Jul 29, 2020
TerraX, SWEN Impact Fund in biomethane joint venture
Biomass News
Jul 29, 2020
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $68 million (€57.8 million) in funding over five years for research aimed at making bioenergy feedstock crops more productive and resilient.
The research will cover several common bioenergy feedstocks, including sorghum, pennycress, and poplar. The focus will be on the complex interactions between crops, soil, and soil... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jul 29, 2020
Firefighters in British Columbia were called out to Pacific BioEnergy’s wood pellet plant on 27 July.
Prince George Fire Rescue (PGFR) was alerted to a possible explosion shortly before 5pm local time, according to the Prince George Citizen. Firefighters arrived to find a small amount of smoke coming from wood smouldering inside a conveyor system at the plant.
The... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 29, 2020
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has set out plans to change the way the Transport for London (TfL) tube network is supplied with electricity.
TfL, London’s single largest consumer of electricity, uses 1.6 terawatt-hours of electricity every year, equivalent to the electricity consumed by around 437,000 homes, or 12% of homes in London.
All passenger rail services... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 29, 2020
Bright Biomethane’s biogas upgrading plant in Murrow, Cambridgeshire, UK, is now operational.
The plant delivers biomethane directly to the UK’s high-pressure National Transmission System (NTS) gas pipeline. According to the company, the UK’s gas grid is becoming “greener and greener”, thanks to its upgrading systems.
The company turn-key supplied the biogas... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 28, 2020
Scientists at the German Biomass Research Centre (Deutsches Biomassforschungzentrum gemeinnützige, or DBFZ) have launched the organisation’s largest foreign project to date in Togo, West Africa.
Under the ‘LabTogo’ project, a biogas laboratory will be set up at the Togolese University of Lomé, and pyrolysis burners on a ceramic basis developed at the DBFZ are... [Read More]
Features
Jul 27, 2020
UK firm Antaco discusses its hydrothermal carbonisation technology and a recent project at a wastewater treatment plant in Switzerland.
Based in the UK, Antaco secured its first multi-million-pound contract to manage a water utility’s sludge; according to the company, this was the first contract of its kind in Europe. Now, Antaco is on-site in Switzerland at an undisclosed... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jul 24, 2020
A grant provided by the Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia is helping the Terrace Community Forest (TCF) to reduce emissions by utilising wood fibre as bioenergy.
The project, which started on 1 June, will support around four (full-time equivalent) jobs through the grinding and trucking of waste wood fibre that would otherwise be burned. The $443,000 (€284,600)... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 24, 2020
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) potato trade portal will now host non-human consumption customers, such as those who operate anaerobic digestion (AD plants).
As of 23 July, the AHDB opened its portal, which helps to put potato growers and wholesale buyers in touch with each other, to AD operators, to find ways of utilising waste. In a statement,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 24, 2020
Enagás has received EU support for the development of 16 vehicle supply points for biogas, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen.
The refuelling stations will be developed under the company’s ECO-net Project, will be supported by Scale Gas, a start-up developed under Enagás’ corporate venturing programme. The ECO-net Project has received support from firms... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 24, 2020
Malaby Biogas, the UK-based operator of Bore Hill Farm Biodigester has confirmed the significant carbon negativity of its operations following a six-month lifecycle assessment (LCA).
The company said the findings “drive home” the vital role that small-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) plants could play as part of the UK Government’s legally binding commitment to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 23, 2020
Global investment firm Meridiam and Sevana Bioenergy have agreed to develop an existing biodigester project in the US state of Idaho.
The project is the first of its kind in the US for Meridiam, which is a European leader in the recovery of household organics, industrial or agricultural waste to transform into renewable energy and natural fertilisers.
Sevana Bioenergy... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 23, 2020
American Biogas Council (ABC) director Bryan Sievers will testify in front of the House Committee on Agriculture on 23 July about the benefits of biogas for farmers as part of the ‘On-Farm Energy Production: Impacts on Farm Income and Rural Communities’ hearing.
An Iowa farmer, Sievers is the owner and operator of Sievers Family Farms and the award-winning AgriReNew... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 23, 2020
Enviva has completed a series of transactions that recapitalised the company with more than $1 billion (€862 million) of new equity contributions (the Continuation Fund) and incremental equity commitments (the Rollover Fund) from affiliates of private equity firm, Riverstone Holdings.
The Continuation Fund was formed by Riverstone in partnership with a range of institutions... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 23, 2020
This year’s World Biogas Summit and Expo will be hosted entirely online for the first time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event, run by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) and the World Biogas Association (WBA), will take place on 6-8 October.
ADBA and the WBA will host the event on an interactive platform that will match attendees with... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 22, 2020
UK food waste recycler Warrens Group has been shortlisted for a top award recognising the innovative way it is driving change in the sector.
The County Durham-based anaerobic digestion firm, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BioCapital, has been shortlisted for the ‘Net Zero Now’ award in the ‘Decarbonisation Strategy of the Year’ category in the BusinessGreen Leader... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 22, 2020
A new US federal grant will allow a research team led by Iowa State University, Penn State and Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) to develop new methods of turning biomass and manure into fuel.
The five-year, $10 million (€8.68 million) grant from the US Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for Food and Agricultural will power the Consortium for Cultivating... [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
