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Aug 10, 2016
Philippines firm to expand bana grass production for ‘green coal’ conversion
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Aug 8, 2016
Smart bricks capable of recycling wastewater and generating electricity from sunlight are being developed by a team of UK-based scientists from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol).
The bricks will be able to fit together and create 'bioreactor walls' which could then be incorporated in housing, public building and office spaces, according to the scientists.
The... [Read More]
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Aug 5, 2016
Antibiotics that could help in the battle against drug-resistant bacteria have been discovered in the digestate produced by a UK anaerobic digestion (AD) plant.
The discovery was made after digestate from a facility owned by malt and malted ingredients producer Muntons was sent for analysis to the University College London.
The sample was delivered to Adam Roberts who... [Read More]
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Aug 5, 2016
US-based wood pellet giant Enviva Partners has reported a second-quarter profit of $12 million (€10.70m), compared to $2.9 million the same period last year, helped by higher wood pellet sales.
Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) improved to $23.5 million in the second quarter of 2016, a 23% percent increase compared to the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 4, 2016
UK-based food and agri company Saria’s Doncaster site is now running completely off-grid and using 100% renewable energy, the company says.
Recycling more than 160,000 tonnes of food waste annually in a ReFood anaerobic digestion (AD) plant, the state-of-the-art facility generates 5MWh of electricity via combined heat and power (CHP), alongside hot water and heat.
A... [Read More]
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Aug 3, 2016
China Everbright International has won a contract to develop Vietnam’s first energy-from-waste (EfW) project - a 7.5MW plant in Can Tho.
The Hong Kong based environmental services firm explained that the Can Tho Project will be constructed under BOO (Build-Operate-Own) model, commanding a total investment of approximately $47 million (€42m).
The project is designed... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 3, 2016
Wheelabrator Technologies, a US-based energy-from-waste (EfW) specialist, has reached financial close on a new 550,000 tonnes per year EfW facility at Kemsley in Kent, UK.
“To achieve financial close is a significant milestone and I’m very proud of our team for making this possible, and excited to welcome a second facility in the UK to our fleet,” said... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 3, 2016
Hawaii Gas, the state’s only regulated gas utility, has won a contract to capture and process biogas from the City and County of Honolulu’s Honouliuli wastewater treatment plant.
The City and County of Honolulu is a consolidated city–county located in the US state of Hawaii.
“This is a great example of how our administration... [Read More]
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Aug 2, 2016
New official figures show that renewables now form the second largest source of UK electricity supply – outstripping coal for the first time
The UK government unveiled the announcement in its updated fuel mix disclosure tables, which outline the full sources of UK electricity supply between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016.
Renewables, which includes biomass, wind... [Read More]
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Aug 2, 2016
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the US Geological Survey (USGS) have published a study on how wildlife is impacted by bioenergy demand.
The researchers find that choosing how to meet bioenergy goals means making trade-offs about which wildlife species and ecosystems will be most impacted.
The work focuses on the southeastern US, but yields general... [Read More]
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Aug 1, 2016
UK power giant Drax Group has published its half-year results and reported a doubling of its electricity generation from biomass and an "operationally strong" business, despite a £50 million (€52m) fall in its profits.
North Yorkshire-based Drax reported that its EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) figure for the half-year... [Read More]
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Jul 29, 2016
The New South Wales (NSW) government has launched a renewable energy map to help drive investment into the Australian state.
The NSW Renewable Energy Resource Map provides renewable energy project developers with free access to geospatial data and information on the state’s renewable energy resources and highlights more than 201 sites across NSW.
The application... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 28, 2016
New official UK figures show 40% more renewable electricity was produced from biogas from waste and farms in 2015 compared to 2014.
The UK government’s annual Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), published today [28 July], also reflects growth in biomethane to grid with the generation of heat from anaerobic digestion more than doubling.
Key figures include:
AD... [Read More]
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Jul 28, 2016
Environmental protestors have parodied a song made by US rock band Talking heads to criticise Enviva and Drax at the North Carolina-based American Pellet Fuels Institute Conference.
According to media reports in Mountain Express, a spontaneous Flashmob broke into song and dance playfully criticising key conference goers Enviva and Drax for “their... [Read More]
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Jul 28, 2016
Italian biogas plant designer SEBIGAS has signed a new contract with Thailand-based food specialist CPP Group to supply it with a 3.1MW tapioca-pulp-run biogas facility.
The high cost of the electrical energy in Thailand, compared to other south eastern countries, makes it difficult for the industrial sector to preserve competitive prices maintaining high-quality standards.
Tapioca... [Read More]
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Proceeds from the bond sale have been used to refinance $40 million of Gevo RNG’s outstanding 2021 green bonds
SIAAP (Greater Paris Sanitation Authority) and SUEZ have officially inaugurated a new state-of-the-art biogas production unit at the Seine Aval wastewater treatment plant in the Paris metropolitan area
Natural State Renewables has announced a key strategic partnership with Axens as part of its plan to produce carbon-negative sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from surplus forest biomass
