Aug 21, 2020
Solving straw issues
Biogas News
Aug 21, 2020
Green Era has partnered with bp to sell renewable energy produced at its anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Chicago, US.
The collaboration forms part of a $32 million (€27.1 million) revitalisation project to bring renewable energy, jobs, and sustainable food to a historic Chicago community.
A $3 million (€2.5 million) state investment has been allocated to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 20, 2020
Major US grocer Kroger has outlined its new stakeholder priorities and operational improvements in its environmental, social and governance (ESG) 2020 report.
In its ESG report, Kroger highlights the firm reduced retail food waste generated by 4% in 2019 and improved food waste diversion from landfill by 5%. Since introducing its Zero Hunger | Zero Waste initiative... [Read More]
Policy News
Aug 19, 2020
Veolia has outlined plans to increase the rollout of solutions to combat climate change, including low carbon and renewable energy, in its Impact 2023 report.
The company’s latest sustainability strategy reveals it is currently managing over two million tonnes of reclaimed material, but planning to expand its ‘pioneering’ new technologies that lower resource use.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 19, 2020
Cambi has agreed to deliver a thermal hydrolysis plant to the Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission’s (WSSC) Piscataway Bioenergy Project.
The new plant will be located 20 kilometres south of the DC Water site and treat sewage sludge from five wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) in the Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland, US.
The Piscataway... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 19, 2020
DP Clean Tech has signed an exclusive agreement with NorthTec in Italy to market DP’s advanced biogas solutions – ADOS Mill and SEDI Tank.
According to DP, Italy has an established biogas industry which is among the more developed in Europe. It has been given a major boost by recent subsidy initiatives from the Italian Government to promote the development and production... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 19, 2020
UK Power Networks has launched a new project to promote decarbonised heat and help communities reach net-zero.
The electricity distributor is launching a ‘first-of-a-kind’ project to help local communities map out their net-zero carbon future. The Heat Street initiative will take a data-driven look into the future to help local authorities in London, the south and... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 18, 2020
The UK Government has opened a £10 million (€11 million) fund to kick-start green innovation across Scotland’s distillery industry.
Thanks to this new support, distilleries will be able to harness energy sources such as biomass, low-carbon hydrogen, and repurposed waste to power their operations.
Currently, there are 133 malt and grain distilleries operating... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 18, 2020
Aalborg Energie Technik (AET) has secured an order for a biomass-fired boiler in France.
The firm will supply the 65 MWt boiler to NOVAWOOD, a company formed through a partnership between ENGIE Solutions, Novacarb, and French railway firm SNCF.
The NOVAWOOD project began in 2014 with talks between Novacarb, Engie, and SNCF, followed by talks at local and national... [Read More]
Pellets News
Aug 18, 2020
Waste Knot Energy has secured funding to build its first alternative fuel pelleting plant in Teesside, UK.
The funding from Gresham House’s British Strategic Investment Fund (BSIF) will enable the firm to produce an alternative fuel to replace coal and pet-coke, reducing emissions.
The facility will produce Waste Knot’s branded pellets – Green Knot pellets... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 17, 2020
UK rail firm Eversholt Rail and Alstom, a multinational rail company based in France, have invested a further £1 million (€1.1 million) in its hydrogen trains.
In 2019, the firms unveiled the design of a new hydrogen train for the UK market. Named ‘Breeze’, the train is a conversion of existing Class 321 trains, re-engineering some of the UK’s ‘most reliable... [Read More]
Features
Aug 17, 2020
“In Lithuania, the share of biomass in residential district heating has increased from 30% to 70% over the last five years”
Bioenergy plans and developments across Scandinavia and the Baltics appear well-equipped to capitalise on any post-COVID-19 surge in public support for clean energy to replace fossil fuels.
In the midst of coping with the devastating human... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 17, 2020
Waste wood from the construction of a major hydroelectric project in Labrador, Canada, will be used as biomass fuel.
During the construction of the Muskrat Falls project, an 824 MW hydroelectric generating facility, a ‘significant amount’ of timber was cut down. Now, it being chipped and shipped to companies in Europe and the US for use as a biomass fuel.
According... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 17, 2020
An open letter signed by more than 50 organisations is advocating for renewable gas to be prioritised as part of Australia’s Technology Investment Roadmap.
The letter, co-authored by Bioenergy Australia and the Australian Hydrogen Council, outlines the common ground for renewable gas market development with a diverse cross-sector backing the call on government to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 14, 2020
US firm Anheuser-Busch, a wholly-owned subsidiary of global brewer AB InBev, is transitioning more than 180 trucks to renewable natural gas (RNG).
In 2014 and 2015, the firm converted 160 diesel-fuelled trucks in Houston and St Louis to fleets powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) engines. As the next step to achieve its 2025 sustainability goal of reducing carbon... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 13, 2020
A new food waste collection service in Glasgow, UK, is being revised due to poor uptake.
Glasgow City Council introduced food waste collection in flats and tenements in north-west Glasgow in February, but there were concerns over the effectiveness of the service. Recent figures show that around 2,000 tonnes of food waste are collected from flatted properties in the... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 13, 2020
Veolia has been awarded a six-year, £102 million (€112 million) waste-to-energy contract by Norfolk County Council in the UK.
Under the contract, starting in March 2021, the firm will manage the treatment of 180,000 tonnes per annum of residual waste, helping the county achieve zero waste to landfill status, reduce carbon, and save its taxpayers £2 million (€2.2... [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
