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Power generated from fossil fuels in the UK’s electricity grid has fallen to an all-time low, according to data from Drax Electric Insights. Just before midnight on 29 December, fossil fuels generated 1.7 GW of electricity – just 6% of power on the UK’s electricity grid at the time. Renewable sources such as biomass, wind, and hydro have taken over coal and gas in keeping the…
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Over £116 million (€136 million) in new UK Government funding will boost green innovation across the nation, including bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology. The funding will see projects across the UK develop new technologies that increase energy efficiency in homes and buildings, reduce carbon emissions, boost the UK’s energy security, and provide cleaner ways to…
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Compost organisations globally have established the International Compost Alliance – a voluntary partnership to advance awareness and understanding of the benefits and use of compost on a global scale. The Alliance looks to offer solutions for climate change mitigation, soil health and food security, building on years of collaboration between organics recycling organisations. By pooling…
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Bioenergy accounted for around 3.52 million of the total 12 million global renewable energy jobs in 2020, down from 3.58 million in 2019. Figures released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) showed that the renewable energy sector employed 12 million people, directly and indirectly, in 2020. The number has continued to grow globally, with the solar photovoltaic, bioenergy,…
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have announced a new global climate finance facility to accelerate the transition to renewable energy in developing countries. The UAE committed $400 million (€346 million) in funding provided by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development towards the Energy Transition Accelerator Financing (ETAF) Platform’s goal…
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CHAR Technologies (CHAR) has commenced surveying and geotechnical testing at the proposed site of its woody biomass-to-RNG project in Ontario. The high-temperature pyrolysis (HTP) project near Kirkland Lake will potentially produce 500,000 gigajoules per year of RNG and 10,000 tonnes per year of CHAR’s proprietary CleanFyre biocoal. The CleanFyre will be earmarked for future sale to the…
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Standard Biocarbon (SBC) has secured $2 million (€1.7 million) in financing from three Maine, US-based institutions to purchase equipment for producing biochar. The company will produce high-quality biochar – the near-pure form of carbon made by processing biomass at high temperatures with little oxygen - at the former site of the Great Northern Paper mill in East Millinocket. SBC will…
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Sixty-five percent of executives working in hard-to-abate sectors see carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) as ‘critical’ or ‘important’ in reaching their decarbonisation goals, a new report shows. The Scaling up CCUS – market insights report is based on an anonymous survey of senior executives and input from an expert panel. It was published by Decarb Connect – a platform…
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The East Coast Cluster (ECC) has been named as one of the UK’s first carbon capture, storage and utilisation clusters following a successful bid to the UK Government. The ECC is made up of both Zero Carbon Humber and Net Zero Teesside, supported by the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) - a collaboration between bp, Eni, Equinor, National Grid, Shell and Total. The successful bid…
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EQTEC has signed an agreement for the proposed acquisition of a 5 MWe project in Greece. The agreement concerns a project in Drama, north-eastern Greece, and was made through the recently established EQTEC Synergy Projects, a joint venture (JV) between EQTEC and its Greek strategic partners, German EPC company ewerGy (operating in Greece via its local partner, ECO Hellas M IKE). Once…
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RWE has invested £200,000 (€234,900) on new noise abatement technology for its Markinch Power Station in Fife, Scotland. The 55 MW combined heat and power (CHP) biomass plant can generate power for 100,000 homes and has been operational since 2015.  Most recently, RWE invested in a state-of-the-art Energy Centre that provides heat to the Glenrothes Energy Network – a local heat scheme…
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A ‘ground-breaking’ collaboration with a unique workforce development component will help bring new technologies to the bioenergy industry in the US. The Integrated Biochemical and Electrochemical Technologies (IBET) to Convert Organic Waste to Biopower collaboration will be led by the University of Michigan and U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, and Northwestern…
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Scientists at the University of Wyoming (UW) have examined the impact of water consumption when combining bioenergy production with carbon capture and sequestration, also known as BECCS. BECCS is a carbon removal technique in which organic material is converted into heat, electricity, or liquid or gas fuels, with the carbon emissions from this bioenergy conversion captured and stored in…
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EQTEC has established a joint venture with its Greek strategic partners, German EPC company ewerGy, operating in Greece via its local partner, ECO Hellas M1KE. The joint venture, EQTEC Synergy Projects, has signed an agreement for the proposed acquisition of a 1 MWe waste-to-energy gasification project in Livadia, Greece (known as Star I) and exclusivity for a second 1 MWe project nearby (Star…
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