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By Liz Gyekye
As Bioenergy Insight went to press, media outlets reported that top aides of President Donald Trump will be meeting to discuss whether or not the US should remain part of the Paris climate agreement.
Officials will be discussing their options, with the goal of providing a recommendation to the president about the path forward, according to an administration official who spoke on…
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A Sweden-based combined heat and power (CHP) consortium has said that it is pushing ahead with its project and has secured €2.9m worth of funding.
The project consortium is formed of Meva Energy, the developer of small, circular energy systems with a minimum of distribution and parasitic losses, the research institute of Sweden (RISE) and a leading international furniture manufacturer.
The…
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The European Biomass Association (Aebiom), the European Geothermal Association (EGEC) and the European Solar Thermal Association (ESTIF), release joint position papers on the electrification of heating and cooling and the link between the primary energy factor (PEF) and eco-design/energy labelling regulations.
The main aim of the paper is to present the position…
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A delegation from Borneo’s Ministry of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development, Trade and Investment has met with several potential investors in Tokyo, Japan at a series of specially arranged meetings, according to Borneo Post Online.
The meetings were with three Japanese companies that are interested in biomass to produce pellets for the Japanese and Korean markets, the website…
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Ancala Bioenergy has acquired Biogen, an operator of anaerobic digestion plants in the UK, from joint owners Bedfordia Group and Kier Group. The price for the acquisition has not been disclosed.
As one of the UK’s leading owner/operators of anaerobic digestion plants, Biogen will provide independent infrastructure investment management company Ancala with a platform from which to expand…
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The territorial government of Yukon, Canada, has given $150,000 (EUR 140,000) in support of a First Nation community’s biomass project, according to a news release.
Yukon’s Teslin Tlingit Council is currently converting ten community buildings from propane and electrical heating to biomass heating. The money from the territorial government will be used to contribute to the labour…
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The Pilbara region of Western Australia has long term potential for bioenergy developments and carbon farming, according to a new scientific review published by the Western Australia Department for Agriculture and Food.
Covering an area of 502,000 square kilometres, the Pilbara is a large, dry, thinly populated region characterised by distinctive red earth and huge mineral deposits. At present…
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A Japanese research team has revealed the oil synthesis mechanism in microalgae cells, a discovery which could aid in the development of biofuels.
The amount of biomass on earth is approximately ten times the amount of energy currently consumed on the planet, and half of that biomass grows in aquatic environments, according to a University of Kobe press release. Ocean based biomass such as…
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A new state aid scheme to support investments in ‘less exploited’ renewable resources, such as biogas, biomass and geothermal energy, has been approved in Romania.
The new support scheme from the Romanian government applies until 2020, and has a total budget of over EUR 100,000 ($107,000). 85% of the budget comes from the European fund for regional development, 15% from the…
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Macquarie Bank has bought the UK’s Green Investment Bank for £2.3 billion (€2.74bn).
The Green Investment Bank was set up by the UK government five years.
The Treasury secures £1.7 billion through the process, with a further £600m of liabilities taken on by the Australia-based business lender.
The bank was set up to fund renewable and low-carbon projects and has…
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A wetland centre in Horsell, UK, is combining woodland preservation with a new biomass heating system.
The Heather Farm Wetland Centre in Horsell is designated as a ‘Site of Special Interest’ due to the unusual flora and fauna in the surrounding habitat. However, the fragile ecosystem is under threat as secondary woodland starts to take over.
HCPS recently began the renovation of its…
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Plans to build the UK’s biggest anaerobic digestion plant have been put on hold following a series of protests and campaigns against it.
FD Bird & Sons wants to build an anaerobic digestion plant near Beverley in East Yorkshire. The plant would create biogas through the anaerobic digestion of organic materials, turning up to 50,000 tons of food waste destined for landfill into heat and…
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The UK ran coal free for 24 hours on Friday 21 April, the first time the country had done so on a working day since the Industrial Revolution.
According to the BBC, about 50% of British energy on 21 April came from natural gas and around 25% from nuclear power. The remaining 25% was provided by biomass, wind and imported energy.
Coal-free days are likely to become increasingly common in the…
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Nina Skorupska, chief executive of the Renewable Energy Association (REA), the UK’s largest renewable energy trade association for renewable energy and clean technologies, has agreed to speak at this year’s Bioenergy Insight 2017 Conference and Expo.
With approximately 700 members this not-for-profit organisation represents British renewable energy producers across power, heat, and…
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