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EQTEC has selected energy and built environment engineering firm Wood as its partner for the design and deployment of a clean waste-to-hydrogen solution during phase two development of a multi-technology waste-to-energy project at Southport Hybrid Energy Park. The pair will jointly develop a refuse-derived fuel to-clean hydrogen solution combining EQTEC’s syngas technology with Wood’s…
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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, have identified a bacterium that can convert agricultural waste into industrial enzymes. Bacillus sp PM 06 that researchers Sathyanarayana N Gummadi, faculty – biotechnology department and Rekha Rajesh, a research scholar, isolated, could hydrolyse very low-cost waste without pre-treatment. There has been international interest in…
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Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the US Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for a new pilot programme created under President Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support the development of biobased products that have lower carbon footprints and increase the use of renewable agricultural materials, creating new revenue streams for farmers.  This…
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Sulzer has supported Fulcrum BioEnergy, to complete the construction of the world’s first commercial-scale production plant that will convert municipal solid waste (MSW), or household waste, into renewable transportation fuels.  The plant will convert approximately 175,000 t (159,000 t) of MSW into approximately 11 million gallons (41.6 million litres) of renewable synthetic crude oil…
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On behalf of the Victorian Government, Sustainability Victoria is delivering $10 million to encourage investment in the state’s bioenergy sector – the biggest ever Victorian grant funding investment in bioenergy. The Waste to Energy Fund: Bioenergy will support projects that create bioenergy from organic waste. The output of which may be electricity, heat, gas or liquid fuels. The fund is…
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After investing €10 million over the past two years to improve its environmental performance, Lafarge France’s La Malle plant, located in Bouc Bel Air, is continuing its emissions reduction strategy by investing nearly €1 million in its equipment.  Ot said the objective is to welcome a new sulphur-free fuel from the circular economy as well as wood fines, and to reduce sulphur…
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Bio Capital has acquired Corbiere Renewables Limited from the Raynham Estate and Downing LLP.  Corbiere Renewables is a 550m3/hour biogas-to-grid anaerobic digestion (AD) plant located on the Raynham Estate in Norfolk. Bio Capital will operate the AD plant and will continue to work in partnership with the Raynham Estate for the provision of feedstock and utilisation of the organic fertiliser…
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CBE JU has published its first call for project proposals. A total of €120 million will be dedicated to advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe across 12 topics. All stakeholders of the bio-based industries ecosystem can apply by September 22 2022, 17:00 Brussels time. 12 funding topics to support three CBE JU objectives The Call’s funding supports three CBE JU…
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Adnan Wanii of Ola Mobility Insitute says extracting clean energy from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) can potentially solve the dual challenge of disposing of India's ever-growing mounds of garbage and reducing dependence on fossil fuels.  He says: "The demand from energy-guzzling sectors like transportation, and commitments to decarbonising energy consumption are driving the adoption of…
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The Netherlands’ first bio-LNG plant has now achieved a production milestone of one million kilograms, enabling about four million kilometres of sustainable transport with heavy-duty trucks. For initiators Nordsol, Renewi and Shell, this is “an important proof point” that sustainable heavy-duty road transport is possible. Nordsol’s bio-LNG plant in Amsterdam was opened in October…
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The Northern Rivers Regional Planning Panel has approved a development application (DA) for a bioenergy facility to be built at the Byron Shire Council’s Byron Bay sewage treatment plant. The bioenergy facility will process 28,000 tonnes of green waste per year and convert it into renewable energy, producing enough electricity to power the plant as well as the Byron Bay STP. Excess energy…
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The federal and Quebec government are jointly funding an expansion of the biomethanisation facilities owned by the Société d’économie mixte de l’est de la couronne sud (SEMECS). These facilities are located in the Varennes Novoparc industrial park in Montérégie. This nearly $100-million project will receive a maximum joint government investment of $65,178,887. The Government of Canada…
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Perovskite materials may hold the potential to play an important role in a process to produce hydrogen in a renewable manner, according to an analysis from scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).  Hydrogen has emerged as an important carrier to store energy generated by renewable resources, as a substitute for fossil fuels used for transportation, in the production…
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Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) reached a €375 million first close for its new CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund (CI ABF). The fund, which has a target size of €1 billion, will focus on equity investments in advanced bioenergy infrastructure in Europe and North America. It enables institutional investors to contribute to the energy transition and participate in the…
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