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Volume 11, Issue 2
An update on biogas tax credits in the US
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Over the past fewyears, the growthof the biogas sector has accelerated as a result of national policies encouraging the use of renewable fuels and renewable power. The growing awareness of gaps within our recycling industry has also contributed to the biogas industry’s development; in particular a desire to mitigate methane emissions by recycling our organic waste stream.
Stallkamp builds first continuously stirred tank reactors
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An expert in classic stainless steel tank construction, Stallkamp has now progressed into the field of continuously stirred tank reactors (CSTRs), which are well-suited to industrial biogas plants.
Phytosanitation: the future of importing and exporting woody biomass
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Imports of woody biomass to countries in the European Union (EU) from the US are on the rise. Wood pellets are deemed safe due to the heat and pressure inherently required during the pelletising process; but, European markets demand other forms of woody biomass as well.
Food for thought
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Philip Simpson, commercial director at UK food waste AD firm, ReFood, delves deeper into recent figures on food waste recycling rates.
How would bioenergy prospects fare under Biden or Sanders?
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With November 2020 drawing ever closer, what is the mood among those in the bioenergy sector on the current Democratic front-runners?
Flexibility in design
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Waste management businesses need to perform better while remaining profitable and the technologies they bring into their recycling processes are critical. Among these technologies, the screening machine has a key role in a recycling plant, as it is responsible for the separation of the materials, thus having an impact on both the quality of the material that enters the next phases of the...
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The importance of data in AD
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Launched in 2008, Future Biogas now runs 13 anaerobic digestion (AD) plants, making it the UK’s largest green gas producer. The company has been at the forefront of the country’s AD industry and is an experienced developer and operator of AD plants across the UK. In April, it will launch a new AD consultancy service called Fern AD.
Building on the success of RNG
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The largest dairy renewable natural gas production facility in the US is now even bigger, according to its operator, Calgren Dairy Fuels. Four additional dairies were recently added to the company’s dairy digester operation in Pixley, California.
Particle size matters
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Markets for wood waste include feedstock for engineered woods, landscape mulch, soil conditioner, animal bedding, compost additive, sewage sludge, and boiler fuel. All these end uses have similar processing requirements in that the wood waste has to be separated from other wastes, cleaned by removing contaminants and fasteners, and, in some cases, processed through grinding or chipping.
Cultivating a plan to utilise logging waste
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The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) Australia’s Forest Industries Research Centre (FIRC) and Queensland-based HQPlantations have received a research grant to explore methods of converting logging offcuts and treetops into bioenergy and other bio-based products.
First-person sleuthing, investigation of a silage plate
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Torsten Fischer, founder and managing director at Krieg +Fischer Ingenieure, has been an expert legal witness for more than 10 years, covering 120 cases, and wrote his first report about a biogas plant acciden tmore than 15 years ago. In this personal account, Fischer discusses a legal dispute between the construction firm and the owner and operator of a farm-based biogas plant, exclusively for...
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28th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition
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EUBCE is a leading international conference for the biomass sector, combined with a technology exhibition, held each year in a different European Union (EU) country. The 28th edition will be held in Marseille, France, from 27-30 April 2020.
