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Aug 21, 2024
GreenGas USA partnership to activate RNG production across farm portfolio
Biomass News
Aug 20, 2024
A Brown University research team has received federal funding to conduct the first air-quality and community noise assessment of Mississippi communities impacted by the production of wood pellets.
The wood pellet industry is projected to nearly double in size by 2026, with growth most pronounced in the rural South.
Brown University said 91% of wood pellet manufacturing... [Read More]
Aug 20, 2024
German plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER is supporting Yarra Valley Water for the refurbishment of its 1-megawatt biogas plant in the north of Melbourne.
Yarra Valley Water, is one of Australia‘s largest water and wastewater companies.
Since the completion of the waste and food waste plant by WELTEC BIOPOWER and its project partner in 2017, Yarra Valley Water’s... [Read More]
Features
Aug 20, 2024
With a new sawmill, Tschopp is tripling its wood processing in the medium term. Vecoplan supplied the perfect technology to prepare the chips for disposal.
Tschopp manufacturers shuttering panels, and uses its wood residues for pellet production – although its plant capacities had long reached their limit. Its previous sawmill, which was designed to process 30,000 cubic... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 19, 2024
Malaysia's reNIKOLA Holdings plans to invest over US$240 million to develop 40 compressed biomethane gas projects in Indonesia, the renewable energy company said today (19 August).
Its subsidiary reNIKOLA Primer Energi plans to develop the projects with Perkebunan Nusantara IV - a division of Indonesia's state-owned Perkebunan Nusantara.
reNIKOLA also signed an agreement... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 19, 2024
Energy resources trader Virsi-A, which operates under the brand Virsi, plans to start biomethane production in a new plant in the second half of 2025, Virsi-A Chairman of the Board Janis Viba said on 16 August.
The facility will be co-built with partners, and located in the Vidzeme region.
The total cost will be €15 million, with €12 million coming from the European... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 19, 2024
Germany's Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck has announced a 'comprehensive biomass package' for the country.
He told the German Press Agency that biogas can continue to play an important role in the future energy system.
"On the one hand, plants are part of heating or building networks. On the other hand, biogas can be used flexibly. In other words, precisely... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 16, 2024
GTT Strategic Ventures, the GTT Group investment fund dedicated to supporting sustainable tech champions, has participated in a €4 million financing round to support the development of CryoCollect, a French engineering company specialised in gas handling technologies.
This investment was made alongside Engie New Ventures, Engie’s investment fund for innovative startups... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 16, 2024
Viking Line plans to power two vessels solely by biogas for an entire week from 29 August until 4 September, reducing emissions by 90%.
The move is in celebration of Baltic Sea Day, and introduces the first green corridor ever on the Baltic Sea, between Turku and Stockholm.
Viking Glory and Viking Grace will only use liquefied biogas (LBG), instead of standard liquefied... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 16, 2024
Flagstaff County, Ecostrat, and the BDO Zone Initiative have announced the issue of an investment grade BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Flagstaff County for 450,000 oven dry tons per year of wheat straw.
The Flagstaff County BDO Zone is the first rating in the Province of Alberta for Wheat Straw and extends a 120-km drive distance from the centre point in Forestburg, AB.
Flagstaff... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 16, 2024
Munich-based biomethane trader Landwärme is at the start of insolvency proceedings under its own management.
The company announced that business operations in Berlin and Munich - including all 140 employees - will continue until further notice.
Landwärme managing director Zoltan Elek will remain in charge during the upcoming reorganisation phase.
Lawyer Katharina... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 15, 2024
India's prime minister, Narenda Modi, has approved extension of a modified Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN scheme until 2028-29.
The scheme provides financial support for integrated bio-ethanol projects in setting up second generation (2G) ethanol projects in the country using lignocellulosic biomass and other renewable feedstocks.
The total financial outlay for the scheme is... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 15, 2024
Future Biogas has agreed to acquire 51% of a portfolio of six gas-to-grid AD facilities, with a combined gas output of 333GWh, from JLEN Environmental Assets Group Limited (JLEN) for £68.1 million.
£30 million will be funded by 3i Infrastructure, with the balance funded by Future Biogas from committed debt facilities.
Future Biogas is familiar with these assets, having... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 15, 2024
Burnham RNG has been selected by Milton Regional Sewer Authority (MRSA) to implement a project to transform MRSA’s wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) into a Resource Recovery Center.
Burnham will utilise Milton’s excess capacity to accept food waste from regional businesses and biosolids from regional wastewater treatment plants.
The project will capture biogas generated... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 14, 2024
Vietnam exported 2.6 million tons of wood pellets, worth $345.5 million, in the first six months of the year, figures from the Forest Trends Organization show.
The figures represent a year-on-year increase of 25.9% in volume and 4.6% in value.
Japan and South Korea are Vietnam’s two major export markets, accounting for 92% and 89.9% of the total quantity and revenue,... [Read More]
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