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Volume 9, Issue 5
Published: September 25, 2018
Building bridges
The Canadian wood pellet industry is enjoying a busy and productive year, punctuated by export-motivated sales and conference visits to Italy, Japan and the UK, all of which are contributing to a home-base...
Closing the loop with RNG
As Canada’s RNG capacity builds, a growing number of municipalities are considering upgrading biogas to RNG to manage food and organic waste, produce local energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions....
Delivering biomethane to big business
CNG Fuels is aiming to develop a Bio-CNG refuelling network capable of servicing the UK’s key trucking routes. A major purchaser of renewable biomethane, it is also developing a broad distribution...
Controversial enzymes
Enzyme application in biogas plants —there is hardly any other topic in the biogas industry being discussed as controversially. Farmers, plant operators and consultants are rightly sceptical of the...
Flexible production
In recent years there has been a significant capacity increase of renewable energy around the world; furthermore, according to IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency), the EU has adopted a target...
A closed-loop system
After climbing the steps up on to the platform at Kemble Farms in Gloucestershire, there’s a first-class view of the land and a slurry/maize fed300kW biogas plant that is testament to continuous...
A future proof philosophy
For Netherlands headquartered bioenergy technology specialist HoSt, increasing fuel flexibility of both their combustion and anaerobic digestion plants is the order of the day. Their recently launched...
Cogeneration in the Far East
Hidden away in a remote mountain landscape in Japan lies a mushroom farm that growsand markets Asia’s favourite mushroom, the Shiitake, ona large scale. To produce the necessary energy in a sustainable...
Shaping the future of energy
The Miscanthus market has faced plenty of challenges. Six years ago, it was considered an ‘alternative crop’, with a damaged reputation and an uncertain future. Today, demand is outstripping...