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A short documentary making the case for bioenergy as a tool for wildfire prevention premiered at the European Parliament in Brussels yesterday, hosted by MEP Sakis Arnaoutoglou.
'Fuel the solution, not the fire' brings together local voices from Attica, Tuscany and Catalonia to show how active forest management — and the use of residues for bioenergy — can reduce fuel build-up and…
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South Korean renewable energy firm EcoSimplex has begun commercial operation of its ECO-Hydrogen Station in Magok, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, marking the first project under South Korea's Ministry of Climate 2024 Biogas-Based Clean Hydrogen Production Facility Installation Project to reach commercial operation using an on-site production method.
The facility processes around 4,000 Nm³ of biogas…
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A coalition of environmental groups has launched a legal challenge to block construction of an industrial-scale wood pellet plant at the port of Grays Harbor, Washington, in what would be the first facility of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.
The plant, backed by Pacific Northwest Renewable Energy, would produce 440,000 tonnes of wood pellets annually for export to Asian markets. Critics…
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The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) in Minnesota has announced a research partnership with Swedish firm BPC Instruments to expand biogas market opportunities from agricultural residues and organic waste streams.
The collaboration will see both teams working together at AURI's Bio-industrial Innovation Center in Waseca, Minnesota, focusing on method development and hands-on…
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Methane emissions from biogas plants across Europe are greater than previously thought, but the majority could be eliminated at little or no cost, according to new research from Queen Mary University of London.
Published in Nature Communications Sustainability, the study measured emissions at biogas plants in the UK, Poland and Germany, finding that plants were losing an average of 14.4…
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received a technology verification report from the Japan Environmental Sanitation Center (JESC) confirming its AdBio biomass high-efficiency recovery and recycling system is ready for practical application.
AdBio is designed to sort and recover biomass — including food waste and paper — from municipal waste and unsorted food waste streams, feeding the…
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Nordic biomethane producer St1 Biokraft has secured a €260 million corporate financing structure from a syndicate of eight European banks to fund its expansion across the Nordics and Northern Europe.
The package, provided by ABN Amro, DNB, ING, Nordea, OP Bank, Rabobank, Sparebank1 and Swedbank, will primarily finance new greenfield biomethane production assets and the continued roll-out of…
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Future Energy Networks chief executive James Earl and Green Gas Task Force director Charles McAllister tell Bioenergy Insight why bringing gas networks and biomethane producers under one strategic umbrella is finally shifting the dial with government.
For years, the biomethane sector struggled to make itself heard in Whitehall. Good evidence existed, compelling economics existed, willing…
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The Malaysian state of Sarawak is redirecting its forestry sector toward biomass production and carbon markets as it moves to reduce traditional timber exports, with wood pellet shipments already up 60% year on year.
Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Tun Openg confirmed the export reduction in his Gawai Dayak 2026 address, framing it as part of a broader green economy transition under the state's…
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Engineered skid specialist Stark Tech has announced a partnership with Sagepoint Energy to support two landfill renewable natural gas (RNG) projects, with the Buffalo, New York-based company supplying custom skid systems designed for pipeline injection applications.
The skid packages will handle gas conditioning and system integration, delivering landfill-derived gas to pipeline-quality…
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A peer-reviewed study measuring methane emissions across 31 biogas plants in Germany, Poland and the UK has found that the majority of emissions could be eliminated without any net cost to operators, though current levels are higher than previously estimated and regulatory frameworks are failing to capture them adequately.
The research, published in Communications Sustainability and led by…
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Carbon Direct has released what it describes as one of the first globally applicable frameworks for sourcing agricultural residues as feedstock for carbon dioxide removal projects, developed in collaboration with Microsoft and Stripe among other buyer signatories.
The guide addresses a gap that has opened as biomass-based carbon removal has scaled rapidly: agricultural residues such as corn…
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New figures from the US Energy Information Administration show that American consumption of wood and waste biomass reached close to 2.31 quadrillion Btu in 2024, with the industrial sector accounting for nearly two thirds of total demand.
The data, drawn from the EIA's updated State Energy Data System estimates published in May, shows the residential sector taking a 16% share, electric power…
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Cavalier County, North Dakota has become the first location in North America to receive a BDO Zone 'A' rating for canola seed, with the designation covering 565,000 tons per year within a 75-mile radius of Munich, ND.
The rating, issued by the BDO Zone Initiative and Canadian biomass advisory firm Ecostrat, assesses the prospective viability of feedstock supply and infrastructure. An 'A'…
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With a new chief executive at the helm, one of the world’s largest on-farm biodigester operators is targeting expanded output, new revenue streams and a multi-site growth strategy. Christopher J. Pino tells Bioenergy Insight about his plans.
BioTown Biogas (BTB) has named Christopher J. Pino as its new chief executive officer, bringing nearly 15 years of energy infrastructure investment…
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