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Nov 21, 2016
India to get new biogas plant in Mumbai
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Nov 21, 2016
Global carbon emissions are flatlining, which indicates a downturn in worldwide power demand and shift in the fuel mix, a new study says.
Global carbon emissions caused by energy production remained steady in 2015 and posted the lowest growth in the past 25 years excluding 2009, when there was a decline in the aftermath of the economic crisis, according to research and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 21, 2016
The Finnish government is exploring the implementation of a €100 million subsidy package for 2017-2020 to speed up the uptake of biogas- and electricity-powered cars.
With the subsidy, the government aims to have 250,000 electric and 50,000 biogas cars on Finland’s road by 2030, which would mark a massive increase from the current 2,250 fully electric or hybrid... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 22, 2016
The Indian government aims to generate 16,725MW of clean and renewable energy in 2016-17 (Apr-Mar), of which 12,000 MW would come from the solar power sector.
Clean and renewable energy capacity addition through wind, biomass and small hydro projects is expected to be of 4,000MW, 500MW and 225MW, respectively, to meet the target for the ongoing financial... [Read More]
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Nov 22, 2016
Canada is accelerating its plans to phase out coal-based energy generation by 2030 in a bid to meet the emissions reduction targets of the Paris Agreement.
The Liberal government, chosen partly on a platform of doing more for the environment, says the coal-axing plan will take into account the conditions in each Canadian province, some of which have resisted the phase-out.
According... [Read More]
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Jan 20, 2017
A researcher has developed a forecasting tool which can predict an individual’s or an entire city’s energy needs ten years in advance to enhance the way planners achieve environmental targets and help those in fuel-poverty understand their future needs.
Moulay Larbi Chalal, a PhD candidate at Nottingham Trent University, used data from more than 6,000 households... [Read More]
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Jan 20, 2017
The Prince of Wales has urged world leaders that the strategy to address climate change “must be urgently scaled up, and scaled up now”.
In the foreword for a new Ladybird book that he has co-authored on the subject, he said that long-term weather patterns were the greatest threat to the planet.
The Penguin-produced book entitled Climate Change will be published... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2016
An Imperial College climate finance specialist has called on private investors to invest in proven green technologies.
Speaking at the UN’s climate summit in Marrakech (COP22), Charles Donovan, director of Imperial's new Centre for Climate Finance & Investment, said: “There’s a huge difference between technologies that are merely possible... [Read More]
Pellets News
Nov 23, 2016
Brazilian firm Butia Industria e Comercio de Pellets will invest BRL 5.16 million (€1.45m) in the construction of a pellet factory in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state.
The plant in the city of Butia will produce pellets both for the domestic market and for exports mainly to the European market, which is currently looking for biomass to help reduce its coal dependency,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 24, 2016
The PlanET Biogas Group has received the DLV Novelties Award 2017, one of the most distinguished German innovation awards of the agricultural sector.
The German agricultural publishing company (DLV) benchmarks technical developments in ten categories, and at this year’s Eurotier in Hanover, the PlanET gas management system was honoured due to its practical impact... [Read More]
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Nov 14, 2016
The UK produced more than 50% of its electricity from low-carbon sources in the third quarter of 2016, according to a new report from Imperial College London and power firm Drax.
Between July and September 2016, the contribution of nuclear, biomass, hydro, wind, solar and low-carbon electricity imports from France peaked at 50.2%, up from just 20% in 2010 – demonstrating... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 15, 2016
A new trade body called the World Biogas Association (WBA) has been launched at the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP 22 at Marrakesh, Morocco.
Following the adoption by the United Nations of a shared vision for transforming lives by 2030 through the Sustainable Development Goals and the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate agreement... [Read More]
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Nov 15, 2016
HRH the Duke of Kent has opened a new energy recovery facility in Leeds, UK, which is operated by resource management company Veolia.
Veolia will run the facility, called Leeds Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility, on behalf of Leeds City Council.
The plant has been built with the latest recycling and recovery technology to help transform residents’ black bag waste... [Read More]
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Nov 16, 2016
IMS ECUBES, a multinational clean power infrastructure specialist, has launched a fuel cell combined heat and power (CHP) system at the European Utility Week conference in Barcelona.
Providing electricity at KW scale, the system is the first of a planned range of fuel cell CHP systems, which will ultimately provide electricity at MW scale, alongside useable heat.
CTO of... [Read More]
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Nov 16, 2016
US waste management specialist BioHiTech Global said its third-quarter revenue grew 86% from a year ago.
Total revenue for Q3 2016 was $623,578 (€580,000), compared to $33,715 in Q3 2015. Revenue derived from the company’s core organic waste digester business, BioHiTech said in a statement.
However, the company's net loss widened from $1.46 million Q3 2015 to... [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
