Jan 11, 2023
PlanET Biogas announces expansion and formation of food waste processing company
Biomass News
Jan 11, 2023
China’s state-owned assets supervisor has integrated one of the country’s leading biomass power generation companies, under China's biggest power grid firm State Grid Corporation of China, into State Power Investment Corp., the world's largest renewable power producer, in order to consolidate their assets and better serve the national energy strategy, reported Yicai... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 11, 2023
Bain Capital is approaching a deal to acquire a minority stake in EcoCeres - a biomass company that is majority owned by Hong Kong & China Gas Co, reported Bloomberg. The private equity firm is seeking to boost its sustainable investing strategy, according to people familiar with the matter.
The sources claimed the firms are discussing details of a deal that could... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 11, 2023
The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has written to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to emphasise that the important contribution waste wood biomass is making in the transition away from fossil fuels should not be overlooked.
The WRA's letter was sent ahead of the launch of BEIS' Biomass Strategy, highlighting the sector's crucial... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 10, 2023
Standard Biocarbon Corporation (SBC) has announced the arrival in Portland, US of two pyrolysis machines to produce high quality “biochar'' from wood chips.
Biochar is used in agriculture, environmental remediation and storm water management, and has many other emerging uses. The machines, manufactured by Pyreg of Dorth Germany, were unloaded at the Eimskip pier in... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 10, 2023
Warrens Emerald Biogas, an anaerobic digestion plant based in County Durham, UK, has announced it intends to increase the amount of food waste it processes to transform into energy.
The plant currently has the capacity to power more than 21,000 local homes a year by processing up to 115,000 tonnes of food waste. The site, part of Bio Capital Group, generates around... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 10, 2023
A campaign aimed at mounting a legal challenge to plans to develop a large scale biogas plant near Gort has so far raised €50,000, reported Clare Echo. The fundraising campaign was launched in response to An Bord Pleanála’s decision in December 2022 to grant conditional permission for the biogas plant after Galway County Council refused the application.
Following... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 9, 2023
Researchers from Okayama University have identified an effective mechanical compression system for drying plant biomass for power generation without the need for thermal drying. This is significant because, since plant biomass contains more than 50% moisture, mechanical methods (or heating and natural seasoning) need to be implemented to reduce this to about 35% - to increase... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 9, 2023
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has inked a pact with Sun Energy Power Engineering Corporation, Sangrur, for the commercialisation of paddy straw-based biogas plant made up of Mild Steel (MS) sheet (above the ground) technology, designed and developed under the Scheme “All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Energy in Agriculture and Agro-based Industries... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 9, 2023
Valmet has announced it will deliver boiler conversions and emission reduction solutions for government-owned Veolia Group’s Hungarian subsidiary CHP-Invest Kft at its power plant in Oroszlány, Hungary. The order includes the conversion of two coal-fired boilers to bubbling fluidised bed combustion to enable the boilers to run mainly on biomass fuel.
The order is included... [Read More]
Features
Jan 9, 2023
Bioenergy Europe explains the new documentation for ENplus® — the quality certification scheme for wood pellets that certifies the entire supply chain, from the early stages of production to the delivery process
The world-leading certification scheme for wood pellet quality, ENplus®, has published new documentation, which brings in enhanced procedures, an expanded... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 6, 2023
The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved financing of R$ 80 million (€14.2m) for UISA Geo Biogás S/A to build an industrial unit for the production of biomethane and electricity from sugarcane residues in Nova Olympia (MT).
In the first phase, the plant will produce up to 11.4 million Nm³/year of biogas and up to 32,000 MWh/year of electricity.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 6, 2023
Enviva Inc., a leading producer of sustainably sourced woody biomass, has issued a statement expressing support for the Dutch Parliament’s motion on sustainably sourced biomass, which was passed in December 2022.
It said it fully supports the principle that financial assistance should only be applicable for woody biomass that is sourced sustainably.
Enviva added that,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 6, 2023
A meeting at Sullivan’s Hotel in Gort, Galway in Ireland was held on Wednesday (4 January) to discuss the decision by An Bord Pleanala to allow a major biogas plant to be located on the edge of the town. It was organised by the Gort Biogas Concern Group, which has voiced substantial opposition to the project.
Despite the chairman's calls at the start for those present... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 5, 2023
The Dominican Republic's National Energy Commission (CNE), has granted a definitive concession to Consorcio Azucarero Central, developer of the 7-MW Energia Renovable Ingenio Barahona biomass-fired energy project.
The definitive concession contract for the plant, which will be located in the municipality of Santa Cruz de Barahona, was signed by Edward Veras, executive... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 5, 2023
UGI Corporation announced on 4 January that MBL Bioenergy has entered an agreement to develop its second and third clusters of dairy manure waste to renewable natural gas (RNG) projects in South Dakota, US.
In total, these additional projects are said to represent approximately $150 million (€141m) of investment by MBL Bioenergy, and 100% of the funds will be provided... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 5, 2023
At the end of December 2022 bp announced it had completed its purchase of Archaea Energy, a leading provider of renewable natural gas (RNG). The oil giant said this marked a milestone in the growth of bp’s strategic bioenergy business.
“We see enormous opportunity to grow our bioenergy business by bringing Archaea fully into bp,” said Dave Lawler, chairman and... [Read More]
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