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Oct 29, 2018
Vattenfall plans to convert from coal to biomass power
Biogas News
Oct 29, 2018
The European Commission has approved a €45 million, six year extension of an aid scheme to support biogas production in Luxembourg.
According to a statement from the European Commission, the goal of the scheme is to ensure a stable remuneration for plants which produce biogas from biomass and inject it into the natural gas network.
The prolongation of the scheme was... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 29, 2018
By 2022 there is to be a 15 MWth biomass fired combined heat and power plant (CHP) constructed in Duiven, the Netherlands. The plant is being built by bioenergy installations company HoSt, on behalf of Dutch energy company Sparkling Biomass B.V.
The ‘new generation’ installation will be able to combust wood as well as other future biomass and residues. All... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 1, 2018
In a press release, ‘Europe’s largest’ biogas producer Nature Energy announced that it has acquired fellow Danish biogas plant designer Xergi.
“Denmark has unique expertise when it comes to circular economy, and biogas production is circular economy at its best,” said Peter Gæmelke, chairman of Nature Energy’s board of directors.
“We're... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 1, 2018
Energy firm Fluence has been awarded a €1.7 million contract to develop a waste-to-energy contract in Argentina, according to a statement.
According to the release, the system will be built for an existing customer, Arrebeef Energia, described as a prominent beef producer in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
This is Fluence’s first system to be constructed in Argentina.
The... [Read More]
Pellets News
Nov 2, 2018
In a statement released on Wednesday, Enviva announced it is to be the sole supplier of imported wood pellets to Mitsubishi’s Japanese biomass plant.
As one of the world’s largest producers of wood pellets, Enviva owns and operates wood pellet processing plants and deep-water export terminals in the South-eastern United States.
Enviva announced that it is set... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 5, 2018
The Energy Institute (ETI) has released a report reviewing its 10 year bioenergy programme in which they recommend an increase in biomass production as well as the creation of the correct environment to advance bioenergy with carbon capture and storage. The ETI feel that both recommendations are core components in the push towards a low and net zero carbon UK.
In the report,... [Read More]
Pellets News
Sep 26, 2018
According to an announcement made by the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), wood pellet suppliers Fram Renewable Fuels plan on investing $15 million in a production facility in Brantley County.
The plant is to be operated by a division of Fram Fuels, Archer Forest Products, and the move is expected to create around 35 new jobs.
Harold... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 26, 2018
As reported by local news outlet, The Glamorgan Gem, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water is set to begin a €53.7 million ($63.1 million) investment scheme to improve the ‘green energy’ output at one of its facilities.
Named Cog Moors, the wastewater treatment works is in the town of Sully in southern Wales. The plant in question was built in the 1990s and assists in... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 1, 2018
Reported by Horizon, research by the CarboPlex team as part of a project coordinated by Dr. Jan Mumme, found that biochar has profoundly improved results when used in an additional process first.
Biochar is the result of biomass that is heated to 400-800°C to produce a charcoal-like material.
The CarboPlex team developed a material named CreChar, made from paper waste... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 1, 2018
Renewable energy producer Albioma has announced the industrial commissioning of its 100% biogas/biomass plant. The plant, Galion 2, will be located in Martinique and was commissioned on the 26 September 2018.
According to the press release, Galion 2 has become the first 100% biogas/biomass plant in the French overseas departments and is dedicated to renewable energy production.
The... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 1, 2018
In a public release by the University of Michigan (UM), research professor at the U-M Institute, John DeCicco argues that growing and harvesting bioenergy from crops is a ‘poor use of land’.
The UM researcher said that untampered green areas such as forests and fields isolate carbon dioxide effectively enough, and that they are ‘one of society’s... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 2, 2018
According to the trade body for the AD industry there are “multi million pound financial opportunities” for on-farm anaerobic digestion (AD) plants located around the UK.
On-farm AD plants permit farmers to convert agricultural wastes and purpose-grown crops into renewable heat and power as well as nutrient rich biofertiliser. Across the... [Read More]
Product News
Oct 5, 2018
Macclesfield, UK based Tidy Planet has unveiled what it dubs a ‘new intelligent boiler monitoring control system in Britain.’
It comes as part of the company’s collaboration with Valencian headquartered Sugimat, announced earlier this year, that has seen Tidy Planet become the sole distributor of the company’s boilers for the waste-to-energy sector.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 5, 2018
The new offices of North Lincolnshire, UK’s Birch Solutions are powered 100% by renewable energy produced from onsite biogas plants, the company has announced.
Founded in 1815, Singleton Birch has since diversified into a number of sectors while keeping the global supply of chalk and lime as its core business. Birch Solutions was formed after Singleton Birch bought... [Read More]
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New documents unearthed by GMB indicate that between 89 and 148 roles are expected to be lost at the plant around 31 March 2027.
The cuts could represent more than 30% of the site’s 465-strong workforce
GreenValue GmbH has advised Balance Erneuerbare Energien on the acquisition of a biogas plant portfolio spanning Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania — with a combined thermal input capacity of 46 MW.
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Ireland is backing five research teams with €2.6 million to tackle some of the biggest challenges in renewable gas — from biomethane production using macroalgae to AI-powered digital twins of gas infrastructure.
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