British Farmers Use Animal Waste For Renewable Energy
British farmers are increasingly turning to anaerobic digestion as a means to produce renewable energy from agricultural, farm, and organic waste such as cow manure. The Independent reports that a group of farmers, working with dairy cooperative Arla, are turning cow manure into AA-sized batteries, or ‘cow-patteries’ and that 1kg of manure can produce 3.75kWh […]
Shipping Partnership In Biofuels Commitment
Among all the various issues being discussed at COP26, transport is a prominent one. However, while pledges to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles from the roads in favour of electric cars may be welcome, that fails to touch the issue of international shipping, which is mostly powered by fossil fuels. For that reason, it […]
Climate Targets Should Focus On Anaerobic Digestion More
As world leaders head to Glasgow for the COP26 summit, a body representing the biogas industry has warned that the UK government’s zero carbon targets are not putting enough emphasis on the role this sector can play. The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) has said biogas production helps cut UK emissions by one per […]
Bahrain Raid Xtreme Team To Use Biofuel In Dakar 2022
Team Bahrain Raid Xtreme, which is managed by British motorsport and advanced engineering group Prodrive, has announced it is to use a new sustainable fuel for its new BRX T1+ rally car in the 2022 Dakar Rally. Auto Express reports that Prodrive had wanted to make significant changes to its project for the Dakar Rally, […]
Australian Food Manufacturer Makes Bioenergy Breakthrough
Blue Lake Milling, a cereal oat supplier, based in Bordertown in South Australia, is to produce its own electricity using only oat husks, which will enable to company to offset all of its monthly energy costs, in what is thought to be a world-first. Smart Company reports that Blue Lake Milling completed the construction of […]
Germany Opens Worlds First Clean Jet Fuel Plant
Tying in with the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) announcement of the commitment to reach net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050, nonprofit organisation Atmosfair has opened the world’s first plant that will produce carbon-neutral jet fuel. The Independent reports that Atmosfear has announced that its site in Emsland in Northern Germany is expected to begin producing […]
How Is Carbon Dioxide Stored And Used?
Carbon dioxide is a gas we know for a variety of reasons. Human beings breathe it out, plants absorb it to produce oxygen, and there is a lot of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. However, carbon dioxide, properly stored in a pressurised tank with a vacuum relief valve , has a range of industrial uses […]
Major Oil Companies Aim To Use Current Facilities To Make Biofuels
Two of the biggest oil companies in the world, Exxon Mobil and Chevron, are exploring ways to create renewable fuels at their current facilities without considerable upgrades. According to sources that contacted Reuters , the two companies are wary about spending the billions of dollars that other competitors are spending to create dedicated biofuel refineries […]
Methane-Powered Tractor Unveiled At Event
The world’s first methane-powered tractor was unveiled at the Farming for Clean Air show on Tuesday 14 September, along with a selection of other environmentally friendly vehicles. BBC News reports that the show, which took place at Cambridge University’s Park Farm in Madingley, will also demonstrate the UK’s first electric 4×4 off-road vehicle and an […]
UK Anaerobic Digester Sector Records 11% Annual Growth
The UK anaerobic digester (AD) sector grew by 11% in the year to April 2021, Farmers Weekly reports. The figures are according to the National Non-Food Crops Centre (NNFCC), which collects data on UK AD facilities. Despite the pandemic restrictions, the figures show that 63 new plants became operational over the last year, bringing the […]
