May 19, 2017
ADBA responds to general election manifestos
Policy News
May 18, 2017
The Conservative party has published its 2017 manifesto. The pledges on energy and fuel supply from the incumbent party and bookies’ favourite for the upcoming general election paint an ambiguous picture, focusing on the targets and outcomes of energy production rather than the means.
“After we have left the European Union, we will form our energy policy based... [Read More]
Other News
May 18, 2017
The Renewable Energy Association (REA), a UK-based trade body for the renewables industry, has backed the Conservative Party manifesto.
The manifesto was released earlier today (18 May, 2017).
Commenting on the release of the Conservative Party Manifesto, Nina Skorupska, CEO of the Renewable Energy Association said: “The manifesto is a solid building block for the... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 17, 2017
Discussion on a bill to boost Maine’s biomass industry has been postponed until next year, because of both time constraints and concerns over the complexity and controversial nature of the legislation.
According to the Portsmouth Press Herald, the bill’s sponsor, Senator Tom Saviello, suggested the State Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 17, 2017
A new research project, called To-Syn-Fuel, aims to build up, operate and demonstrate the production of synthetic fuels and green hydrogen from sewage sludge.
The To-Syn-Fuel project is funded by Horizon 2020, the EU’s new research and innovation programme. It comes in the wake of the European Commission’s proposed Renewable Energy Directive for the post 2020... [Read More]
Policy News
May 17, 2017
The UK Labour Party has published its manifesto for the forthcoming General Election, placing significant emphasis on renewable and sustainable energy sources.
Three principles guide the party’s energy policy: security of the energy supply; affordable energy costs for consumers and businesses; meeting climate change targets and transitioning to a low carbon... [Read More]
Policy News
May 17, 2017
“Climate change and air pollution threaten our future,” reads the opening of the energy chapter in the Liberal Democrat manifesto, published on 17 May.
“But by investing in renewable energy and stopping the waste of energy and natural resources, we can protect our health and the environment, and boost the economy.”
The manifesto from Tim Farron’s... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 16, 2017
US based company BugLab has announced the release of the ‘first’ online sensor capable of accurately measuring cell biomass over the full range of process conditions typically encountered during microbial fermentations.
According to a statement from the manufacturer of sensors for bioprocess monitoring, its new probe 3000 can be applied to fermentation processes... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 16, 2017
UK trade body Renewable Energy Agency has set up a group to cater for the landfill gas sector, in response to demand from its members.
Whilst landfill gas is a declining renewable resource, it still generates enough electricity to meet the annual needs of more than one million households - more than enough for a city the size of Glasgow.
Landfill gas is produced naturally... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 16, 2017
Finland-based energy group Fortum will acquire the Swedish VG Power Turbo’s and VG Power Tools's generator businesses. Both companies operate in Västerås, Sweden and the company’s areas of expertise in turbo generators include maintenance, modernisation and balancing of all brands of generators.
The value of the acquisition will not be disclosed... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 15, 2017
San Francisco-based firm Generate Capital has purchased the Fremont Community Digester facility for $4.4 million (€4 million), and plans to reopen the biomass plant later in 2017, according to MiBiz.
The Fremont Community Digester, located in Newaygo County, Michigan, was forced to close two years ago. Former owner NOVI Energy lost the plant to receivership after... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 15, 2017
Spain-headquartered renewable energy developer Norvento has claimed that heat-only anaerobic digestion (AD) technology may present a more viable opportunity for some UK landowners and rural industries than designs incorporating combined heat and power (CHP) systems to produce electricity.
Amid the revision of Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) tariffs, would-be independent... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 15, 2017
Britain’s electricity system has undergone such radical changes that carbon emissions from the sector are now so low the ‘dirtiest’ hour of generation is cleaner than the average hour from just a few years ago.
The latest Electric Insights report, produced by researchers at Imperial College London in collaboration with Drax, analysed data from January... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 15, 2017
The UK has around 500 anaerobic digestion (AD) developments in the pipeline and this will potentially double or triple the size of the sector between 2014 and 2019, a Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) report has found.
From its origins in 2004 with just a handful of plants, AD had become an established industry by 2014. The report prepared by WRAP observes... [Read More]
Pellets News
May 12, 2017
Demand for industrial wood pellets in South Korea is set to grow ‘significantly’ over the next fifty years, according to a new white paper from FutureMetrics.
Despite this continued growth, South Korean utilities are likely to stick to short-term tendering strategies for securing wood pellet fuel for the foreseeable future, even though the lack of long-term... [Read More]
Other News
May 12, 2017
UK-based Malaby Biogas is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its Bore Hill Farm Biodigester this month (May).
The Wiltshire-headquarted waste-to-energy business has been at the forefront of the successful anaerobic digestion (AD) industry since 2009 when it gained planning consent for the facility on the southern edge of Warminster in Wiltshire.
After three years... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 12, 2017
UK-based gasification company Advanced Plasma Power (APP) has announced the appointment of Sir John Parker as its chairman.
This news comes hot on the heels of the appointment to the Board of David Parkin, Director of Network Strategy for Cadent (formerly National Grid Gas Distribution), signalling a real intent on the part of the company to position itself for rapid... [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
