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A comprehensive new study is aiming to offer unprecedented detail on the potential for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology in the US.
BECCS involves taking the CO2 produced from burning biomass for electricity, and permanently storing it underground. With the feedstock plants grown to produce the biomass absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere in their lifecycle, BECCS is often…
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The amount of biomethane injected into French gas networks almost doubled between 2017 and 2016, according to a new overview of France’s renewable gas sector.
Figures in the report from GRTgaz show that 406 million kWh of gas were injected into the network over the period. This, apparently, is equivalent to the consumption of nearly 34,000 homes.
The report finds that around 100 new…
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Veolia has launched an innovative online trading platform with the aim of making it easier to sell and buy organic resources. According to the company, the website could be of use to the anaerobic digestion and biomass industries as a way of trading resources.
Dubbed BioTrading, the new website will function as a sales and auction market place. The idea, according to Veolia, is to connect buyers…
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A new anaerobic digestion plant has started operation in Roscommon, Ireland.
Designed to produce heat and electricity from sewage sludge and ‘other waste materials’, the new plant is the result of a collaboration between German plant construction company BioConstruct, and Irish company BioCore Environmental.
“We are happy that after a long period of project development, the…
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Biomass wood pellet supplier Y Pellets has appointed a new general manager.
Chris Wilson joins the company in the wake of the recent announcement that Y Pellets is to invest £10 million in constructing a new wood refinery in Goole, East Yorkshire.
Announcing the new facility back in February, Y Pellets claimed it was the first of its kind and only the second globally to use ‘advanced…
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The London Assembly’s Environment Committee has published a new report looking at waste and recycling in the British capital.
Among its recommendations, the report calls on the Mayor, Sadiq Khan, to ‘facilitate the use, and if necessary the construction of anaerobic digestion facilities’. It also finds that burning waste to recover energy is not preferable to recycling or…
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A new study from the Energy Technologies Institute has looked at how second generation crops will help the UK meet its energy needs by 2050.
The research has found that water washing is the most effective technology to prepare crops for energy use.
Titled ‘Understanding variability in biomass feedstocks and the opportunities for pre-preprocessing’, the report looks at the long-term…
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Bright Biomethane has been chosen to supply the biogas upgrading system for the Energy Conversion Facility in the Belgian municipality of Beerse. As well as marking Bright Biomethane’s first project in Belgium, it is also the ‘first’ biomethane installation in the country.
The biogas upgrade is being carried out for IOK Afvalbeheer, an organisation responsible for waste…
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A report from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies adds to the growing criticism of biomass' ability to curb carbon dioxide emissions. It also highlights the negative effects that artificial forests have on biodiversity.
While providing more analysis of the balance between carbon sequestration in forest growth and carbon emissions in burning, the study looks at the effect that artificial…
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On 22 March, the India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said that it is going to promote the use of tens of thousands of household biogas plants in an effort to replace the burning of biomass for cooking and light.
The National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP) is aiming to see the adoption of 65,180 family-sized biogas plants over the next year to provide a cleaner…
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The Sino-Thai company will build the 20.6MW, rubber wood-fed facility in South Thailand. The value of the contract was not disclosed.
Having received permission to proceed earlier in March 2018, the plant is expected to begin commercial operation in March 2020, when it will sell its generating capacity to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand under the country’s Small Power…
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The international waste-to-product company is selling the loss-making anaerobic digestion (AD) plant as part of a strategy to improve margins and returns. The price of the plant, now Olleco’s third, was not disclosed.
This is Renewi’s second sale this year and follows the company’s assessment of its UK Municipal Division. The company said in early March it was looking to exit…
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An innovative power plant in Charlotte, North Carolina, is taking renewable biogas from hog farms in the state and using it to generate electricity.
According to a statement, it is the first time the technology has been applied from in-state farms.
The Optima KV project, in Duplin County, is capturing methane gas from the hog waste of five local farms, and transporting it through more than 42,000…
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Local press reported 28 February that a fire had started at Enviva’s Chesapeake, Virginia deep-water marine terminal. The company reports that the fire is now under control.
Onsite personnel, the terminal’s fire suppression systems and emergency services fought the blaze. No injuries have been reported.
According to a release from the local fire department, responders were called at…
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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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