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A number of important figures surrounding the bioenergy industry have reacted to the UK government’s new Clean Growth Strategy. Greg Clark, the UK’s Business and Energy Secretary, published ‘The Clean Growth Strategy: Leading the way to a low carbon future’ on 12 October. Highlighting the current state of play in UK energy sector, the strategy also lays out a plan for…
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A new 15MW anaerobic digestion (AD) facility has opened in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. According to a statement, the new facility, opened by Olleco, the renewables division of ABP Food Group, will produce enough sustainable energy to power 12,000 homes. ABP has invested £22 million (€24.7 million) in the project. The new AD plant is located next to the Arla dairy, allowing it to become…
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The Walloon government has decided to cancel its call for tenders for a biomass power plant in Wallonia, Belgium. The Walloon government is the executive branch of Wallonia, and it is part of one of the six main governments of Belgium. In May 2016, the Walloon government announced plans to support a 200MW biomass plant and launched a call for tenders. However, on 12 October, 2017, L’Echo…
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The American Biogas Council has released the names of the finalists for the 2017 Biogas Industry Awards. According to a statement from the American Biogas Council, this year’s shortlist represents biogas projects and innovations which are both exceptional individually and also examples for replication in future biogas projects. The final winners of the awards are set to be announced at a…
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A plan for cutting carbon emissions while growing the economy has been released by the UK government. ‘The Clean Growth Strategy: Leading the way to a low carbon future’ has been published by Greg Clark, the UK’s Business and Energy Secretary. It highlights progress already made in the UK towards a low carbon economy, while also setting out how the ‘whole country’…
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The installation and grid connection of a 10MW battery has been completed at a biomass power plant near Sheffield, UK. According to a statement from E.ON, who installed the battery at the Blackburn Meadows plant, the new energy storage project will help keep power supplies stable and support the range of power generation sources feeding into the UK’s national grid. The 10MW lithium-ion…
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 The UK’s Energy Minister Richard Harrington has confirmed that £557m (€621 million) will be made available for less established renewable electricity technologies for future Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions, starting with the next auction in 2019. The news forms part of the government’s ‘Clean Growth Strategy’ to drive economic growth and clean up…
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UK-based company 4NEW has announced an Initial Coin Offering for ‘the world’s first’ waste-to-energy treatment facilities integrated on the blockchain network. The new venture aims to tackle both the mounting surplus of waste, and a growing energy shortfall. By 2019, according to a statement from 4NEW, it is projected that all landfills in the UK will be at capacity. Meanwhile,…
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Researchers in the US have developed a method to convert a biofuel waste product into a ‘usable and valuable commodity’. Published in the journal Bioresources Technology, the research by scientists from Washington State University (WSU) and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) could drastically change the economic viability of algae biofuels. The conversion of algae to…
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French company Veolia is set to install an anaerobic digester at a wastewater treatment plant in Le Mans Metropole, an urban community of 19 municipalities. Veolia has been selected to operate the wastewater treatment plant at La Chauvinière from 2018 for a period of nine years. A number of innovations will be installed at the site in order to reduce its energy consumption as much as…
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100% of the electricity used at the 2017 Helsinki International Horse Show will be produced from horse manure at Fortum’s Järvenpää power plant. The equestrian event taking place at the Helsinki Ice Hall will consume about 140MWh of electricity. According to a statement from Fortum, it is the first time in the world that the power for a major horse show will be produced…
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84% of people in the UK support the use of waste and 77% the use of biomass for energy production, according to new survey results published by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI). Other key findings from the survey include 88% of 18-24 years olds believing the UK should be trying to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. 58% of people surveyed think the government should do more to tackle…
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The future of bioethanol, advanced biofuel developments and an uncertain policy landscape were some of the hot topics discussed at this year’s Biofuels International and Bioenergy Insight conference. The conference took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 4-5th October. Rob Wakely, head of low carbon fuels division, energy technology and international directorate, at the UK’s…
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Chris Oldfield, chairman of waste shredding specialist UNTHA UK, has announced his retirement from the recycling industry following a career spanning almost 50 years. He now fully hands over the reins of the company to managing director Marcus Brew. With mechanical engineering, works and industrial management qualifications under his belt, Oldfield’s first major step into the world of…
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