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The UK's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) launched the mid-scheme review of the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) yesterday (24 March).
The GGSS is a government environmental scheme that provides financial incentives for new anaerobic digestion biomethane plants to increase the proportion of green gas in the gas grid. The scheme is open to applicants in England, Scotland and…
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Drax has welcomed the UK government's support for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the recent Budget, but added it needs its bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project to gain Track 1 status. Without this, Drax Power Station "may become unviable", and unable to contribute secure power at a time of such critical need.
This led to Drax's decision to pause its multi-million pound…
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $590 million (€546.9m) to renew its four existing Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs).
The DOE said the funding will help support the department's research into the next generation of sustainable, cost-effective bioproducts and bioenergy from domestic biomass resources, which is critical to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, ensuring energy…
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The Net-Zero Industrial Act was proposed to the European Union (EU) on 16 March.
The Act is designed to scale up the manufacturing of clean technologies in the EU and make sure the EU is well-equipped for the clean-energy transition. It was announced by President von der Leyen as a part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan.
The Act is designed to create better conditions to set up net-zero…
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Bioenergy Europe has released a statement affirming that, although it welcomes the EU's publication of the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), it regrets "a lack of strategic vision for the bioenergy industry and net-negative technologies like bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS)."
The Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) is part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan which aims to enhance the…
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The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, delivered the Spring budget yesterday (15 March). Hunt placed a clear emphasis on nuclear energy, classing it as environmentally sustainable, and stating that the UK will "need another critical source of cheap and reliable energy - and that is nuclear".
"Increasing nuclear capacity is vital to meet our net-zero obligations," Hunt continued. "So…
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Earlier in March, India's power ministry amended its Tariff Policy 2016 under the Electricity Act 2003 to impose a renewable purchase obligation of 40% for new coal or lignite-based thermal power plants from 1 April onwards, according to The Telegraph India.
Such plants must therefore either implement renewable energy capacity equivalent to at least two-fifths of the thermal plant's capability,…
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Estonian transmission system operator (TSO) Elering paid out over €5.4m in renewable energy subsidies and high-efficiency co-generation subsidies in January this year, according to Baltic News Service (BNS).
Elering paid out just under €5.2m in renewable energy subsidies and approximately €277,900 in high-efficiency cogeneration subsidies during the month, the company said.
This included…
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On February 9 the European Parliament adopted its position on the Gas Decarbonisation Package. The European Biogas Association (EBA) said it welcomes the inclusion of 2030 mandatory biomethane target in the regulation.
“If EU institutions give green light to this proposal, the 35 bcm biomethane target would finally anchor in binding legislation the REPowerEU Plan’s ambition. Based on…
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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several new clean energy initiatives in India's annual federal budget speech Wednesday, saying "green growth" is a top priority for the country, reported The South Asian Times.
More than $8 billion (€7.3bn) will be invested in projects such as mangrove restoration in coastal regions, which help suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, converting…
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The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has made a detailed submission to the recent Bioeconomy Action Plan consultation, on behalf of its members.
IrBEA highlighted the crucial role and potential of bioenergy in response to a number of dedicated topics. The organisation highlighted some general points regarding the emerging sector, and in particular, the role the bioenergy sectors of solid…
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An open letter has called for the European Parliament to include an "ambitious and binding" EU-level biomethane target of 35bcm in the Gas Regulation, in line with the REPowerEU plan. The letter was released by the European Biogas Association.
It said that, along with easier network access for producers and well-functioning cross-border trade, this move is critical if the EU is to deliver on its…
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Bioenergy Europe has announced the release of its 2022 Statistical Report Bioenergy Landscape and its accompanying Policy Brief. This report analyses the current state of European energy sources, energy production and consumption, biomass trade and sector employment.
The organisation stated that Russia's military aggression against Ukraine has exposed the European Union's (EU) over-reliance on…
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Operators of both gas-to-grid and electrical AD plants are facing higher business rates after the UK government changed the way it calculates the rates assessments which forms the basis of rates bills, according to the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA). It highlighted analysis by Handel Rating Consultants – a leading expert specialising in the sector - which suggested the…
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The public are to be asked for their views regarding plans to build biogas plants near Elgin and Buckie, reported The Northern Scot.
Public consultation events are being held later this week on the proposals by green energy firm Acorn Bioenergy.
The company hopes to establish facilities producing biomethane, using distillery by-products as well as crops and waste from local farms, at sites near…
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