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There have been at least four major power outages in several states in Australia over the last 5 months impacting millions of customers due the country’s switch from fossil fuels to renewable sources, according to UK-based union GMB. GMB, the union for workers in the energy sector in the UK, is calling on the UK and devolved governments as well as Ofgem and National Grid as well as the…
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Coffee chain Caffè Nero has unveiled plans to recycle coffee grounds from 122 of its London stores to make coffee logs, which can be used in boilers and woodburners. The scheme, which was formally announced late last week but which has been running since July 2016, sees recycling specialists First Mile pick up coffee waste from Caffè Nero stores and take it directly to coffee…
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Last year saw major developments for the bioenergy sector. The sector employed more than three million globally and is set to grow further this year. The Paris Agreement will be the major driver for all renewable energy sectors including bioenergy. What better time than now to announce our new conference, in light of these key events. The Bioenergy Insight Conference & Expo 2017, is not just…
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The president of the European Biomass Association (AEBIOM) has criticised the latest film released by Brussels-based NGOs BirdLife Europe and Transport & Environment - The Burning Issue: – When bioenergy goes bad. In a statement, AEBIOM president Didzis Palejs, said: “The release was supported by a significant marketing effort, including trailers that featured an arsenal of…
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The Canada-based Alberta government has announced that it has launched a CAN$60m (€42m) grant pot to help bioenergy producers in the province. On the government’s website, it announced that its ‘Bioenergy Producer Program’ would help 500 direct jobs and is part of a larger effort to help companies succeed in Alberta’s low-carbon future. Alberta’s bioenergy…
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Sequential cropping can be a promising model to produce additional biomass without negative impacts on land use change or food production, a new study has found. In a research study for the Italian Biogas Consortium (CIB), climate and energy consultancy Ecofys found that agricultural crop yields can increase dramatically in a sustainable manner if sequential cropping is introduced. In Europe,…
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CNG Fuels, a UK-based supplier of renewable biomethane fuel, and Waitrose, today announced that the supermarket group has introduced Europe’s most advanced fleet of CNG (compressed natural gas)-powered trucks with a range of up to 500 miles. They will use technology developed jointly with Scania and Agility Fuel Solutions, the leading CNG fuel systems and cylinders company in North…
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Iran plans to invest $3 billion (€2.8bn) on constructing renewable energy power plants, said Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian. “Iran intends to launch a large-scale project to construct renewable energy power plants over the sixth Five-Year Development Plan to generate five thousand megawatt of energy in the country,” Chitchian said, as quoted in local news agency Irna.…
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Sweden’s Prime Minister, Stefan Löfven, has unveiled proposals to go carbon-neutral by 2045. Last week (2 February, 2017) Löfven set a statutory target to go carbon neutral will be trigged by 1 January, 2018. Under the proposed Climate Act, the government will be required by law to include a climate report in the country's annual budget and to produce a climate action…
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Vega Biofuels announced that it has expanded its manufacturing capabilities to include multiple sizes of its biocoal product to meet recent demand. Biocoal is a renewable, green energy product made from timber waste using a technology called torrefaction.   Torrefaction is the treatment of biomass at high temperatures under low oxygen conditions.   Vega Biofuels recently announced that…
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Coal generation in Europe is being phased out and will continue to do so due to competition from cleaner energy sources, such as natural gas and renewables, as well as governments efforts to cut emissions, according to a new study by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The UK is leading the way when it comes to reducing coal dependency, helping to put coal's share of power generation in…
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Remigijus Lapinskas, president of the World Bioenergy Association gives his predictions for 2017. 2016 was a positive year for the global climate negotiations. 120 countries ratified the Paris Agreement limiting the global warming to less than 2°C. With the ratification, countries pledged to reduce fossil fuel use, increase energy efficiency and deploy renewable energy technologies. These…
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Britain is falling behind on its commitments to meet its 2020 renewable energy targets, while the European Union overall remains on track, according to a report by Reuters this morning. Other nations identified by the Commission as falling behind are Luxembourg and Ireland. Targets are set by the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED), introduced in 2009. The United Kingdom is expected to…
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The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) is set to invest more than £700,000 (€822,400) in Scottish microenterprises specialising in industrial biotechnology (IB). Spread across five research projects, the funding will boost research in areas such as new and environmentally-friendly protein production, new tools for vaccines and therapies, processes to increase the value…
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