Fitch Ratings has downgraded Enviva's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'RD' from 'C' and has affirmed its senior unsecured debt at 'C'/'RR5', with Enviva at risk of going bankrupt. Enviva has failed to cure the missed interest payment on $750 million (€693 million) of 6.5% senior notes due 2026 upon expiration of its original 30-day grace period, and has entered... [Read More]

Renewable energy company Drax has become the latest founder member of the University of Sheffield’s newly-launched Energy Innovation Centre. The new partnership will drive forward research into next-generation carbon capture technology, including innovations in bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, or BECCS, said Drax. Drax joins Boeing as the second founder... [Read More]

Ameresco, Inc., a leading cleantech integrator specialising in energy efficiency and renewable energy, has achieved commercial operation at its landfill-gas-to-renewable-natural-gas plant at Republic Services’ Brickyard Landfill in Danville, Illinois in the US. The Brickyard facility has a gross nameplate of over 500,000 Dekatherms per year, with the potential to displace... [Read More]

The US Department of Treasury has agreed to revise its proposed rules for implementing the revised Section 48 Investment Tax Credit (ITC) of the Inflation Reduction Act. The revision will ensure the final language promotes the conversion of biogas into renewable natural gas to support American manufacturing innovation, the waste management industry and American farmers. In... [Read More]

Tan Delta Systems, a leading global manufacturer of real-time oil quality monitoring sensors and systems, has announced DAPONA as a distributor of Tan Delta’s best in class SENSE technology. Tan Delta technology has been proven to save biogas plants - and many other industrial sectors - up to 50% on its oil usage, reduce costly unplanned maintenance and help customers... [Read More]

European Suppliers of Waste to Energy Technology (ESWET) has welcomed the provisional agreement between the European Council and European Parliament on the Carbon Removals Certification Framework as an essential step in decarbonising industry and achieving Europe’s climate targets. With the Commission’s proposed target of capturing 50 million tonnes of CO₂ per year... [Read More]

A shifting feedstock mix in biogas production necessitates new plant designs. The entry of more challenging feedstock types, such as municipal organic waste and fish sludge, poses issues for traditional digestion technology but also sparks innovation in the anaerobic digestion (AD) industry, Antec explains. Increasingly, countries worldwide are implementing strict regulations... [Read More]

Oterra, which specialises in producing colour from natural sources, has installed a 3.5 MW biomass boiler at the Cossé-le-Vivien site in France, which is estimated to reduce CO2e emissions by more than 3,000 tons annually. The project was successful in the 2020 BCIAT call for projects (Biomass Heat for Industry, Agriculture and Tertiary Sectors), led by The French Agency... [Read More]

In Italy, the third phase of the competitive tender to secure subsidies for the construction of new biogas and biomethane plants, as well as conversion to biomethane-upgrading plants will expire tomorrow (20 February). The Biomethane Ordinance entered into force last year, and this Incentivo Bando 3 phase is offering an increase of 13.16% of eligible costs and tariffs. Gianluca... [Read More]

The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has published a guide to Specified Biomass Harvesting (SBH) as part of sustainable forest management. Ireland has grown a significant forest resource over the past century, with much of this forest resource now reaching harvest stage. Maximising the value of this harvest, while protecting the forest environment and optimising future... [Read More]

The North West Hydrogen Alliance (NWHA) has published its manifesto for delivering a world-leading hydrogen economy in the North West of England. The document sets out a number of recommendations that the NWHA believes are essential for the UK to capitalise on the hydrogen opportunity – which it is estimated will create 100,000 jobs and £13 billion (€15.2 billion)... [Read More]

Essex County Council is encouraging households in its jurisdiction to recycle their uneaten food, as it can be used to generate green energy, as well as for fertiliser or compost. The local authority aims to reuse, recycle or compost at least 70% of waste generated by 2030. In Essex, most food recycling is collected by residents' local councils' waste and recycling teams,... [Read More]

Ukraine's biomethane industry is struggling, according to Oleg Ryabov, head of the alternative energy sector of Hals Agro. His company has stopped producing biomethane due to economic conditions - the co-generation plant that converts the biogas into biomethane has been stopped. In Ukraine, the cost of biomethane production is, in the best case, over €600 per 1,000... [Read More]

BEAM Circular, the Almond Board of California, Stanislaus County and Ecostrat have announced the issue of a rare ‘AA’ rating to the North San Joaquin Valley Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zone centered in Modesto, California. This is North America’s first BDO Zone rating for Orchard Biomass, Nut Tree Shells and Almond Hulls. The North San Joaquin Valley BDO... [Read More]