Bioenergy News

Canada Announces Proposed Clean Fuel Regulations

On December 19, 2020, the Government of Canada’s Department of the Environment published a proposed rule titled Clean Fuel Regulations. The proposed rule addresses Canada’s concerns in achieving its net-zero emissions by 2050 under the Paris Agreement. In an effort to reduce the largest sources of greenhouse gases (GHG), the Clean Fuel Regulations would require liquid fossil fuel ...

Jan. 8, 2021

DOE EERE Announces Funding for Bioenergy R&D

DOE’s EERE announced an FOA of up to $35 million for bioenergy feedstock technologies and algae R&D. This FOA supports the White House’s priority to advance the domestic bioeconomy and DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office’s (BTO) goal to improve the performance and lower the cost and risk of technologies that can be used to produce biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts. ...

Jan. 8, 2021

By Catalytic Products International (CPI)

CPI Installs RTO for Biogas Anaerobic Digestor Emissions

Catalytic Products International (CPI) recently installed a 10,000 SCFM Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) at a Southwestern Bioenergy facility for the abatement of Methane and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from an Anerobic Digestor used to convert manure into pipeline quality, high BTU ...

Jan. 6, 2021

Tax Credits Now Applied to Residential Biomass Heat

Biomass Energy Gets Recognition in Law 2020 provided plenty to complain about, but it ended with some good news for the biomass industry. The December COVID-19 relief act (aka the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021) adds biomass thermal heating systems to the renewable energy systems eligible for receiving tax credits. It also extends those credits through 2023: a 26 percent credit for ...

Jan. 4, 2021

By Biomass Engineering & Equipment (BE&E)

Making Green Hydrogen a Cost-Competitive Climate Solution

Hydrogen produced with renewable electricity could compete on costs with fossil fuel alternatives by 2030, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) published today. A combination of falling costs for solar and wind power, improved performance as well as economies of scale for electrolysers could make it possible. ‘Green Hydrogen Cost Reduction: ...

Jan. 4, 2021

Canadian Authorities Release Draft National Clean Fuel Standard

Last Friday, Canadian authorities released for public comment a draft Clean Fuel Standard that requires liquid fuel producers to reduce the carbon content of fuels used in Canada. Low-carbon fuels like renewable natural gas (RNG) are expected to benefit from the programs by generating credits that can be purchased by covered fuel producers. The proposal demonstrates the Government of ...

Dec. 23, 2020

New Assessment Shows Rapid Expansion of U.S. Renewable Natural Gas Industry

Energy Vision and Argonne National Laboratory have released a new joint assessment of the U.S. renewable natural gas industry. The assessment reviews current and projected RNG projects. According to Energy Vision, the number of U.S. RNG projects has risen by 42% from early 2019 through 2020. Current operating capacity is over 59 million MMBtu or the equivalent of over 459 million diesel ...

Dec. 22, 2020

The whole of the Netherlands on Green Gas thanks to the Microferm in Blokzijl

It sounds too good to be true, but nothing could be further from the truth! The whole of the Netherlands on green gas has become a reality thanks to the production of green gas from mono manure fermentation at Haarman dairy farm in Blokzijl. In the Microferm Green Gas mono-manure digester, delivered turnkey and built by HoSt, 100% manure is digested and converted into green gas. After the ...

Dec. 19, 2020

By Hioki USA Corporation

Listen Again: Waste-to-Energy Webinar

Hosted by Luke Walsh, editor of ENDS Report, we were joined by Turboden’s business development manager, Alessandro Bertacchini, discussing all-things WtE, alternative fuel and innovative technology. In case you missed the live session, here’s a top-level overview and a link to listen to the full, hour-long programme of content in your own ...

Dec. 8, 2020

By Tidy Planet Limited

Solar Powered Car Market’s Bright Future Suffers a COVID-19 Induced Blip: Study

Global solar powered car market rally has been temporarily impacted by the sluggishness induced due to COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by Fact.MR. However, the study is bullish on the long-term prospects of the market, with growth rates set to hover around 20% through 2030. According to Fact.MR, prices of solar energy components are declining continuously since last four decades and ...

Dec. 7, 2020

By Fact.MR

Comprehensive Study Reveals Natural Gas Buses Outperform Electric

An analysis released today – Maximize Clean Transit Investment: Natural Gas Outperforms Electric – shows alternative fuel natural gas transit buses outperform their electric counterparts on virtually every major assessment mark: Natural gas buses are less costly to purchase, maintain, and operate; Natural gas refueling is more affordable, efficient, and convenient for transit ...

Dec. 2, 2020

Schneider Electric Takes a Controlling Stake in ETAP

Schneider Electric announced this week that it has acquired a controlling stake in ETAP Automation Inc., a leading software platform for electrical power systems modeling and simulation. Used by 10,000+ design and engineering firms globally, ETAP models, simulates, control, and optimizes customer electricity power systems based on their digital twin equivalents. Subject to normal regulatory and ...

Nov. 17, 2020

Tripling Renewables Investment to Reach Climate Goal

Global renewable energy investment increased between 2013 and 2018, reaching its peak at USD 351 billion in 2017, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). The 2020 edition of Global Landscape of Renewable Energy Finance highlights however, that while a cumulative USD 1.8 trillion were invested during the five-year period, ...

Nov. 10, 2020

NGVAmerica Comments on U.S. Department of Energy’s R&D Priorities for Freight Trucks

On November 9, NGVAmerica submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in response to a request for information (RFI) concerning future research and development (R&D) needs and opportunities for medium- and heavy-duty freight trucks. The RFI sought information related to investments in safe, efficient, affordable solutions that reduce energy use, emissions and total cost of ...

Nov. 10, 2020

AEP to Focus Investments on Energy Grid and Renewables

American Electric Power will continue its progress toward a clean energy future by investing in its regulated businesses and renewable generation. The company's 2021 operating earnings (earnings excluding special items) guidance range of $4.51 to $4.71 per share reflects its projected annual operating earnings growth rate of 5% to 7%. Operating earnings could differ from those prepared in ...

Nov. 9, 2020

EnviTec Biogas announces construction of third biogas upgrading plant in Estonia

Following the commissioning and successful performance test runs for two EnviThan gas upgrading plants within the short space of six months—and in the middle of the pandemic—Estonian customer AS EG Ehitus has now ordered its third plant from EnviTec Biogas. The gas upgrading plant plus CNG (compressed natural gas) compressor unit will be put into service at the existing biogas plant ...

Nov. 9, 2020

By EnviTec Biogas AG

EIA Announces U.S. Consumption of Renewable Energy Reached Record High in 2019

On October 19, 2020, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced that, in 2019, renewable energy consumption levels in the United States increased for the fourth year in a row, reaching a record 11 percent of total energy consumption. Wood and waste energy, wood pellets, and biomass waste from landfills accounted for approximately 24 percent of U.S. renewable energy use. According ...

Nov. 6, 2020

EC Approves Sweden’s Prolongation of Tax Exemption for Biofuels

On October 8, 2020, the European Commission (EC), under the European Union (EU) State aid rules, approved the prolongation of tax exemptions for biofuels in Sweden. Having exemptions for liquid biofuels from energy and carbon emissions taxation since 2002, Sweden’s scheme aims to increase biofuels use while reducing the fossil fuels use in transport. With EC’s decision, the tax ...

Nov. 6, 2020

USDA Announces Grants to Increase Ethanol and Biodiesel Sales

On October 8, 2020, Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made $22 million available in grants to increase sales of ethanol and biodiesel. The funds are coming out of the $100 million in grants available through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) and have been disbursed to 14 states. USDA predicts that the ...

Nov. 6, 2020