News

UK-based energy-from-waste (EfW) technology supplier, Energos, has entered administration, due to “cash flow issues caused by contractual disputes with their two main contractors”. Matthew Wild and Lindsey Cooper of RSM Restructuring Advisory have been appointed joint administrators of Energos. The company had four ongoing contracts for the construction of waste plants…
Read More »

French resource management company Veolia has signed a five-year contract with Lowell Energy AD for the operations and maintenance of its Lowell Energy Anaerobic Digester. Under the contract, Veolia is charged with improving performance of the anaerobic digestion (AD) system to increase biogas and power output.  Commissioned in 2015, the Lowell Energy biogas-to-electricity facility has…
Read More »

The abolition of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has prompted mixed views from the UK’s renewable energy sector. The UK’s new Prime Minister Theresa May scrapped DECC in her Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday (14 July). DECC policy areas will now move to the new Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The energy portfolio will now be led by former…
Read More »

The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), a representative of the UK AD industry, has called for “more ambition” for anaerobic digestion from the government in its response to the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) consultation, which was submitted today. The consultation, which considers tariff levels and scheme rules from 2017, proposed to leave “caps” on annual…
Read More »

Arizona’s first attempt to generate electricity with a mix of biomass and coal will take place later this year, using debris from forest thinning projects in northern Arizona, US. The test run will take place at the Coronado Generating Station in eastern Arizona, operated by the Salt River Project (SRP), reports Knau Arizona Public Radio. Officials plan to burn coal mixed with more than…
Read More »

Within 25 years, the US could produce enough biomass to support a bioeconomy, including renewable aquatic and terrestrial biomass resources that could be used for energy and to develop products for economic, environmental, social, and national security benefits, a new study finds. The 2016 Billion-Ton Report, jointly released by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Oak Ridge National…
Read More »

A UK biogas company has been ordered to pay £20,000 (€23,859) for poor management of a facility and polluting waterways. The UK Environment Agency said Trinity Hall Biogas poorly managed its anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Hockliffe, Bedfordshire, which led to watercourses being polluted, the Energy Live News reports. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard water quality was chronically…
Read More »

The UK’s new Prime Minister Theresa May has scrapped the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) in her Cabinet reshuffle. DECC policy areas will now move to the new Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The energy portfolio will now be led by former Communities Secretary Greg Clark. A DECC spokesman confirmed to Bioenergy Insight that DECC policy areas will be…
Read More »

Researchers at the University of Georgia have crossed American sweetgum tree with its Chinese cousin, creating hybrid sweetgum trees that have a potential to boost bioenergy production. The hybrid sweetgums have a better growth rate and denser wood than native varieties and can produce fibre year-round. Sweetgum trees thrive under diverse conditions, grow as fast as pine trees and provide the…
Read More »

Groen Gas Gelderland (GGG), a co-operative venture between biogas specialists BEB Holding, Engie Biogas Holding and Biogas Plus, has started construction of biogas plant in the Netherlands. The plant, which is due to open in 2017, aims to produce gas from 72,000 tonnes of waste per year. The waste includes manure, high-energy crops and grass. AIM-listed Greenlane Biogas, a biogas upgrading…
Read More »

The UK’s Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) is calling on the Environment Agency (EA) to clarify its position on bespoke permits under new Fire Prevention Plan (FPP) guidance for the UK’s wood waste sector, following fears it could seriously damage the industry. In an e-bulletin sent out last week, the Environment Agency (EA) stated a number of changes to the proposed FPP guidance…
Read More »

Corix Multi-Utility Services, a Canadian provider of sustainable utility infrastructure, has signed an agreement with Simon Fraser University (SFU) to move forward with the construction of a new $39-million facility that would use locally sourced biomass to produce green, thermal energy for the two grids it serves. The plant will be based in Burnaby Mountain –a low, forested mountain in the…
Read More »

Canadian natural gas distributor Gaz Métro has announced that it has been conducting a demonstration project aimed at converting wood chips into natural gas using a new thermochemical process. The company has been running the project over several months. It has been in collaboration with British Columbia-based cleantech company G4 Insights. The demonstration-scale project uses a…
Read More »

Danish biogas plant builder Xergi won the category for “Best international agricultural plant” at the AD & Biogas Industry Awards last week. The award, given to the company for its Nature Energy Holsted biogas plant in Denmark, which was commissioned in 2015, was handed out at the AD & Biogas show in Birmingham, UK, on 6-7 July. Jørgen Ballermann, CEO at Xergi, said he…
Read More »