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Volume 6, Issue 1
Published: January 19, 2015
Biomethane industry welcomes tariff certainty
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published the outcome of its Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) biomethane tariff review on 9 December 2014. The department’s response to the tariff...
Industry voices
Market leaders from around the world reflect on 2014 and make their predictions for the year ahead...
On the right road
For Sweden’s Göteborg Energi, Christmas came early last year when its biogas plant began supplying renewable, synthetic natural gas to the natural gas grid on 15 December 2014. The 20MW plant,...
A solid sector?
Plunging oil prices, the return of EU deflation and the continued slow march of energy policy formulation in many EU member states looks set to create a challenging environment for Europe’s biomass...
Peering into the crystal ball
The majority of people, even now, still think of the bioenergy sector as ‘one thing’. Yet it ranges from huge cofired coal power stations all the way down to domestic systems, transport fuels...
The seal of approval
Over the past 15 years, the wood pellet industry has stood out among other renewable energy sectors as one of the fastest growing sources for sustainable heat and electricity available to today’s...
British engineering excellence
In February 2014, following a 10-month programme of works, Hull, UK-based engineering company Spencer Group handed over the new biomass handling facilities at the Port of Hull to port operators Associated...
A lot to consider
Selecting a storage tank manufacturer for an anaerobic digestion (AD) project is not merely about choosing a tank. Such a decision requires consideration of supply chain performance, health and safety...
Rendered useful
The rendering business is not known for its glamour or its cutting edge technology, but in North America’s first project of its kind, that is all about to change for an industry that is positioned...
On the rise
Electricity generation from solid biomass continues to increase internationally. In late 2013, around 2,650 operational power plants worldwide were using solid biomass only, or very large shares of this...
Biogas comes to Bremen
On 27 January 2015, the 24th Biogas International Convention and Trade Fair will return to Germany. To be held at the Bremen Exhibition Centre across three days, the event is set to welcome thousands of...