May 17, 2017
Liberal Democrat manifesto – a mixed bag for biofuels and bioenergy
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]
Policy News
May 11, 2017
The UK’s largest renewables trade body has set out its ‘Manifesto for Growth’ at the All-Energy Conference in Glasgow.
Nina Skorupska, chief executive of the Renewable Energy Association (REA), says a low-cost, low carbon energy system provides huge opportunities for the UK, but the government has to provide clear direction for industry.
“All elections... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 10, 2017
A biomass crop could be providing unexpected ecological benefits, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Wildlife Research.
The authors of the study say that elephant grass (Miscanthus), which is commonly planted as a biomass crop, could serve as a vital habitat for the brown hare. The scientists say that the crop could support brown hare populations,... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 10, 2017
The American Biogas Council, the trade association representing the US biogas industry, has welcomed the recent Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act (S.998).
Introduced by Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Pat Roberts of Kansas, the new act will increase the sustainability of farms by helping to deploy new nutrient recovery and biogas systems to recycle organic material... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 9, 2017
Plans to build a biogas plant on what was once Mexico City’s largest landfill site are going ahead, according to Mexican News Daily.
The Bordo Poniente landfill site was closed late in 2011 as part of an effort to make the city’s waste management system more environmentally friendly. In November 2012, a concession was granted for the creation of a methane plant.
Economic... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 9, 2017
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has issued a position statement on the use of crop residues in small anaerobic digestion (AD) plants which accept less than 100 tonnes of waste per day.
The position covers misshapen and bruised produce separated on farms or pack-houses as well as trimmings removed on-farm or in pack houses in preparation for sale.... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 9, 2017
A Sweden-based combined heat and power (CHP) consortium has said that it is pushing ahead with its project and has secured €2.9m worth of funding.
The project consortium is formed of Meva Energy, the developer of small, circular energy systems with a minimum of distribution and parasitic losses, the research institute of Sweden (RISE) and a leading international furniture... [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
