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Jul 1, 2021
Avolta, Atlas break ground on two Arizona RNG projects
Biogas News
Jul 1, 2021
DMT Environmental Technology will inject biogas into the higher pressure local transmission systems (LTS) network in the UK using Hexel One plastic pipework.
DMT has partnered with Cadent and Storengy, a subsidiary of ENGIE, for the project.
LTSs are the ‘pillars’ of the national gas grid network in the UK, said DMT, and distribute gas from offtakes to towns... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 1, 2021
Australian firm Sweetman Renewables is in advanced negotiations with forest and plantation owners regarding the supply of biomass residues.
Sweetman, based in New South Wales, has attracted “strong interest” from sawmills keen to provide the company with plenty of biomass to produce domestic renewable energy, including green hydrogen and for export, according to... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 1, 2021
Global action to deliver negative emissions technologies is falling far short of what is required to address the climate crisis, a new study has warned.
Research by the newly-formed Coalition for Negative Emissions, conducted with knowledge and analytical support from McKinsey & Company, states that to limit global warming to 1.5oC above pre-industrial levels as... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 30, 2021
The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has urged the UK Government to recognise the value that waste wood biomass adds to the UK’s efforts to decarbonise when developing its Biomass Strategy 2022.
In its response to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) call for evidence consultation, the WRA stressed that there is a limit to the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 30, 2021
Gasum has partnered with FlixBus to supply biogas for its new bus operating between the capitals of Sweden and Norway.
The bus, operating between Stockholm and Oslo, is a Scania vehicle and will start operating on its new route at the beginning of July.
As a 100% renewable fuel, biogas supports FlexiBus’ climate strategy. FlixBus’ owner FlixMobility is known... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 30, 2021
Energy technology firm Baker Hughes has invested in Electrochaea, a company developing novel proprietary biomethanation technology.
Through its investment, Baker Hughes will enhance its broader carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) portfolio and provide an integrated solution for customers across the CO2 value chain to enable the production of low-carbon synthetic natural... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 30, 2021
PIC Group has been awarded the operation and maintenance (O&M) agreement for the Eagle Valley Clean Energy Biomass plant in Gypsym, Colorado, by Eagle Valley Clean Energy.
Under the terms of the $8 million (€6.7 million) O&M agreement, PIC Group, a global power and energy service provider, will provide a standards-based approach to O&M services, along... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 30, 2021
A simple tool that allows users to calculate how much bioenergy they can produce from biomass is being launched by UK researchers.
The easy-to-use tool - Bioenergy Mass-Energy Balance Model - developed by researchers from the Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) at Aston University allows the user to experiment virtually with different biomass materials... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 29, 2021
Delta Biofuel has shared proposals for a $70 million (€58.8 million) biomass fuel pellet facility in Louisiana, US.
Governor John Bel Edwards and Delta Biofuel’s CEO Philip Keating announced that the company is evaluating Iberia Parish in Louisiana for the planned renewable fuel plant. The facility would produce biomass fuel pellet made from residual sugarcane fibre,... [Read More]
Features
Jun 29, 2021
With COP26 on the horizon, there is an opportunity for the UK to bolster its bioenergy potential, writes Colin Ley.
This is a massive year for the UK bioenergy industry with the impact of the COVID-19 recovery, Brexit-inspired trade battles, and COP26 combining to create upsides and downsides in pretty much equal measure.
While the whole world is coping with the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 29, 2021
Host has developed a high-tech bioenergy plant with innovative NO-NOx thermal energy conversion of residual wood and waste streams.
Developed over a decade, this development of technology results in the lowest measured emissions in the Netherlands, said Host, and a state-of-the-art product – the ‘very welcome modular bioenergy combined heat and power plant of the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 25, 2021
A ‘pioneering’ pig farm in North Carolina, US has reported a 10%+ increase in its biogas yields by investing in two new chopper pumps.
Soon after Butler Farms opened just over 25 years ago, the owner quickly wanted to reduce its environmental impact, culminating in the development of its own pig manure-powered biogas plant in 2011.
As a contract grower that takes... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 25, 2021
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has submitted to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson the UK AD and Biogas Industry Climate Declaration, whereby the industry commits to doing everything in its powers to reduce carbon emissions and reach net-zero goals.
With this declaration, the UK AD and biogas sector wants to send a ‘clear message’ to the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 25, 2021
Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) in Goa, India has revealed plans to generate more electricity from treating wet waste after a successful trial at a biomethanation plant installed by the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani) in 2019.
The municipality will tender work for two more biogas plants, which are likely to be set up in the next six... [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
