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Palisade Real Assets is buying UK-based renewable energy asset manager and developer, Eco2 Management Services Limited (EMSL), for an undisclosed sum. The mid-market infrastructure investor said the acquisition accelerates its energy transition investment plan in Europe and will “underpin a dedicated bioenergy platform focused on anaerobic digestion assets and adjacent…
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Marvel Power Group (Marvel), a woman-owned clean energy advisory firm, is celebrating its 3rd anniversary with big plans. The firm will be expanding and offering its brokerage services to Europe and Canada.  Aside from reaching new latitudes, Marvel will also begin structuring deals for CO2, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), carbon offsets and hydrogen. In the first quarter of 2022,…
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EverGen Infrastructure Corporation, Canada’s renewable natural gas (RNG) infrastructure platform, has completed the acquisition of a 67 percent interest in Alberta’s Grow the Energy Circle Ltd.  GrowTEC, located on the Perry Family farm near Lethbridge, Alberta, is a multi-faceted bioenergy venture of sustainable agriculture, integrating responsible best practices and renewable…
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On Friday, July 22, US senator Catherine Cortez Masto visited Fulcrum BioEnergy’s new Sierra BioFuels Plant in Storey County.  For years, governmental red tape prevented this plant from launching operations, but as a result of advocacy by Senator Cortez Masto with both the Trump and Biden administrations, the plant will soon begin production. Cortez Masto’s work has helped protect 120…
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There are fertile conditions for obtaining bioenergy from hazelnut residues in Azerbaijan, according to reports from FAO Azerbaijan. FAO Azerbaijan wrote on its official Twitter page that: “There are fertile conditions for bioenergy from hazelnut residues in Azerbaijan. We presented preliminary results of sustainable bioenergy options in the hazelnut value chain within the HAZER project. The…
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A Pennsylvania farm has partnered with a nearby microbrewery to create an alternative fuel produced with brewer’s waste and organic matter. The Dickinson College Farm in Pennsylvania joined with Molly Pitcher Brewing Company and other local farms to create large quantities of sustainable biogas from materials that would otherwise be discarded. Matt Steiman, the farm’s livestock…
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Four workers are dead and one hospitalised after an accident involving a biogas pit at Miwon Việt Nam's plant in Việt Trì, Phú Thọ. The four casualties were identified as Vũ Sa Huỳnh, 38; Lê Hùng Vinh, 42; Trần Văn Thắm, 59 and Dương Văn Sau, 38. Nguyễn Trung Kiên, 35, survived and was sent to Phú Thọ General Hospital until his condition stabilises. The…
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An Australian-first trial injecting biomethane derived from wastewater into the grid to supplement natural gas is underway at Sydney Water’s Malabar Wastewater Resource Recovery Plant. The project is worth an estimated $16 million in total. $5.9 million in grant support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency was announced in November 2020. NSW Minister for lands and water Kevin…
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A $16 million trial by Sydney Water and Jemena will convert wastewater into renewable biomethane in an Australian first trial that could eventually power up to 6,300 NSW homes. Sydney Water’s Malabar Wastewater Resource Recovery Plant will see wastewater converted into carbon-neutral gas for use across New South Wales. The Malabar Biomethane project, co-funded by the energy infrastructure…
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Boeing and Alder Fuels have announced a new partnership to expand production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) around the world.  Using Boeing airplanes, the companies will test and qualify Alder-derived SAF, advance policies to expedite the transition to renewable energy in aviation and grow the amount of SAF for the global aerospace market. Alder Fuels’ proprietary technology enables…
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Welsh company Mona Dairy makes and delivers a range of “own label” cheese products for retail and food services. It is aiming to recruit 80 dairy farmers to produce milk for its 25,000 sq ft facility. The Anglesey site is set to begin production in October 2022 and will run entirely on renewable energy.  It will be capable of producing 7,000 tons of Welsh and continental cheeses…
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The Alberta government is investing over $40 million through Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) in 11 projects focused on advancing the province’s position in carbon capture utilization and sequestration (CCUS). If successful, these projects could lead to over $20 billion in capital expenditures, create jobs, and reduce emissions annually. On July 13, 2022, ERA and the government of Alberta…
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Naturgy Energy Group SA has announced that it intends to invest €1.5 million ($1.50 million) in a biomethane plant in Spain that will contribute renewable gas to the distribution network in 2023. The Spanish energy company said the plant, which is located in the province of Lleida, will inject 11.8 gigawatt hours a year of biomethane into the network, which it said is the equivalent to the…
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Renewable energy company Drax Group is expanding its operations into Japan. To celebrate the launch of Drax Asia and the opening of a new Drax office in Japan, more than 160 guests including government officials, major trading houses, energy businesses and shipping companies, attended a reception at the British Ambassador’s residence in Tokyo. At the reception, British ambassador to Japan…
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