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Mar 29, 2017
What will happen to Germany’s biogas when state subsidies stop?
Biomass News
Mar 29, 2017
A stalled attempt to revive a biomass project in Vermont has seen the developer take his case to the state’s Supreme Court.
In 2010 a bid was launched to build a wood-chip burning power plant close to the border between Connecticut and New York. The project had to be put on hold in 2014 following the withdrawal of one of its major financers.
Ted Verrill, owner of... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 30, 2017
US based landfill gas industry O & M contractor and engineering company ENERGYneering Solutions Inc. (ESI) have signed a supply and service contract for Topsoe’s proprietary HiPerFuel landfill gas conditioning solutions. The HiPerFuel unit will deliver high-purity fuel gas for an ESI landfill gas power plant in Washington State.
The contract is the first deal... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 30, 2017
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will supply a 28MW combined heat and power (CHP) plant to the Meliadine Gold Mine project in Canada, owned by Agnico Eagle Mines.
The order includes five Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel engines running on light fuel oil (LFO) or natural gas. Wärtsilä's scope includes the power generation and CHP equipment supply,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 30, 2017
BioHiTech Global, a US waste management technology company, has announced that it acquired a 17.2% equity interest in the nation's first resource recovery facility utilising a proprietary mechanical biological treatment (MBT) technology for the disposal and recycling of mixed municipal solid waste (MSW).
BioHiTech, through its interest in Apple Valley Waste Conversions,... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 30, 2017
Brexit is generating inertia and squeezing the growth of the renewable energy sector, according to Rachel Nutt, Tax Partner and head of Renewable Sustainable Energy at business advisors’ MHA MacIntyre Hudson.
Nutt believes Brexit is creating a challenging and uncertain time for renewable businesses. “Brexit, and the resulting lack of announcements about future... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 30, 2017
Malaysia-headquarted renewable energy group Green & Smart Holding saw a 181% increase in net profit for the year ended 30 September 2016, helped by the group maintaining and increasing its biogas contracts.
Net profit increased 181% to RM9.9m (€2.08m) last year, compared to RM3.5m the year before.
Revenue increased 260% to RM67.38m, compared to RM18.70m the... [Read More]
Pellets News
Mar 15, 2017
Wood pellet manufacturers in both the US and Canada are increasingly diversifying their feedstock to reduce fibre costs and take advantage of less utilised fibre sources, according to analysis by Wood Resources International.
In a statement, the forest industry consulting firm said that the key fibre furnish in both countries are sawmill by-products and forest... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 17, 2017
A Chatham House expert has welcomed the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) contribution to the debate on whether using wood-based biomass for energy is speeding up climate warming.
Rob Bailey, research director of the Energy, Environment and Resources Department at Chatham House, told Bioenergy Insight: “It's good this discussion is being had and,... [Read More]
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Mar 17, 2017
The European Parliament has voted to restore the recycling targets for member states set out in the original incarnation of the Circular Economy Package tabled in 2014.
The votes means by 2030, at least 70% by weight of so-called municipal waste (from households and businesses) should be recycled or prepared for reuse, (ie, checked, cleaned or repaired), say MEPs.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 20, 2017
Vietnam has huge potential to produce renewable energy from biomass-based sources, according to a new report for the Vietnam Energy Association (VEA).
Vietnam.net reported that the VEA said that this could amount to up to 1 billion kWh in 2020 and 6 billion kWh in 2050 from waste, Vietnam.net said, with a total amount from biomass and waste of up to 9 billion kWh in 2020... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 20, 2017
Finland-based energy group Fortum has announced that a joint venture to build an energy-from-waste, combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Lithuania is moving forward and construction will start in the autumn.
The €160 million project, based in Kaunas, will have electricity generation capacity of 24MW and thermal capacity of about 70MW. It is a joint venture between... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 20, 2017
Italy-based FCA Research Centre has announced that it is testing the use of sewage-based biomethane in a Fiat Panda car.
The road test will take several months over 80,000km.
The car was delivered to the Cap Group, a company managing water supply, sewerage and wastewater treatment for the Metropolitan City of Milan, to assess - with the participation of the FCA Research... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 21, 2017
US-based Sandia National Laboratories is working with three industry partners to commercialise what it describes as a distributed power system that can produce cheaper, cleaner, more efficient electricity.
The labs signed three-year cooperative research and development agreements with Peregrine Turbine Technologies of Wiscasset, Maine, Xdot Engineering Analysis of... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 21, 2017
Feminine hygiene products, incontinence pads and millions of nappies currently sent to landfill by commercial organisations and public bodies could now be turned into clean energy by a new mechanical process called Lifecycle unveiled earlier this week.
Hygiene product waste is one of the largest contributors to UK landfill.
According to hygiene waste disposal company PHS... [Read More]
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New documents unearthed by GMB indicate that between 89 and 148 roles are expected to be lost at the plant around 31 March 2027.
The cuts could represent more than 30% of the site’s 465-strong workforce
GreenValue GmbH has advised Balance Erneuerbare Energien on the acquisition of a biogas plant portfolio spanning Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania — with a combined thermal input capacity of 46 MW.
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Ireland is backing five research teams with €2.6 million to tackle some of the biggest challenges in renewable gas — from biomethane production using macroalgae to AI-powered digital twins of gas infrastructure.
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