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BiofuelCircle is scaling up rural infrastructure in Nagpur, Maharashtra in India, to promote sustainable biomass aggregation. The company has built eight new warehouses – four in Mauda and four in Bhandara – the company aims to aggregate 40,000 metric tonnes (MT) of paddy straw this season. Equipped with advanced machinery like balers ands lashers, these…

The global market for energy from solid biomass continues to grow, and Japan will remain the strongest growth market worldwide, according to ecoprog’s annual study on the use of solid biomass for energy. In Europe, the market is driven by the increasing demand for renewable heat. Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is becoming…

Modelling commissioned by think tank E3G has shown that the UK government can achieve its clean power mission by 2030 without biomass power from Drax. The UK taxpayer-subsidised firm has come under criticism for its activity – including being the biggest CO2 emitter in the country. Last week, a group of Labour MPs urged the…

Japan biomass giant Erex will begin trial production at its wood pellet plant in Vietnam’s northern province of Tuyen Quang, and will put it into official operation in February. The update was shared by Erex representative director and president Honna Hitoshi on 15 January at a meeting with Tuyen Quang authorities. He requested the provincial…

Eskilstuna Biogas AB (EBAB) plans to start the construction of a 70 GWh LBG plant outside Eskilstuna in Sweden, with several key partners – including multiple local Eskilstuna farmers, Eskilstuna Energi & Miljö, Klimatklivet, Gotlandsbolaget, Equitix New Generation a UK based infrastructure fund and Andion CH4 Renewables. The plant will be one of the largest…

MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Glanua acquires Marches Biogas Acquisition of engineering and services company is central to Ireland-based Glanua’s ambitious growth strategy Further expands Glanua’s UK operations following acquisition of Aqua Operations in 2024 Positions Glanua as a specialist in the design, construction and operation of anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas plants 16th January 2024: … The post MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Glanua acquires Marches Biogas appeared first on Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association.

Glanua has acquired UK-based Marches Biogas, an engineering and services firm that specialises in anaerobic digestion and biogas production Loughrea-based Glanua is a leader in the municipal and industrial sectors in providing innovative and sustainable engineering solutions to design, build and deliver critical water, wastewater and energy infrastructure across the UK and Ireland. The acquisition…

A Stormont contract to source wood pellets to heat government buildings has increased more than three times, reported The Irish News. In August last year, Northern Ireland’s Department of Finance granted timber firm Balcas a £7.25 million contract. Beginning last October, the six-year supply contract involves sourcing wood pellets for biomass boilers for use in…

GreenGasUSA and Pilgrim’s Pride have announced the commissioning of a renewable natural gas (RNG) project at Pilgrim’s poultry processing facility in Sumter, South Carolina. Leadership from both companies were joined by representatives of Governor Henry McMaster’s and US Representative Ralph Norman’s offices, as well as members of the local business community to celebrate the collaboration…

Piramal Pharma has converted its coal-fired steam boiler to a biomass-fuelled one at its manufacturing facility in Digwal, India. The strategic conversion at the Digwal facility will eliminate approximately 24,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) GHG emissions annually, accounting for about 17% of the company’s total emissions, said the company. Adopting biomass briquettes is…

Nicor Gas has opened its first renewable natural gas (RNG) interconnection with Air Liquide’s largest RNG facility in the world, in Illinois, US. The plant converts biogas from a nearby landfill into energy through the utility’s first-ever RNG interconnection. The interconnection was established under Nicor Gas’ Renewable Gas Interconnection Pilot Programme approved by the Illinois…

Anaergia has signed a binding agreement with Techbau, a leading Italian company specialising in large-scale engineering and construction projects for the building of five new biomethane production plants in Italy. Subsidiary Anaergia S.r.l. will be the technology provider, supplying equipment for the biomethane production process, and Techbau will be the general contractor, overseeing the engineering,…