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Jun 27, 2018
Swedish shipping company takes on liquefied biogas
Biomass News
Jun 27, 2018
Things are looking up for the UK’s biomass industry with the Wood Recyclers’ Association reporting an increase in the amount of locally sourced biomass materials distributed throughout the UK. These statistics have been countered by a 50% decrease in exports on waste wood and panel board feedstock from 2016 to 2017.
WRA members have reported as having seen... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 28, 2018
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued proposed volume requirements for 2019 under the Renewable Fuel Standard programme calling, among other things, for a 30% increase in biogas related fuel.
381 million gallons of cellulosic biofuel are called for the in the proposed rule by 2019. EPA estimates that the majority of this – 358 million... [Read More]
Policy News
Jun 29, 2018
The Commission on Climate Change have issued a report to the UK Government, detailing the achievements of sustainable policy while highlighting areas of industry that are falling behind.
According to the report, a 40% drop in emissions has been recorded since 1990 – complemented by a boom in economic growth. 75% of emissions reductions has been attributed to the... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 29, 2018
Pinnacle Renewable Holdings announced on 22 May that it has entered into a long-term, take-or-pay off-take contract with Hanwa, a large, diversified trading company in Japan. Pinnacle will supply 75,000 metric tonnes of industrial wood pellets to Hanwa each year from early 2022. The industrial wood pellets will be used by a biomass power generation plant in Japan.
"We... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 29, 2018
The collaboration will focus on the development of four small-scale liquefaction plants for natural gas and biomethane to make LNG and renewable bio-LNG more available for transport in Italy.
Snam and Baker Hughes have signed an agreement to develop micro-liquefaction infrastructure to boost sustainable mobility in heavy duty trucks and to promote sustainability in maritime... [Read More]
Other News
May 29, 2018
The utility’s new thermal hydrolysis plant (THP) is now processing 100 tonnes of sludge daily.
The £60m project changes the way the company treats waste before it’s used to generate green power. It’s designed to make the process considerably more efficient and increasing the amount of clean energy produced by almost a third.
More than half of the... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 30, 2018
As part of the Russia-Japan Investment Fund (RJIF), the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and JBICIG Partners (a subsidiary of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation) have agreed to 'collaborate and consider' potential investments in Russia’s bioenergy industry. The forestry company RFP Group from Russia and investment company Prospect from Japan... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 30, 2018
Prodeman, a major peanut producer in Argentina, has begun commercial operation of its 10MW bioenergy facility. The plant uses peanut shells to generate energy and is expected to consume 50,000 tons of the waste per year.
The facility’s opening comes two months after signing its power purchase agreement with Argentine regulators. Depending on weather conditions,... [Read More]
Other News
May 31, 2018
A problem facing biorefinery operations is the flow of biomass into and throughout facilities. Lignocellulosic biomass, often made up of post-harvest agricultural materials such as corn stover and soybean hulls, often accumulates and compacts while moving through augers, forcing shutdowns for maintenance.
A team led by Purdue University scientists is to receive a $1.8... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 31, 2018
Scientists from Ghent University in Belgium have found that burning biogas is the least cost-effective way to use the product. Instead, they propose using biogas as the raw material for the production of chemicals. This approach, according to the researchers, has advantages for businesses, governments and the environment.
"Combustion has always been the easy solution to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 1, 2018
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has endorsed calls for the city’s waste authorities to begin separate food waste collections.
In the newly published Environment Strategy, the Mayor lays out plans to ‘tackle the most urgent environmental challenges’ facing the city. According to the Mayor’s office, it’s the city’s first integrated environmental... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 4, 2018
Official statistics from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) show recycling, composting and re-use of waste from ‘all sources’ has moved past 60% for the first time.
The new report covers 2016, and shows a trend towards increased recycling and re-use of waste, including through anaerobic digestion.
According to the SEPA statistics, 6.69 million... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 4, 2018
Major research in Malaga, Paris, Skopje and Zagreb claims to have made significant strides in the bid to implement food waste to biomethane initiatives.
Funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 scheme, the Bin2Grid project aimed to implement waste-to-biofuel initiatives in the four cities with the goal of developing biomethane as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 6, 2018
Effluent from the new Molson Coors Brewery in Fraser Valley, British Columbia, will be handled by a Global Water Engineering high wastewater pretreatment facility built by the City of Chilliwack.
Molson Coors new $CAD 200 million brewery will produce beverages from mountain fed water at the foot of the North Cascade Mountains. Wastewater from the new brewery will be pumped... [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
