Apr 15, 2016
Market study: Global biomass pellet market to grow at CAGR 11.1% until 2020
Biogas News
Apr 15, 2016
Clearfleau, a UK-based provider of on-site treatment solutions for the food and beverage sector, is commissioning an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in rural Cumbria.
By feeding bio-methane into the gas grid, the facility will produce over £3 million (appr. €3.8m) per annum in cost savings and revenue, while supplying up to 25% of First Milk’s Aspatria... [Read More]
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Apr 14, 2016
Blue Sphere Corp., a North Carolina-based independent power producer that develops, owns and manages energy-to-waste (EfW) facilities globally, announced it has signed an exclusive term sheet to acquire a 1MW waste-to-energy biogas plant from Agrilandia Societa Agricola in Tortona, Italy.
As proposed in the term sheet, US firm Blue Sphere shall acquire a 100% interest... [Read More]
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Apr 14, 2016
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has delayed a decision whether to grant planning permission for an experimental plasma arc gasification facility in Nottinghamshire, UK, stating it was "not yet in a position to decide".
The £70m (€88m) facility, proposed by Waste2Tricity and Peel Environmental, would also include a materials recovery... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 13, 2016
Foresight Group, an independent UK infrastructure and private equity investment manager, will invest £3.5 million (€4.4m) from Foresight AD EIS Fund to construct an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant on the Mapledurham Estate, near Reading in Berkshire, UK.
The 499kW plant will generate approximately 3,600 MWh of renewable electricity per annum, enough to power... [Read More]
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Apr 12, 2016
More than three quarters of UK residents view biomethane in a positive light, a new study has found.
The representative survey, conducted by market survey analysts Usurv on behalf of the UK’s Renewable Energy Association (REA), found that the 84% of people in the UK would like to switch to using green gas in their homes.
The study was conducted in light of Biomethane... [Read More]
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Apr 12, 2016
Air Products, a US-based chemicals and gas specialist, has announced plans to exit the energy-from-waste market (EfW) and scrap its renewable energy project based in Teeside, based in the north east of England.
The firm said it will sell both Tees Valley 1 and 2 gasification plants. It is selling the plants due to technical problems and rising cost.
The move means the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 11, 2016
The Philippines is pushing ahead with its biomass production and now has a total of 18 biomass plants, according to an ex-government official.
According to local news website, InterAksyon.com, the Philippines has the ability to use enough biomass power plants to provide energy to more than 300,000 homes.
According to the news channel, former Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 11, 2016
The Nova Scotia government is ending a legal requirement to operate a biomass plant based in Port Hawkesbury as a must-run facility.
In a statement, the Nova Scotia government said it introduced the new rules due to concerns expressed from the local community about the "use of primary forest biomass for electricity".
Under the terms of these new regulations, the number... [Read More]
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Apr 8, 2016
The European Commission (EC) is working on an energy-from-waste (EfW) communication that will address how the process can be optimised without compromising higher reuse and recycling rates, according to European Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella.
Vella made the announcement while speaking at the Dutch Parliament on 4 April, 2016. He said that the European institution... [Read More]
Pellets News
Apr 8, 2016
Viridis Energy has ceased operations at its Okanagan Pellet Co. (OPC) plant due to recent structural concerns and a combination of other factors.
According to the company, despite substantial upgrades over the past 10 months, addressing additional requirements from local authorities regarding dust management, together with the recently discovered structural challenges... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 8, 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Unseasonably warm weather is affecting global demand for wood pellets, according to an industry expert.
Speaking at the Argus Biomass 2016 conference held in London, Joao Rocha Paris, CEO of Portugal-based wood pellet firm Enerpar, said Europe was the main consumer of wood pellets in the world. However, he said due to three consecutive warm winters "we are facing... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 7, 2016
Clean Energy Technologies (CET) will deliver an innovative waste-to-energy system set for completion in Tennessee, US, later this year that will provide renewable electricity to a municipal wastewater treatment plant.
The Tennessee project will mark the second commercial collaboration utilising the Clean Cycle Generator from CET.
CET's equipment will generate over... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 6, 2016
Technical operator SudWasser has commissioned the biogas plant manufacturer Weltec Biopower as the general contractor for the setup of an anaerobic digestion unit and the utilisation of sewage gas at a wastewater plant in Burgebrach in Bavaria, Germany.
The collected gas will be used for the generation of energy in the combined heat and power (CHP) plant for the existing... [Read More]
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Apr 5, 2016
Environment and sustainability professionals have high levels of work satisfaction because they find their jobs personally, professionally and financially rewarding, according to new research.
Statistics released by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) show that 82% of its members are satisfied with their career – the highest figure ever... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 4, 2016
US energy firm Bowerman Power has opened a new green energy plant in California.
The plant, based in Orange County, will turn landfill gas into electricity. According to Bowerman, the facility will provide enough electricity to power 26,000 homes.
With Bowerman, a subsidiary of Montauk Energy, joining the Olinda Landfill in Brea and the Prima Deshecha Landfill in San Juan... [Read More]
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Apr 4, 2016
US Democrat Senator Ron Wyden (Oregon), is calling for increased production of sustainable, low-carbon biomass energy to heat and power homes and businesses, according to media reports.
According to Renewable Energy World, in recent letters to US Senate appropriators, Wyden highlighted the important role of biomass programs at the US Forest Service and the US Department... [Read More]
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On World Environment Day, Ulhasnagar in India marked a milestone in sustainable development with the inauguration of its first biogas plant dedicated to residential waste management
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Global investment firm EQT has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Waga Energy, a French leader in the production of renewable natural gas (RNG) from landfill sites
