Apr 12, 2023
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Policy News
Apr 12, 2023
The Ministry of Energy and Mines of Ecuador has unveiled the winners of a tender for 500MW of renewable capacity to be built across the country.
The Ministry has selected seven companies, including France’s Neoen and Total Eren, Spain’s Dominion Energy, Consorcio Santa Rosa Energy and Consorcio El Rosado Energy, as well as Ecuador’s Consorcio San Jacinto and Mexico's... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 12, 2023
Egypt's Industrial Products company has signed a contract with the National Company for Animal Production of the National Service Projects Organization, to establish Egypt’s first factory to generate electricity from biogas in Sadat City, reported the Egypt Independent.
The factory will annually process 85,000 tons of cattle dung to produce one megawatt/hour of electricity... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 11, 2023
Organix Energy Inc. (Organix) and Global NRG Advisory Limited (Global) have signed a seven-year financing agreement that will see Global advise on the funding of Organix’s pipeline of 10 Renewable Natural Gas (“RNG”) projects in Western Canada.
The first project in British Columbia will process up the dairy manure of 10,000 cows to produce pipeline-quality RNG,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 11, 2023
Nordic energy company Gasum launched a new strategy for the next five years in 2022. It aims to shift the emphasis of its business and operations more towards renewable natural gas (RNG) and electricity.
In 2022, the firm delivered 1.7 terawatt hours (TWh) of biogas to its customers, and its ambitious new goal is to bring 7TWh worth of RNG annually to the Nordic market... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 11, 2023
Drax, a leading producer and supplier of sustainable biomass, has commended the Canadian government on its plan to support significant investments in clean energy technologies and the need for biomass to achieve a clean economy, as announced in the 2023 Budget.
The Budget 2023 plan specifically highlights biomass as a key component of the clean energy sector, acknowledging... [Read More]
Features
Apr 7, 2023
Luca Corello, head trader at Duferco Biomasse, is a speaker at our International Biomass Congress & Expo on 16-17 May. He gave us some insight into the wood pellet markets and the challenges the industry faces.
By all accounts, 2022 was an extraordinary year due to the shock Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upon the global economy, and the pellet industry certainly... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 6, 2023
Capstone Green Energy Corporation, a global leader in carbon reduction and on-site resilient green energy solutions, has announced that E-Finity Distributed Generation, Capstone’s exclusive distributor for the Mid-Atlantic, Southeastern United States, and the Caribbean, has secured an order for a biogas-fueled Capstone C600 Signature Series microturbine.
The microturbine... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 6, 2023
Very specific language in New York state's budget could prevent Fort Drum's biomass plant from closing, reported WWNY.
Biomass is no longer considered a source of renewable energy by the state, which is why ReEnergy decided to wind down operations at the $50 million (€45.8m), 60-megawatt facility at the end of March.
At that time, the plant provided 100% of power on... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 6, 2023
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has signed an agreement with Mumbai-based firm, Spectron Engineers Private Limited, for the commercialisation of a paddy straw-based biogas plant.
In a bid to curb environmental damage due to the burning of straw, PAU is set to expand the operations at the biogas plant at the organisation, which uses paddy as a raw product.
A S Dhatt,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 5, 2023
Over the next five years, 22 partners from nine European countries will join forces in EU-funded project BIOMETHAVERSE, which is designed to diversify the technology basis for biomethane production in Europe, to reduce production costs and to contribute to the uptake of biomethane technologies.
Co-funded by the EU, the project will support the bloc's scale-up of biomethane... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 5, 2023
A leading biomass scientist at Aston University has welcomed the government’s announcement to ensure UK energy is more secure, as outlined in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero's Up Britain: Net Zero Growth Plan, and the Powering Up Britain: Energy Security Plan - both published on 30 March.
However, Professor Patricia Thornley, director of Aston University’s... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 5, 2023
Nicklin Transit Packaging, the UK's largest independent pallet and packaging firm, has invested more than £1m (€1.1m), in a new biomass heating system at its main manufacturing site on the Woods Bank Estate in Wednesbury.
The new plant will be fuelled using the waste generated by the company’s manufacturing processes and the energy generated will help heat the buildings... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 4, 2023
Global renewable energy firm, Drax Group, has welcomed a positive conclusion of the European Union’s discussions on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (REDIII).
The agreement reached by the EU Institutions this week recognises the importance of sustainably sourced biomass within the region, providing renewable, reliable power while displacing fossil fuels... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 4, 2023
Rural small businesses and farmers in the US will be eligible to apply for $1 billion (€915m) in grants to invest in clean energy beginning on 1 April, the US Department of Agriculture and the White House announced on Friday, reported Reuters.
The money, part of the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) budget, will be distributed through the USDA's Rural Energy for America... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 4, 2023
The wood-fueled Godo Biomass Power Plant, located in the Anpachi district of Gifu Prefecture in Japan, began operations on 2 April.
The plant is run by Gifu Seino Green Power LLC (GSGP), a special purpose company established by Marubeni Corporation and Chubu Electric Power Company.
The biomass plant is the first to involve local consumption of locally produced fuel for... [Read More]
Policy News
Mar 31, 2023
Enviva has welcomed news that the European Union's (EU) trilogue negotiations concluded with an agreement on the Renewable Energy Directive III (REDIII), adding it was "pleased to hear that woody biomass will continue to be recognised as a renewable energy source in the EU".
The biomass producer stated the agreement's final text has yet to be publicly released, but it... [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
