestry sector and boost the use of wood fibre that would otherwise be burned as slash.
FESBC’s latest round of funding supports 15 different projects in various regions of British Columbia, with individual grants ranging from $6,000 (€3,893)... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 3, 2021
Terravesta has launched its ‘Harvest Hub’, a streamlined information management system to help growers to easily upload and access their harvest data.
Launched head of the 2021 Miscanthus harvest, the Harvest Hub will ensure that sustainability data is captured, and in future, the data will assist in growers’ carbon sequestration reporting.
“It’s another... [Read More]
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]
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Unilever has begun using biomethane derived from palm oil waste to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at its largest facility in Indonesia, marking the country’s first commercial biomethane offtake
A renewable energy company in Brown County, Wisconsin, US, has sought bankruptcy protection after struggling with years of financial and operational setbacks
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)
