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Volume 11, Issue 3
Gas Goes Green: a blueprint for decarbonising the sector
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Gas network companies have been working on decarbonisation projects for several years. Now, the Energy Networks Association (ENA) has launched the Gas Goes Green initiative, bringing together all of the UK’s gas network companies, which includes SGN, Wales & West Utilities, Cadent, Northern Gas Networks and National Grid.
Could the grass be greener?
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UK bioenergy leaders are working hard to keep the sector running in the face of COVID-19, striving to address short-term supply issues within a deeply disrupted global marketplace while also starting to focus on the industry’s ‘exit strategy’.
Keeping the lights on
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted industries, economies and communities all over the world. For Drax, operating in the flood-hit region of North Yorkshire and relying on biomass supplies from the US has presented unique challenges.
The climate benefits of biomass
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Using wood biomass for energy generation has allowed Ørsted to almost fully move away from coal. To ensure significant carbon savings, the biomass must meet strict sustainability criteria; otherwise, it should not be used in energy generation.
Biogas is the way forward
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With the introduction of the European Green Deal, there is plenty to keep the team at the European Biogas Association (EBA) busy. Harmen Dekker, who has a wealth of experience in the biogas sector, has joined the EBA as its new director. Bioenergy Insight spoke with him to gain a better understanding of where he sees the industry going, the main challenges facing the sector and whether biogas has...
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Get the best out of rye
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Hybrid rye is coming into its own, according to agronomy, bioenergy and feedstock preservation specialists. They say that although the crop may take second place to maize when it comes to biogas per hectare, it still offers huge yield potential and many further advantages to its growers and the environment, and more flexibility for AD.
Hawai'i's first RNG facility
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In 2019, Hawai’i Gasvbecame the first in its state to capture and upgrade biogas, using DMT Clear Gas Solutions’ membrane separation equipment, the Carborex®MS.
A better way to generate biomass power
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The conventionalway of distributing power, from point of production to customer consumption, is akin to moving water from one pond to another using a bucket riddled with holes. The inevitable leakage that occurs through this process of power distribution is highly inefficient and means the loss of potentially useful energy.
Retrofitting and biomass fuel conversion
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The green trend has been present in Europe for many years, driven particularly by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. We are excited to see that the transition to green energy and more efficient energy production is a priority in many countries.
Standardisation: the key to driving investment into bioenergy
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Moving away from the traditional fossil fuel energy paradigm is a slow and incremental process and achieving this transition over the next decade will require the coordination of many things.
Hydrothermal carbonisation and the future of organic waste
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Based in the UK, Antaco secured its first multi million pound contract to manage a water utility’s sludge; according to the company, this was the first contract of its kind in Europe. Now, Antaco is on-site in Switzerland at an undisclosed location in the process of integrating its hydrothermal carbonisation (HTC) technology to a customer’s wastewater treatment plant.
Industry and government must act now to support energy from waste
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Chris Winward, chief commercial officer at Privilege Finance, explains that now is the time for industry and government support to enable the development of new renewable energy projects to prevent emissions rising back to, or worse above, pre-COVID-19 levels.
Delivering quality wood chips
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GoodChips includes requirements on the origin and source of the raw material, moisture content, particle size distribution, ash content, and more. With eight quality classes for wood chips and four for hogfuel, the scheme addresses every profile, from industrial to domestic use.
