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Technology group Wärtsilä announced that it has been given a notice to proceed for a liquid biogas (bioLNG) plant to be constructed in Norway. According to the release, the contract was awarded to the firm in April 2018 by Norwegian wastewater treatment company VEAS.  “Efficiency and environmental sustainability are two of the main pillars of Wärtsilä’s…
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French renewable energy producer Albioma announced that it has taken out a new long-term loan for its 34MW Albioma Caraïbes for a total of €68 million to convert the facility’s feedstock into 100% biomass. It will also be used to finance the works required for making the plant comply with the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) which comes into force on 1 January 2020, which aims…
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Hammond delivered the Spring Statement this week, laying out updated economic forecasts for the UK. Along with formal acknowledgement that the UK economy will continue to weaken in 2019, there is the more positive strength of public finances to applaud, the budget deficit expected to be the smallest since 2002. However, both of these are dependent on Brexit…
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Irish waste-to-energy company BHSL have agreed to a €1.5 million deal to sell its fluidised bed combustion (FBC) technology in France, RTE reports. BHSL will provide the technology to Liger Bioconcept, which is a joint venture between fellow waste-to-energy firm Liger; algae specialist and fertiliser manufacturer Olmix; and pig processor Jean Floch. The technology will be placed in a 1.4MW…
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Renewable gas provider Xebec Adsorption announced that it has signed a CAD$6 million (€3.9 million) contract for a landfill biogas upgrading plant in Italy. After the plant is operational, it is estimated to produce 5 million cubic metres of carbon-neutral renewable natural gas (RNG) yearly. “Upgraded landfill gas to RNG is playing an increasingly important role in the deployment of…
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Researchers from the University of Illinois in the US, and the Aarhus University in Denmark are looking to examine a new cold-tolerant strand of the miscanthus plant to make it more efficient for biomass production. The study details how Miscanthus x giganteus, which is the standard strain for current production, can be bred with Miscanthus sacchariflorus which can be found in Siberia. The…
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A study published this week by Navigant for the Gas for Climate consortium points at combining hydrogen, biomethane and electricity to better decarbonise the energy system. Just last week, Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Hammond delivered the Spring Statement, in which Hammond spoke of the need for the pace of decarbonisation to be accelerated. As response to that statement was provided by…
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Albioma Le Moule has taken out a 19-year term loan for its southern Caribbean Albioma Caraïbes power plant, the total amount being 68 million euros. The loan will facilitate new infrastructure and enable modifications to the power plant. The goal is to be operating with 100% biomass by 2020. Monies financing the work will also be directed toward making the plant comply with the International…
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Since being put in motion last year, the phasing out of diesel-powered vehicles by The John Lewis Partnership continues gaining momentum. This week, the Partnership pledges to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, using biomethane-powered heavy goods vehicles as part of the initiative. According to announcement, the company vehicles contribute over 40% of the Partnership carbon…
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In a recent press release Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (B&W) announced that its Denmark based subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Vølund, has signed a licensing agreement to provide its water-cooled vibrating grate technology for biomass boilers to thyssenkrupp Industries India. The licensing agreement has been signed on an exclusive basis for projects in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,…
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French utility company ENGIE announced that it has acquired biomethane producer Vol-V Biomasse. ENGIE claims that it now has a portfolio of nearly 80 projects, thus supporting its aim of producing 5TWh per year of biomethane by 2020. In November 2018, Bioenergy Insight reported that ENGIE has revealed that its total investments into biogas by 2030 were going to total €2…
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A study has revealed that biomass burning from neighbouring regions is a major contributor to New Delhi’s winter pollution, Outlook India reports. Published in the journal Nature Sustainability, the research suggests that urban emissions of black carbon from fossil fuel combustion are not always the predominant generators of pollution in cities like New Delhi. “Black carbon aerosols…
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According to The Times, Drax has failed its emissions test at a US pellets plant in Louisiana. The power station owner has admitted to breaching environmental rules in the US after one of its wood pellet plants significantly exceeded air pollution limits. The Times reports that Drax has admitted that its Morehouse Bioenergy plant in Louisiana produces particulate emissions about four times higher…
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Connecticut-based Quantum Biopower announced that its anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Southington is expecting an upgrade to handle an unexpected rise in packaged food waste. The company is planning to upgrade the plant with a 25,000 square foot building alongside machinery. According to the release, the Planning and Zoning Commission has given the company unanimous approval regarding the…
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