Jul 8, 2024
EnviTec Biogas enters Swedish biogas market
Biomass News
Jul 8, 2024
An online platform dedicated to the development of the biomass energy market will be launched in Moldova.
It will allow all market participants - companies, public institutions and private interests - to publish and follow advertisements for the sale and purchase of products and services in the biomass energy sector.
State Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Carolina... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 5, 2024
Haulage operator GB Railfreight has completed the 10,000th delivery of its biomass train, from Liverpool to Drax Power Station in Selby, North Yorkshire.
The organisation said it has delivered over 15 million tonnes of biomass from Peel Ports, Liverpool and Drax Power Station since 2016.
According to Drax, the biomass brought by these 10,000 train journeys supports it... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 5, 2024
BASF and ENGIE have signed a 7-year Biomethane Purchase Agreement (BPA). Under the BPA, ENGIE will supply BASF with 2.7 to 3.0 terawatt hours of biomethane throughout the agreement term.
BASF uses certified biomethane at its Ludwigshafen/Germany and Antwerp/Belgium sites as a sustainable alternative to fossil raw materials in its manufacturing process.
The approach supports... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 5, 2024
Europe has reached an installed capacity of 6.4 billion cubic meters (bcm) of biomethane per year, according to the European Biomethane Map, released by the European Biogas Association (EBA).
81% of the capacity corresponds to plants located in the European Union (5.2 bcm).
The EU-27 countries’ growth has reached 37%, while the capacity of the non-EU countries analysed... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 4, 2024
Cepsa and PreZero Spain have signed a strategic partnership that will enable both companies to advance their decarbonisation objectives.
Under the agreement, PreZero Spain will supply biomethane from some of its projects to Cepsa, and the two companies will jointly develop biomethane plants.
Furthermore, Cepsa and PreZero Spain will work on the recovery of waste to produce... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 4, 2024
Hyundai Engineering & Construction has finalised its Siheung Clean Energy Center, the first integrated biogas facility for private investment in Korea.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction held the completion ceremony of the Siheung Clean Energy Center at the Water Environment Center in Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do on yesterday (3 July).
Siheung Clean Energy Center... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 4, 2024
The Costa Rican government, with the support of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and other organisations, is seeking to formulate a National Biogas Strategy - utilising pineapple and coffee residues, to transform its energy matrix.
The strategy would chart the way for the development, use and transportation of clean energy and fuels... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 3, 2024
Tesco Ireland has taken delivery of 50 biomethane fuelled trucks which will operate across its country-wide distribution network.
The new biomethane trucks are coming on stream as part of Tesco's strategy to reduce its carbon footprint and enhance the environmental sustainability of its operations.
The trucks will replace 50 diesel units, cutting down tailpipe carbon... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 3, 2024
SEaB Energy, the developer of an anaerobic digestion system that produces energy from organic waste, has won the opportunity to forge a partnership with Shimizu Corporation, one of Japan’s largest civil engineering, construction and architecture companies.
Representatives of SEaB Energy are now invited to Shimizu’s NOVARE innovation facility in Singapore to explore... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 3, 2024
Hitachi Zosen Inova AG (Inova), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Zosen Corporation that designs, constructs, operates and maintains waste-to-energy (WtE) and renewable gas plants, has acquired Babcock & Wilcox Renewable Service A/S (Denmark), from Babcock & Wilcox Enterprise, Inc. and made it a subsidiary.
BWRS employs more than 160 people and provides aftermarket... [Read More]
Features
Jul 2, 2024
UK-based Anaero Technology, an anaerobic digestion (AD) research company, outlines its globally focused work.
Anaerobic digestion of degradable matter such as food waste, agricultural by-products, energy crops, wastewater sludge and food processing waste is currently the most sustainable treatment route to recover energy and fertilisers.
With treatment and environmental... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 2, 2024
A 7.5MW biomass plant in Iitate village, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, has completed construction and is set to begin commercial operations in mid-July, the operating company has announced.
The biomass facility will process 95,000 tons per year of unused wood and wood bark sourced from various areas in Fukushima prefecture, including those affected by a nuclear disaster,... [Read More]
Policy News
Jul 2, 2024
The European Commission (EC) has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €3 billion (SEK 36 billion) Swedish scheme to support carbon capture and storage (CCS) aimed at reducing carbon dioxide released during the combustion or processing of biomass (biogenic CO2).
The measure will contribute to the achievement of Sweden's climate targets and the EU's strategic objectives... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 2, 2024
Suzuki Motor Corporation's Indian subsidiary, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (MSIL), has installed a pilot plant for biogas generation & purification at its Manesar Plant in Haryana, India.
The plant started operations in June this year.
This facility is a functioning pilot plant, generating biogas from Napier grass, a perennial grass of the Poaceae family, cultivated... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 1, 2024
In a push to ‘waste to wealth’ drive of the government, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) in India has planned to produce biomass briquettes by processing the green waste generated in the capital city separately.
The civic body also plans to set up a processing unit for flower waste generated in temples to be used in marketable products.
The proposals have... [Read More]
Policy News
Jul 1, 2024
Encirc’s sustainability director, Fiacre O’Donnell has said that the “only way to achieve a truly Net Zero future is to adopt new sustainable fuel sources at scale”.
Fiacre was speaking in the wake of Economy Minister Deirdre Hargey announcing a three-month Call for Evidence seeking information and views from key stakeholders on developing a sustainable biomethane... [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
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