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Jan 13, 2023
Second round of consultation scheduled for biogas plants in Moray, Scotland
Biomass News
Jan 12, 2023
Bain Capital Private Equity announced today (12 January) that it has completed a deal to acquire a stake in biomass-to-biofuel producer EcoCeres Inc, as the Boston-based investor strives to ramp up its sustainable investment, reported Reuters.
In response to an enquiry from the publication, Bain apparently said it had invested $400 million (€371m) of growth capital... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 12, 2023
VARO Energy Group (VARO) has announced the acquisition of 80% of the shares in Bio Energy Coevorden BV (BEC) in The Netherlands, one of the largest biogas manufacturers in Europe.
VARO is acquiring the shares from the existing shareholders, STAK Grisbe, who will continue to own 15% of the business, and Van Drie Group, who will continue to own 5%. The transaction... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 12, 2023
TotalEnergies has started up its 18th biogas production unit in France, which will be the largest in the country with a maximum capacity of 160 gigawatt-hours (GWh).
Called BioBéarn and located in Mourenx in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, this new unit, supplied with organic waste, has started to inject its first cubic metres of biomethane into the natural gas... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 11, 2023
The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has written to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to emphasise that the important contribution waste wood biomass is making in the transition away from fossil fuels should not be overlooked.
The WRA's letter was sent ahead of the launch of BEIS' Biomass Strategy, highlighting the sector's crucial... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 11, 2023
Bain Capital is approaching a deal to acquire a minority stake in EcoCeres - a biomass company that is majority owned by Hong Kong & China Gas Co, reported Bloomberg. The private equity firm is seeking to boost its sustainable investing strategy, according to people familiar with the matter.
The sources claimed the firms are discussing details of a deal that could... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 11, 2023
China’s state-owned assets supervisor has integrated one of the country’s leading biomass power generation companies, under China's biggest power grid firm State Grid Corporation of China, into State Power Investment Corp., the world's largest renewable power producer, in order to consolidate their assets and better serve the national energy strategy, reported Yicai... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 11, 2023
PlanET Biogas has created PlanET Organics, a new company specifically focused on food waste processing and nutrient recovery technologies. The move comes as a result of the firm's successful delivery of anaerobic digesters (AD) and renewable natural gas (RNG) technology in the North American market. The company said the complementary platform will enhance its leadership... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 10, 2023
A campaign aimed at mounting a legal challenge to plans to develop a large scale biogas plant near Gort has so far raised €50,000, reported Clare Echo. The fundraising campaign was launched in response to An Bord Pleanála’s decision in December 2022 to grant conditional permission for the biogas plant after Galway County Council refused the application.
Following... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 10, 2023
Warrens Emerald Biogas, an anaerobic digestion plant based in County Durham, UK, has announced it intends to increase the amount of food waste it processes to transform into energy.
The plant currently has the capacity to power more than 21,000 local homes a year by processing up to 115,000 tonnes of food waste. The site, part of Bio Capital Group, generates around... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 10, 2023
Standard Biocarbon Corporation (SBC) has announced the arrival in Portland, US of two pyrolysis machines to produce high quality “biochar'' from wood chips.
Biochar is used in agriculture, environmental remediation and storm water management, and has many other emerging uses. The machines, manufactured by Pyreg of Dorth Germany, were unloaded at the Eimskip pier in... [Read More]
Features
Jan 9, 2023
Bioenergy Europe explains the new documentation for ENplus® — the quality certification scheme for wood pellets that certifies the entire supply chain, from the early stages of production to the delivery process
The world-leading certification scheme for wood pellet quality, ENplus®, has published new documentation, which brings in enhanced procedures, an expanded... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 9, 2023
Valmet has announced it will deliver boiler conversions and emission reduction solutions for government-owned Veolia Group’s Hungarian subsidiary CHP-Invest Kft at its power plant in Oroszlány, Hungary. The order includes the conversion of two coal-fired boilers to bubbling fluidised bed combustion to enable the boilers to run mainly on biomass fuel.
The order is included... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 9, 2023
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has inked a pact with Sun Energy Power Engineering Corporation, Sangrur, for the commercialisation of paddy straw-based biogas plant made up of Mild Steel (MS) sheet (above the ground) technology, designed and developed under the Scheme “All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Energy in Agriculture and Agro-based Industries... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 9, 2023
Researchers from Okayama University have identified an effective mechanical compression system for drying plant biomass for power generation without the need for thermal drying. This is significant because, since plant biomass contains more than 50% moisture, mechanical methods (or heating and natural seasoning) need to be implemented to reduce this to about 35% - to increase... [Read More]
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Indonesian gas distributor PT Pertamina Gas Negara Tbk (PGN) has signed an agreement with NeutraDC Singapore (NDSG) to provide biomethane for forthcoming data centre projects in Singapore
Once cleared, the site will be redeveloped into an Energy, Biochar and Carbon (EBAC) plant – a pyrolysis facility designed to convert plant matter into biochar, renewable electricity and heat
Swedish tanker owner Furetank has announced it will run its European fleet on renewable biogas throughout 2025, marking a major step towards fossil-free shipping
