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Jun 9, 2021
Malaysian port commences wood pellet shipments
Biogas News
Jun 9, 2021
Wessex Water trucks powered by sewage and food waste will hit UK roads this summer.
Each truck converted from diesel to biomethane achieves a carbon saving equivalent to removing more than 100 cars from the road.
Following in the footsteps of Bristol’s famous ‘poo bus’, which was the first in the UK to powered by biomethane, the new heavy goods vehicles (HGVs)... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 9, 2021
Biodegradable wastes will be collected from a new £20 million (€23 million) cheese project in Wales and turned into biogas.
Thanks to Welsh Government funding, the new project – Mona Island Dairy Factory - will produce Welsh and continental cheeses in a 25,000 square-foot facility based in Mona Industrial Park on Anglesey.
A £3 million (€3.4 million) grant... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 8, 2021
Greenleaf Power, backed by Denham Capital, has secured $36.7 million (€30.1 million) from East West Bank in biomass project funding.
The financing for Greenleaf Power’s project was secured through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenleaf Biomass Holdings, and marks one of the largest biomass power project financings in North American history.
The funds will be... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 8, 2021
AvantiGas, part of UGI International, has received its first delivery of bio-LPG from Ekobenz under their new partnership.
Ekobenz specialises in the catalytic conversion of bioethanol to bio-gasoline and bio-LPG. Based in Poland, it is the first and currently only company in Europe that has successfully commercialised bio-LPG production based on advanced bioethanol... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 8, 2021
Irish firm Henderson Foodservice has unveiled a new £16 million (€18.5 million) warehouse facility and announced anaerobic digestion (AD) plans.
The new facility forms part of an ongoing re-development of Henderson Group’s Mallusk complex, which began last year.
The Foodservice team has accelerated the move to the 190,000 square-foot ambient and chilled distribution... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 8, 2021
An eight-unit apartment complex with a biomass district heating system has been opened in Yellowknife, Canada.
The Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (NWTHC) announced the opening at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 4 June.
The $2.2 million (€1.49 million) building will be the first public housing in Yellowknife to use a biomass district heating system. The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 7, 2021
SUEZ Group and Airex Energy have partnered to industrialise the recovery of biomass residues into biochar.
The two companies will combine their expertise to provide solutions to regions and industries on their path towards carbon neutrality. The biochar – a stable form of organic carbon – produced will be essential to the resilience, vitality, and fertility of urban... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 7, 2021
Liquind 27/4 and EnviTec Biogas have signed a contract for the sale of bio-LNG.
The bio-LNG will be produced in a new liquefaction plant, which will be built by EnviTec in Güstrow, Germany. Liquind is in charge of organising the transport and distribution of bio-LNG to heavy-duty customers at its truck fuelling stations.
EnviTec is already operating a biogas production... [Read More]
Features
Jun 7, 2021
The critical role of legislation in tackling the UK’s food waste crisis
With the UK’s anaerobic digestion (AD) capacity continuing to rapidly increase, Philip Simpson, commercial director at ReFood, discusses the role legislation needs to play in slashing national food waste figures and explains why a landfill ban is critical to long-term success.
Recent figures... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 4, 2021
Bechtel has partnered with Drax to identify opportunities to build new bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) plants worldwide.
Scaling up BECCS sustainably over the coming decades will be critical to delivering the Paris Agreement climate targets and keeping the world on a pathway of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees, said the companies.
Bechtel, a major... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 4, 2021
The European Biogas Association (EBA) has launched the ‘Smart CO2 standards for negative emissions mobility’ report, highlighting recommendations for the use biomethane in transport.
Launched in the framework of the EU Green Week 2021, the report includes three key recommendations to ensure the deployment of biomethane in transport and consequently achieve a fast,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 4, 2021
New South Wales (NSW) gas customers will soon have access to verified and accredited renewable gas, such as biomethane and hydrogen.
The new Australian-first Renewable Gas Certification Pilot will drive ongoing investment in new sources of green has. Energy infrastructure firm Jemena, NSW Government-managed renewable energy accreditor Green Power, and industry association... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 4, 2021
The State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (SUNY Cobleskill) has received funding to develop its biomass gasifier.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant, totalling $255,879 (€211,244), will allow the rotary gasifier to move into a new development phase.
The award was given... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 4, 2021
Washington State Department of Corrections has received $388,000 (€319,000) to convert its old oil and propane furnaces and boilers to run on biomass.
The funding was allocated by the Washington State Department of Commerce through the Wood Energy for Public Facilities programme, part of the state’s Clean Energy Fund (CEF).
It is the first CEF project aimed at... [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
