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GB Railfreight (GBRf) is working closely with Drax to maintain biomass supplies needed to guarantee electricity for millions of homes and businesses during the pandemic. Severe storms and flooding in the area near Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire, UK resulted in damage to the rail tracks. GBRf has been working with the company to reschedule rail deliveries and maximise capacity on the…
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Maureen Walsh, director of federal policy for the American Biogas Council, discusses recent developments on biogas tax credits in the US Over the past few years, the growth of the biogas sector has accelerated as a result of national policies encouraging the use of renewable fuels and renewable power. The growing awareness of gaps within our recycling industry has also contributed to the…
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VGrid Energy Systems (VGrid) has launched a new system capable of converting biomass into clean renewable electricity and a form of 'ultra-pure, highly-porous carbon'. The BioEnergy Server 100 is designed to deliver 100 kW of electricity and can utilise any form of biomass; however, the company has focused on agricultural waste, such as almond shells, tree prunings, pistachio shells, grapevine…
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In March, EDL Energy, Kinetrex Energy and South Side Landfill celebrated the opening of the Indy High BTU plant, which will convert landfill methane gas into renewable natural gas (RNG). The plant, which is now fully operational, will convert the methane into around 8 million gallons of pipeline-quality RNG annually, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Central Indiana, developing a…
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South Africa-based wastewater solutions company Talbot has installed the first Econvert Eco Digester on the African continent. Econvert Water and Energy, Talbot's technology partner, is a European specialist in the delivery of anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas water treatment solutions. Talbot has the exclusive rights to the technology across Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. The AD…
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The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has provided recommendations for prioritising waste collection services, listing food waste as a high priority. According to DEFRA, it is 'non-statutory guidance' to help local authorities to maintain services during the COVID-19 pandemic. On food waste, the government body said that where food waste is collected weekly,…
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Austrian firm Biogest has signed a cooperation agreement with Spanish firm Biologist SC SLU for further expansion in the Spanish market. Biologist leads process integration projects under the concepts of a circular green economy in various locations in the Iberian Peninsula. According to Biogest, which has worked on projects in the UK, France, India, South Korea and Croatia, to name but a few,…
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Amid the COVID-19 crisis, Enviva's team continues to progress with the construction of its deep-water marine terminal at the Port of Pascagoula. On 7 April, the company inflated the first of two wood pellet storage dome structures at Mississippi's largest port. As a critical infrastructure business, Enviva said it is continuing to persevere through the "difficult environment" created as a…
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Sweden-based PetroBio will supply two pellet burners for a new district heating plant in the city of Jessheim, Norway. Jessheim is located between Oslo and Gardermoen Airport. The medium-sized city is growing steadily and now requires heating for households and businesses. PetroBio has supplied and installed biomass combustion equipment for two boilers using pellets to heat Jessheim. The…
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Business appears to be returning to normal in China as pump specialist Landia has received a new order. Landia has sold a new batch of chopper pumps to China with the reopening of its Shanghai office, after the COVID-19 outbreak. The 18.5 kW pumps will be used for a liquid manure application at a dairy farm in northern China. The company that purchased the pumps, which is based in Zhengzhou,…
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Drax has received the 100th biomass cargo from its dedicated US export facility at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge in Louisiana. The vessel arrived in the UK on the fifth anniversary of the start of operations at a dedicated biomass export facility in southern US. The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is the final deepwater port on the Mississippi River and the closest to Drax's three wood pellet…
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Local authority groups have joined forces to analyse the status of waste services across England and how they have been affected by COVID-19. Led by the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT), the groups have launched a survey to be completed weekly to track any changes. According to ADEPT, initial findings show that most councils are "continuing to…
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved €700 million of financing for the agriculture and bioeconomy sector. The initiative aims to unlock around €1.6 billion of investment in these sectors by supporting private companies operating throughout the value chains of production and processing of food, bio-based materials and bioenergy. The funding will be guaranteed by the European…
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