Jun 2, 2017
US withdrawal from Paris climate agreement slammed as ‘anachronistic and self-harming’
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Jun 2, 2017
Waste management company Renewi has secured a 20-year contract to supply refuse derived fuel (RDF) to the new Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2) facility which is under construction in the UK.
Renewi is the combination of UK-based Shanks and Netherlands-based Van Gansewinkeri.
The company will supply 50,000 tonnes a year of RDF to the FM2 facility, which is being constructed... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 1, 2017
A new study has demonstrated the viability of using anaerobic digestion in a low-temperature (20°C) environment to convert solid food waste into renewable energy and organic fertiliser.
Researchers from Concordia’s Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering (BCEE) in collaboration with Bio-Terre Systems Inc. have been using ‘cold-loving’... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 31, 2017
Ontario, Canada’s Environmental Commissioner Dianne Saxe has called for more investment to create biogas from human and food waste, particularly highlighting the potential for anaerobic digestion (AD) in the province’s wastewater treatment sector.
“Most Ontario wastewater treatment plants do not use anaerobic digestion. Of those that do, the majority... [Read More]
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May 31, 2017
The world needs to implement the Paris Agreement to meet the global challenge of climate change, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged.
Guterres was highlighting the seriousness of the impact of climate change on the planet and its inhabitants.
“The effects of climate change are dangerous and they are accelerating,” Secretary-General... [Read More]
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May 30, 2017
A company which provides funding solutions to the UK Anaerobic Digestion industry has been shortlisted for two awards in recognition of its work.
Cambridgeshire based Privilege Finance has been nominated for two awards in the 2017 AD and Biogas Industry Awards, reaching the final four in the ‘Best AD Support’ category. The company is also a finalist in the... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 30, 2017
Bioenergy researchers are looking for ways to increase the efficiency of biofuel production in an unusual place – fungi.
Finding a cost-effective way to breakdown bioenergy crops is one of the biggest obstacles to sustainable biofuels production. A team from the University of California, Santa Barbara are focusing their research on the estimated 1.5 million species... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 26, 2017
The UK has hit a biogas milestone, with independent biomethane certification registry Green Gas Trading issuing its 500,000th biomethane certificate to an end user.
According to the company, they are the first UK biomethane registry to sell over 500,000MWh worth of biomethane certificates.
Grant Ashton, founder of Green Gas Trading, said in a statement: “May 2017... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 26, 2017
DTE Biomass Energy has announced the acquisition of two landfill gas-to-energy projects in Texas. The Ann Arbor, Michigan based company has purchased both the operating Fort Bend Power Producers facility just outside of Rosenberg, and the Seabreeze landfill gas development project in Angleton. Construction on the Seabreeze plant is expected to break ground next month.
The... [Read More]
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May 25, 2017
The renewable energy sector employs 9.8 million people worldwide, according to a newly published study from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
“Falling costs and enabling policies have steadily driven up investment and employment in renewable energy worldwide since IRENA’s first annual assessment in 2012, when just over seven million people... [Read More]
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May 25, 2017
The global energy transition needs to speed up in order to tackle climate change, according to industry experts.
The energy revolution will also not be “smooth” and will be driven largely by disruptive consumers as they run towards decentralised generation.
That was the overall conclusion theme reached by energy professionals during the first session of yesterday’s... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 25, 2017
The UK’s Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association has scaled down its expectations for biomethane growth for 2017, but expects a rebound in 2018.
Previously, ADBA projected between ten and 25 new biomethane plants to be commissioned in 2017. Now, according to a statement, that figure has been revised down to between eight and 20.
Delays in reforming the Renewable... [Read More]
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May 25, 2017
Waste management company Renewi, the combination of UK-based Shanks and Netherlands-based Van Gansewinkerl, has recorded a loss for its first financial year.
The company's net loss for the year ended 31 March, 2017, stood at £60.0 million (€70.37m).
Shanks and Van Gansewinkel merged on 28 February, 2017, to create Renewi. Shanks stated that it took the decision... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 24, 2017
Thailand’s Energy Ministry will show the country’s potential as “the land of energy crops” at Astana Expo 2017, an international exposition themed on ‘future energy’ held in Kazakhstan’s capital.
The Thailand Pavilion or ‘Sala Thai’ will showcase the country’s ‘Bioenergy-for-all’ concept in the hope... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 24, 2017
Yorke Biomass Energy is building a demonstration plant in South Australia to demonstrate how a straw burning generator can provide miners with a competitively priced power source for the first 10-20 MW of power.
It is hoped that the new project will eventually allow remote mining projects in farming areas to access their baseload electricity from straw powered biomass... [Read More]
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May 24, 2017
Denmark-based utility energy firm Dong Energy has made a commitment to renewables and agreed to divest its entire oil and gas business to Ineos in a deal worth up to $1.3bn (€1.16bn).
The transaction includes production, development and exploration sites off Denmark, Norway and west of Shetland.
Ineos said the move would make it the biggest private group operating... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 23, 2017
China’s ‘first’ fully integrated biomass and waste-to-energy project launched in Lingbi
China Everbright Greentech has announced that construction is complete on the Lingbi integrated biomass and waste-to-energy project, with the site commencing commercial operation. The Lingbi urban-rural integration project is the first of its kind in China to have... [Read More]
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Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded a total of 187.3 megawatts (MW) to 244 biomass projects in the latest round of its competitive tendering process
Veolia and Waga Energy have inaugurated a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Granges landfill site in Burgundy, eastern France
Repsol is preparing to begin producing biomethane and hydrogen at its industrial complex in Sines, Portugal, with operations expected to start in 2026
