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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 and Nervion in…
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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 the “supply situation to…
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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’ association CEWEP,…
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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 have annonuced the…
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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 such conditions and…
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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 their carbon footprints and…
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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 of energy supply -…
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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 of CO2 and hydrogen sulphide…
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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 portfolio in Canada, where…
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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 capacity of those that will…
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Kenya is setting up standards that will pave the way for the commercialisation of biogas, a move that will offer cheap energy for consumers in the wake of the high cost of LPG and generate revenue for producers, according to Business Daily Africa.
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KBS) said it is working on the norms for the packaging of biogas, which is the only thing that has been missing in the…
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In a bid to promote manufacturing of biomass pellets or briquettes to be used for co-firing with coal in thermal power plants or even independently in industrial units using fossil fuel, India's Central Pollution Control Board has generated a plan to provide subsidy to manufacturers according to The Economic Times.
The CPCB planned a fund of Rs 50 crore to be provided as subsidy to manufacturers…
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The Irish Bioenergy Association's (IrBEA) 21st national bioenergy conference will take place on 11 October at the Lyrath Hotel in Kilkenny.
Bioenergy is uniquely placed in providing a solution to the current challenges which Ireland faces in terms of energy security and indigenous supply. IrBEA said it looks forward to welcoming a wide and diverse range of stakeholders to this flagship…
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Following a BBC Panorama investigation, which accused Drax of cutting down "environmentally-important forests", Will Gardiner, Drax Group CEO, has released a statement regarding the firm's biomass sourcing.
He said: "As the world’s leading producer and supplier of sustainable biomass, Drax is committed to ensuring the biomass we source delivers positive outcomes for the climate, for nature and…
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Divert, an impact technology company "on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™", has announced a 10-year renewable natural gas (RNG) offtake agreement with bp worth approximately $175 million.
Under the new agreement, bp expects to purchase RNG generated from three Divert facilities in development in California, Pennsylvania, and Washington, which would offset 36,905 metric tons of carbon…
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