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On 13 November, the bioenergy industry celebrated ‘European Bioenergy Day’, meaning from that date, bioenergy alone would be able to cover all the energy needs of EU Member States until the end of the year. To coincide with this milestone, Bioenergy Europe announced the launch of the fourth edition of the European Bioenergy Day campaign, which aims to shed a light on the increasingly…
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A new study by Veolia and YouGov revealed 77% of UK adults believe limiting climate change is the responsibility of the current generation and its leaders. The survey showed two in five UK adults said their concern about carbon in 2020 had grown over the last five years. Despite some growing concern, only 17% of those asked had faith in the UK reaching its net-zero targets by 2050. Carbon…
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Researchers at the University of Liverpool in the UK have unlocked new possibilities for the future development of sustainable, clean bioenergy. The study, published in Nature Communications, demonstrates how bacterial protein ‘cages’ can be re-programmes as nanoscale bioreactors for the production of hydrogen. According to the university, the carboxysome is a specialised bacterial…
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US waste and environmental services company, Denali Water Solutions, has acquired the stock of Veris Environmental and AWS Dredge. Veris Environmental is a residuals management services company, providing biosolids recycling and transportation, dewatering, digester cleaning, lagoon services and land application services in the western US. AWS Dredge is a service provider to hard rock mines in…
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National Grid, Shell, bp, Eni, Equinor and Total have formed a new partnership to develop offshore carbon dioxide (CO2) transport and storage infrastructure in the UK North Sea. With bp as the operator, the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) will serve the proposed Net Zero Teesside (NZT) and Zero Carbon Humber (ZCH) projects that aim to establish decarbonised industrial clusters in Teesside…
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Andy Hill, chair of the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) is standing down from the lead role at the trade body’s annual general meeting in March 2021. Hill has been chair of the WRA for eight years and was on the board for two years before that. He will hand over the role to current deputy chair, Richard Coulson. Hill will then take up the role of deputy chair to support Coulson. “I…
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Bioenergy generation increased by 9.7% in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year. Overall renewable energy generation (excluding non-biodegradable wastes) increased to 30.1 TWh in Q2 2020, an increase of 12% compared to the same period in 2019. According to UK Government figures, total electricity generation from all modes generated 67.5 TWh, giving renewables a…
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SSE has agreed to sell its 50% share in two energy-from-waste ventures in the UK as part of a strategy to secure £2 billion (€2.2 billion) from disposals of non-core assets by autumn 2021. The firm agreed to sell Multifuel Energy Limited (MEL1) and Multifuel Energy 2 Limited (MEL2) to European Diversified Infrastructure Fund III – an infrastructure fund managed by First Sentier Investors.…
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UK companies including Drax, CBI, Heathrow, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and Velocys have called on the government to adopt a clear commitment to greenhouse gas removal/negative emissions technologies to create a proper market and regulatory framework to deliver them and to use COP26 in 2021 to lead the world on this sector. In a joint letter, the organisations announced they have…
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The renewable energy industry accounted for an estimated 11.5 million jobs worldwide in 2019, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), up from 11 million in 2018. IRENA’s Renewable Energy and Jobs 2020 report said the development of solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies represents a large portion of renewables employment. Asia accounted for 63% of total jobs in…
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Drax Biomass has donated $20,000 (€17,000) to help communities in north-eastern and central Louisiana affected by Hurricane Laura. The funds donated are going to hurricane relief efforts driven by the United Way of Northeast Louisiana and the United Way of Central Louisiana, as well as the Food Banks of Northeast and Central Louisiana. In the immediate relief efforts, United Way…
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Somerset in the UK recycled an extra 3,500 tonnes of key materials during the COVID-19 lockdown, including an additional 1,182 tonnes of food waste. According to the Somerset Waste Partnership, weekly kerbside collections of recycling continued in the region throughout the lockdown period. April, May, and June saw a big jump in the amount of food waste, cardboard, plastic bottles, glass…
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Bp has released its Energy Outlook 2020, exploring possible developments in global energy to 2050. The report suggests that energy consumption will shift away from fossil fuels and renewables, including bioenergy, will grow rapidly, as the world continues to electrify. The 2020 edition of the bp Energy Outlook explores possible paths for the global energy transition, how global energy…
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Over 150 major businesses and investor CEOs have urged the EU to raise EU 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets to at least 55%. Companies including Enviva, Drax, Unilever, Google and Deutsche Bank are calling on EU policymakers to support an increased EU 2030 GHG emissions reduction target necessary to raise the pace and focus of transition efforts for the EU to become a climate-neutral…
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