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The Lenzing Group, a provider of specialty fibres for the textile and nonwovens industries, has signed a contract for the acquisition of a 43 MW biomass power plant from ENERGIE 42 Beteiligungs, located in the Heiligenkreuz business park in Austria.
The execution of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals, and is expected in the second quarter of 2023.
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The world-leading certification scheme to guarantee high-quality wood pellets, ENplus®, has reported 13.3 million tonnes of certified pellets in 2022, while the certified production this year is projected to surpass 14 million tonnes*.
“In 2022, the pellet market was heavily affected by the energy crisis. The pellet prices increased all over Europe and some countries even experienced problems…
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Anaergia has secured a contract to provide its technologies, engineering and process design for a new facility that will convert food processing waste into renewable energy at PepsiCo’s Simba Chips plant in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The new facility will allow this food processing operation to reduce its emissions and manage waste sustainably, reduce operating costs and enhance resilience by…
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BMW Manufacturing has extended its partnership with Amerisco Inc for an additional eight years. Amerisco constructed a 9.5-mile pipeline from the Palmetto Landfill to Plant Spartanburg in the US on behalf of the automotive firm.
Two decades ago, BMW Manufacturing began using recycled methane gas from a local landfill to provide electricity and hot water for the plant.
It has resulted in…
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Ofgem has commissioned a probe into biomass firm Drax's adherence to sustainability rules, the Financial Times reported.
The UK energy regulator has tasked US consultants with examining Drax over its use of biomass, having launched an investigation into Drax in 2022, according to documents procured via a Freedom of Information application.
A Drax spokesperson told ELN: “Ofgem has recently…
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Scandinavian Biogas has released its Q1 '23 results, reporting an increase in the volume of energy sold by 3.1% to 88.1 GWh, from 85.4 GWh during the same period last year. Total revenue has increased by 32.3%, to SEK 130.1 (€11.4m), from SEK 98.4m (€8.6m) in Q1 '22.
The company further reported its operating EBITDA margin as 6.4% (3.9% for the same period in 2022), with profit/loss after…
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Turkey's Agriculture and Forestry Ministry is working on projects aimed at utilising geothermal energy resources, particularly in urban agriculture, while officials are looking into ways to boost biomass production in rural areas, according to Daily News.
Specialised greenhouse-organised industrial zones based on geothermal heating (TDIOSB) are favoured by the ministry as the most appropriate…
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Drax Group has announced a £150 million (€169.4m) share buyback programme and lowered its annual capital expenditure forecast, after it paused further investment in projects to capture and store carbon dioxide in the UK.
The British biomass giant said it plans to return the sum to shareholders in a programme that is due to commence in Q2 '23, and which will be completed by the end of this…
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The funding and development landscape for bioenergy entrepreneurs in the US has an appealing look about it both at a Federal Government level and across several of the country’s individual states. Whether or not this will translate into sustainable green energy solutions in 2023 and beyond is another question, however, and one that doesn’t have an easy answer, writes Colin Ley.
That the…
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German company Wabio, provider of high-tech, large-scale plants, has commenced construction of the first biopower plant in Nova Crnja, Serbia, where waste biomass such as harvest residues will produce green energy, reported eKapija.
The 2.4 MW biogas plant will be built near the border between Nova Crnja in Serbia and Romania. Wabio's intention is to utilise the fields as energy sources, and…
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Arla, the UK’s biggest dairy cooperative, is calling on the UK Government to help farmers utilise renewable energy sources like biogas, supporting the UK’s energy independence.
Last week it erected a replica Victorian Sewer Lamp near Parliament Square in Westminster, London, to draw attention to the untapped potential of biogas derived from cow excrement and food waste as a renewable energy…
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Prague-based Energy Financial Group (EFG) has observed that biomethane production increased by 16% worldwide last year, and that its share is growing in the Czech Republic.
Although there are currently just three biomethane plants with the technology to supply biogas to the distribution network, EFG said this number could double this year - with three biomethane stations planned to commence…
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Thomas Meth, co-founder, president and CEO of US-based woody biomass producer Enviva, gave insight into the company’s activity and its ambitious growth plans.
Enviva is the world's largest producer of wood pellets, making it a major player in the transition to renewables. In light of that, Bioenergy Insight asked where Enviva exports the majority of its biomass to, and the effect Russia’s…
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Daniel Madrid, trading manager at Generandi, gives his thoughts on how European policy shapes the woody biomass market, ahead of his presentation at the International Biomass Congress & Expo.
Generandi was established in 2011 and specialises in the trading of raw material for the main wood-based products – including industrial wood, biomass woodchips and pellets, pulpwood chips and panel…
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The European Commission (EC) has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €401 million Czech scheme to promote green district heating based on renewable energy and waste heat.
The measure is designed to contribute to the implementation of Czechia‘s National Energy and Climate Plan and to the EU's strategic objectives relating to the European Green Deal.
The scheme, which will run until 31…
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