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Jan 19, 2024
Latest Biomass to Power report finds strong capacity growth in Europe
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Jan 17, 2024
The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Claire Coutinho, has today approved the Development Consent Order (the DCO) for Drax Power Limited’s (Drax) plans to convert two of its biomass units at Drax Power Station to the carbon removals technology bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS).
Drax Power Station currently has four biomass... [Read More]
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Jan 17, 2024
The mid-term evaluation of the Green Deal on emission-free work sites shows that almost all of the interim targets of the agreement have been reached in Finland, according to the country's government. Electrification of machinery is a key tool to completely phase out fossil fuels.
According to an evaluation, 93% of respondents considered that the interim targets are being... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 16, 2024
Spanish company Genia Bioenergy will construct a biogas plant for the municipality of Seleuș, in western Romania, reported Retema.
The purpose of this plant is to offer a sustainable solution to the management of 60,000 tons of livestock and agricultural waste per year through the generation of renewable energy from which both the city council and residents can benefit.
This... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 15, 2024
Suma Capital has closed its first international deal by acquiring 100% of CH4T, a company based in Verona, Italy that specialises in the management of biomethane plants for energy production.
Suma Capital is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, and this transaction has enabled it to advance its growth strategy in international markets. It opened its first international... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 15, 2024
The Port Authority of Seville (APS) in Spain has initiated the project competition process for an administrative concession, following an application by Efedos Sevilla to construct a renewable gas (RNG) plant in the Cuarto basin.
The facility would utilise agro-industrial organic waste and bio-waste to produce biofertiliser and biogas, which would then be transformed... [Read More]
Features
Jan 15, 2024
Colin Ley analyses the situation in the region.
A significant rise in development funding capacity is being created for use across Asia with similar advances in clean energy financing also being pursued in Africa. In both continents, the need to address climate change concerns is central to many new or emerging spending plans, clearing the way for renewable energy businesses... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 15, 2024
Greenalia, a biomass electric power production plant in Spain’s Galicia region, has secured a senior debt package from Incus Capital to refinance the existing senior debt and mezzanine. The deal was closed on 12 December last year.
The funds were raised to finance the construction of the plant in La Coruña’s municipalities of Curtis and Teixeiro (Galicia, Spain).
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 12, 2024
AIT-STEIN, a major French decarbonisation player, has secured a license agreement with Danish green-tech company Dall Energy for steam plants.
AIT-STEIN produces high-steam boilers, and this licensing agreement will see Dall Energy integrate its gasification technology with AIT-STEIN's portfolio.
The Danish company said its unique biomass gasification technology is in... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 12, 2024
The world added 50% more renewable capacity in 2023 than in 2022 and the next five years will see fastest growth yet, but lack of financing for emerging and developing economies is a key issue, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Its Renewables 2023: Analysis and forecasts to 2028 report details how the world’s capacity to generate renewable electricity... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 12, 2024
Erdemir, the largest steel producer in Turkey, has pledged $3.2 billion (€2.9 billion) of green investment to cut its emissions by a quarter before 2030, reported Reuters.
The Erdemir integrated steel mill will utilise biomass and natural gas to reduce coal consumption. In the meantime, the company will build new electric arc furnaces at its facilities in the north... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 12, 2024
Spire and KC Water are partnering on Kansas City, Missouri's first renewable natural gas (RNG) facility, a project that will capture methane emissions from the wastewater treatment process to generate renewable energy.
KC Water selected Spire after an extensive proposal process to construct the RNG facility, which is an extension of a current KC Water project.
The project... [Read More]
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Jan 11, 2024
Tan Delta Systems, a global disruptor in real-time oil quality monitoring, has announced the appointment of Nick LaBar as VP of business development for North America. LaBar will cover the whole of the US and Canada territories for Tan Delta, with a focus on all industry sectors.
In a biogas plant in Germany, annual savings of €3,000 per engine have been achieved by... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 11, 2024
Pacolet Milliken, LLC (Pacolet), a sustainability-focused firm, has acquired 100% of Piedmont Green Power (Piedmont) from an affiliate of Atlantic Power & Utilities.
Piedmont is a 55 MW biomass-fired power plant located in Barnesville, Georgia in the US. Piedmont utilises approximately 600,000 tons of woody biomass feedstock annually, 100% of which is wood waste.
It... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 11, 2024
Following the announcement of the renewable CO2 project at Granville Eco Park in Northern Ireland, UK company Bio Capital Ltd. is to deploy further enhancements at two more of its plants, in collaboration with Swiss company Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) - following the recent signing of construction contracts.
Its East London biogas plant is adding biomethane production and... [Read More]