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Volume 7, Issue 2
Published: March 3, 2016
Depackaging biowaste and managing contaminants
The overall legislation concerning the obligation to recover biowaste in European countries is becoming increasingly stringent. Biowaste producers — food industries especially — supermarkets,...
A dry spell
Using chicken manureas a feedstock in biogas production has been possible only in a limited scale because of ammonia inhibition risk. A new fermentation process has been developed by Ductor, a Finnish...
The future of aviation biofuels
Aviation isr esponsible for 2%of global man made greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions,but the International AirTransport Association (IATA)expect aviation to grow by5% annually until 20301 (EBTP2015). Clearly,...
As the foundations shake
Biomass energy producers in the US had more reason to celebrate the beginning of 2016 than just the regular NewYear’s jubilations, as the US Congress passed a regulation extending the production...
Mission: White House
Which US presidential candidate willbe good for the bioenergy sector? It is a challenging question for industry leaders and investors as they contemplate what condition their respective renewable energy...
Full speed ahead
Bioenergy has the potential to be a low carbon game change rfor the UK’s future energy system,according to a new report from the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI). The ETI is apublic-private partnership...
A brief history of dryers
Recent years have seen the construction of several large scale pellet plants in North America.There are obviously many up front decisions when setting up a plant, such as availability of fibre, proximity...
Changing the perception of waste disposal
In an effort to transform the waste disposal industry, Entsorga WestVirginia, (EntsorgaWV) will be the first to introduce its proprietary system of mechanica lbiological treatment (MBT) to the US. This...
Creating a richer biofertiliser
Following the welcome news that the UK’srenewable heat index(RHI) budget is set to treble between now and 2021, the country’sanaerobic digestion (AD)industry is breathing a small sigh of relief....
Wood shredding: Performance vs safety
There are many reasons machinery manufacturers innovate.Continued research,development and engineering enables them to maintain their competitive edge and capitalise on new opportunities. But that innovation...