May 23, 2017
China’s ‘first’ fully integrated urban-rural project launched in Lingbi
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May 23, 2017
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has reiterated its commitment to sustainable UK manufacturing by sourcing 100% of its electricity from renewable sources.
The news comes as CCEP switches on a new, eight hectare solar farm at Europe’s largest soft drinks factory in Wakefield, a city in West Yorkshire, England.
The solar farm, which is the size of 12 football pitches,... [Read More]
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May 23, 2017
British manufacturer Landia has been awarded a major new contract at an Anaerobic Digestion plant in Scotland. The company will provide pumping, mixing, ensiling and pasteurisation equipment for fish morts that will be utilised as feedstock for the expanding Anaerobic Digestion facility.
The plant’s 8m3 pasteuriser, fitted with a side-entry propeller mixer and dry-installed... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 23, 2017
Active Energy (AEG) has entered into an agreement in principle with the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, which would provide the company and its affiliate, Timberlands, with a Crown timber licence and forest management agreement related to two Forest Management Districts covering 1.2 million hectares.
Both parties are considering other potential joint ventures,... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 23, 2017
EU countries looking to improve their environmental credentials by increasing the amount of bioenergy they use, have been accused of threatening the fight against global warming.
“The normally climate friendly countries - including France, Finland, Sweden and Austria - are trying to weaken EU rules on emissions from land and forests. They plan to significantly increase... [Read More]
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May 23, 2017
Netherlands-based energy distribution and storage specialist Alfen is constructing a large and sustainable energy installation for the Theobroma cacao factory in Nigeria.
According to Alfen, this system combines solar energy, bioenergy from cocoa shells and large-scale battery storage for the sustainable production of energy and steam. It guarantees a reliable energy supply... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 22, 2017
Waste management firm Veolia, through its subsidiary Proactiva Medio Ambiente Mexico S.A. de C.V., has won a contract to build and operate what it describes as the first waste-to-energy facility in Latin America.
In a statement, it said that it won the public call for tenders published by the government of Mexico City to build the facility.
With a capacity twice that of... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 22, 2017
The Indian Biogas Association (IBA) has launched a campaign calling for the government to remove taxes on biogas products in the country.
A nationwide association of biogas operators, manufacturers and plant planners, IBA has just launched an online petition calling on the government to exempt biogas from Goods and Services Tax (GST).
“According to the Government... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 22, 2017
The UK’s Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has called for greater government support for low carbon transport fuels such as biomethane, following the recent launch of Nottingham City Transport’s (NCT) £17 million (€19.8 million) double-deck ‘Bio-Gas’ bus fleet.
Running on biomethane produced from anaerobic digestion,... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 22, 2017
UK newspaper The Mail on Sunday has once again criticised the anaerobic digestion (AD) process in an article published yesterday (21 May, 2017).
In an article written by journalist David Rose, entitled ‘This green and poisoned land’, the newspaper describes how an AD operator in Tregaron, Wales, caused a “serious pollution incident”.
The article... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 22, 2017
Seawater in Egypt could be turned into drinking water using biomass energy as a source of heat in a new collaborative project from academics at the UK-based University of Sheffield UK and Egypt-based Port Said University.
The two year project will see academics from the world-leading Energy 2050 Institute partner with Egyptian experts to develop a system that could provide... [Read More]
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May 19, 2017
Researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding the workings of the ‘third’ method of microbial production, known as ‘flavin-based electron bifurcation’ (FBEB). Their findings could be hugely significant for the world of microbial energy and biofuels.
The discovery of FBEB led to a drastic shift in the way scientists think about how organisms... [Read More]
Policy News
May 19, 2017
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has passed comment on the energy, climate change and environmental policies outlined in the 2017 general election manifestos of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties.
ADBA chief executive Charlotte Morton was positive about the Conservative party’s continued commitment to the Paris Climate... [Read More]
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]
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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]
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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
