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Residents living along one of the proposed transportation routes for the Deal Farm biogas plant have voiced their anger over the plans, reported Diss Express. The group of neighbours, who live along Algar Road in Fersfield, are incredulous that a route close to their homes is being considered as a route for heavy good vehicles (HGVs) serving the planned anaerobic digester facility in…
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This year's final edition of Bioenergy Insight is now available to read - and as an end-of-year treat, we are providing premium access for free, for this issue only! Features include an exclusive regional focus on Africa and Asia, a full report on the European Biogas Conference, an interview with Chris Huhne, chairman of the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) and much…
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Japanese trading house Mitsui is seeking carbon storage sites across Asia Pacific as it aims to sequester 15 million tonnes per year by 2035 for companies in Japan. To date, Japan has shown limited potential for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, which has prompted Mitsui - and other Japanese firms, such as Inpex - to hunt for suitable sites across Asia Pacific. Mitsui is looking to…
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ExxonMobil and Pertamina, Indonesia's state-owned energy company, have signed a heads of agreement at the G20 Summit in Bali to further progress their previously announced regional carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub for domestic and international carbon dioxide (CO2). The agreement builds upon a joint study and memorandum of understanding that was signed at COP26 in Glasgow, UK to assess…
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A new report has revealed that the UK is lagging behind other countries in preparing for the energy transition. The Energy Transition Readiness Index (ETRI) 2022 - produced by the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) and sponsored by Eaton and Eversheds Sutherland - assesses and compares the readiness of 13 European countries’ electricity markets. The European industry…
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The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has published its state of the industry annual report, REview22. It stated that, although the renewable industry has demonstrated "resilience and ingenuity", the UK government is "failing to match its Net Zero commitments with action." The report, which presents the latest deployment and employment figures for the renewable energy…
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Faced with the energy crisis currently affecting not just the UK but much of the world, the British government is overlooking the gift that is anaerobic digestion (AD), despite the business case for AD development growing stronger by the day, according to the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA). It affirmed that this is the context in which it will hold its National…
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its annual World Energy Outlook for 2022. The report emphasised the global energy crisis as "a shock of unprecedented breadth and complexity", with Russia's invasion of Ukraine turning "a rapid economic recovery from the pandemic" into "full-blown energy turmoil", as Russia - the world's largest exporter of fossel fuels - is "severing one of the…
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Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plant operators in Europe report an increasingly poorer business development, and they also expect the downward trend to continue. In the WtE industry, on the other hand, the order situation remains favourable; however, the cost increases are of particular concern. This is the result of the current WtE industry barometer. Supported by the operators’ association CEWEP,…
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Recent comments by ADBA chairman Chris Huhne and Irish environment minister Eamon Ryan are positive for the expansion of renewable, green biogas production across the island of Ireland, but to maximise the benefits of increased anaerobic digestion capacity, operating efficiency and the use of digestate must be fully considered. This is according to Matt Hale, international sales & marketing…
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Independent analysis by Oxford Economics has shown that last year renewable energy leader Drax contributed CA$1.1 billion towards the Canadian economy and supported 10,400 jobs across the UK. The analysis measured the economic impact of Drax Group’s Canadian operations, which includes 10 plants across British Columbia and Alberta which produce sustainable biomass wood pellets used to generate…
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UK company Drax plans to extend its bioenergy and carbon capture storage (Beccs) plans to the US market through two projects, under which up to 4mn t/yr of carbon dioxide may be captured from the atmosphere by 2030. Preliminary studies for its first international Beccs project started this year, with the final investment decision is scheduled for 2024. The international project is scheduled to…
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The UK’s largest power station has paid its respects to Queen Elizabeth II with a dedication on one of its 12 huge cooling towers. The image was projected onto the 114m tall cooling tower at Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire over the weekend of the Queen’s funeral and was seen from miles around. Earlier this year, Drax turned two of its cooling towers blue and red to celebrate the…
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Non-binding offers (NBOs) for Danish biogas company Nature Energy are due to be submitted at the end of this month (26 September 2022). Last month, it was reported that energy majors including BP and Shell were pondering making bids. An investment consortium consisting of Davidson Kempner, Pioneer Point Partners and Sampension are in the process of selling Nature Energy - formerly known as…
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