Mar 2, 2018
Feature: Sorting and separating urban organic waste-streams
Biomass News
Mar 1, 2018
Local press reported 28 February that a fire had started at Enviva’s Chesapeake, Virginia deep-water marine terminal. The company reports that the fire is now under control.
Onsite personnel, the terminal’s fire suppression systems and emergency services fought the blaze. No injuries have been reported.
According to a release from the local fire department,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 28, 2018
The plant is owned by Grupo Piasa, a company run jointly by a number of Mexican bottlers, including Arca Continental, a major bottler for Coca-Cola in Latin America. It is capable of producing 50MW/h.
The project has received $61 million (€49.8 million) over three years and uses waste from sugarcane milling to generate steam for electricity production. The power will... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 27, 2018
27 February Drax posted its 2017 numbers showing growth in energy output and earnings from renewable energy tariffs.
The growth comes despite a fire in December that reportedly cost the company £10 million (€11.3 million) and as coal is being phased-out of the UK’s energy mix.
Energy output was up to 20 TWh in 2017 from 19.6 TWh in 2016, with 65% of this... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 27, 2018
Waste gasification to energy specialist Eqtec has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Cobra Instalaciones Y Servicos, a company specialising in infrastructure projects.
The agreement aims to identify and then collaborate on waste-to-energy projects which will use Eqtec’s proprietary gasifier technology (EGT).
Under the terms of the agreement, Cobra will be... [Read More]
Pellets News
Feb 26, 2018
The facility is going to use a patented process from ARC Applied Sciences, who claim that it will ‘revolutionise’ the UK’s biomass supply.
Sourced from UK wood and using technology developed at the company’s first plant in Austria, the pellets from the plant in East Yorkshire are to be supplied nationally to domestic and commercial consumers. The... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 23, 2018
While the scheme is on-budget, it has drastically reduced its goals for participation and emissions savings. The responsibility for these savings will now fall to other policies like the Clean Growth Strategy as the initiative focuses on combating non-compliance and other means of exploiting its financial incentives.
The National Audit Office (NAO) has released its report... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 22, 2018
The waste-to-energy company is sixth out of the ten companies in the energy list. This year, Apple topped the Fast Company general list of the top fifty most innovative companies.
Over three dozen editors, reporters and contributors looked at thousands of companies to make the list. The other companies in the 2018 energy top ten are Green Mountain Power, BYD, Sonnen,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 22, 2018
If Europe is to reduce it greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by the middle of the century, renewable gas used in existing gas infrastructure could play an important role, according to a newly published study.
To comply with the Paris Agreement to keep global warming below 2°C, Europe must meet this net zero GHG goal.
The new study, published by the Gas for Climate... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 21, 2018
Renewable output in the UK rose 27% to 96TWh in 2017, according to new research from Imperial College London scientists, published in collaboration with Drax.
The latest Electric Insights report reveals that 50% of power generation in the UK last year came from low-carbon sources.
Interestingly, a press release announcing the report notes that this 96TWh of electricity... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 21, 2018
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a $1.14 million grant to install an innovative new sewage treatment solution to Durban, South Africa. The innovative generator is able to process sewage into nutrients, biogas and clean water.
University of South Florida associate professor Dr Daniel Yeh designed his innovative NEWgenerator in response to the stress mass... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 21, 2018
Following a constant stream of debate, legal battles and licensing issues since its inception in 2015, the stakeholders of a US anaerobic digester plant have elected to sell all of the facility’s equipment through an online auction.
The nearly $6.5 million (€5.2 million) Lowell Energy facility was built in 2015, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The facility housing the... [Read More]
Pellets News
Feb 20, 2018
According to the company, called Helen, the plant is the largest pellet-fired boiler in Finland. The plant was opened 14 February.
At capacity, the plant is fuelled with 21 tonnes of wood pellets per hour, generating heat for 25,000 one-bedroom apartments.
“Helsinki is strongly committed to mitigating climate change. Carbon neutrality requires us to be a bold trailblazer... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 20, 2018
A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says the EU could double the renewable share in its energy mix, cost effectively, from 17% in 2015 to 34% in 2030.
In order to reach long term decarbonisation goals, the report argues that all renewable transport options – both biofuels and electric vehicles, are necessary.
The report also argues... [Read More]
Pellets News
Feb 19, 2018
The company says that the acquisition will help meet the growing demand for biomass energy. The transaction took place 16 February; the amount payed for the facility was not disclosed.
Earlier in 2018, Enviva created a joint venture with The John Hancock Life Insurance Company called Enviva JV Development Company, this purchase is the first by the new company. The purpose... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 19, 2018
A recently published study from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has revealed the economic impact of closing a biomass power plant in the state.
In spring 2017 the Minnesota state legislature passed a law allowing Xcel Energy to buy and then shutdown Benson Power, a 50mW biomass facility that uses a mixture of poultry litter and wood... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 16, 2018
British company SEaB Energy has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help bring anaerobic digestion (AD) technology to rural India.
Southampton based SEaB Energy has patented turnkey AD installations that operate in shipping containers in a bid to make the technology compact and easy to install. The aim is to decentralise waste management while also delivering power... [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
