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Upgrading biogas to biomethane, for injection into the gas grid or for use as a vehicle fuel, is one of the most efficient uses of biogas. There are several upgrading methods available and in 2012, a new solution came onto the market: highly selective membrane technology. However, the progress of biomethane in the UK has been halted due to uncertainty over the incentive regime. Having originally…
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Major British power generator Drax has reported its half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2018. Although the company’s full year expectations remain unchanged, results from the first half of the year were impacted by two unplanned outages. Drax currently runs Europe’s biggest biomass-fuelled power station, near Selby in Yorkshire. As part of a major decarbonisation…
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The Philippines’ Department of Trade has approved a proposal for a Bioenergy Innovation – Incubation Hub and Co-Working Space /Product Testing Centre. The new Shared Service Facility (SSF) will come under the operation and supervision of Mariano Marcos State University’s National Bioenergy Research and Innovation Center. With a proposed budget of almost PHP50million (approx.…
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The UK’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has set out a proposal to close the country’s Feed-In-Tariffs (FITs) scheme. In the proposal, the scheme would be closed to new applications after 31 March 2019. Feed-In-Tariffs are the UK government’s subsidy scheme for generation of renewable electricity from small-scale low-carbon installations. Both anaerobic…
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Arensis has opened its new UK Alternative Energy Biomass Testing Laboratory in Andover, Hampshire. In 2017 the company acquired the Verdo Renewable pellet plants in Andover and Grangemouth, giving Arensis capacity to produce 100,000 tonnes of renewable heating pellets per annum. The grand opening event marked the debut of the Entrade E5 biomass-to-energy power system CHP unit. The company aims to…
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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its Short Term Energy Outlook for July. Total renewables consumption is forecast to grow over the next couple of years, according to the EIA figures. While total consumption was 11.016 quadrillion (British Thermal Units) in 2017 (up from 1o.256 quadrillion BTU in 2016), it is expected to reach 11.383 quadrillion BTU by the end of this…
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The recent AD & Biogas Industry Awards Ceremony 2018, hosted by the UK Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA), and the World Biogas Association (WBA), saw 16 companies acknowledged for innovations in the AD sector. Awards were presented at a black tie event at the end of the first day of the UK AD & World Biogas Expo 2018 in Birmingham. Among the awards were Best Food…
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI) has announced that it has secured an order to build a 75MW biomass plant in Kanda City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As part of the deal, SHI has established a joint enterprise Nippon Steel and Sumkin Engineering. The order for the biomass plant has come from Kanda Biomass Energy. According to a statement from SHI, the primary feedstock for the plant will be wood…
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The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) has issued a report assessing specifications for biomethane in California common carrier pipelines. According to CCST, the report shows changes that could allow biomethane to be used “safely and economically” in California’s renewable energy portfolio. Titled ‘Biomethane in California Common Carrier Pipelines:…
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AEBIOM, the European Biomass Association, has rebranded to Bioenergy Europe. According to an announcement, the new corporate identity is aimed at giving a ‘clearer, more united voice to Europe’s first source of renewable energy’. Bioenergy Europe puts the rebrand down to bioenergy’s consistent industrial success and growing importance to the European renewable energy…
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A British renewable electricity supplier has moved to highlight the use of by-products from the meat and dairy industry in energy generation. In a statement, Ecotricity describes the use of animal parts as ‘a secret ingredient in the nation’s power supply.’ In response, they’ve launched what they label the world’s first vegan electricity. They have registered their…
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In Ipswich, Suffolk, a six week trial is underway for biogas fuelled double-decker buses on one of the city’s main transport routes. The trial began on 3 June, and has seen Ipswich Buses team up with Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania. The route for the trial runs from Ipswich’s town centre to Ipswich hospital. Developed by Scania in partnership with Alexander Dennis, a…
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Air Liquide has recently inaugurated a biomethane production unit in Cestas, near Bordeaux, France. The new biomethane production unit uses organic matter from the agricultural sector to produce biogas, and purifies this biogas into biomethane. As well as the biomethane facility, Air Liquide has also set up a multi energy station near the site. Biomethane from the new facility will supply the…
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London based Active Energy has raised £1 million through the issue of 33,333,333 new ordinary shares of 1p each at a price of 3p per share, according to an announcement from the company. The net proceeds with be used to fund the execution phase of Active Energy’s business plan, which aims to develop forestry management operations and commercialise the company’s biomass drop in…
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