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Nov 21, 2017
Industrial biotech sector calls for an ambitious revision of EU Bioeconomy Strategy
Biomass News
Nov 21, 2017
Treated excrement from turkeys, chickens and other poultry, when converted to combustible solid biomass fuel, could replace approximately 10% of coal used in electricity generation, in turn reducing greenhouse gases and providing an alternative energy source, according to a new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU).
A statement from American... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 21, 2017
US-headquartered package delivery company UPS announced an agreement with Big Ox Energy (a wholly- owned subsidiary of Environmental Energy Capital) to purchase 10 million gallon equivalents of biomethane, also known as renewable natural gas (RNG) per year.
This is the largest investment in RNG to date for the company, and the agreement runs through 2024.
Use of RNG yields... [Read More]
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Nov 21, 2017
The UK-based Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced a new fellowship programme at its 10 Years of Innovation Conference, in honour of the organisation’s late CEO and Royal Academy of Engineering fellow, Dr David Clarke, who passed away in February 2017.
Launched in partnership with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the David... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 22, 2017
A college in Vermont, US, is aiming to reduce its carbon footprint by producing renewable natural gas from food waste and manure.
Middlebury College has entered into a partnership with Goodrich Family Farm in Salisbury, Vermont, Vanguard Renewables of Wellesley, Massachusetts and Vermont Gas.
The new agreement will see Vanguard Renewables construct, own and operate a facility... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 23, 2017
International technology group Andritz will supply a boiler to a new biomass power plant set to be built on the premises of the MES shipyard in Ichihara, 30km east of Tokyo in the Chiba Prefecture.
The new biomass power plant, fired with palm kernel shells and wood pellets, will generate around 50MW of power, meaning it will be able to supply approximately 100,000 households... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2017
Bioenergy technologies combined with carbon capture and storage (CCS) can play a significant role in the UK’s future UK energy system, according to Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) strategy manager for bioenergy Hannah Evans.
The ETI is a UK-based company formed from global industries and the UK government. It was formed in 2007, but its programme is... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2017
In his Autumn Budget, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond confirmed that there would be no fresh funds for new renewable energy projects levied through electricity bills until 2025 to help keep energy costs down.
It said: "In order to protect consumers, the government will not introduce new low-carbon electricity levies until the burden of [energy]... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2017
PowerHouse Energy Group moves forward with waste-to-hydrogen system design
London-based clean energy company PowerHouse Energy Group announced that it had completed early design work on its UK-based 25 tonne-per-day synthetic gas (syngas) plant, according to news channel ProActive Investors. The pre-front-end engineering and design, or pre-FEED, stage validated the company's... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 24, 2017
Canadian biowaste and organic company Lystek International has been awarded a $1.5 million (€1.26m)-plus grant from the California Energy Commission’s Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Program.
The mandate of the EPIC Program focuses on funding for the creating of new energy solutions, fostering regional innovation, and bringing clean energy ideas to... [Read More]
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Nov 24, 2017
Estonian natural gas distributor Eesti Gaas has signed a contract with renewable fuels provider Rohegaas to buy around 11 million m3 of biomethane from the company over the next two years to sell at its compressed natural gas (CNG) stations.
“I am very glad that in the new year we will start the sales of biomethane or green gas in all our compressed gas stations,"... [Read More]
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Nov 27, 2017
One of Europe’s largest private sector forest owners and a major player in the bioeconomy, Bergvik Skog is undergoing structural changes as part of a plan to acquire new forest assets and secure its supply of feedstock.
Bergvik Skog owns approximately 2.3 million hectares of land in Sweden and about 0.1 million hectares in Latvia. As well as certified wood fibre... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 15, 2017
The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided an €8.3 million loan to finance the creation of a biomass boiler plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
As part of its Green Cities Framework, EBRD is supporting the construction of a 49MW district-heating boiler plant fired by wood biomass in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s second largest... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 15, 2017
Bioenergy Infrastructure Group, a UK-based biomass and waste-to-energy investor specialist, has announced the addition of the Hertfordshire-based Hoddesdon waste-to-energy facility to its portfolio of bioenergy assets.
Hoddesdon is a 10MW advanced conversion technology (ACT) plant that uses refuse-derived fuel (RDF) to generate renewable electricity for the national grid.
Situated... [Read More]
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Nov 16, 2017
Britain’s power supply is now the seventh cleanest in the world after climbing 13 places in a global league table, according to a new Electric Insights report.
The report was produced by researchers at Imperial College London, who in collaboration with power giant Drax, compared the carbon content of electricity supplies across various large countries between... [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
