Feb 21, 2019
Weltec to build UK biomethane plant
Other News
Feb 21, 2019
The European Union has announced that it is taking steps to reduce CO2 emissions of lorries. The provisional deal has been agreed upon by the Romanian presidency of the Council as well as European Parliament representatives.
The EU’s new rules will make sure that between 2025 and 2029, all new trucks will emit around 15% less CO2 compared to 2019 emission levels.... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 21, 2019
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has recently released its joint report with Adaptation Committees assessing measures that they feel need to be adopted in the housing sector to manage climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The CCC report states there are currently 27.2 million households in the UK and the government is committed to building around 1.5... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 20, 2019
The government of Massachusetts announced that the Baker-Polito administration has awarded five grants totalling $2,889,285 (€2,548,681) to Massachusetts businesses to fund infrastructure projects to increase the availability of low-carbon, renewable heating fuels.
The grants have been funded by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) as part of the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 20, 2019
The Lancashire Post reports that plans to build a £200 million (€229 million) biomass plant are underway in Preston, Lancashire that would have the capacity to turn up to 395,000 tonnes of residual waste per year, into alternative fuel.
Infrastructure development company, Miller Turner have told the Lancashire Post that the plant will burn largely biomass waste... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 19, 2019
The UK government have published a consultation in which ministers have financially committed to funding local authorities to introduce weekly food waste collections for all households in England from 2023.
The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) has welcomed the consultation, describing it as a ‘huge environmental win’.
According to a... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 19, 2019
Finnish biogas supplier Gasum announced that it, alongside Finnish dairy producer Valio, has launched ‘Finland’s first’ biogas-fuelled milk truck collection truck.
According to the release, the vehicle is part of Valio’s objective to make the milk production chain entirely carbon-neutral.
Gasum claims that from this month onwards, a total of 10%... [Read More]
Features
Feb 19, 2019
Independent environmental consultant Dr, Sarika Jain gives an overview of the trends in favour of the biomethane industry, and why it has the potential to replace natural gas.
Three years ago in Paris, 195 countries acknowledged and agreed on the impact of climate change and made commitments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate it. In order to meet these... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 18, 2019
Canadian resource recovery specialist Anaergia announced the successful issuing of bonds as part of the funding for its Rialto Bioenergy Facility (RBF).
In December, Bioenergy Insight reported that construction had begun for ‘North America’s largest’ organic waste-to-energy plant in Rialto, a city 50 miles east of Los Angeles, California.
The RBF is estimated... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 18, 2019
Three renewable electricity trade associations have announced the launch of the RFS Power Coalition.
According to a release, the Biomass Power Association (BPA), the American Biogas Council (ABC) and the Energy Recovery Council have formed the coalition in order to get the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement a law passed by Congress in 2007.
The law itself... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 15, 2019
International industrial gas and services provider Air Liquide has released its 2018 financial results.
The company highlights the development of its biomethane sector in the 2018 report, with five new production units being developed. The units were located in the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. Air Liquide also developed new biomethane investment decisions... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 15, 2019
Both US-based natural gas provider Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and biogas producer Calgren announced that renewable natural gas (RNG) from Calgren’s dairy anaerobic digester is being injected into SoCalGas’ pipeline network.
According to the release, the project marks the ‘first’ time that carbon-negative RNG produced from cow manure... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 14, 2019
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association’s chief executive Charlotte Morton has written to the UK Treasury and Ministry for Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) requesting that government funding be made available for the fast-tracking of separate food waste collection.
In the letters, Morton highlighted the need for funding towards local... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 13, 2019
Charlotte Morton, chief executive of the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA), sets out the role that AD can play in helping Scotland meet its climate-change and waste targets.
On my occasional forays north of the border, I’m always struck by two things: Scotland’s incredible natural beauty and the sheer determination of its people to... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 13, 2019
Canada’s government announced a federal investment of up to $7 million (€6.19 million) to a biomass cluster under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
The cluster, led by producer BioFuelNet Canada Network, will also include an additional $3.1 million (€2.74 million) in contributions from the industry for a total of $10.1 million (€8.93 million).
Three... [Read More]
Pellets News
Feb 12, 2019
Pinnacle Renewable Energy (Pinnacle) has announced that its wood pellet facility in Entwistle, Alberta has had to temporarily stop production due to a fire.
Pinnacle reports that a fire broke out at around 2pm yesterday and caused damage to part of the facility.
Pinnacle also reports that one employee had to be sent to hospital and that several other employees sustained... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 8, 2019
A new anaerobic digestion facility in Utah opened to the public this week will convert food waste to clean, renewable energy, local news outlet Desert News Utah reports.
Around 700 tonnes of food waste is to be taken and turned into energy by Wasatch Resource Recovery, a public-private partnership between Alpro Energy & Water and the South Davis Sewer District, daily.
Desert... [Read More]
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