Jul 2, 2020
DB Cargo UK signs new contract with Drax
Biomass News
Jul 1, 2020
Valmet Oyj will supply a complete district heating plant to Göteborg Energi AB in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The new hot water plant, which is typically worth above €40 million, will reduce fossil carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by around 25,000 tons per year. It will replace two old boilers originally designed for oil and coal but converted to run on wood pellets in 2003.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 1, 2020
Major energy producer ENGIE and BTS Biogas, a sister company of Bioenergy DevCo, have signed a memorandum of understanding under which the two firms will share expertise and resources to expand decarbonisation efforts, starting in Italy.
The agreement will create a shared project pipeline, allowing both firms to maximise their experience in developing, constructing,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 1, 2020
Shell Energy Europe has agreed to purchase biogas from Danish firm Nature Energy.
The agreement is, to date, the largest of its kind in the world, according to Nature Energy, and confirms that biogas has an important role to play in the green transition. The firms have not revealed the size of the agreement.
Ole Hvelpund, CEO of Nature Energy, commented: “The agreement... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jul 1, 2020
The UK could see a “vast reduction” in renewable heat projects over the next 12 months and a potential return to fossil fuels if current government proposals are approved, according to the UK Pellet Council and Biomass Heat Works!.
Representatives from the two organisations are urging those supplying to, operating within, or using biomass for domestic or commercial... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 30, 2020
Greenlane Renewables announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas North America, has signed CAD$20.6 million (€13.4 million) in new supply contracts using Greenlane’s Pressure Swing Adsorption biogas upgrading system.
The first contract, worth CAD$17.1 million (€11.1 million), is for the supply of biogas upgrading and related equipment to a multi-location... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jun 30, 2020
Further successful testing of waste-derived fuel pellets represents a "major milestone" for the Uskmouth Power Station Conversion Project in Newport, Wales.
SIMEC Atlantis Energy (Atlantis), a global developer, owner and operator of sustainable energy projects and the firm behind the power station conversion, confirmed the successful trials of its waste-derived fuel... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 30, 2020
After just eight months, U.S. Gain’s digester at a dairy farm in Wisconsin, US, is transforming animal waste into clean, low-carbon fuel for the transport sector.
The anaerobic digester at S&S Jerseyland Dairy in Sturgeon Bay has been operational since 2011, initially converting waste from the farm’s 4,000-strong herd of Jersey cows to renewable power. U.S.... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 30, 2020
Companies that applied to the UK Government’s non-domestic renewable heat incentive (RHI) scheme before 29 June will now have an additional 14 months to get their low-carbon heat generators up and running.
The RHI was the first scheme of its kind in the world, according to the government, and the non-domestic RHI offers businesses a set tariff for 20 years for generate... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 30, 2020
Gasum has opened a new shipping fuel station at the Port of Nynåshamn, Sweden, within the Ports of Stockholm. The company is now supplying both liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied biogas (LBG), or a blend of the two, from the new station.
Following a year of construction, the new bunkering station was taken into use in mid-June and includes new solutions enabling... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 29, 2020
US firm SunGas Renewables, a supplier of biomass gasification systems, has entered into a strategic alliance with Hatch, a global advisory, development consulting, multidisciplinary engineering and project delivery firm.
The partnership will leverage the companies’ technical expertise, engineering capabilities, and market knowledge to accelerate the deployment of... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 29, 2020
Dutch renewable fuel filling operator OrangeGas has acquired four commercial compressed natural gas (CNG) stations and a bus depot from Öresundskraft, a Swedish municipal energy utility company.
OrangeGas, a new player in the Swedish market, will start operating the former Öresundskraft stations in Helsingborg from 1 September. According to a statement by OrangeGas... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 29, 2020
Water industry trade body Water UK and the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) have joined forces to ask pub landlords to act quickly to ensure waste beer can be processed efficiently and sustainably.
According to the BBPA, in most cases, beer that has become unsaleable as a result of the COVID-19 crisis will need to be destroyed in the pub; however where a robust... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 29, 2020
Southern California Gas Co (SoCalGas), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Opus 12, a clean energy start-up, have developed new electrochemical technology that converts the carbon dioxide (CO2) content in raw biogas into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas (RNG).
The single-step process was designed to use renewable electricity and therefore also provides... [Read More]
Features
Jun 26, 2020
Ecostrat, a North American firm focused on biomass feedstock supply and supply chain risk mitigation, explains how a standardised approach is key to boosting bioenergy investment
Moving away from the traditional fossil fuel energy paradigm is a slow and incremental process and achieving this transition over the next decade will require the coordination of many things.... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 26, 2020
Vattenfall Netherlands has delayed plans to build a major biomass plant in the country, claiming it is “not deaf” to the discussion surrounding biomass sustainability.
The company, a subsidiary of Vattenfall in Sweden, said that due to ongoing discussions with politicians, municipalities and civil society organisations about the plans for the 120-megawatt biomass... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 26, 2020
Spanish renewable energy firm Norvento is expanding into the biogas sector, focusing on developing biogas plants and solutions.
Norvento has been operating in this sector since 2013, carrying out research and development, biogas engineering and turnkey projects. The firm says this venture consolidates and unifies its portfolio of solutions, talent and knowledge around... [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
