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Aug 29, 2017
Geminor wins major contract with UK’s Hull City Council
Biogas News
Aug 29, 2017
Valmet has delivered a range of technology to Metsä Group’s newly started bioproducts mill in the Finnish town of Äänekoski. According to a statement from Valmet, the company’s technology will maximise the use of bioenergy and make the pulp mill totally fossil fuel-free. The technology supplied to the mill includes a recovery boiler, pulp... [Read More]

Biogas News
Aug 29, 2017
A fleet of more than 100 low-emission biomethane powered buses could take to the streets of the Bristol region in the UK over the next few years, following the award of a multi-million pound government grant. In August, a biomethane fuelled double-decker went into service in Bristol, part of a ’pathfinder’ exercise by local bus operator First West of England... [Read More]

Biomass News
Aug 30, 2017
Researchers in China have developed a new process to turn fallen leaves into a capacitor which could be used to store energy in electronic devices. Deciduous phoenix trees lining the roadside of Northern China produce a blanket of fallen leaves every autumn. Generally, these leaves are burnt as the temperatures drop, contributing to China’s air pollution problem.... [Read More]

Biomass News
Aug 31, 2017
Arensis, an international provider of off-grid energy generation, has bought the Verdo pellet plant in Grangemouth, Scotland. The acquisition, part of a £50 million (€54m) UK investment plan, gives Arensis a sustainable, carbon-neutral fuel supply for its biomass energy generation. Arensis provides off-grid, sustainable, carbon neutral energy generation to customers... [Read More]

Biomass News
Aug 31, 2017
MMI Engineering has carried out comprehensive pipe integrity checks at the Port of Tyne and Lynemouth power station in the UK, after BOC supplied a nitrogen deluge fire suppression system to help facilitate the plant’s coal to biomass fuel conversion. After winning the contract to supply the nitrogen fire suppression system for the three biomass silos at the Port... [Read More]

Biogas News
Aug 31, 2017
North Carolina State University researchers have significantly boosted the efficiency of splitting water to create hydrogen gas, and splitting carbon dioxide to create carbon monoxide. The products of these two new process are valuable feedstocks which can be used for clean energy and chemical manufacturing applications, including the creation of syngas (synthesis gas). The... [Read More]

Biogas News
Sep 1, 2017
John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has entered the anaerobic digestion sector for the first time, with the acquisition of Vulcan Renewables. Vulcan Renewables has been acquired for a total consideration, including working capital, of £15.3 million. JLEN has made the acquisition in partnership with experienced operator Future Biogas. An environmental infrastructure... [Read More]

Pellets News
Sep 1, 2017
The fire at Pacific BioEnergy’s British Columbia plant has been brought under-control according to local media, citing representatives from the company. On 24 August could be seen billowing from the top of one of Pacific Bioenergy’s pellet silos. Fire crews were quickly called to the facility, to determine the cause of the smoke and mitigate any danger. The... [Read More]

Biogas News
Sep 4, 2017
Currently under construction at Marston Gate in Swindon by Advanced Plasma Power and Cadent, the UK’s first commercial bio-substitute natural gas plant will use a fully automated fuel reception and delivery solution from Saxlund International. The £25 million facility, due to commence operations in early 2018, will be capable of turning 10,000 tonnes household... [Read More]

Biomass News
Sep 5, 2017
After several years of research, a team of scientists have developed a biocell which could serve as an alternative to classic fuel cells. Converting chemical energy into electrical energy via hydrogen combustion, fuel cells are considered a clean technology because they don’t emit greenhouse gases. However, the fact that these fuel cells rely on costly rare metal... [Read More]

Biogas News
Sep 5, 2017
The UK’s Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has warned that a Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy BEIS consultation risks delaying crucial reforms to the Renewable Heat Incentive. BEIS is holding a consultation on further amendments to the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), introduced to bridge the gap between the... [Read More]

Other News
Sep 6, 2017
Scottish kitchen, bathroom and bedroom specialist DM Design has boosted its green credentials by investing in biomass.  DM Design has purchased and installed a £250,000 biomass boiler at its head office in Cumbernauld. The new system will save the company the equivalent of 50 large skiploads of landfill each year. The 150kW boiler is fed with wood from old kitchen... [Read More]

Biogas News
Sep 6, 2017
As part of a vision for a sustainable farming future, a concept tractor powered by biomethane has been unveiled. New Holland Agriculture’s new biomethane powered concept tractor is a reimagining of traditional tractor design. According to the company, it’s inspired by the belief that farmers could lead the move away from fossil fuel powered vehicles towards... [Read More]

Other News
Sep 7, 2017
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a new catalyst to improve the synthesis of primary amines (derivatives of ammonia). It is claimed that in the future the newly developed ruthenium based catalyst could also impact the development of biofuels and bio-oils. Primary amines are industrially important compounds which are used in the preparation of... [Read More]


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