Feb 8, 2019
£20 million invested into UK biogas bus fleet
Biomass News
Feb 8, 2019
UK-based biomass company Drax announced a ‘world’s first’ demonstration pilot of a bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology at its power station near Selby in North Yorkshire.
The technology, developed by UK-based C-Capture, can obtain upwards of a tonne of CO2 a day.
According to Drax, it is the first-time carbon dioxide has been captured... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 7, 2019
US-based biotechnology company Aemetis announced that it has initiated the construction process of its multi-dairy renewable biomethane digester cluster.
In July 2018, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) awarded two grants totalling $3 million (€2.64 million) to build two biomethane digesters at the first two dairies in Aemetis’ biogas project.
“The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 6, 2019
Netherlands-based liquefied biomethane (BioLNG) technology and production firm Nordsol announced that it has acquired oil supermajor Shell as a strategic investor.
Shell will be represented by its private equity and investment division, Shell Ventures.
“The Nordsol/Shell partnership offers a unique end-to-end BioLNG solution for biogas producers,” said Mattijs... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 5, 2019
Major energy supplier Orsted has published its 2018 sustainability report and financial results. Providing an update on the company’s progress towards it sustainability goals, the reports reveal an increase in revenue from its bioenergy business, and Orsted's future green investment plans.
Orsted’s bioenergy division covers its CHP plants in Denmark, and its... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 4, 2019
Aberdeen City Council has appointed a contractor to build an anaerobic digestion (AD) gas to grid plant at the site of the city’s new, multimillion pound TECA arena, conference centre and exhibition building.
The plant will use Aberdeen’s food waste as well as fuel crops and agricultural wastes as feedstocks. This will be used to produce biogas, which will... [Read More]
Pellets News
Feb 4, 2019
Pacific Bioenergy has entered into a long-term off-take agreement for wood pellets with a major Canadian sawmill.
British Colombia’s Skeena Sawmills has recently built a new ‘state of the art’ pellet plant adjacent to its sawmill in Terrace, BC. Production at the mill is set to commence in Q1 2019.
Under the terms of the new off-take agreement, Pacific... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 4, 2019
C-Capture, a company specialising in carbon dioxide emissions removal, has raised £3.5 million in an equity funding round led by BP Ventures, Drax and IP Group.
Designed to help mitigate climate change, C-Capture’s technology is a chemical process for carbon dioxide removal. It has been designed for use in power stations as well as aluminium, cement and steel... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 1, 2019
A proposal could potentially double the production capacity of an anaerobic digestion plant within King’s Lynn (Lynn), Norfolk in the UK, local news outlet Lynn News reports.
The original construction plans were permitted for the plant in 2017, which has a current capacity of 19,500 tonnes of biomass.
However, new plans are awaiting permission from local councillors... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 31, 2019
Future Biogas has announced that an anaerobic digestion plant is to be built and ran by the company to power over 95% of the RAF Marham military base in Norfolk.
The green energy partnership signals the UK military’s transition away from using fossil fuels as the Norfolk AD plant will be one of the first to power a military base. The plant will be fuelled by locally... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 28, 2019
According to Reuters, the French government and utility EDF are going to study the possibility of converting the 1.2GW Cordemais coal power generators to burn biomass.
Reuters reports that President Emmanuel Macron’s government is set to phase out electricity production from the country’s remaining coal-fired power plants by 2022. The government also plans... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 28, 2019
The French government is prepared to invest €7 to 9 billion of subsidies for renewable gas, but only if the industry can ‘substantially’ lower its cost, Reuters reports.
According to the report, biogas costs an estimated four times the amount of natural gas imported using pipelines or LNG tankers.
Under the draft 10-year plan, titled PPE, France’s... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 28, 2019
Toshiba has announced that its consolidated subsidiary, Sigma Power Ariake Corporation (SPAC) has signed a collaboration agreement with Omuta City of Fukuoka Prefecture. The agreement will reinforce Toshiba’s renewable energy generation work by constructing a new biomass plant in Omuta City through SPAC.
The plant is to begin construction in autumn 2019 and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 25, 2019
An abandoned biogas plant site in Margao, India which caught fire was being used as a dump yard for thermocol and styrofoam fish crates, local news outlet Herald reports.
The biogas plant site was previously owned by the South Goa Planning and Development Authority (SFPDA).
The dump caught fire for an undisclosed reason and within 15 minutes, had disintegrated the eight... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 24, 2019
Canada’s minister of Natural Resources, Amarjeet Sohi, announced a $589,629 (€518,599) investment in three Indigenous projects in British Columbia to create jobs and boost local economies. The release was published on news outlet Cision.
Two of these investments will be utilised to research the possibility of using biomass to heat and power local Indigenous... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 24, 2019
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has announced the launch of its Call for Evidence report into the future of UK bioenergy.
According to the association, the report, Bioenergy Strategy, follows the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) estimation that bioenergy’s contribution to the UK’s total energy could more than double by 2050.
Bioenergy Insight... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 23, 2019
UK fuel supplier Gasrec announced in a press release that British online supermarket Ocado has launched a £3 million (€3.4 million) investment into a natural gas refuelling station at its Hatfield Customer Fulfilment Centre.
According to Gasrec, Ocado now leads the industry with 20% of its Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) fleet now powered by blended biomethane as... [Read More]
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Moeve has announced a €600 million investment plan for the construction of up to 30 new biomethane plants by 2030
During the signing ceremony, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, announced a donation of USD 1.5 million for prefeasibility and detailed engineering studies
ADTechOptima’s technologies aim to solve two key problems: the underperformance of anaerobic digesters and the quality of the digestate produced as part of the process
