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Bioenergy Europe is celebrating the fact that today (10 November) is the European Union's (EU) Bioenergy Day. Bioenergy Day means that, from today onwards, bioenergy alone has the potential to fulfil the EU's energy needs for the rest of the year. Every EU country has its own National Bioenergy Day to highlight how bioenergy has empowered communities to break away from fossil fuels and save on…
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Drax Group has partnered with Patch, a climate technology company that is building digital infrastructure for the carbon market of the future. Patch's software helps voluntary carbon market participants buy, sell and manage credits. With the Patch Radius software solution, Drax customers will be able to purchase from a number of portfolios of carbon credits, including those from BECCS by…
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H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies, Inc. (H2B2), a global vertically integrated provider of green hydrogen energy solutions across the hydrogen value chain, has unveiled SoHyCal - the largest operational green hydrogen production plant powered entirely by renewable energy in North America to date. This project, from both a technical and commercial point of view, consists of the construction,…
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A new independent research report, "UK Cluster potential – how the UK can lead the world in Carbon Capture and Storage", by Development Economics, has found that if the UK Government accelerates and expands the development of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Clusters across the country, it could generate an extra £32 billion (€36.7 billion) for the economy from 2050 onward. The research,…
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TES has awarded a feasibility study to Aker Carbon Capture to explore the implementation of a carbon capture plant at a waste-to-energy facility in Germany. The planned capture capacity will be 400,000 tonnes CO2 per year. The captured CO2 will be transported by railcar to the TES facilities at Wilhelmshaven in Northern Germany to produce e-NG, which is electric natural gas derived from green…
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its World Energy Outlook 2023, which observes that the energy sector remains fragile, but "has effective ways to improve energy security and tackle emissions". Noting that some of the immediate pressures from the global energy crisis have eased, the report nevertheless stated that energy markets, geopolitics and the global economy are unsettled…
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Tree Energy Solutions (TES), on behalf of Deutsche Grüngas und Energieversorgung GmbH (DGGEV), has announced the launch of a second procurement procedure for long-term terminal capacities at the Wilhelmshaven Green Energy Hub. Following the success of the initial Open Season and the positive market response, TES is inviting market participants to submit non binding expressions of interest for…
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Italian consultancy RINA has announced it is kicking off a six-year research project, called Hydra, to build a 100% hydrogen-fuelled steel production pilot plant. The €88 million project is backed by the European Commission as an IPCEI (Important Projects of Common European Interest) project. It calls for the design and construction of a pilot plant that will use hydrogen in every stage of…
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Valmet has announced it will supply a biomass plant to Göteborg Energi AB in Gothenburg, Sweden. Göteborg Energi is building a new plant to produce electricity and district heat from renewable and recovered sources by 2025. The order will be included in Valmet’s orders received of the fourth quarter 2023. The value of the order has not been disclosed. Valmet’s delivery will include a 140…
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Bioenergy Insight is delighted to be hosting its annual Biogas Conference in Brussels, Belgium, on 18-19 June next year. This event builds on the success of last year’s edition, which saw over 300 people convene in the Le Plaza hotel in the heart of the city to hear from leading biogas producers, suppliers, consultants and policy-makers. Following on from the European Parliament’s recent…
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On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has opened applications for the $2 billion (€1.2 billion) Hydrogen Headstart programme today (10 October). Announced in the 2023-24 budget, the programme aims to catalyse Australia’s hydrogen industry to take advantage of Australia’s opportunity to be a global hydrogen leader. Projects seeking to…
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The REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) has published its annual ‘state of the industry’ report REview23, saying that the entire energy transition still faces significant challenges which are currently delaying the roll out of low carbon technologies across all sectors. The report, which presents the latest deployment and employment figures for the renewable energy…
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Brétéché, a fuel distributor that operates in six French departments, inaugurated its first hydrogen station in Maché (Vendée), on the Challans to La Roche-sur-Yon road axis on 29 September. The station has been designed with a high hydrogen supply capacity. This station now offers green hydrogen with a refuelling capacity of up to 800 kilograms per day. With this station located on the…
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Two students have won a prestigious Climate Change Thought Leadership Award for their dissertation projects that look at pioneering solutions to climate change. Specialist anaerobic digestion (AD) and green project funder, Privilege Finance, runs the awards each year to identify and nurture future leaders of the renewable energy industry. Privilege Finance’s chief executive officer, Chris…
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