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US-based University of Colorado Boulder engineers have developed a bio-manufacturing process that uses a biological organism cultivated in brewery wastewater to create the carbon-based materials needed to make energy storage cells. According to the university, the “unique pairing” of breweries and batteries could set up a “win-win opportunity” by reducing expensive…
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The Romanian authorities plan to allocate more than €100 million for a state aid scheme aimed at supporting energy production from renewable sources that are less exploited. According to a draft project published the website of the EU Fund Ministry, these sources include biomass, biogas, and geothermal energy. The money comes from non-reimbursable EU funds provided through the European…
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BNDES, Latin America’s largest development bank, will not fund new coal- or oil-fired power plants in an attempt to drive investment towards renewable energy. The Brazilian development bank released a new set of guidelines earlier this week which will see the bank remove all funding available for coal or oil thermoelectric plants, Business Green reports. It will also reduce credit to new…
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India, the world’s fourth-largest carbon emitter with its population of 1.3 billion people, has ratified the Paris agreement on climate change. India, who became the 62nd nation to join the deal, is responsible for 6% of the global CO2 emissions following China, which accounts for 28%, the US for 16%, and the European Union 10%. In terms of per capita CO2 emissions, 10 other countries are…
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The bioenergy sector should seize the opportunity to contribute more to the heating and cooling industries to help drive Europe towards a low-carbon economy, said Marie Donnelly, director for renewables at the European Commission. Her comments were made at the European Biogas Association’s conference in Ghent, Belgium. She also warned that the bioenergy sector needed to make biogas and…
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China Everbright International commenced the construction of 14 bio-projects in the third quarter of 2016, with a total investment exceeding RMB3.8 billion (€508.6m). The construction of all of the projects is progressing well and on schedule, the company reports. In the environmental energy segment, five waste-to-energy projects and a food waste treatment project commenced construction. The…
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Despite a slump in annual additions, the global biopower market is set to show steady growth, at a compound annual growth rate of 4.4%, according to a new market study Research and consulting firm GlobalData forecasts the global installed biopower capacity to rise from 106.2GW in 2015 to 165.2GW by 2025. The company’s latest report states that bioenergy is a niche market in the renewable…
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The European Commission has launched a new three-year project called BioBase4SME to support the development of a bio-based economy in North West Europe (NWE). The €5.83 million project, launched through the EC’s INTERREG NWE Programme, will help start-ups and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to overcome technological and non-technological barriers on their path to turn bio-based…
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A number of China’s urban consumers are willing to pay higher bills to buy “green electricity” from renewable sources like wind, solar or biomass, a recent survey commissioned by the China Renewable Energy Industries Association (CREIA) has found. According to a news report on the Chinadialogue, the survey, by the market research firm Ipsos, found that 97.6% of…
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UK biomethane shipper Barrow Green Gas (BAGG) has welcomed changes to the greenhouse gas reporting regulations, which mean that the use of green gas now allows for near-zero GHG emission reporting. Green gas certificates are now recognised under the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, according to the company. This offers companies an opportunity to reduce their reported carbon emissions by using…
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Finnish biomass boiler plant specialist KPA Unicon Group has announced that it is merging with Finland-based bioenergy technology company Renewa. Under the merger contract, KPA Unicon will be purchasing the entire share capital of Renewa.  In a statement, KPA Unicon said: “The transaction will give the Finnish and European Cleantech sector a stronger, renewed player whose solutions…
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A project led by Professor Zhiguo Yuan from the University of Queensland will receive almost AUD$680,000 (€605,000) from the Queensland government to demonstrate a pilot scale zero-energy sewage treatment technology. The university’s research team will set out to triple the bioenergy from sewage than what is currently available. The bioenergy recovered is expected to completely offset…
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Forestry Tasmania, a corporation owned by the Government of Tasmania,  is signing contracts with two operators to export woodchips from forests in southern Tasmania, but the industry has concerns it will have product left on its hands. According to media reports on abc.net, the expressions of interest process (EIO) for a solution for woodchip exports in the south opened in June last…
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EXCLUSIVE: Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association’s (ADBA) chief executive Charlotte Morton has urged the UK government to support anaerobic digestion (AD) as it formally announced plans to go ahead with building a new £18bn nuclear power station in Somerset. The new plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset is being financed by the French and the Chinese. In exchange, China wants…
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