Sep 2, 2024
Gasum to supply Hapag-Lloyd with waste-based bio-LNG
Policy News
Sep 2, 2024
bp America's Cherry Point Refinery in Blaine in Washington State will receive a federal grant of $26,763,504 to build infrastructure and buy equipment to allow it to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time, using renewable biomass feedstocks.
bp estimates being able to produce 10 million gallons of SAF per year.
The large federal grant was awarded... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 30, 2024
Socogas has announced it will open its first plant for biomethane production.
The company has acquired a plant in Sorbolo-Mezzani in Italy, which already produces biogas, and will be converted into biomethane with a capacity of 400 cubic metres per hour and installed power of 1.7mW.
Agricultural biomass will be supplied from companies local to neighbouring territory.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 30, 2024
The production of biogas totalled 3,310 terajoules (TJ) in the last year, according to Statistics Finland.
Of this amount 2,940 TJ was consumed and the remaining 370 TJ (11%) was flared, reported Daily Finland.
The amount of biogas delivered from production plants to consumption declined by 1% compared to 2022.
Biogas production on landfill collection sites dipped by... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 30, 2024
On 31 August, Ørsted shut down its last coal-fired combined heat and power plant, Esbjerg Power Station, located in the Western part of Denmark.
Having previously been one of Europe's most coal-intensive companies, since 2006, it has reduced its coal consumption significantly.
It has achieved this by reducing its number of heat and power plants, as well as conversions... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 29, 2024
Ofgem has announced that Drax misreported data relating to biomass imported from Canada, and that the energy giant would pay £25 million to its voluntary redress fund, reported Reuters.
According to the investigation, Drax failed to implement adequate data governance controls on biomass imports from Canada between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022.
However, Ofgem said... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 29, 2024
The government of Canada and the government of Quebec have announced $26,448,693 in joint financial assistance to support Énercycle, for its project to develop a new organic waste recovery centre using biomethanisation and composting.
In addition to diverting approximately 35,000 tonnes of organic matter from disposal per year, this project will reduce greenhouse gas... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 29, 2024
Nedgia, the Naturgy Group's gas distributor, has signed 45 contracts for connection to biomethane plants for the injection of renewable gas into its gas distribution network.
The injection capacity linked to these requests amounts to 2,400 GWh/year, equivalent to the gas consumption of nearly half a million homes in Spain.
By autonomous community, Nedgia has signed a... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 28, 2024
Do North, Forestry Accelerator, Ecostrat and the BDO Zone Initiative have issued an investment grade BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Caledonia County, Vermont.
Caledonia County’s BDO Zone rating for 726,000 bone dry tons per year of woody biomass is the first rating in the State of Vermont and extends a 75-mile drive distance from the centrepoint in Lyndonville, VT.
Caledonia... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 28, 2024
More than 40 environmental groups have urged UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband to put an end to financial support for biomass-burning companies - including Drax, which owns Britain's biggest power station in North Yorkshire.
An open letter was signed by groups from countries that export wood pellets to the UK, such as the US, Canada, Portugal, Estonia and Latvia.
Drax... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 28, 2024
HoSt Bio-Energy Systems North America and Bright Renewables North America have been selected to provide renewable natural gas (RNG) technologies for Global NRG Renewables' distillery waste-to-RNG project in Louisville, Kentucky.
The project will convert 105 million gallons per year of distillery waste into high-quality RNG, which can be used for heat, electricity, transportation,... [Read More]
Features
Aug 27, 2024
Colin Ley gives an overview of the sector in Scandinavia.
Sweden, Denmark and Finland head the latest global energy transition league published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), with Norway and Estonia also listed as top-10 performers.
The new table, released in late June, highlights Scandinavia and the Baltic countries continuing drive towards the creation of national... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 27, 2024
JBS Australia (JBS) has completed the installation and commissioning of a bioenergy system at its Beef City Food Processing Facility in Toowoomba.
The system captures biogas and reuses it on-site to reduce the equivalent of ~34,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
The system is one of two projects that have come online this year - totalling $11.1 million investment... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 27, 2024
Bioenergy Devco has announced the appointment of 'two long-time energy industry leaders' to its executive team.
Michael Woodward joins the company as president, and Dain Santarelli takes on the role of chief 0perating officer.
Michael Woodward previously served as senior vice president and chief commercial officer at Meritage Midstream II, which was involved in gathering,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 27, 2024
Refex Sustainable Solutions Private Limited (RSSPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Refex Renewables & Infrastructure Limited, has acquired a controlling 51.02% stake in Vyzag Bio-Energy Fuel Private Limited, reported The Hindu Business Line.
The deal involves purchasing shares from existing promoters and fresh equity infusion, totalling approximately ₹2.9 crore.
Vyzag... [Read More]
Policy News
Aug 23, 2024
BioteCH4 has secured a new contract with Lincolnshire County Council to recycle food waste from all districts within Lincolnshire, England.
BioteCH4, the largest anaerobic digestion (AD) operator in England handled over 600,000 tonnes of food waste in 2023, producing power equivalent to the electricity used by over 30,000 homes for an entire year.
When food waste is... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 23, 2024
Plenium Partners, an independent Spanish investment group, has announced a new deal in Italy's biomethane sector.
It has been made with Aragorn Value Leadership, a prominent developer of biomethane plants with an extensive track record in the renewable energy sector in Italy.
The transaction will be made through Plenium Partners' Ecualia Capital fund and marks a significant... [Read More]
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USTC chief executive and co-owner Nina Østergaard Borris said the acquisition reinforces the group’s long-term strategy of diversifying into sustainable energy markets
Formerly known as firmus energy networks, the company announced its rebrand during its annual stakeholder briefing
Aston University has officially opened the Wolfson Centre for Low Carbon Hydrogen, the UK’s first fully integrated facility dedicated to converting biomass into low-carbon hydrogen and electricity under real-world industrial conditions
https://www.bioenergy-news.com/news/aston-university-opens-uks-first-biomass-to-hydrogen-research-centre/
