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Sep 30, 2024
GazelEnergie ditches Émile Huchet coal-to-biomass plant conversion
Biogas News
Sep 30, 2024
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is set to improve its waste management system by adopting waste-to-energy practices, reported The Times of India.
The corporation will construct a 152-acre waste-to-energy plant in Pyara Nagar of Sangareddy.
The facility will be able to generate 15 MW of electricity, and 270 biogas each day.
Sealed trucks will transport... [Read More]
Policy News
Sep 30, 2024
The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) and Wood Fuel Quality Assurance (WFQA) members have welcomed the recognition in today’s annual EPA Air Quality in Ireland 2023 report, for the need to “target air enforcement activities, including to ensure compliance with the solid fuel regulations.”
Seán Finan, IrBEA CEO said: “Since the inception of the WFQA scheme in... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 27, 2024
Cincinnati-based Synthica Energy has broken ground on a new Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Plant in San Antonio.
Dozens of regional business leaders and VIPs joined Synthica co-founders Grant Gibson and Sam Schutte to put the first shovels in the ground on a project that is expected to be completed in 2026.
Located at 4318 N IH 35 in Bexar County, the facility will be the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 27, 2024
Waga Energy, a global expert in the production of Renewable Natural Gas from landfills, and Veolia, a global leader in water, waste and energy management solutions, have commissioned an RNG production unit at the Granges landfill in Burgundy (eastern France).
The landfill is operated by Veolia’s subsidiary, Valest.
The gas spontaneously emitted by on-site landfilled... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 26, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has announced up to $15 million in federal funding to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation.
Specifically, the funding opportunity will support research and development projects that... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 26, 2024
There has been a rapid expansion in growing crops such as maize to produce biomethane as a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels, to help reach net-zero. But some of this increased cultivation, on drained peat, is emitting three times more carbon dioxide than it is avoiding by not using natural gas, according to a study by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH).
The... [Read More]
Sep 25, 2024
Haffner Energy and Bambbco, a leading bamboo provider in France, have signed a partnership based on improving the availability of biomass for energy applications - especially from crops grown on marginal land.
Haffner Energy said it has developed an innovative, patented biomass and organic waste thermolysis technology, backed by 30 years of experience.
This technology... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 25, 2024
French utility EDF has abandoned its plan to convert its 1.2 GW Cordemais 2 coal-fired plant to biomass, with plans to cease power production by 2027, reported Montel.
France's CGT energy union said EDF CEO Luc Remont had previously informed staff representatives of the plans on 16 September.
CGT urged the French government to protect the plant from closure.
The planned... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 25, 2024
Drax has launched Elimini, a new US-based business with an ambition to be a leader in carbon removals.
The company is dedicated to permanently removing carbon from the atmosphere while generating renewable, 24/7 power.
By advancing bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) in the United States and beyond, the new company expects to help meet demand for both 24/7... [Read More]
Features
Sep 24, 2024
Tom Ferencevic president and CEO of Fitec Biogas tells Bioenergy Insight about the company’s innovative projects.
Fitec Biogas performs process design work and supplies process equipment to clients that own and operate anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities. Its client base is primarily in the agricultural, agri-food and urban organic waste markets.
The organisation provides... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 24, 2024
Altamaha Green Energy (AGE), a joint venture between Beasley Green Power, LLC and Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM), announced that the Georgia Public Service Commission has certified a Power Purchase Agreement for AGE to produce and sell up to 70 MW of electricity to Georgia Power Company for a 30-year period.
This approval marks a significant milestone in AGE's development... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 24, 2024
Clifford Capital and Pentagreen Capital have provided joint financing for BECIS Bioenergy (BECIS).
The financing package is structured as a green loan of $30 million and will support the development and construction of bioenergy projects across Southeast Asia and India.
The loan includes an accordion feature, potentially increasing the total financing by an additional... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 24, 2024
Unconventional Gas Solutions (UGS), a specialist in gas upgrading systems, has announced the successful commissioning of two innovative biogas upgrading plants in the US states of Michigan and Wisconsin.
The two plants, which together feed 800 Nm3/h of biomethane into the local gas grid, are the first UGS systems of their kind.
The two projects exemplify the company's... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 23, 2024
The UK waste wood industry’s important contribution to reducing carbon emissions has been revealed today with the launch of new independently-verified figures from the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA).
The figures show that waste wood biomass – which makes up roughly two-thirds of the UK market for waste wood – saved almost three-quarters of a million (701,000)... [Read More]
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The facility will be BSOGE’s first project in the sector and is intended to act as a model for further large-scale biomethane developments across the country
Packaging and paper group Mondi is set to significantly increase energy self-sufficiency at its integrated pulp and paper mill in Ružomberok, Slovakia, through the construction of a new biomass power plant
Loick Bioenergie has strengthened its renewable energy portfolio with the addition of two new EnviThan gas upgrading plants, commissioned from long-standing partner EnviTec Biogas
