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Mogens Slot Knudsen, briquetting expert C.F. Nielsen explains why agricultural waste could be the best solution to preventing deforestation and increased biomass costs.
Within the last decades, biomass has become an important element in many countries’ energy strategies. As one of the renewable energy sources, biomass was a driver in helping countries reduce their carbon dioxide emissions…
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Fonterra, a multinational dairy co-operative owned by around 10,500 New Zealand farmers, has transitioned from coal to wood pellets at its Te Awamutu site.
The co-operative announced the site’s move to renewable energy at the start of the year, with the site previously using a mix of coal, gas, and electricity to process milk.
The firm’s chief operating officer Fraser Whineray said…
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Somerset in the UK recycled an extra 3,500 tonnes of key materials during the COVID-19 lockdown, including an additional 1,182 tonnes of food waste.
According to the Somerset Waste Partnership, weekly kerbside collections of recycling continued in the region throughout the lockdown period. April, May, and June saw a big jump in the amount of food waste, cardboard, plastic bottles, glass…
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The European Biogas Association (EBA) has appointed a new group of experts to accelerate renewable gas deployment in Europe.
The appointed Company Advisory Board (CAB) includes eight experts with an extensive career within the gas and renewable gas sector. During their three-year mandate (2020-2023) they will play a key role in advising the best ways to reach the forecasted potential for…
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Bioenergy Europe has welcomed the increased ambition in the European Commission’s Communication on 2030 Climate Target Plan but believes the 'non-technical wording' describing bioenergy’s contribution provides a ‘misleading image’ of the industry.
Achieving at least a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 would adjust the trajectory for the EU to become carbon-neutral…
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The Environmental Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) in Australia has granted a works approval for a second biogas facility at Melbourne Regional Landfill.
The facility will double the site’s capacity to destroy captured landfill gas generated by the decomposition of waste in the landfill, by burning it to generate around 68,000 MWh of electricity every year.
It is estimated the proposed…
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The US Industrial Pellet Association (USIPA) has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal to accelerate the EU’s transition to a climate-neutral economy.
Over the past 10 years, sustainable biomass has displaced millions of tonnes of coal in Europe and will play a critical role in helping achieve the EU’s 2030 climate goals, according to USIPA.
The Commission’s plan calls for a…
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The AD and Biogas Industry Awards 2020 shortlist has been revealed.
The awards, run by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) and the World Biogas Association (WBA), recognise achievements in biogas innovation, clever use of outputs, international knowledge exchange and collaboration, financing and more.
Originally launched by ADBA in 2010 for the UK market, the awards…
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Bp has released its Energy Outlook 2020, exploring possible developments in global energy to 2050.
The report suggests that energy consumption will shift away from fossil fuels and renewables, including bioenergy, will grow rapidly, as the world continues to electrify.
The 2020 edition of the bp Energy Outlook explores possible paths for the global energy transition, how global energy…
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Over 150 major businesses and investor CEOs have urged the EU to raise EU 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets to at least 55%.
Companies including Enviva, Drax, Unilever, Google and Deutsche Bank are calling on EU policymakers to support an increased EU 2030 GHG emissions reduction target necessary to raise the pace and focus of transition efforts for the EU to become a climate-neutral…
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Gotlands Energy AB and Dürr Megtec teamed up to develop an efficient treatment of landfill gas with low methane concentrations.
Today, up to 2% of total greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden originate from old landfills, where methane gas is released into the atmosphere untreated.
Incineration can destroy methane, which reduces emissions; however, the process is undermined when methane…
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Green fuel generated from agricultural waste in Cornwall, UK, will be used to power the region’s road maintenance vehicle fleet.
Working with Cormac, which looks after the fleet, Cornwall Council has joined forces with six of its Cornwall Council Farms estate-owned dairy farms and a Cornish technology company to trial the production of an alternative green fuel made from manure slurry in a…
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Powerzeek, a platform company offering an online market place for cleaner energy, has added liquefied biogas (LBG) to its marine fuel platform.
The addition follows requests from the shipping market, as well as Powerzeek’s mission to make it easier to source cleaner fuels.
Powerzeek launched its digital marine fuel platform in April. Since then, the firm has onboarded liquefied natural…
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Over 200 participants and more than 30 speakers attended the European Biogas Association’s (EBA) virtual conference on 1-4 September, including high-level industry representatives, policymakers, researchers, and journalists.
The discussion focused on the EU Green Deal and the potential to scale-up biomethane. According to the EBA, the biomethane industry has “huge available potential” to…
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Australia and Germany have agreed to collaborate on renewable hydrogen development.
The two countries signed an agreement for a joint feasibility study to investigate the supply chain between the two countries on hydrogen produced from renewable energy.
The joint study will span production, storage, transport, and use of renewable hydrogen. It will also assess current technology and…
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