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Oct 6, 2020
Biocow relaunches as Adapt Biogas to support UK expansion plans
Biomass News
Oct 6, 2020
The Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Biomass for Value-Added Products Consortium (MASBio) is bringing researchers from five universities in the region together with government agencies and industry leaders to investigate biomass opportunities.
The project will look into land reclamation, biomass crop production, forest residue utilisation, supply chain logistics, and bioproduct... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 6, 2020
Denmark has introduced a new law regarding the use of wood biomass to produce heat and electricity. According to Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen, the new legislation delivers on a promise the government made to ensure biomass used in Denmark is sustainable.
The new legal requirements mean that the biomass must come from legally felled trees and that felled trees must... [Read More]
Pellets News
Oct 5, 2020
A feasibility study by the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC), a subsidiary of the University of York, will investigate the commercial production of sustainable, locally-sourced materials to produce biomass boiler pellets in Yorkshire, UK.
It is hoped the new pellets, derived from municipal and woodland waste, will help to reduce the region’s carbon footprint... [Read More]
Features
Oct 5, 2020
Joel Dulin of Biomass Engineering & Equipment explains the key components to running a lucrative pellet mill.
While answering questions about his company’s machines, Biomass Engineering & Equipment’s president told the prospective customer: “Our conveyors aren’t cheap.” The man replied: “I can’t afford cheap.” After decades in the business, this... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 5, 2020
HEINEKEN Spain will replace all its existing gas boilers with biomass boilers as part of its sustainability initiative.
The brewer is integrating sustainability into its business model through its ‘Brewing a Better World’ strategy, which focuses on respect for people, positive contributions to local communities, and protecting the environment.
The company said... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 5, 2020
UK timber frame manufacturer SO Modular has unveiled a new biomass boiler at its headquarters.
The new boiler, installed by Novalux Energy, was installed as part of the firm’s efforts to become entirely self-sufficient in terms of its energy and production processes.
The boiler is fuelled by off-cuts and wood shavings, a natural by-product of the production process... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 5, 2020
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected 12 organisations and projects to receive around $3 million (€2.55 million) in funding to help reduce food loss and waste and divert food waste from landfills by expanding anaerobic digestion (AD) capacity in the US.
The project types chosen for funding include feasibility studies, demonstration projects, and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 5, 2020
The Bundaberg bioHub industrial park in Queensland, Australia, formerly a decommissioned wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), has opened its doors to prospective bioenergy, food, and fertiliser industry tenants.
Bioenergy developer Utilitas Group partnered with Bundaberg Regional Council to purchase the former East Bundaberg WWTP to create an industrial park focused on... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 5, 2020
Major dairy cooperative Arla is transforming cow manure into vehicle-friendly fuel in a major new trial in Buckinghamshire, UK.
Arla’s initiative will see farmers send their cows’ waste to a nearby anaerobic digestion (AD) plant, where it will be broken down into clean biomethane and converted into fuel.
The trial makes Arla the first UK business to use the waste... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 1, 2020
Privilege Finance has released an updated renewable energy from waste manifesto, following a series of “monumental changes” that have impacted the industry in 2020.
Chris Winward, chief commercial officer at Privilege, said the manifesto reviews the industry’s progress from social, economic, and environmental perspectives, and shared his thoughts on the effect... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 1, 2020
The Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) in California, US, has contracted engineering and consulting firm Brown and Caldwell and Kansas-based engineering company Black & Veatch to design a new temperature-phased anaerobic digestion (AD) facility at its Plant No.2 in Huntington Beach.
With the sixth-largest wastewater collection, treatment, and recycling infrastructure... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 1, 2020
Two researchers at Illinois State University have received a $150,000 (€127,800) grant to research the energy potential and feasibility of incorporating anaerobic digestion (AD) of plant wastes into small-to-medium-sized conventional and organic farming composting operations.
Dr David Kopsell, professor of horticulture, and Dr. LC Yang, assistant professor of environmental... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 1, 2020
IVECO, a brand of CNH Industrial N.V., has won a record order to deliver 100 Stralis Natural Power trucks powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) to NRG Argentina, a supplier to the oil and gas industry. The order represents the largest of its kind in South America.
NRG Argentina has also purchased 100 maintenance contracts for the trucks, which will enable IVECO to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 30, 2020
Renewable natural gas (RNG) is now available at Piedmont Natural Gas’s fuelling station in Nashville, Tennessee.
By fuelling with RNG at Piedmont’s compressed natural gas (CNG) station, fleets and organisations can further reduce their emissions footprint, helping to decarbonise transportation in the state.
Bluesource, an environmental action partner based in... [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
