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Feb 2, 2017
2017 outlook: A global future for bioenergy
Biogas News
Feb 2, 2017
Pentair announced that it has completed the acquisition of Union Engineering, headquartered in Fredericia, Denmark.Union Engineering specialises in sustainable technologies for capturing, recovering and purification of carbon dioxide.
As an established leader in carbon dioxide management and recovery with its Haffmans brand, the addition of Union Engineering’s technologies... [Read More]
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Feb 2, 2017
Coal generation in Europe is being phased out and will continue to do so due to competition from cleaner energy sources, such as natural gas and renewables, as well as governments efforts to cut emissions, according to a new study by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
The UK is leading the way when it comes to reducing coal dependency, helping to put coal's share... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 3, 2017
Dong Energy has decided that by 2023, coal will no longer be used as fuel at the company’s power stations. The decision is a result of the company’s vision to lead the way in the transformation to a sustainable energy system and to create a leading green energy company.
Since 2006, Dong Energy has reduced its coal consumption by 73%, and the company has now... [Read More]
Pellets News
Feb 3, 2017
UK engineering firm Spencer Group has announced it has erected three major silos as the centrepiece of a major bioenergy project in the Port of Tyne, in the north of England.
They are located at the heart of large-scale wood pellet facilities at the Port of Tyne.
The structures, each 36m (118ft) tall and 45m (147ft) in diameter, have been built by Spencer as part of a... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jan 23, 2017
Louisa Blair, research manager, Hawkins Wright
The global wood pellet market has endured a challenging 2016. Acute oversupply in both industrial and heating sectors, combined with relatively warm temperatures and overrunning maintenance issues at Drax have pressured operating rates and led to a record drop in prices. While certain players have taken steps to rebalance... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 23, 2017
Air Liquide and Puregas Solutions signed an agreement to access their respective biogas upgrading technologies. This collaboration allows the two experts to provide biogas upgrading solutions that meet customers' needs and projects’ characteristics.
The agreement uses the synergies of Air Liquide and Puregas Solutions and is complementary to the offers of both companies... [Read More]
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Jan 23, 2017
China’s exports are steadily falling as a share of gross domestic product in a decline that could soon make the country less reliant than India on sales abroad, according to the Financial Times.
The shift highlights the growth in the Chinese domestic economy, which could make Beijing better able to withstand trade tensions under US president Donald Trump, who has... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jan 24, 2017
Northern Ireland's biggest wood pellets manufacturer, Balcas, has confirmed it shared information about proposed tariff changes in the renewable heat incentive (RHI) scheme months before they were officially announced, according to a BBC report.
Balcas, based in Ballinamallard, County Fermanagh, said there was "nothing sinister" in the move.
It was not aware the information... [Read More]
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Jan 24, 2017
Oman has tremendous potential to be a leading exporter of energy based on renewable sources, an industry expert has said.
David Rooney, director of sustainable energy research at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast spoke at an event on renewable energy and biofuels organised by the Independent Learning Centre at SQU, according... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 24, 2017
Ghana-based Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has unveiled a project to develop a simple, efficient and sustainable electricity generation technology for use in rural and urban communities.
According to Ghana Business News, the study focuses on developing microbial fuel cell technology to generate electricity and support wastewater treatment.
The... [Read More]
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Jan 24, 2017
Green organisations have welcomed the UK government’s Business Industrial Strategy.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May launched new proposals for a new industrial strategy yesterday (23 January, 2017), which included a focus on “affordable energy and clean growth”.
The green paper also set out technologies where Britain has strengths in research and development... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2017
In response to the London smog alert, the Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF) is calling on the UK government to abolish all support for diesel engines and wood-burners which are posing a growing threat to the health of urban populations.
Unusually high amount of domestic wood burning, some of which are subsidised under the Renewable Heat Incentive, has been partly blamed... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 25, 2017
Philippines-based Victorias Milling Co. is expected to complete a cogeneration biomass power plant with 40MW capacity by the end of the year, according to media reports.
According to online reports by Business World Online.com, VMC president and chief operating officer Eduardo V. Concepcion said the plant, which will run mainly on bagasse - a by-product of sugarcane, is... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2017
MEPs have voted in favour of a 70% recycling and reuse target for 2030.
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) voted yesterday (24 January) on a raft of amendments tabled by MEP Simona Bonafè, after a two-day discussion on the legislative aspects of the package.
This proposal ups the goal proposed by the European Commission (EC) in its Circular... [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
