Energy firm Drax, which runs the UK’s largest power station on biomass and coal, has outlined plans to become carbon negative by 2030. The company’s ambition will depend on a negative emissions policy and investment framework for new technologies like bioenergy, alongside carbon capture and storage. If Drax reaches its goal, it will mean the company removes more... [Read More]

The decarbonisation potential of biomass is "still overlooked" in the UK, according to the Biomass Heat Works! campaign. The statement follows the announcement that the Rural Services Partnership (RSN) – an organisation which champions rural causes – will work alongside the campaign to further the nation’s decarbonisation agenda. Forming part of the RSN, which... [Read More]

U.S. Gain, a renewable natural gas company, has agreed to purchase dairy-based renewable natural gas (RNG) from Brightmark Energy. Earlier this year, Brightmark Energy announced major investments at dairy farms across the US, including in Madison, Wisconsin, Washington, New York, Yakima County and Byron. With the help of Brightmark Energy, these dairy farms will produce... [Read More]

Canadian biofuels firm Iogen Corporation has congratulated Threemile Canyon Farms and Equilibrium for the successful opening of the only dairy manure renewable natural gas production facility in Oregon, US. The facility, located near Boardman in Oregon, uses manure from 33,000 dairy cows to feed an anaerobic digestion (AD) system, followed by a biogas clean-up system... [Read More]

Enough energy was generated from biomass plants in Yorkshire, UK last year to power nearly three million homes, according to new research. A report by the Yorkshire Post cites the data by the JPIMedia Data Unit, which found that plant biomass now accounts for more than a fifth (21%) of the UK’s renewable energy nationwide, second only to wind power. According to the... [Read More]

Global carbon dioxide emissions have risen slightly this year, despite a shift away from the use of coal. According to research by the Global Carbon Project, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will increase by 0.6% in 2019. The rise is due to the increased use of oil and natural gas. The data showed there was a strong rise in emissions in 2018, almost 3%, with strong demand... [Read More]

Specialist bioenergy funding provider Privilege Finance has launched a ‘manifesto’ for renewable energy from waste. The manifesto outlines the company’s vision for shaping a future whereby the UK is energy self-sufficient and sends zero food waste to landfill. “In the current election campaign, the green agenda has been at the front of peoples’ minds like... [Read More]

Wood pellet producer Enviva has received a permit to build a new facility in Alabama, US. The firm released a statement thanking the Alabama Department of Environmental Management for its approval, which will pave the way for 85 full-time jobs alongside a further 180 jobs in logging, transportation and local services, and 300-400 jobs during the construction of the plant. The... [Read More]

Singapore-based waste management company 800 Super has opened a new integrated energy and resource recovery facility in Tuas South, an industrial area within the city-state. According to a report by The Straits Times, the new $130 million (€86.2 million) facility is the size of three football pitches and houses a biomass plant, a sludge treatment facility and an industrial... [Read More]

Enviva, the world’s largest producer of wood pellets, has received approval to install air quality equipment to further reduce emissions from its production facility in Southampton County, Virginia, US. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (Virginia DEQ) approved the move, which will also allow Enviva to boost production and utilisation of softwood (pine). Virginia... [Read More]

E.ON has unveiled plans to invest around €110 million to install a biomass power plant at a paper mill facility in Germany. The plant will have an electrical output of 20MW and a thermal firing capacity of 87MW, as well as supplying heat to UPM’s Hürth paper mill and helping to reduce its carbon footprint. The facility will also feed renewable energy into the grid. Winfried... [Read More]

Major biogas industry corporations, led by the World Biogas Association (WBA) have called on the world’s governments to “act urgently” and unlock the sector’s potential to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The group claims that by boosting the biogas sector, there is potential to cut GHG emissions by at least 12% within the next 10 years. In its recent... [Read More]

Danish firm Dall Energy has developed a new ‘disruptive’ biomass furnace that reduces dust and particle emissions by more than 90%. According to the company, the biomass burner has numerous benefits, from lower investment costs (due to a simple design), lower maintenance costs and a very wide load window, with fast and easy variation between 10 and 100% load without... [Read More]

A sludge tanker powered by bio-CNG (compressed natural gas) from CNG Fuels has completed a successful trial with UK firm GENeco, Wessex Water’s renewable energy company. The truck runs on 100% renewable and sustainable biomethane which is derived from waste and approved under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO). According to Wessex Water, the truck was... [Read More]

The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has responded to green pledges made by the main political parties in the upcoming UK general election. The organisation responded to commitments made by the Conservative Party, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats, citing a "lack of detail" across the board. Labour Party Labour, the UK’s left-wing party, has pledged... [Read More]