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Feb 26, 2019
Valmet renews 10 year operation & maintenance agreement
Biomass News
Feb 26, 2019
British electrical power generation company Drax revealed its end-of-year results, which includes a 9% increase in the Group’s EBITDA to a total of £250 million (€291 million).
Regarding biomass, Drax outlined that it had opened its third US biomass pellet plant, whilst detailing its outlook on biomass as an ‘attractive’ investment option for... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 27, 2019
US-based operator ReEnergy is shutting down the ‘last’ running 39MW biomass plant in the Aroostock Count in Maine which currently employs 20 people, The County reports.
ReEnergy, which is headquartered in New York, stated in a release to The County that the plant in Ashland, Maine was not financially viable under current market conditions.
The plant is expected... [Read More]
Product News
Feb 28, 2019
In a recent press release Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (B&W) announced that its Denmark based subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Vølund, has signed a licensing agreement to provide its water-cooled vibrating grate technology for biomass boilers to thyssenkrupp Industries India.
The licensing agreement has been signed on an exclusive basis for projects in India,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 28, 2019
French utility company ENGIE announced that it has acquired biomethane producer Vol-V Biomasse.
ENGIE claims that it now has a portfolio of nearly 80 projects, thus supporting its aim of producing 5TWh per year of biomethane by 2020.
In November 2018, Bioenergy Insight reported that ENGIE has revealed that its total investments into biogas by 2030 were going to total €2... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 1, 2019
A study has revealed that biomass burning from neighbouring regions is a major contributor to New Delhi’s winter pollution, Outlook India reports.
Published in the journal Nature Sustainability, the research suggests that urban emissions of black carbon from fossil fuel combustion are not always the predominant generators of pollution in cities like New Delhi.
“Black... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 4, 2019
According to The Times, Drax has failed its emissions test at a US pellets plant in Louisiana.
The power station owner has admitted to breaching environmental rules in the US after one of its wood pellet plants significantly exceeded air pollution limits.
The Times reports that Drax has admitted that its Morehouse Bioenergy plant in Louisiana produces particulate emissions... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 5, 2019
Connecticut-based Quantum Biopower announced that its anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Southington is expecting an upgrade to handle an unexpected rise in packaged food waste.
The company is planning to upgrade the plant with a 25,000 square foot building alongside machinery.
According to the release, the Planning and Zoning Commission has given the company unanimous... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 5, 2019
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced that it is providing $11.2 million (€9.91 million) to Lithuanian renewables firm Modus Group for two biogas plants in Belarus.
According to the release, the two plants will have a total installed capacity of 3MW and be able to generate 23.6GWh of clean energy annually.
In December 2018, Bioenergy... [Read More]
Pellets News
Feb 12, 2019
Pinnacle Renewable Energy (Pinnacle) has announced that its wood pellet facility in Entwistle, Alberta has had to temporarily stop production due to a fire.
Pinnacle reports that a fire broke out at around 2pm yesterday and caused damage to part of the facility.
Pinnacle also reports that one employee had to be sent to hospital and that several other employees sustained... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 13, 2019
Canada’s government announced a federal investment of up to $7 million (€6.19 million) to a biomass cluster under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
The cluster, led by producer BioFuelNet Canada Network, will also include an additional $3.1 million (€2.74 million) in contributions from the industry for a total of $10.1 million (€8.93 million).
Three... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 13, 2019
Charlotte Morton, chief executive of the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA), sets out the role that AD can play in helping Scotland meet its climate-change and waste targets.
On my occasional forays north of the border, I’m always struck by two things: Scotland’s incredible natural beauty and the sheer determination of its people to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 14, 2019
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association’s chief executive Charlotte Morton has written to the UK Treasury and Ministry for Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) requesting that government funding be made available for the fast-tracking of separate food waste collection.
In the letters, Morton highlighted the need for funding towards local... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 15, 2019
International industrial gas and services provider Air Liquide has released its 2018 financial results.
The company highlights the development of its biomethane sector in the 2018 report, with five new production units being developed. The units were located in the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. Air Liquide also developed new biomethane investment decisions... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 15, 2019
Both US-based natural gas provider Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and biogas producer Calgren announced that renewable natural gas (RNG) from Calgren’s dairy anaerobic digester is being injected into SoCalGas’ pipeline network.
According to the release, the project marks the ‘first’ time that carbon-negative RNG produced from cow manure... [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
