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Reported by Horizon, research by the CarboPlex team as part of a project coordinated by Dr. Jan Mumme, found that biochar has profoundly improved results when used in an additional process first.
Biochar is the result of biomass that is heated to 400-800°C to produce a charcoal-like material.
The CarboPlex team developed a material named CreChar, made from paper waste and combines carbon and…
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Renewable energy producer Albioma has announced the industrial commissioning of its 100% biogas/biomass plant. The plant, Galion 2, will be located in Martinique and was commissioned on the 26 September 2018.
According to the press release, Galion 2 has become the first 100% biogas/biomass plant in the French overseas departments and is dedicated to renewable energy production.
The plant has a…
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In a public release by the University of Michigan (UM), research professor at the U-M Institute, John DeCicco argues that growing and harvesting bioenergy from crops is a ‘poor use of land’.
The UM researcher said that untampered green areas such as forests and fields isolate carbon dioxide effectively enough, and that they are ‘one of society’s best hopes’ for…
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According to the trade body for the AD industry there are “multi million pound financial opportunities” for on-farm anaerobic digestion (AD) plants located around the UK.
On-farm AD plants permit farmers to convert agricultural wastes and purpose-grown crops into renewable heat and power as well as nutrient rich biofertiliser. Across the UK there are 334 AD plants…
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Macclesfield, UK based Tidy Planet has unveiled what it dubs a ‘new intelligent boiler monitoring control system in Britain.’
It comes as part of the company’s collaboration with Valencian headquartered Sugimat, announced earlier this year, that has seen Tidy Planet become the sole distributor of the company’s boilers for the waste-to-energy sector. Now, it will also…
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The new offices of North Lincolnshire, UK’s Birch Solutions are powered 100% by renewable energy produced from onsite biogas plants, the company has announced.
Founded in 1815, Singleton Birch has since diversified into a number of sectors while keeping the global supply of chalk and lime as its core business. Birch Solutions was formed after Singleton Birch bought a controlling share of…
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Four biogas plants, which will produce energy from more than half a million tonnes of food waste, are set to be built in Oman, local media are reporting.
According to the Times of Oman, the cost of the project, is OMR50 million. Oman Environmental Holdings, also known as Be’ah, is building the biogas plants.
The Times of Oman article notes that the country generates 560,000 tonnes of food…
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A press release from the American Biogas Council announced that the letter, signed and approved by 111 separate firms from the biomass and biogas industry, requested that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler include renewable electricity into the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
In 2007, Congress approved the RFS participation of using renewable…
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The Green Party’s spokesperson on agriculture, Pippa Hackett, announced, through a press release, the political party’s concerns over Gas Network Ireland’s proposal to build and develop a series of anaerobic digestion (AD) plants nationwide. The primary cause of concern is the current scarcity of resources in the agricultural sector.
Hackett said in her statement, “While…
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California-based Bloom Energy has announced its intention to hold a preview outlining a high-efficiency solution for generating clean electricity from waste biogas.
The preview will take place at the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Climate Tech Marketplace, which is an affiliate event of the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco on September 13.
According to the announcement, the…
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Vancouver based Pinnacle Renewable Holdings has acquired 70% of The Westervelt Co.’s industrial wood pellet production in Aliceville.
Westervelt currently manages more than half a million acres of land, whilst Pinnacle produces sustainable fuel for renewable electricity generation in the form of industrial wood pellets.
The facility in Aliceville has an annual production capacity of…
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A share of €8 million ($9.2 million) worth of funding has been awarded to a total of 45 innovative energy research projects in Ireland.
The money granted is due to the government’s ambition to develop solutions to help homes, businesses and communities deliver a cleaner energy future, and will vary from one to four years’ worth of funding.
CEO of the Sustainable Energy…
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J Murphy & Sons announced that it had landed a contract to develop a new energy and recycling facility in Huddersfield for Yorkshire Water. The firm estimates the deal to be worth over €64 million ($74 million).
The development will include new aerobic digesters; a new sludge reception plant; sludge thickening plant and storage; CHP and dual fuel boilers; sludge dewatering and lime…
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A total of 9 rural businesses in the state of Maine, in the United States, are to receive almost $432,000 (€371,807) for their energy efficiency projects.
Republican Senate, Susan Collins and independent Angus King, say that the money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program will be used to purchased, construct and install solar panels or mechanisms to…
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As reported by local media outlet, New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR), New Hampshire legislators voted and subsequently overturned the vetoing of Senate Bill 365 (SB365), a bill which focused on the subsidisation of biomass plants across the state.
The overturning occurred by a narrow margin of 226 to 113 (66.7%) legislators, which was the minimum number of votes needed for a majority.
On…
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