Jan 5, 2024
Biogas-to-biofuel plant “developed in collaboration with NASA” announced for NI
Biomass News
Jan 5, 2024
Mississippi State University has received a grant from the US National Institute of Food and Agriculture for over $610,000 (€558,000) to take foundational steps toward producing viable fuels from agricultural waste.
The grant was awarded to El Barbary Hassan, department professor and scientist in the university’s Forest and Wildlife Research Center.
Hassan and his... [Read More]
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Jan 5, 2024
Trade associations Eurogas and the Natural and bio Gas Vehicle Association (NGVA Europe) have agreed to combine their resources for more efficient representation of gaseous fuel use in the European transport sector, effective from 1 January this year.
The move comes in light of the recent Green Deal legislative package, which the organisations said has confirmed the increasing... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 4, 2024
Gail India and Trualt Bioenergy, which are state-owned, will set up ten compressed biogas (CBG) plants with an investment of more than USD$72 million (€65.7 million), according to a joint statement released on 3 January.
The ten plants will be 51% owned by Trualt, with the remaining equities held by Gail.
The investment will be funded through a combination of debt... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 4, 2024
MAIRE has announced that NextChem (Sustainable Technology Solutions BU), through its subsidiary NextChem Tech, has been awarded a new contract by ENGIE to carry out a pre-feed for the gasification and methanation of the waste wood as well as the implementation of a carbon capture unit for the Salamandre project in the Normandy region.
This award follows the successful... [Read More]
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Jan 4, 2024
Anaergia has announced the entry into a definitive agreement for a sale of US$15.6 million (€14.2 million) of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) investment tax credits generated by its subsidiary, Rhode Island Bioenergy Facility Holdco.
The investment tax credits for qualified biogas property were generated from the project built by RIBH’s subsidiary in Johnston, Rhode... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 3, 2024
Indonesia's state-owned electricity company PT PLN said that optimising biomass with co-firing technology at coal-fired power plants enabled the reduction of 1.05 million tons of carbon emissions, and the production of 1.04 terawatt hours of clean energy, throughout 2023, according to Antara.
PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo stated that the company had been developing... [Read More]
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Jan 3, 2024
Electricity produced from renewable sources accounted for more than half of Germany's electricity supplies, reaching 56% in 2023, according to the Federal Network Agency.
A year earlier, the figure was 47.4%.
An increase in rainfall benefited hydro-electric power plants, following droughts experienced in 2022. They generated 16.5% more energy than in the previous year.
Onshore... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 3, 2024
Bord na Móna's Edenderry power plant in Ireland moved from peat-fired electricity to biomass last week, meaning it no longer harvests bogs for fuel, reported the Irish Independent.
The plant is the last of Ireland's peat-fuelled plants to adopt an alternative fuel source.
In 2018, Bord na Móna promised a focus on cleaner operations.
“Five years ago, Bord na Móna... [Read More]
Features
Jan 3, 2024
Last September, Bioenergy Devco (BDC), the North American division of BTS Bioenergy, received permitting approval for construction of its organics recycling facility at its Bioenergy Innovation Center in Seaford, Delaware in the US. Shawn Kreloff, BDC CEO, tells Bioenergy Insight more.
BDC collaborates with businesses, communities and governments to address the challenge... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 2, 2024
ArcelorMittal has commissioned a plant that processes waste wood into bio-coal, suitable for its blast furnace process at its steel plant in Ghent, Belgium.
This is a first for the European steel industry, according to the organisation. It estimates a reduction of annual carbon emissions by 112,500 tonnes, with the Torero plant converting 88,000 tonnes of waste wood into... [Read More]
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Jan 2, 2024
Anaergia has announced that all interim conditions in respect to its previously announced equity investment of C$40.8 million (€27.9 million) have been satisfied.
Last month, Marny, through a wholly owned subsidiary, agreed to subscribe for an aggregate of 102,000,000 units of the Company at a price of C$0.40 per Unit with each Unit consisting of one subordinate voting... [Read More]
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Jan 2, 2024
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is increasingly contributing to the circular economy for UK businesses, and the by-products of the process are helping to achieve sustainability goals, according to experts in water and wastewater management Alpheus Environmental.
The company has calculated that the three key AD plants it manages in the UK produces enough methane from biogas as... [Read More]
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Dec 22, 2023
Bioenergy Insight wishes a happy and restful festive period to all of our readers.
Thank you for following us, and we look forward to resuming activity on 2 January 2024.... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 21, 2023
Osaka Gas Co Ltd has began the commercial operation of a 75-MW biomass-fired plant in Hyogo prefecture in southern Japan.
The plant, which is called Hirohata Biomass Power Plant, will utilise wood chips - both locally produced and imported - alongside palm kernel shells.
The wood chips that are locally sourced will come from Green Power Fuel Co, an Osaka Gas subsidiary.
The... [Read More]
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Dec 20, 2023
Anaergia has announced a C$40.8 million (€27.9 million) equity investment by Marny Investissement SA (Marny) by way of an arm’s-length, three-tranche, non-brokered private placement.
Marny, through a wholly owned subsidiary (“Marny Holdco”), has agreed to subscribe for an aggregate of 102,000,000 units of the Company at a price of C$0.40 per Unit with each Unit... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 19, 2023
Stainless steel producer Outokumpu has decided to invest in a pelletising plant to produce biocoke at its site in Tornio, Finland. The investment is approximately €30 million and the aim is to start production mid-2025.
The company said that replacing fossil coke with renewable raw materials from biomass is one of the key drivers to reduce its direct emissions in its... [Read More]
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Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded a total of 187.3 megawatts (MW) to 244 biomass projects in the latest round of its competitive tendering process
Veolia and Waga Energy have inaugurated a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Granges landfill site in Burgundy, eastern France
Repsol is preparing to begin producing biomethane and hydrogen at its industrial complex in Sines, Portugal, with operations expected to start in 2026
