Mar 22, 2024
Biofuelwatch UK issues High Court legal challenge to Drax
Features
Mar 22, 2024
A globally operating supplier of burners as well as drying and energy plants, BÜTTNER – a member of the Siempelkamp Group – is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Carsten Otto, head of sales, tells Bioenergy Insight about the company’s new collaboration with SWISS COMBI.
Otto’s work with BÜTTNER began in 1995, which is when the organisation was founded... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 21, 2024
The Scottish government has launched a consultation on proposals for the sustainable use of bioenergy, including growing crops which can be converted into electricity, heat and fuels.
Bioenergy is already a key component of Scotland’s energy system and is produced by using organic material from trees, plants and food waste as a greener source to replace fossil fuels.
A... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 21, 2024
Australia’s first biomethane-to-gas-network injection plant has been formally certified by GreenPower – a government-managed renewable energy certification programme.
GreenPower Renewable Gas Certification means renewable gas certificates will be issued for gas produced at the Malabar Biomethane Injection Plant (MBIP), certifying that gas produced at the plant is... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 21, 2024
Colorado-based Merrick & Co has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 57th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) for Gevo, Inc.’s Northwest Iowa Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Plant in Doon, Iowa.
Using biogas generated at the three area dairy farms, the plant annually... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 20, 2024
NordFuel has selected Chempolis Ltd as its technology provider for its next generation bioproduct factory in Haapavesi, Finland.
This decision accelerates the project towards the planned 2028 production start, according to the company.
At the same time, NordFuel has initiated a financing round to ensure the completion of this state-of-the-art facility.
The collaboration... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 20, 2024
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is helping to address pressing water treatment and environmental issues in Kazakhstan’s fourth-largest municipality, Aktobe, by financing the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant and associated infrastructure.
The EBRD said it is extending a sovereign loan of up to KZT 47.4 billion (€96.4 million)... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 20, 2024
Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) has announced its collaboration with Electrochaea and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) on an innovative research project that aims to develop a single-stage electro-bioreactor to transform excess renewable electricity and biogas into carbon-neutral synthetic biomethane.
This approach could mark a significant advancement... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 19, 2024
enfinium, a leading UK energy from waste operator, has signed an agreement with global green technology company Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) to install the UK’s first carbon capture pilot plant at an energy-from-waste facility.
The technology supplied by HZI will be a scaled-down, containerised version of the CCS technology that could be applied to energy-from-waste facilities... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 19, 2024
A new pyrolysis-based treatment solution has been developed to combat excess sludge from wastewater treatment and digestate from biogas production, which is utilised as farming fertiliser for its phosphorous content - and which may also contain harmful PFAS.
Danish district heating company DIN Forsyning operates 16 treatment plants in two local municipalities. In total,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 19, 2024
Viridi Energy (Viridi), a leading renewable natural gas (RNG) platform, has acquired a legacy biosolids digester plant in Brunswick, Maine in the US, with plans to transform the site into an industry-leading waste-to-RNG facility.
The facility will generate valuable renewable energy and help power the local community, offer a sustainable and cost-effective solution for... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 18, 2024
The Steuben County landfill is the first in the US to adopt WAGABOX® technology.
The unit, commissioned on 15 March, will inject up to 207,000 MMBtu (60 GWh) per year of biomethane into the gas distribution network, which represents the equivalent to the consumption of 5,200 households, according to the company.
The implementation of this technology will avoid the emission... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 18, 2024
ACCIONA, a global leader in sustainable infrastructure solutions, has acquired 100% ownership of the Kwinana waste-to-energy project in Australia, in an agreement reached with Macquarie Capital and Dutch Infrastructure Fund.
ACCIONA said its investment provides certainty for the ongoing construction and future operation of the facility, its workers, and the local community.
As... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 18, 2024
Haffner Energy, a French family-owned company that designs, manufactures, supplies and operates solutions to produce renewable energy from biomass residues, and Hexas Biomass Inc. (Hexas), a US company specialising in plant-based raw material production from its regenerative purposefully grown crop XanoGrass™, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 18, 2024
A project that could significantly reduce the amount of greenhouse gas produced during the treatment of wastewater is being pioneered by the University of South Wales (USW).
The project, named OXYHYWATER is in partnership with Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) and could lead to major cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
OXYHYWATER is a novel form of wastewater treatment being... [Read More]
Features
Mar 18, 2024
Martina Marignani, junior communications officer at Bioenergy Europe, gives an overview of the trade association’s manifesto, ahead of the European elections this summer.
The next European electoral mandate will have a crucial role in delivering on the European Union’s (EU) climate and energy targets. Representing over half of Europe’s renewable energy production,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 15, 2024
Earlier this month, Agrar GmbH Reichenbach commissioned its Kumac digestate processing system from WELTEC BIOPOWER.
This is the first Kumac plant to go live in Germany, in addition to the 16 that have been built worldwide to date.
The agricultural company, which is based in the Vogtland region of Saxony, Germany, specialises in dairy farming and the cultivation of feed... [Read More]
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The funding, worth €76 million, was arranged through their joint venture QGM with the backing of a banking consortium comprising BNL BNP Paribas, Banco BPM and Mediocredito Centrale
Egypt is pressing ahead with a new biogas initiative in Beni Suef Governorate aimed at converting agricultural and animal waste into renewable energy
Indonesia’s transition towards environmentally friendly, zero-emission energy took centre stage this week as experts from seven countries convened at IPB University for high-level discussions on biomass and bioenergy
