Fire suspends operation at Kansai biomass plant EBA: Revision of EU Buildings Directive positive for clean heat technologies On 14 March, the European Parliament adopted draft measures to increase the rate of renovations and reduce energy consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions in the EU building sector by 2030. The proposed revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive aims to make the sector climate-neutral by 2050. It also aims to increase the rate of renovations of energy-inefficient... UK Budget criticised for prioritising nuclear over AD solutions The UK's Chancellor of the ..read more

Indian School of Business collaborates with state for biomass production The state government of Himachal in India has said it will collaborate with the Indian School of Business (ISB) to provide policy inputs and research support for the emerging bioenergy sector, according to The Tribune. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced this while presiding over a meeting with the representatives of the ISB. Sukhu said: “The government... UK Shadow Chancellor visits Swindon biomass plant Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves visited the ABSL biomass fuel plant in South Marston ..read more

Researchers from the University of Manchester in the UK have been commissioned to undertake a project to assess the future of bioenergy and carbon cature and storage (BECCS). The Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) greenlit the project. The project is entitled Integrated Assessment of BECCS in context: environmental, policy, regulatory ..read more

The Ugandan government has announced the completion of the Bugolobi wastewater treatment plant in Kampala, which is one of the largest in East and Central Africa, with the capacity to treat 45 million litres of human waste per day, according to New Vision. The plant will also be used to generate at least 630kw of power, the country's National Water and Sewerage Corporation ..read more

Cypark Resources Berhad’s “smart” renewable energy (RE) power plant in Port Dickson, Malaysia, was given the go-ahead to begin commercial operation from 14 December last year. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia the company said on 3 February it received the confirmation of the feed-in tariff commencement date (FiTCD) from the Sustainable Energy Development Authority ..read more

Over 50 biogas and biomethane trade associations and companies from around the world have written to the World Resources Institute (WRI), administrator of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, calling for a rethink of its position on the use of biomethane certificates for greenhouse gas reporting by corporate gas users. The GHG Protocol is globally recognised as the leading GHG ..read more

US Senator for New York Kirsten Gillibrand will try to stop Fort Drum's biomass plant from closing, reported WWNY. The Democrat told 7 News she is "deeply concerned" at the state's decision to discount biomass as renewable energy, which puts an end to financial incentives for the plant to remain open. ReEnergy, operators of the facility, plan to cease operation at the ..read more

The Conseil des Atikamekw d’Opitciwan (CAO), Hydro-Québec (HQ) and the Société en commandite Onimiskiw Opitciwan (SCOO) have forged a historic agreement to build a forest biomass cogeneration plant to supply Opitciwan. The future off-grid system will be the first of its kind in an Indigenous community in Québec, Canada. With an installed capacity of 4.8 MW, the ..read more

The US Department of Energy has announced $25.5 million (€23.8m) in funding to enable the sustainable use of domestic biomass and waste resources, such as agricultural residues and algae, to produce low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts. This funding is designed to advance the Biden-Harris administration goals of delivering an equitable, clean energy future, and put the ..read more

Reliance Industries Ltd will invest Rs 75,000 crore (€84.8m) in rolling out 5G mobile telephony services, expanding retail network and setting up renewable energy capacity in Uttar Pradesh in the next four years, its chairman Mukesh Ambani said today (10 February). Ambani also announced the oil-to-telecom conglomerate's foray into bioenergy, where it will convert agricultural ..read more