Latest Bioenergy News Aug'21

Latest Bioenergy News from around the world

1. Biogas to Hydrogen: Cegas is working to supply biomethane to Pecem port, which has become a magnet for fledgling green hydrogen projects in Brazil. The company estimates it can produce 1kg of green hydrogen from 4-5m3 of biomethane.
2. Investment in Biomass company: Global trading and investment company Mitsui & Co has announced that it would invest ₹300 million (~$4.04 million) in Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Private Limited (PRESPL), an Indian biomass-based energy company.
3. Green CO2: Green CO2 produced from biogas has a higher reliability of supply and is a more sustainable product than CO2 traditionally sourced from fossil fuels. BioCarbonics in the UK  is working with biogas owners to capture and process their CO2 stream to produce a food and beverage quality liquid CO2 , for use by local businesses.
4. Anaerobic digestion (AD): The World Biogas Association (WBA) has said that anaerobic digestion (AD) has been ‘dangerously overlooked’ in mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. and is urging policy makers to produce biogas by recycling methane-emitting organic wastes – as an immediate solution to reducing GHG emissions worldwide.
5. Methanol ships: A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S has ordered eight new vessels, each costing $175 million, that can be propelled by cleanly made methanol instead of an oil-based fuel. They’re set for delivery from 2024.
6. Serbia: SET Green Technology would put four power plants into operation, each with a capacity of 1 MW, and that their estimated production would be around 34 GWh of electricity and around 36 GWh of heat.
7. Brazil: Grupo Cocal is receiving $70 million (£50.9m) in funding to expand ethanol and biogas production in Brazil; diversifying the country’s energy mix.
8. UK: Thames Water has awarded a £70 million contract to SGN Commercial Services to build biogas processing installations at its wastewater treatment facilities.
9. Ethanol to Jet Fuel: A patented process for converting alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gases into jet or diesel fuel is being scaled up at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with the help of partners at Oregon State University and the carbon-recycling experts at LanzaTech.