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Dec 10, 2020
Unilever, Starbucks join strategic alliance to reduce food waste, boost AD
Biogas News
Dec 10, 2020
The new Smart and Sustainable Mobility Strategy is a “major setback” for the decarbonisation of transport at an acceptable cost, according to the European Biogas Association (EBA). The transport sector today releases 20% of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions. Cost-effective and swift decarbonisation will only be feasible with the deployment of all renewable energies... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 10, 2020
Cambi and Slovenian engineering firm Riko have been awarded a €31.5 million contract to build a thermal hydrolysis sludge processing plant in the city of Lviv, Ukraine. The new sludge treatment facility will incorporate biogas production, based on Cambi’s thermal hydrolysis process, followed by advanced anaerobic digestion. “This project will make sewage sludge... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 10, 2020
Active Energy Group (AEG) has been awarded a new US patent for its CoalSwitch™ process and the beneficiation of biomass. The patent, number 10,858,607, was awarded to the UK biomass-based renewable energy and forestry firm on 8 December and will ensure the company holds the legal rights to exclude any other company from producing, selling or using the claimed CoalSwitch... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 10, 2020
UK supermarket giant ASDA is taking delivery of 202 Volvo FH LNG tractor units in the run-up to Christmas. The order is believed to be the single largest ever placed in the UK for heavy trucks running on renewable fuels. ASDA has ambitions to transition its core fleet of 1,000 tractor units from diesel to gas by 2024, after in-house trials showed running on biomethane... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 9, 2020
Albioma’s Bois-Rouge power plant has received approval to convert to 100% biomass. Albioma, an independent renewable energy producer operating in French overseas departments and regions, Mauritius, and Brazil, announced the complete discontinuation of coal at its flagship site on Réunion Island, following deliberation by the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE). Conversion... [Read More]
Pellets News
Dec 9, 2020
Pellet production has started at Pinnacle Renewable Energy’s new facility in Alberta, Canada. Pinnacle owns 50% of the new facility in High Level and 50% is owned by Tolko Industries through a limited partnership. The High Level mill further diversifies the company’s supply base using high-quality wood fibre sourced primarily from Tolko’s sawmill in the area. The... [Read More]
Policy News
Dec 9, 2020
Polluting emissions in the UK must fall by 78% by 2035, according to the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) first-ever detailed route map for a fully decarbonised nation, with BECCS, energy crops, and biogas playing a key role. The Sixth Carbon Budget (2033-2037) charts the ‘decisive move’ to zero carbon for the UK. The CCC shows that polluting emissions must fall... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 9, 2020
Atlantic Power Corporation has announced a one-year extension of its Calstock power purchase agreement (PPA) and a final settlement of the insurance claim for its Cadillac plant. Calstock is an approximately 35 MW biomass plant in Ontario, Canada. The offtaker under the PPA is the Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation. The PPA was originally due to expire in June... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 8, 2020
Vanguard Renewables officially opened its new organics recycling facility in Massachusetts, US, on 4 December. The advanced organics recycling facility will de-package and process expired goods, off-spec batches, or unsafe to eat food and beverage products. The extracted food is transported to one of Vanguard Renewables’ Massachusetts Farm Powered anaerobic digesters,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 8, 2020
The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) is planning to challenge hazardous waste regulations it fears will damage the UK’s waste wood supply chain. It has also rejected the latest proposals from the UK’s four environmental regulators regarding the Waste Wood Classification project and is asking them to provide more support for the industry. The Environment Agency... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 8, 2020
Gasrec has completed a £1 million (€1.1 million) upgrade to its flagship refuelling facility in Northampton, UK, to meet the growing demand of transport operators making the switch to bio-LNG and bio-CNG. New fuel dispensers, new supply lines, and a new fuel management system have been installed at the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT), along with... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 7, 2020
VERBIO North America (VNA) has formed VERBIO Farm Services (VFS), as the firm progresses towards the start-up of its renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility in Iowa, US. The facility has been under construction since early 2019, following VNA’s purchase of the former DuPont cellulosic ethanol plant. With the construction of eight large fermentation tanks now... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 7, 2020
Rolande’s new LNG station opened in Germany’s Port of Duisburg on 1 December. The new station, developed by Rolande and Duisburger Hafen, is open to all LNG-fuelled commercial vehicles and is equipped for the use of bio-LNG in the future. Following the opening of the first Rolande LNG filling station in Ulm, the Duisburg location is an important milestone for... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 7, 2020
A new report by a UK trade association for the LPG industry has outlined how a green future for off-grid homes and businesses can be powered by household waste, wood biomass, and used cooking oil (UCO). The report by Liquid Gas UK (LGUK), developed independently by bioenergy experts NNFCC, outlines the possible supply chain routes to create a thriving bio-LPG production... [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
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