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Jun 20, 2023
CEFC invests in Australian biomass-to-hydrogen technology
Biogas News
Jun 20, 2023
TotalEnergies has signed a 100 GW biomethane purchase agreement with Saint-Gobain France for a three-year period, starting in 2024.
The biogas will be produced at TotalEnergies' BioBéarn plant, which became operational at the beginning of this year. The contract solely covers commercial-scale biogas - the biomethane is non-subsidised.
The plant's production has been... [Read More]
Features
Jun 19, 2023
Michael Rowan, CEO of Active Energy Group (AEG), spoke to Bioenergy Insight about the company’s CoalSwitch® Technology, which was recently awarded multiple patents for turning forest waste into clean energy.
AEG is a biomass-based renewable energy business focussed on using its proprietary technology to transform low-cost or waste biomass material into renewable... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 19, 2023
An innovative biogas-to-grid project has been celebrated at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP's) Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
DEP and National Grid were joined by New York City Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi, EPA Region 2 Administrator Lisa Garcia, elected officials and community... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 19, 2023
The European Union (EU) has launched its Fund for Renewable Hydrogen, which will have an initial budget of €225 million, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced last week.
"The global demand for hydrogen is skyrocketing, it will increase enormously over the [coming] years," she said in a statement.
She went on to highlight the fact that the EU has decided... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 19, 2023
Estonia plans to keep powering buses and heavy vehicles with biomethane after 2030, despite many other EU member states supporting a transition to electric power.
The EU plans to cut trucks and buses emissions by 90% until 2040. Additionally, 100% of city buses must be zero-emission vehicles until 2030.
Liisa Pakosta, head of the Riigikogu's European Union Affairs Committee,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 16, 2023
Arkansas' City of Clarksville, Clarksville Connected Utilities (CCU) in the US and Ecostrat have announced the issuance of a new Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone designation for poultry litter.
The Clarksville BDO Zone has been rated ‘AA’, or very low risk, based on steady and reliable generation of large volumes of biomass, well-developed and mature... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 16, 2023
Whisky and beer producer Whisky Simpsons Malt Limited has announced a project that it said will help decarbonise Scotland's whisky industry, and provide a solution to a compensation system that has been costing consumers millions of GBP each year.
The £45m (€52.5m) AMP Clean Energy Project will see the installation of an energy centre containing biomass and electric... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 16, 2023
Burnham RNG (Burnham) has announced the issuance of green bonds to support the construction of the Pasco Resource Recovery Center (PRRC) in Washington, US, an innovative industrial wastewater treatment facility that will clean wastewater for agricultural re-use and capture biogas and convert it into renewable natural gas (RNG).
The bonds were issued by the Washington... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 15, 2023
CWP Global and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have announced the recent completion of CIP’s strategic investment in CWP’s development portfolio of ultra-large-scale green hydrogen hubs, including projects across Africa, Australia and the Americas.
Under the deal announced on 14 June, CIP, through its Energy Transition Fund I, has acquired a 26.67% stake... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 15, 2023
A report by the NGO Energy Vision has found that upgrading New York City's wastewater plants could produce clean energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, divert food waste from landfills and economically benefit the City.
Entitled Gotham Gas Goes Green, the independent report assesses the benefits of applying innovations piloted at Newtown Creek, the City's largest wastewater... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 15, 2023
An Australian-first project in New South Wales has seen biomethane injected into the gas network.
The Malabar Biomethane Demonstration Project, co-funded by major energy infrastructure company Jemena and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), is creating biomethane by upgrading biogas produced from organic waste.
The project is a partnership with Sydney Water... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 14, 2023
A delegation of officials from the British Embassy in Tokyo and Japanese industry have been welcomed to Drax Power Station in Yorkshire - the UK's single-largest generator of renewable electricity.
The group included the British Embassy in Tokyo’s Counsellor on Energy and Infrastructure, as well as a delegation of Japanese supply chain partners, customers and industry... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 14, 2023
The European Biogas Association (EBA), in collaboration with biogas experts, is launching a white paper on the sustainability, affordability and accessibility of biohydrogen to support its production and use in Europe.
Biohydrogen - alongside biogas and biomethane - will play a key role in fulfilling the energy needs of various sectors, and in supporting Europe's climate... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 14, 2023
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it is investing more than $43 million (€39.8 million) to expand innovative uses of wood, including as an energy source, as a construction material and in manufacturing and processing input for wood products used in framing homes, making paper products and more.
The funds are being invested in 123 projects across... [Read More]
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The conference was opened by Swedish MEP Emma Wiesner (Renew Europe), who underlined bioenergy’s key role in achieving Europe’s energy and climate ambitions
Gasum, in partnership with REMA Distribution, has today inaugurated a new biogas filling station for liquefied biogas (LBG) at REMA Distribution’s facility in Vinterbro, south of Oslo
The agreement, concluded under Singapore’s new 'biomethane sandbox' launched by the Energy Market Authority and the Economic Development Board on 27 October, is designed to pilot biomethane imports for power generation and industrial use
