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Sep 26, 2022
Projects in Walloon, Belgium point to a future of biomass as an energy source
Biomass News
Sep 23, 2022
At an energy summit Monday, two key Republicans told industry insiders, fellow lawmakers, and clean energy advocates their plan for driving down costs during a panel previewing legislative action in the upcoming session, reported New Hampshire Bulletin.
“This feels very much to me like the year of biomass,” said Rep. Michael Vose, an Epping Republican. Seated next... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 23, 2022
Independent analysis by Oxford Economics has shown that last year renewable energy leader Drax contributed £1.8 billion towards the UK economy and supported 17,800 jobs across the UK.
The analysis measured the economic impact of Drax Group’s UK operations, which includes Drax Power Station, near Selby in North Yorkshire – the country’s biggest renewable power generator,... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 23, 2022
UK company Drax plans to extend its bioenergy and carbon capture storage (Beccs) plans to the US market through two projects, under which up to 4mn t/yr of carbon dioxide may be captured from the atmosphere by 2030.
Preliminary studies for its first international Beccs project started this year, with the final investment decision is scheduled for 2024. The international... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 22, 2022
Faromor CNG operates a RNG upgrading facility supplied by DMT using membrane separation technology. The RNG facility upgrades biogas produced by Stanton Farms in Ontario, Canada.
The project won the 2022 Biogas Project of the Year from the Canadian Biogas Association Industry Awards and is the first agricultural biogas project connected to Ontario’s natural gas grid.
Camlin... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 19, 2022
German toilet paper maker Hakle is turning to waste from coffee production to stay afloat and help the environment, reported Manila Times. Two years ago, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the firm profited from a huge demand in essentials - such as toilet paper. But with the health crisis abating, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sparked skyrocketing energy... [Read More]
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Sep 18, 2022
The UK’s largest power station has paid its respects to Queen Elizabeth II with a dedication on one of its 12 huge cooling towers.
The image was projected onto the 114m tall cooling tower at Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire over the weekend of the Queen’s funeral and was seen from miles around.
Earlier this year, Drax turned two of its cooling towers blue... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 16, 2022
In the Philippines, ABS-CBN News reported that the country’s Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is exploring the use of waste to generate energy.
Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. reportedly said that a pilot facility is set up in Los Baños, Laguna. DOST is also studying the right temperature for waste combustion to prevent emission of air pollutants, the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 16, 2022
The supplier to the fitted furniture industry, based in Oldham, UK, has invested £1 million (€1.1m) in a new biomass burner to make the factory’s heating system greener and more energy efficient, KBB reported.
The investment includes two new, more powerful and efficient boilers and extractors, which will be fully operational by autumn. The new equipment will replace... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 16, 2022
Renewable Energy India Expo 2022, which is scheduled for later this month will bring investment opportunities worth Rs 800 crore (€1.5 million) for the biogas sector, the Indian Biogas Association (IBA) said on Thursday.
IBA is an industry association comprising operators, manufacturers and planners of biogas plants. Renewable Energy Expo (REI) is scheduled for September... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 15, 2022
Beam Suntory said on 14 September it is aiming to produce more Jim Beam bourbon while cutting back on its greenhouse gas emissions.
The company, which is owned by Japanese parent Suntory, said it would invest $400 million in renewable energy systems while boosting bourbon production at its largest Kentucky distillery.
The Booker Noe distillery in Boston, Kentucky,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 15, 2022
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has selected The Yolo County Central Landfill (YCCL) for an award of $1.5 million to improve the current science and infrastructure to turn waste streams into clean, renewable fuel, reported Davis Enterprise.
The DOE grant to the YCCL — one of only 15 nationwide — focuses explicitly on community-scale resource and energy recovery... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 14, 2022
The European Parliament voted today (14 September) to recognise primary woody biomass as a renewable energy source. This is consistent with its prior classification under both the first Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and RED II.
Primary woody biomass is an essential renewable energy source for meeting the ambition sought by the EU Parliament to increase renewable energy... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 14, 2022
Non-binding offers (NBOs) for Danish biogas company Nature Energy are due to be submitted at the end of this month (26 September 2022). Last month, it was reported that energy majors including BP and Shell were pondering making bids.
An investment consortium consisting of Davidson Kempner, Pioneer Point Partners and Sampension are in the process of selling Nature Energy... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 14, 2022
Although the Vietnamese government hoped for deeper biomass energy investment through a previously-introduced feed-in tariff (FiT), some experts advise that a new one must be coupled with other legal incentives to ensure a more significant share in the country’s energy mix, according to Vietnam Investment Review.
Since 2020 the Vietnamese government has applied FiT... [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
