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A New Cash Flow to Local Farmers

Local farmers’ ability to sell biomass to Iggesund Paperboard’s paperboard mill at Workington will return over 1.5 million pounds annually to the local agricultural industry. The initiative has created a totally new source of income for close to 200 farms in Cumbria and Scotland.

From Holmen AB 5 Mar 2019

Food Industry Waste Can be Profitable for Biogas Production

The waste produced by the food industry can provide significant benefits, especially in the production of biogas, regardless of whether the biogas is utilized in vehicles or used for generating heat and electricity.

22 Feb 2019

Large UK Biogas Plant Order for WELTEC BIOPOWER

In winter 2019, the German biogas plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER has started building a biomethane plant near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, UK. The client is Lanes Farm Energy, a gas-to-grid project developed by Aqua Consultants.

From WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbH 21 Feb 2019

New Microfluidic Process Identifies Electricity-Producing Bacteria that Could be Used in Environmental Cleanup, Power Generation

Creative adaptations are needed to live in adverse conditions. In this context, certain bacterial species existing in oxygen-deprived environments have to find a way to breathe that does not involve oxygen.

14 Jan 2019

Scientists Convert Wet Biowaste into Diesel-Compatible Fuel

In a step toward creating renewable engine fuels that are well-matched with current diesel fuel infrastructure, scientists report they can turn wet biowaste, such as food scraps and swine manure, into a fuel that can be mixed with diesel and that shares diesel’s combustion efficiency and emissions profile.

5 Dec 2018