Aug 18, 2023
Australian gas networks’ financial plans are “at odds” with renewable claims
Biomass News
Aug 18, 2023
The closure of the Fort Drum biomass plant in New York this Spring has affected business, reported WWNY.
The facility was closed because New York state no longer recognised biomass as a source of renewable energy. At the time, the plant provided 100% of power at the facility. It now receives electricity from the power grid.
According to Kirk Kleiboer, foreman at K&E... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 17, 2023
Leading pump manufacturer, Vogelsang, has launched its new Automatic Supply Unit (ASU), an innovative supply system designed to cut pump operating costs.
The new Automatic Supply Unit has been specially developed by Vogelsang’s engineering team in Germany to keep mechanical seals in rotary lobe pumps running for longer and increasing the service life by 1.5 times, reducing... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 17, 2023
Bioenergy Devco has announced that Bioenergy Devco Maryland bioenergy Center Jessup, MD has received the Top Project of the Year Award in the Environment + Energy Leader Awards programme.
This accolade recognises Bioenergy Devco Maryland bioenergy Center Jessup, MD as an exemplary leader making great strides in energy or environmental management, said the firm.
Bioenergy... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 17, 2023
Erex has commenced construction of its second wood pellet production plant in Tuyen Quang prefecture, northern Vietnam, reported Argus Media.
The Japanese power developer said it expects to complete construction between September 2024 and March 2025.
Erex is set to invest a total of $20.4 million (€18.7 million) in the facility.
The plant will process unused residual... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 16, 2023
Montauk Renewables (Montauk) has signed a Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) Agreement with Duke Energy (Duke) for Montauk’s proposed waste-to-renewable energy facility in Sampson County, North Carolina in the US, which will expand Duke’s renewable energy efforts in the state.
Montauk is constructing the Turkey Creek facility, which will use its patented near-zero... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 16, 2023
JBS, one of the largest food companies in the world, has announced it will supply Swift stores with electricity produced by biogas generators, in partnership with Âmbar Energia, J&F Investimentos' energy solutions company.
Ten Swift stores in the state of São Paulo will be supplied with biogas, adding to over 150 establishments that already utilise solar energy.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 15, 2023
The MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, Gordon Henderson, learnt how biomass powered by waste wood can contribute to the UK’s energy security and net zero goals during a visit to MVV Environment’s Ridham Dock facility in Kent, England.
The 25MW combined heat and power (CHP) biomass plant opened in 2015 and processes 195,000 tonnes of end of life, post-consumer waste... [Read More]
Features
Aug 15, 2023
Acorn Bioenergy, acquired by Qualitas Energy in 2022, consists of an innovative team of professionals from the energy, engineering and agricultural sectors. The team works together to develop anaerobic digestion (AD) sites under the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive and the Green Gas Support Scheme.
With 15 sites currently under development, the company is a strong... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 15, 2023
Following on from the successful Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme Phase 1 funding for the H2-Boost project, the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC) and partners have successfully been awarded £5 million (€5.8 million) for a phase 2 project.
This is funded by the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) that has been awarded by the UK government's Department for Energy... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 15, 2023
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to support the development of a pilot project that would utilise organic waste such as chipped wood, along with nut shells, and convert it into renewable natural gas (RNG).
If approved, the project would be the largest RNG project in the state of California,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 11, 2023
The UK government set out its Biomass Strategy on 10 August after months of delay, with its purpose being to set out the role biomass can play in reaching net zero, what the government is doing to enable that objective and where further action is needed.
A key commitment of the Biomass Strategy is to develop and implement a cross-sectoral common sustainability... [Read More]
Policy News
Aug 11, 2023
India's central government has so far commissioned six compressed natural gas (BioCNG) plants and 11,143 small biogas plants under National Bioenergy Programme (NBP) which was notified in November 2022.
RK Singh, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, informed India's lower parliamentary house Lok Sabha of the number in a written reply to a question.
Of the six... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 11, 2023
Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) has reached an agreement on a term sheet for General Hydrogen Corp., a CGI Gases subsidiary, to purchase net-negative carbon intensity hydrogen from a biomass-fuelled facility utilising BrightLoop™ technology being developed by B&W in Louisiana.
As the exclusive partner within defined segments for the distribution of hydrogen produced... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 10, 2023
Japanese renewable power firm Renova has postponed the start of commercial operations at two of its biomass power plants, the 74.8MW Tokushima-Tsuda and 75MW Ishinomaki Hibarino, to September from this month, according to a report from Argus Media.
Operation of the Tokushima-Tsuda plant was previously postponed from March to May, due to facility inspections.
It was delayed... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 10, 2023
Mote Inc. has received $1.2 million (€1.1 million) in grant funding from the US Forest Service, the California Department of Conservation, and the California Department of Forestry (CAL FIRE) to establish its second biomass-to-hydrogen and carbon sequestration plant, in partnership with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD).
As Mote’s hydrogen offtake partner... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 9, 2023
Brazil’s Energisa has acquired 83.3% of Agric Adubos e Gestão de Resíduos Industriais e Comerciais, a Santa Catarina state company that composts industrial organic waste to produce biofertiliser, reported BNAmericas.
The operation involved the payment of R$6.5 million (€1.2 million) and a capital contribution to the company of R$53.5 million (€9.9 million).
The... [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
