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Oct 17, 2022
Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development invests €8.5m into new biogas plant
Biogas News
Oct 17, 2022
The biggest bioenergy plant in India is due to be inaugurated in Lehragaga on 18 October, The Tribune reported.
With an investment of Rs 220 crore (€27.4m), the plant is being set up by Germany-based Verbio AG's Indian subsidiary.
It aims to reduce 1.5 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year, by utilising crop residue (straw) to produce biogas and manure.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 17, 2022
A partnership between Heriot-Watt University and Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has been launched in Edinburgh, to develop cost-effective technologies for the production of hydrogen from agricultural and animal waste.
The £1 million research project will initially focus on utilising the estimated four million tonnes of waste and by-products created by distilleries... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 14, 2022
Heritage sites have traditionally burned coal, from open fire grates in historic houses to steam locomotives, traction engines and stationary engines. IrBEA said that the search has been on for a coal substitute that gives similar characteristics to coal, but which does not add to the burden of carbon in the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels - and that Ireland... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 14, 2022
Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) on Thursday said it has secured a site for a biogas plant in Wallonia, Belgium together with Belgian developer Cryo Advise.
The partners will jointly develop the “large industrial scale” biogas project towards final investment decision, which is expected by end-2023. Danish biogas technology provider Lundsby... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 14, 2022
Smurfit Kappa is investing around $100 million in a sustainable biomass boiler at its paper mill facility in Yumbo, Colombia in the US.
The boiler aims to reduce Smurfit Kappa’s global Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO2 emissions by approximately 6%. The company has already implemented biomass boilers at other paper mill sites across Europe, including Piteå in Sweden, and Sangüesa... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 14, 2022
Nordic Utilities has said combined heat and power (CHP) plants would still run this winter, despite a shortage of biomass and a near-doubling of prices prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to Montel.
Orsted, the Danish utility firm, said it had enough resources to keep plants operational over the December to March period.
However, the company expected... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 13, 2022
Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plant operators in Europe report an increasingly poorer business development, and they also expect the downward trend to continue. In the WtE industry, on the other hand, the order situation remains favourable; however, the cost increases are of particular concern.
This is the result of the current WtE industry barometer. Supported by the operators’... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 12, 2022
The BDO Zone Initiative has issued an ‘A’ rated Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone designation for Libby, Montana for more than 225,000 green tons per year of woody biomass.
"AA" and "A" BDO Zone Ratings identify the areas in the country that are best-positioned for low-risk bioeconomy project development.
Lincoln County Port Authority (LCPA) and Ecostratare... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 12, 2022
Apeiron Bioenergy has entered into an equity investment agreement with Proterra Investment Partners Asia. The proceeds will be used to increase the number of collection points and upgrade existing processing plants to produce feedstocks of higher specifications.
"Considering the extremely tough macro environment now, it is a testament for Apeiron Bioenergy to weather... [Read More]
Features
Oct 11, 2022
Paques, a world leader in the development and construction of cost-effective purification systems for wastewater and gases, has reduced downtime by deploying APEX, Qdos and Bredel pumps at one of its anaerobic industrial effluent treatment systems in Brazil
Paques, which has headquarters in the Netherlands, helps companies to reduce fresh water intake, decrease... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 11, 2022
Ireland's Department of the Environment waited three weeks into a four-week submission period before consulting its own competent authority regarding a €35bn EU renewable energy fund which Ireland has failed to apply for, reported the Irish Examiner.
The REPowerEU funding initiative, organised by the European Commission (EC), was set up to attempt to ensure continuity... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 11, 2022
Technology group Wärtsilä has announced it will supply a BioLNG plant in Tervete, Latvia. The order was placed by AS Agrofirma Tervete, who will utilise the plant to upgrade, polish, and liquefy biogas from agricultural waste into bioLNG. The order was included in Wärtsilä’s order intake in September 2022.
Wärtsilä will provide its Puregas CA50LBG for removal... [Read More]
Features
Oct 3, 2022
Ross McKenzie, director of international affairs at Drax, spoke to Bioenergy Insight about the company's expansion into new international markets, and its plans for its UK plant in Yorkshire.
Drax recently announced it had agreed the acquisition of Princeton Standard Pellet Corporation. What are the benefits of this?
"This acquisition adds another pellet plant to our... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 10, 2022
The expansion of the biogas sector in Germany is progressing at a slow pace despite strong demand in the heating segment with newly installed biogas capacity projected to be around 65 MW in 2022, according to the industry association Biogas e.V, reported Renewables Now.
As many as 120 new biogas plants should be connected to the grid this year, but when excluding the... [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
