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Aug 24, 2022
UK government publishes submission guidelines for BECCS projects
Policy News
Aug 24, 2022
Plans to create thousands of Yorkshire jobs are set to be greenlit by the UK government in a move to make renewable energy the solution to future fuel crises, The Yorkshire Post understands.
Work is underway in Whitehall over the future of biomass energy fitted with carbon capture technology which would remove greenhouse emissions from the atmosphere that are produced... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 23, 2022
Circular biotechnology company specialising in biogas and organic fertilisers Ductor Biogas Sweden AB, has joined forces with Swedish egg production company CA Cedergren to create a circular farming model.
The project site is located approximately 1km from Cedergren's operations, and will be used to build and operate a Ductor biogas and fertiliser plant. In July 2022,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 23, 2022
The New Zealand government has released a plan to transform the country's forestry sector so more trees are further processed locally and investment in a wood-based biomass fuel is increased, according to RNZ.
The Minister of Forestry launched the draft Forestry and Wood Processing Industry Transformation Plan in Christchurch and said it would boost innovation and investment... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 23, 2022
Energy company St1 has made an investment decision to build a plant for upgrading and liquefaction of biogas at Sobacken in Borås, Sweden. A prerequisite for the investment decision is a long-term agreement for the purchase of raw biogas, which St1 has signed with Borås Energi och Miljö.
As part of the agreement, Bor å s Energi and Milj ös will transfer both gas... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 22, 2022
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed concerned officials to prepare a bioenergy policy that will promote biofuel production in the state, according to Social News.
Yogi said that, as per the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, efforts to promote bioenergy projects, like compressed biogas (CBG), biocoal, ethanol and biodiesel, have yielded positive... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 22, 2022
Toowomba Regional Council (TRC) will reduce its methane emissions by around three million cubic metres a year and produce about $3 million worth of carbon credits over seven years when the biogas electricity generating plant at Wetaller Water Reclamation Facility begins operating in mid-September, according to Country Caller.
In a first for Queensland, methane recovered... [Read More]
Features
Aug 22, 2022
Following a 10-year analysis of the scale of methane leakage at almost 1,000 AD plants across the UK and Europe, Tim Elsome, general manager of biogas specialists FM BioEnergy, outlines why now is the ideal time to tackle unidentified biogas leaks — and how to protect your plant, profits and the planet.
Anaerobic digestion (AD) plants are designed to convert... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 19, 2022
LG Chem, a leading global diversified chemical company, and ADM, a global leader in nutrition and biosolutions, held a signing ceremony on 15 August launching two joint ventures for U.S. production of lactic acid and polylactic acid to meet growing demand for a wide variety of plant-based products, including bioplastics. Pending final investment decisions, the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 19, 2022
An innovative, space-saving technology to develop fast-growing plants without soil could revolutionise the UK's bioenergy market, according to researchers from the University of Surrey. The soilless cultivation technology has been awarded £4m from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
Surrey’s project... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 19, 2022
Tokyo-based firms Mitsui Chemicals and Teijin jointly announced that they will become Japan’s first companies to develop and market biomass-derived bisphenol A (BPA) and polycarbonate (PC) resins, that will support efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout product lifecycles - according to Chemical Engineering.
The... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 18, 2022
Palisade Real Assets has acquired 100% of Malaby Biogas, a UK-based organic waste anaerobic digestion technology plant located in Warminster, Wiltshire.
Malaby has been operating since 2012, processes between 500-600 tonnes of organic waste per week and provides around 2,500 houses with renewable power. It was also the first plant in England to be certified by the Anaerobic... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 18, 2022
Funding for researchers at Cranfield University to look at new ways to generate hydrogen energy from biomass has been announced by the UK government.
The technology would allow biomass – organic products such as wood, grasses or used brewery hops - to be used to generate hydrogen while capturing CO2 emissions at the same time.
Rather than being burned, the biomass... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 18, 2022
Leading composting and waste-management specialist, Biowise, has been awarded funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as part of Phase One of the Hydrogen BECCS (Bioenergy with Carbon Capture & Storage) Innovation Programme.
The Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme supports technologies which can produce hydrogen from biogenic feedstocks... [Read More]
Policy News
Aug 17, 2022
US President Joe Biden signed a $750 billion (€737.1bn) healthcare, tax and climate bill into law on 16 August.
During the signing ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House, Biden said the Inflation Reduction Act is "one of the most significant laws in our history".
Addressing Democrat members of Congress and administration officials, he stated: "With... [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
