Sep 14, 2023
European Parliament approves renewable energy deployment measures
Biomass News
Sep 14, 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) awarded $18.6 million (€17.3 million) in funding to eight university and industry projects to develop biomass feedstocks to produce affordable biofuels and bioproducts that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Located in eight states, the DoE said the projects would create good-paying jobs, support... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 14, 2023
AstraZeneca has agreed a 15-year partnership with Future Biogas to establish the UK's first unsubsidised industrial-scale supply of biomethane gas, and is investing in major energy efficiencies in its operations, totalling a commitment of £100 million (€116.3 million).
Energy from the biomethane facility will supply AstraZeneca’s sites in Macclesfield, Cambridge,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 13, 2023
The Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC), and Ecostrat have announced the issue of an investment grade Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone rating for corn stover for Sarnia-Lambton in Canada.
The Sarnia-Lambton BDO Zone is ‘A’, or “high quality”, based on reliable generation of biomass, lack of large-scale competition... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 12, 2023
FuelCell Energy and Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) have announced the completion of the first-of-its-kind “Tri-gen system” at Toyota’s Port of Long Beach operations.
The Tri-gen system, owned and operated by FuelCell Energy, produces renewable electricity, renewable hydrogen and water from directed biogas.
FuelCell Energy has contracted with Toyota to supply... [Read More]
Features
Sep 11, 2023
In April this year, Scandinavian Biogas, now trading as Biokraft International AB, announced a €90 million investment for the construction of two biogas plants in Germany, alongside plans to establish a subsidiary in the German market. Matti Vikkula, president and CEO, explains why this is an important move.
Based in Sweden and Norway, Biokraft's home market is North... [Read More]
Features
Sep 11, 2023
Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to "Protect the Value of Food™", has announced the ground-breaking on its Integrated Diversion & Energy Facility in Longview, Washington in the US, the first-of-its-kind in the state.
The new facility will have the capacity to process 100,000 tons of wasted food a year from Washington and Oregon into carbon-negative... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 11, 2023
Active Energy, the international biomass based renewable energy business, has announced a delay on its CoalSwitch® manufacturing facility at Ashland, Maine in the US.
The facility will not be ready to commence production before the end of Q3 2023, due to delays in receipt of key components and associated equipment.
Operations at the Ashland Facility and production of... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 11, 2023
Flogas Enterprise has signed a contract with Circle K to supply biomethane, which can be compressed into BioCNG (compressed natural gas) at its fuelling stations across Ireland.
It means that businesses across the country who use heavy goods vehicles can purchase carbon-neutral BioCNG at select Circle K fuel stations nationwide for their CNG fleet.
The move is another... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 8, 2023
UNTHA shredding technology GmbH, premium manufacturer of industrial shredding solutions, has acquired the electrical engineering division of SW Automatisierung GmbH and renamed it UNTHA e-technology GmbH.
The move comes as UNTHA had been purchasing control engineering services and components for its shredders from SW Automatisierung GmbH for over 40 years.
This will... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 8, 2023
Clean Energy Technologies has announced a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Vermont Renewable Gas (VRG), a limited liability company affiliated with CETY and VEPP, a not-for-profit corporation that administers two of Vermont’s Renewable Energy Programmes under contract with the Vermont Public Utility Commission.
VRG will exclusively sell all electric power... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 8, 2023
CO2 Energie AG, project developer Airfix and climate company South Pole have announced a joint project for CO2 capture and geological storage in Switzerland.
The companies said the project is set to become the largest of its kind in the country to date, with 21,800 tonnes of CO₂ to be removed over five years.
CO2 Energie is planning to install a system that captures... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 7, 2023
Bioenergy Devco (BDC), the North American division of BTS Bioenergy, has received permitting approval for construction of its organics recycling facility at its Bioenergy Innovation Center in Seaford, Delaware in the US.
The expanded Bioenergy Innovation Center in Seaford will use the safe, tested, proven technology of anaerobic digestion to turn organic food waste into... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 7, 2023
Encino Environmental Holdings (Encino Holdings) has made a strategic majority investment in SENSIA Solutions, a market leader in cutting-edge solutions based on advanced infrared (IR) imaging technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
SENSIA is well-positioned to capitalise on the transition from single-point sensors to IR-based imaging with its technology that the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 7, 2023
The Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, has commissioned a biomass boiler to power its heating system, abandoning diesel as the source of energy for the boiler.
The hospital said the biomass facility will reduce its annual consumption of diesel by 860,000 litres.
The utilisation of briquettes and other waste sources will result in substantial carbon emission... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 6, 2023
Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) has concluded a three-party agreement to set up four biogas production plants in India.
The agreement is between Suzuki R&D Center India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Suzuki in India; National Dairy Development Board (NDDB); and Banas Dairy, one of the largest dairy manufacturers in Asia.
Suzuki signed a Memorandum... [Read More]
Policy News
Sep 6, 2023
Greece has submitted a request to the European Commission to modify its recovery and resilience plan, to which it intends to add a REPowerEU chapter, according to the European Commission.
The REPowerEU chapter includes energy efficiency measures related to initiatives such as energy renovations for households and utilities, and to stronger infrastructure for renewable... [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
