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The VITAGRO Group of companies has begun exporting Ukrainian biomethane to the European Union. The group's biomethane plant, which was built between 2022 and 2024, started production in September 2024. Until that time, the company was injecting biomethane into Ukraine's gas transmission system. ERU, together with its partners, will transport the biomethane from the Ukrainian-Slovak border to…
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px Group, an operator of several critical infrastructure sites in the UK and Europe, has secured an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract for Tees Renewable Energy Plant (Tees REP). The contract marks px Group’s further expansion into the biomass power generation industry. Located in Tees Valley, one of the world’s largest purpose-built pellet biomass power plants has the capacity…
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Poland's Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski has unveiled a six-pillar plan that aims to accelerate economic growth through transforming energy, investing in modern technologies and infrastructure. Domanski said that transitioning to clean energy is vital for Poland's economic future. The Polish government will therefore allocate 65 billion zloty (€15.5 billion) over the next decade to expand…
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Following the withdrawal of guidance on the use of biomethane certificates in the GHG Protocol, over 145 companies and trade associations from around the world have issued a public joint letter to the governance bodies of the GHG Protocol calling for the key role of market-based instruments to be recognised in the Protocol’s Scope 1 inventory. The GHG Protocol is the world’s leading standard…
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Evero Energy (Evero), a leading waste-wood-to-energy and BECCS company, has announced its strongest quarter to date, increasing net exported power to provide 113,000 MWh of clean electricity to the national grid and local industrial partners. The company’s Ince, Mersey and Lisahally waste wood biomass plants achieved consistently high availability and generation hours. In particular, Ince saw…
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Biomass represented 8.6% of the UK’s energy supply in 2022 and is set to play an important role in the government’s plan to meet net zero goals. However, there are concerns about the supply of biomass fuels and whether it is viable on a large scale. Here, Mike Torbitt, managing director of resistor manufacturer Cressall, explores the importance of sustainable biomass projects and the resistor…
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The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a 16-year DKK 250 million (approx. EUR 33.5 million) loan with Tønder Biogas A/S to fund the construction and operations of one of Europe’s largest biogas facilities in Tønder, Denmark. The Tønder Biogas facility is set to begin commercial operations by the first half of 2025. With the capacity to produce more than 41 million Nm3 (equivalent to…
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The UK government has agreed a new subsidy arrangement with Drax for its Selby biomass plant. The facility, which has received billions of pounds in subsidies to date, generates about 5% of the UK's electricity. However, the Drax plant's emissions are unabated, making the station the single largest CO2 emitter in the country. According to the government, the arrangement would see the site be…
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Electricity produced from bioenergy has bounced back after production issues last year, with energy hitting 9.7TWh in the third quarter of 2024, waste-to-hydrogen company Compact Syngas Solutions has revealed. Analysing government data, it found that maintenance outages at three large power stations were blamed for the fall in last year’s figures, explaining a 23% increase in electricity from…
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Anew Climate, LLC, a leading biomethane and carbon removals company, has announced a strategic agreement whereby it will service Landwärme's EEG and green gas contracts. The agreement was recently approved by the Federal Cartel Office and Landwärme creditors, and it is scheduled to close in the coming days. "Anew Climate was selected by the Landwärme creditors committee to manage the…
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Japan's Renova has announced its 75 MW Omaezakikou biomass plant began operations on 29 January. The plant uses wood pellets and palm kernel shells as feedstock. Initially scheduled to start operations in December 2023, the Omaezakikou facility saw several delays. Most recently, it was delayed last December, due to final adjustments being made to the boiler and turbine facilities that would…
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Acorn Bioenergy, a leading UK-based renewable energy company focused on biomethane production of biomethane, welcomed Winchester councillors to tour its Three Maids Hill anaerobic digestion (AD) site, to learn more about the city’s first AD facility before it becomes fully operational later this year. Expected to create 50 engineering, rural and infrastructure jobs within the wider supply…
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CycleØ will hold a public consultation for its proposed biomethane facility in South Kildare, Ireland, on 19 February. The Spanish company wants to build the plant as part of its €100 million strategy to finance, build and operate four sites in Kildare, Galway, Limerick and Calvan. The meeting will take place between 2-7pm at the Clanard Hotel in Athy. According to CycleØ, this biomethane…
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Waga Energy has established a subsidiary in São Paulo, Brazil, enabling it to deploy its technology in the South America region. Waga Energy is present in six countries in Europe and North America, and its new subsidiary is in line with its international strategy. Brazil has approximately 3,850 landfill sites, some of which are equipped with collection systems for biogas generated naturally by…
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