Jun 5, 2020
Industry and government must act now to support energy from waste
Biogas News
Jun 5, 2020
Bioenergy DevCo (BDC) has partnered with Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK) to bring renewable natural gas (RNG) to customers on the Delmarva Peninsula on the US east coast.
BDC, a leading developer of anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities and CPK, an NYSE-listed diversified energy company, will work on a project to remove excess organics from the poultry industry... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 5, 2020
Contractual supplies of waste wood to UK biomass plants were 60% lower at the beginning of April, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA), the crisis could impact the waste wood sector for up to three years.
Delegates attending the WRA’s summer meeting webinar on 3 June were told that recovering from the pandemic is going... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 4, 2020
Clean energy solutions provider Xebec Adsorption (Xebec) has signed a letter of intent for the sale of a multi-million-dollar biogas-to-renewable natural gas (RNG) installation to a large-scale utility customer in Alberta. Xebec signed the letter of intent on 28 May.
Alberta is a major contributor to the economic wellbeing of Canada, according to Xebec, which says it... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 4, 2020
Atlantic Power has shared updates on the status of the power purchase agreement (PPA) for its Calstock bioenergy facility in Ontario, Canada.
Calstock is an approximately 35 MW biomass plant in Hearst, Ontario, utilising wood waste. The PPA with the Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation, which had been scheduled to expire in June, was recently extended to 16 December... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 4, 2020
German company EnviTec Biogas has entered the Estonian market with orders for two biogas upgrading plants.
The company marked its debut into the country with a double order for its EnviThan gas upgrading facilities. Both units will be extensions to existing biogas facilities. During the estimated six-month construction project, the customer, AS EG Ehitus, a subsidiary... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 4, 2020
Green Arrow Capital, a major independent Italian operator specialising in alternative investments, has acquired several biomethane facilities.
Green Arrow, which also manages the Green Arrow Energy Fund (GAEF), has signed a binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in a company controlled by Lazzari & Lucchini, which owns a biomethane plant in Lombardy, Italy.... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 4, 2020
GoodChips®, the first international certification scheme for wood chips and hog fuel, has welcomed Azwood Energy as its newest member.
Azwood is a leading energy supplier in New Zealand. In joining the scheme, the company has reinforced GoodChips’ mission to ensure that quality materials are seen throughout the supply chain at a local and international level.
Azwood... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 3, 2020
U.S. Gain has secured a renewable natural gas (RNG) offtake agreement with Hilbert, Wisconsin-based Holsum Dairies.
RNG produced will be taken to U.S. Gain’s fleet customers in California, displacing nearly 900,000 gallons of gasoline.
Holsum Dairies is formed of two separate farms – Elm Dairy and Irish Dairy – with digesters that break down animal waste to... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 3, 2020
Glennmont Partners has completed the sale of Sleaford Renewable Energy Plant (Sleaford REP) to Greencoat Capital. The sale marks the last remaining asset of Glennmont’s €437 million Clean Energy Fund.
Sleaford REP is an operational 38 megawatt-equivalent renewable combined heat and power (CHP) plant, which uses a blend of straw and sustainable wood chips to generate... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 3, 2020
The COP26 United Nations climate conference will now take place from 1-12 November 2021.
The event, initially scheduled to take place in Glasgow, Scotland, in November 2020, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a statement, the event organisers said the agreement followed a consultation with UNFCCC members, delivery partners and the international climate... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 3, 2020
Xebec Adsorption, a global provider of clean energy solutions, and the Fonds De solidarite FTQ (the Fonds), a development capital fund, have joined forces to create the GNR Québec Capital investment fund.
The $20 million (€13.1 million) fund aims to boost renewable natural gas (RNG) production in Québec. Partners, particularly from the agricultural and municipal... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 2, 2020
Graham’s The Family Dairy in Fife, Scotland, has submitted plans to its local council for a low carbon heat project.
The proposed plant would be built for Graham's cheese production facility at the Glenfield Industrial Estate in Cowdenbeath and would generate and distribute bioenergy for on-site heat and power.
The proposed low carbon effluent treatment plant would... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 2, 2020
The Region of Durham Council in Ontario, Canada, has taken the next steps towards developing a mixed waste pre-sort anaerobic digestion (AD) facility.
On 27 May, the council agreed to continue the negotiation of a joint venture/co-ownership agreement with Epcor Utilities for the development of the AD plant.
The mixed waste pre-sort AD facility with an energy-from-waste... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 2, 2020
Ireland’s bioenergy opportunity is “immense”, according to the new president of the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA), Paddy Phelan.
This week, IrBEA’s new president and vice-president were elected by the organisation’s management executive committee. Paddy Phelan, CEO of 3 County Energy Agency, was elected the new president, taking over from Des O’Toole,... [Read More]
Policy News
Jun 2, 2020
The World Bioenergy Association (WBA) has joined the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) as a partner.
The CPLC is a voluntary partnership of 34 national and sub-national governments, over 164 businesses from a range of sectors and regions, and more than 85 strategic partners representing civil society organisations, NGOs and academic institutions that agree... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 1, 2020
The first World Biogas eFestival saved the carbon equivalent of planting more than 6,500 trees.
The event, which went online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was a “great success”, according to the World Biogas Association (WBA), with more than 300 participants joining the four-day event from 48 countries around the globe.
An estimated carbon footprint of 402 tonnes... [Read More]
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