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Apr 4, 2018
Veolia expands North American biomass interests
Biogas News
Apr 6, 2018
Scientists in Canada are working on technology to produce renewable natural gas from manure. This gas could be used for heating homes and powering industries, while also eliminating harmful gases released by decomposing manure spread on farm fields and used as fertiliser.
According to the University of Waterloo researchers involved in the new study, this renewable natural... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 6, 2018
An EPC contractor has been appointed to construct a 25MW biomass plant as part of the South African Government’s recently signed Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP).
Working as a consortium, ELB Engineering Services, KC Cottrell and the ELB Educational Trust have been appointed to construct the new facility by Ngodwana Energy. The biomass... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 6, 2018
A new, £5 million project is set to develop the bioeconomy across Yorkshire, the Humber region and the Tees Valley in the north of England.
Dubbed the THYME (Teesside, Hull and York - Mobilising Bioeconomy Knowledge Exchange) project, the three year initiative is being led by the University of York. It’s aiming to ‘build on’ expertise and innovation... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 9, 2018
Nippon Paper Industries announced last month that an onsite biomass mixed combustion power generation facility had commenced operation at its mill in Ishinomaki.
The Japanese paper manufacturing company held the completion ceremony for the new facility on 16 March. The plant had begun operation on 1 March.
According to a statement, the facility ‘permits’ mixed... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 9, 2018
North Carolina’s Duke University has ‘delayed indefinitely’ plans to build a combined heat and power (CHP) plant on campus. According to its news service, Duke Today, the university will instead switch attention to expanding the use of biogas ‘and other environmentally friendly fuels’ for its growing energy needs.
“Duke has an aggressive... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 11, 2018
The UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published its ‘Energy Trends’ data for 2017.
Energy production was 0.4% higher in 2017 than the previous year, according to the government data. This modest rise was the result of increases in bioenergy, gas, wind, solar and hydro output. Coal output apparently hit a record low,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 11, 2018
Boosting the efficiency of croplands through algae production could ‘unlock’ Bioenergy and Carbon Capture Technology (BECCS), according to new research from the University of Hawai’i at Hilo.
The new research, which has been published in the journal Earth’s Future, describes an ‘affordable’, combined process to remove carbon dioxide... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 11, 2018
Major energy supplier Drax could be ‘coal free’ ahead of the government imposed 2025 deadline, according to the company. The announcement has reignited a long standing controversy over the environmental credentials of wood based biomass.
Drax is the owner of the largest power station in western Europe, in Yorkshire, UK. The company has so far upgraded half... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 13, 2018
The biomass facility comes under South Africa’s initiative to increase the number of independent power suppliers, a programme designed to diversify electricity supply and increase the proportion of renewable sources in the energy mix.
The Ngodwana Energy Biomass Project, South Africa’s first under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 30, 2018
CNG Fuels is reporting that demand for ‘100% renewable biomethane’ from its refuelling station in Leyland, UK has more than tripled in the last year.
The facility was first unveiled in March 2016, with CNG Fuels stating at the time it was the facility of its kind in the UK.
Capable of refuelling more than 500 heavy-duty vehicles per days, the facility also... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 19, 2018
The companies plan to developing process technology and supply capacity for the fuel, which can be used in coal-fired power stations with minimal effort.
The companies Clean Energy Generation (CEG) and Stork have initiated a partnership between multiple companies to accelerate the development of biocoal technology, which they say significantly reduces carbon emissions... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 20, 2018
The growth follows the opening of facilities in the US and Europe.
Since the beginning of 2018, the Paris-based Air Liquide has commissioned three new biomethane production units, in the United States, in France, and in the United Kingdom. With these units, the company has doubled its biomethane production capacity, which now stands at 60 MW, the equivalent of 500 GWh... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 23, 2018
The scaling up of renewable energy production needs to be drastically accelerated if the world is to meet the decarbonisation and climate change mitigation goals set out in the Paris agreements, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency.
Published earlier this month, IRENA’s Global Energy Transformation: A Roadmap to 2050 argues that... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 23, 2018
Biomethane’s potential to replace natural gas has been analysed in a new report from IEA Bioenergy.
As well as looking at the available substrates and technologies for green gas production, the report analyses the logistic demands of injecting green gas into existing gas grid infrastructure.
According to the IEA Bioenergy Task 37 study, there are ‘good opportunities... [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
