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DP CleanTech, a renewable and environmental management firm specialising in biomass, waste-to-energy, and waste management projects, has partnered with life cycle asset management (LCAM) firm JOULON. The strategic partnership will focus on the emerging prospects in the waste management and environmental services industry. At a time of change in the global economy and with renewed momentum on…
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UK energy entrepreneurs could receive a share of £11 million (€12.5 million) in government funding to turn their ideas into real products and services. Energy Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan announced the latest round of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF), which seeks to drive forward new technologies across all sectors of UK industry, supporting the UK to eliminate its contribution to…
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Iona Capital is further investing in a UK energy-from-waste (EfW) plant near Perth in Scotland. The investment firm, specialising in renewable infrastructure projects, is investing in Binn Group’s 8.6 MW EfW plant at Binn Eco Park, which will provide power to existing occupiers of the industrial park and export power to the National Grid. Construction of the plant, which received planning…
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A waste-to-energy facility in Teesside, UK, has received planning permission. The £300 million (€339 million) facility, a joint venture led by Low Carbon and PMAC Energy, will export up to 49.9 MW of low-carbon electricity to the grid, enough to power 10,000 homes, when complete. The Redcar Energy Centre is set for completion in 2025 and will divert between 350,000 and 450,000 tonnes per…
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Carbon capture specialist O.C.O Technology has won the Rushlight Sustainable Manufacturing and Services Award 2020-21. Designed to highlight new technology, innovation, and best practice across the environmental and clean-tech spectrum, the awards attract entries from around the world. The awards are judged by an independent panel of industry experts, including representatives from the Carbon…
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The UK’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decreased by 2.8% in 2019, according to the latest government figures. In 2019, the UK's net territorial emissions (occurred within UK borders) of the basket of seven GHGs covered by the Kyoto Protocol (CO2, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulphur hexafluoride, and nitrogen trifluoride) were estimated to be 454.8 million…
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Veolia is set to become the first UK operator of energy recovery facilities (ERFs) to demonstrate the latest carbon capture technology with Carbon Clean. Carbon Clean, a global leader in low-cost carbon capture technology, has been working with Veolia for four years, and this new joint project will highlight how the patented technology can work effectively on energy-from-waste (EfW) plants.…
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The UK Court of Appeal has upheld the planning approval for Drax to build a major gas power plant in North Yorkshire. ClientEarth, an environmental charity, first took the UK Government to court over the decision to approve the plant in November 2019, arguing that the Secretary of State’s approval was ‘unlawful’, based on ‘misunderstanding of energy planning policies and a…
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The winners of the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology’s (REA) British Renewable Energy Awards have been announced. Now in its 15th year, the award winners were revealed in a prestigious virtual event on 26 January. The awards demonstrated the ‘amazing work’ undertaken on the road to net-zero and celebrated the achievements of companies and individuals who have done…
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Biomass and biogas markets are constantly evolving and it is vital that you, our readers, are kept informed on what is important to you and your company. We are giving you the opportunity to have your say through a short survey, which will take no more than a few minutes to complete. Your responses will help us at Bioenergy Insight continue to provide the data, analysis, and information you…
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The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have confirmed their continued commitment to accelerating the deployment of renewable energy technologies in agri-food, fisheries and forestry chains and sustainable bioenergy through the signature of a collaboration agreement. Signed by FAO director-general Qu Dongyu and…
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2020 was the greenest year on record for the UK’s electricity system, according to the National Grid ESO. Last year saw the UK’s average carbon intensity – the measure of CO2 emissions per unit of electricity consumed – reaching a new low. According to the National Grid’s data, last year’s average carbon intensity was 181 gCO2/kWh, continuing a new trend which has seen the…
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UK energy performance software firm OnGen has seen ‘significant results’ from a pilot project to model the energy performance of existing buildings, and assess the feasibility of installing renewable and low-carbon energy technology on-site. OnGen launched the pilot programme across the north-east of England, marking the beginning of its bid to drive the country towards net-zero using…
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Six projects across the UK will receive a share of £8 million (€8.8 million) in government funding as part of a drive to create the world’s first net-zero emissions industrial zone by 2040. Projects in the West Midlands, Tees Valley, North West, Humber, Scotland, and South Wales will see local authorities working with industry to develop plans to cut carbon emissions, with one scheme…
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