Jul 4, 2016
Dong selects Ramboll as advisor on biomass plan conversion
Biogas News
Jul 4, 2016
Anaerobic digestion (AD) plant developer JFS & Associates and fund manager Iona Capital have launched a food waste-based AD plant in the UK.
The Leeming Biogas facility in North Yorkshire is one of the largest AD plants in the country to feed gas directly into the national grid.
The £18 million (€21.4m) investment will see food waste from local businesses... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 4, 2016
Three fossil fuels – petroleum, natural gas, and coal – have provided more than 80% of total US energy consumption for more than 100 years, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
In 2015, fossil fuels made up 81.5% of total US energy consumption, the lowest fossil fuel share in the past century, the energy information service found.
In... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 4, 2016
Confectionery giant Mars has announced that all of its factories across the globe have achieved their "zero waste to landfill" goals in 2015, helped by recycling and converting waste to fuel.
In a statement, the US firm said 126 locations had achieved this goal. It also said that the group had accomplished seven of its 16 sustainability targets in 2015.
“We have... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 4, 2016
A new Hertfordshire-based recycling facility has started accepting food waste.
Tamar Energy’s new anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Hoddesdon will recycle up to 66,000 tonnes per annum of food waste, to generate up to 3MW/h of renewable energy, enough to power more than 6,000 homes, and also produce a valuable biofertiliser for agricultural use.
As the fifth plant... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 1, 2016
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended a $110m loan to Turkish lender Akbank to fund development of renewable energy projects in Turkey.
The financing is a part of EBRD's plans to help Turkey in meeting electricity demand while reducing dependency on expensive imported fuel and address climate change.
EBRD funds will be extended through... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 1, 2016
AIM-listed Aggregated Micro Power Holdings said it has made two further acquisition deals in the wood fuels sector as it posted a wider pre-tax loss for 2015, according to media reports.
The company, which sells wood fuels and develops energy projects, said it has proposed the acquisition of Midlands Wood Fuel, a wood fuel supplier, and the customer base of Mi-Generation,... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 1, 2016
The UK government has set its fifth carbon budget in order to tackle climate change.
The fifth carbon budget will cut carbon emissions by 57% by 2032, based on 1990 levels. This emissions reduction should leave the UK on track to meet its Climate Change Act target of an 80% reduction in emissions by 2050.
The UK's Climate Change Act of 2008 sets the 2050 target. It requires... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 30, 2016
German anaerobic digestion (AD) plant manufacturer Agrafem Technologies has founded a new joint venture together with Active Business Partnerships (Active BP), a strategic agriculture and rural consultancy firm.
The JV, named 4D AD Service, is offering tailor-made services for UK AD plants to assist with solutions and input to optimise performance. For three AD sites... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 29, 2016
Novozymes, a Denmark-based biotechnology company, has announced that it will deliver the enzymes for Dong Energy’s enzyme-enabled bioplant in the UK.
The plant, which is in the process of being built by Danish energy firm Dong Energy, is based in Northwich in the north west of England and is called REnescience.
According to Dong Energy, it will be the first full-scale... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 28, 2016
German carmaker Volkswagen has showcased its algae biogas-powered vehicle at a biogas project based in El Torno Chiclana, a town in south-west Spain.
The presentation of the test vehicle was unveiled at a biogas development named ‘All-gas biogas project’, which is run by Aqualia, a water management subsidiary of FCC Group.
The demonstration at the wastewater... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 28, 2016
The World Bioenergy Association (WBA) has announced that Lithuanian Remigijus Lapinskas has been elected its new president.
He was elected during the annual meetings in Istanbul in Turkey on 28 May and has taken over from his predecessor Heinz Kopetz. Kopetz will continue assisting WBA in a new role as senior consultant. “It’s an honour to be elected... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 28, 2016
Tokyo-based First Energy Service Co. has announced that it will shed its sole solar power project and shift its focus to biomass, according to media reports.
According to a report in Bloomberg, the company has restructured its business units to focus on woody biomass facilities. It is also expecting strong government subsidies to continue backing its vision.
First Energy... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 27, 2016
The UK will continue to work with Europe in a number of areas, including improving the environment, the former Mayor of London Boris Johnson has said.
Writing in his weekly column in The Telegraph, the bookies’ favourite to be the UK’s next prime minister said: “I cannot stress too much that Britain is part of Europe, and always will be.
“There... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jun 27, 2016
PHI Group, a US public company focused on conventional energy and renewables, announced that the company has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire a wood pellet manufacturing company in southeastern US.
The identity of the target company and certain details will be kept confidential until closing, PHI Group said in a statement.
The total purchase price for 100% of the operation,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 27, 2016
Raw Biogas, a UK anaerobic digestion (AD) plant developer, has submitted a planning application for an £8 million biogas plant in Northamptonshire.
But the project, to be located at Wormslade Farm and projected to process 46,000 tonnes of manure and crops annually to power 2,500 homes, is facing local resistance, BBC reports.
Clipston Parish Council – smallest... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 24, 2016
Danish power plant developer Burmeister & Wain Scandinavion Contractors (BWSC) has begun the construction of a £140 million biomass plant in the UK.
BWSC took possession of the development site situated at Discovery Park near Sandwich, Kent, earlier this month, and the building is projected to be finished in two years, reports Thanet Gazette.
The project is expected... [Read More]
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