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Vattenfall Heat UK has secured a contract to capture heat from Cory Riverside Energy’s energy-from-waste facility in Belvedere, London. The Riverside Energy Park will be located next to Cory’s existing energy recovery facility on the banks of the River Thames. Vattenfall will work with Cory on an application for funding from the UK Government’s Heat Networks Investment Project.…
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Gasum has acquired Linde AG’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) and Biogas business in Sweden and Norway and Nauticor’s Marine Bunkering business in Germany. The acquisition, completed on 30 April, marks a key part of Gasum’s strategy execution to boost growth for cleaner transport solutions across the Nordics. The businesses acquired generate annual revenues of more than €100 million.…
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US Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Marc Sadler of the World Bank are among those scheduled to speak at the World Biogas Association’s (WBA) virtual conference. The event, which will take place from 18-21 May 2020, will include representatives from leading global organisations, governments and the biogas sector. WBA launched the event to “maintain the international dialogue” amid…
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Drax has launched a Biomass Carbon Calculator to help the industry accurately measure emissions in the biomass supply chain. The new tool will allow the sector to identify where emissions reductions can be made and help to make a greater contribution to tackling climate change, according to Drax. The company is seeking views from a wide range of experts, including non-governmental…
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Utility company FortisBC will purchase wood waste-derived renewable natural gas (RNG) from REN Energy International through a new partnership. The project features technology being used for the first time in the US and represents ‘exciting new opportunities’ to reduce emissions using British Columbia’s (BC) expansive forestry sector, according to FortisBC. The production facility will be…
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Valmet has received an order to convert a lignite-fired boiler into a biomass-fired boiler at a power plant in Konin, Poland. The order, worth approximately €20 million, came from Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów-Adamów-Konin SA (ZE PAK). The converted boiler plant will be delivered to the customer in autumn 2021. The reconstruction of the K-7 boiler is the main element of Valmet’s project…
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US-based Rawlings discusses processing wood waste and other biomass to help companies move away from fossil fuels Markets for wood waste include feedstock for engineered woods, landscape mulch, soil conditioner, animal bedding, compost additive, sewage sludge, and boiler fuel. All these end uses have similar processing requirements in that the wood waste has to be separated from other wastes,…
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Shredding solutions specialist Lindner Recyclingtech (Lindner), has released its financial reports for 2019 saying that the figures “leave no doubt” that the firm will overcome the COVID-19 crisis. In a statement, Lindner said that there have been many changes during the outbreak, with teams being divided into several locations or working from home. Despite this, the firm says its…
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The UK Government has provided ‘mixed announcements’ on the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, according to the Renewable Energy Agency (REA). In an announcement on 28 April, the government confirmed the extension of the domestic RHI scheme for an additional year until 31 March 2022. It will also introduce a 3rd flexible allocation of Tariff Guarantees (TGs) on the non-domestic RHI…
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Major US food company General Mills has committed to 100% renewable electricity globally by 2030, partly by utilising biogas. The Minnesota-based firm is investing in renewable energy efforts including anaerobic digestion and wind farms as part of the RE100 initiative, led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP. The renewable energy projects currently underway, as well as those in…
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Southern California Gas Co (SoCalGas) has created a proposed plan to offer renewable natural gas (RNG) to its customers.  The proposal, which was agreed on with SoCalGas’ stakeholders, has been filed with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Consumer advocate groups, a national environmental organisation and various industry groups were involved in the proposal.  The…
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The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is seeking input from stakeholders in Australia’s bioenergy sector to develop its Bioenergy Roadmap. ARENA’s roadmap is being developed to identify the role that the bioenergy sector can play in boosting the country’s energy transition, stimulating regional development, enhancing energy security and helping Australia to cut emissions. The…
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California, US-based Clean Energy Fuels has launched an online cost calculator to estimate the cost of transitioning an individual vehicle or an entire fleet from diesel to natural gas. The natural gas Cost Calculator also includes an estimated carbon emissions reduction. It can be customised for specific types of natural gas vehicles, including heavy-duty trucks, shuttle and transit buses and…
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Valmet will deliver a biomass boiler plant to Tampereen Sähkölaitos Oy’s Naistenlahti power plant in the city of Tampere, Finland. The new Naistenlahti 3 boiler will replace the old Naistenlahti 2 boiler that has reached the end of its technical lifetime. The boiler plant, which cost approximately €70 million, will be delivered to the customer at the end of 2022. It will be fuelled…
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