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According to Bloomberg, The European Investment Bank (EIB) is being sued over a Spanish loan that climate lawyers are claiming will damage the environment. Bloomberg reports that not-for-profit environmental advocacy group, ClientEarth has filed the lawsuit as it wants European Union judges to determine if the EIB breached its own renewable energy-financing criteria. The case was filed at the EU…
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According to Airport World, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is to become the US first airport to be heated entirely by renewable natural gas. The Port of Seattle has announced its Request for Proposals that is calling for renewable natural gas service to supply Sea-Tac Airport’s boilers and bus fuelling system. Arlyn Purcell, director of Aviation Environment and Sustainability at the…
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US research university Dartmouth College (Dartmouth) announced that it is seeking proposals to construct a biomass energy heating facility and transmission system to replace the institution’s existing central heating system. This marks a major step in the university’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions and transition to renewables by 2025. According to a release, the biomass-based…
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According to the Portland Press Herald, a driver of a wood pellet tractor-trailer lost control in Sidney, Canada and crashed into a guardrail. The tractor-trailer crashed last week on Interstate 95’s northbound lanes after its driver fell asleep at the wheel. The Portland Press Herald states that no other vehicles were involved or damaged and that there were no reported…
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UK fuel supplier Gasrec announced in a press release that British online supermarket Ocado has launched a £3 million (€3.4 million) investment into a natural gas refuelling station at its Hatfield Customer Fulfilment Centre. According to Gasrec, Ocado now leads the industry with 20% of its Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) fleet now powered by blended biomethane as well as being the first…
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The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has announced the launch of its Call for Evidence report into the future of UK bioenergy. According to the association, the report, Bioenergy Strategy, follows the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) estimation that bioenergy’s contribution to the UK’s total energy could more than double by 2050. Bioenergy Insight received a statement from…
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Canada’s minister of Natural Resources, Amarjeet Sohi, announced a $589,629 (€518,599) investment in three Indigenous projects in British Columbia to create jobs and boost local economies. The release was published on news outlet Cision. Two of these investments will be utilised to research the possibility of using biomass to heat and power local Indigenous communities. $475,000 will…
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An abandoned biogas plant site in Margao, India which caught fire was being used as a dump yard for thermocol and styrofoam fish crates, local news outlet Herald reports. The biogas plant site was previously owned by the South Goa Planning and Development Authority (SFPDA). The dump caught fire for an undisclosed reason and within 15 minutes, had disintegrated the eight feet tall stack of…
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The French government is prepared to invest €7 to 9 billion of subsidies for renewable gas, but only if the industry can ‘substantially’ lower its cost, Reuters reports. According to the report, biogas costs an estimated four times the amount of natural gas imported using pipelines or LNG tankers. Under the draft 10-year plan, titled PPE, France’s government has set a…
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In a long-awaited Resources & Waste Strategy report, the UK government has outlined a comprehensive new plan for recycling a range of materials, including food waste. The 25 year environment plan pledges to leave the environment in a better condition for the next generation. The new strategy states that it wants to promote UK-based recycling and export less waste to be processed abroad. It…
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In a recent press release Valmet has announced that it has finalised a contract with Arauco. The contract requires Valmet to deliver pulp drying and baling, a recovery boiler and a biomass boiler for Arauco’s MAPA project.   The delivery will be part of Arauco’s major investment that aims to expand current production capacity and build a new pulp production line at the Arauco…
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According to London South East, John Laing Environmental has acquired an anaerobic digestion asset in Yorkshire. The company is reported to have bought Biogas Meden for £16.2 million (€14.6 million). London South East states that John Laing Environmental acquired the AD plant from a subsidiary of environmental infrastructure fund, BayWa Renewable Energy. According to the fund, the…
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Drax has announced that it is set to play a larger role in Great Britain’s energy system after purchasing Spanish company Iberdrola’s portfolio of flexible, low-carbon and renewable assets. The completion of the power plant purchases cost Drax £702 million (€779 million) and is set to increase the company’s electricity generation capacity by 60%. This increase means…
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According to Thomson Foundation Reuters News, the Pakistani port city of Karachi is introducing cleaner-running buses that will be powered by biomethane. The international Green climate Fund is aiding the project, helping Karachi launch its zero-emission Green Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). The network will consist of 200 biomethane fuelled buses. The biomethane is to be made from cow manure and will…
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