Aug 8, 2024
Clean Energy Minnesota facility begins injecting RNG into interstate grid
Biomass News
Aug 8, 2024
Enviva Inc. and its affiliates are seeking approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to appoint Hilco Valuation Services, LLC as machinery, equipment, and real property appraiser, reported TCR.
Hilco will be paid a flat fee of $345,000 consisting in part of a retainer of $172,500 plus normal, customary, and reasonable and documented... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 7, 2024
Construction of a 5-megawatt biomass plant near Dobbins in Yuba County in California can move forward with the help of a $7 million (€6.4 million) grant and $8.3 million (€7.6 million) low-interest loan to the Camptonville Community Partnership, approved by Yuba Water Agency.
The facility will process woody material from forest restoration projects in the Yuba River... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 7, 2024
Redexis Renovables has started work on the modernisation of its biomethane plant in Almazán in Spain.
Sources from the organisation have indicated that the work has entered the final phase, culminating this December, when biomethane will be produced at the plant, reported Herald0-Diario De Soria.
The biomethane will be injected into the municipality's gas network. The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 7, 2024
Brazilian cosmetics company Natura has launched the first fleet of trailers powered by biomethane gas, replacing 35% of its heavy freight operation.
This move will consolidate the collection and delivery of raw materials, inputs and finished products from Natura and Avon, involving suppliers, factories, hubs, distribution centres and third parties in the state of São... [Read More]
Features
Aug 6, 2024
Sam Launchbury, CEO of SDL Solutions, delves into the company’s new wood pellet production line.
SDL Solutions is focused on developing renewable energy sources, encouraging people away from fossil fuels. The company’s diverse expertise includes site clearance, harvesting, sawmill operations, CHP biomass, wood pellet production, a reliable transport fleet and even... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 6, 2024
EnviTec Biogas has entered Sweden's market with its EnviThan gas upgrading system.
Vårgårda-Herrljunga Biogas is expanding its biogas facility with another gas upgrading plant, which will meet the prescribed DIN standard for vehicle fuel.
While the rated capacity of the new gas upgrading plant amounts to 402 Nm³ per hour of biomethane (600 Nm³/h of raw biogas, 65... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 6, 2024
DB Cargo UK has announced that all trains it operates for Drax Group in and out of the UK’s largest renewable energy plant near Selby in North Yorkshire, will be powered by environmentally friendly Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO), having switched entirely to the fuel.
Drax Group, a leading producer of renewable energy, has taken the decision to switch to the 100%... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 6, 2024
Gas Networks Ireland plans to purchase up to 250 gigawatts of biomethane each year, which will be its first activity in procuring biomethane, reported the Irish Independent.
A Prior Information Notice has been published on the organisation's e-tenders system to sound out supplier interest.
Gas Networks Ireland will finalise its procurement strategy following market engagement,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 5, 2024
Balticovo, Northern Europe's largest producer of eggs and egg products, opened a biomethane plant in Iecava, Latvia last month.
The plant, which is named BOVO GAS, is unique because biomethane is fed into an interconnected gas system and the amount produced in it is sufficient to fully supply the entire county of Bauska, according to the company.
The organisation, which... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 5, 2024
RENOVA has announced the resumption of the operation of its Tokushima-Tsuda biomass power plant following maintenance works. A further shutdown is scheduled for the end of September for long-term improvements.
The biomass plant's resumption comes after repair work following regular inspection and maintenance carried out in April.
These interventions are crucial to ensure... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 5, 2024
Industrial Accessories Company (IAC) has been named to design, build, and commission two waste heat biomass drying systems for SDI Biocarbon Solutions, LLC.
Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced the selection of Columbus, Mississippi in the US as the location for the initial SDI Biocarbon Solutions biocarbon production operations, a joint venture between the company and Aymium.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 2, 2024
Research from Liverpool John Moores University’s School of Biological and Environmental Sciences is boosting commercial production of Miscanthus grass, which it said is a key material for the burgeoning biomass energy sector.
A team, led by senior lecturer in plant biology Dr Richard Webster has produced Miscanthus hybrids to increase seed production of the crop.
“Seed... [Read More]
Policy News
Aug 2, 2024
A new report from energy consultancy Gemserv, commissioned by Liquid Gas UK, has found that gasifying waste-based feedstocks, such as municipal solid waste (MSW), to produce biogases is an effective method to decarbonise properties that are not connected to the gas network.
The Gemserv report compared several waste-treatment and recycling options for MSW and found that... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 2, 2024
A community biogas plant is currently being built in western Münsterland. The project is being realised by Bioenergie Heek-Ahle, reported Energate.
KG is behind the project, which is being scientifically supported by Münster University of Applied Sciences.
It is called a community plant because 45 farms from the surrounding area are participating and providing substrates... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 1, 2024
Ence Biogas will invest €120 million to start up six biomethane and fertiliser production plants in Aragon.
The project, declared of regional interest by the Government Council, includes the development, construction, start-up and operation of a total of six plants, which will be located in various locations in the Aragonese region.
Specifically, in the province of... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 1, 2024
Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX), Yonden Business, and SHINKO DENSO have announced that the Ozu Biomass Power Plant in Japan has achieved its commercial operation date of today (1 August).
The Ozu City-based power plant is a biomass-only thermal power plant using wood pellets as fuel.
With a power output of 50,000 kW and an annual power generation of approximately... [Read More]
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