Plans Announced For Somerset Biogas Plant
Plans have been announced for a massive facility on an industrial estate in Somerset that will take tonnes of waste food and turn it into energy. Renewable Energy Magazine reports that the construction of the new plant, near Evercreech Junction on the outskirts of the village of Evercreech near Shepton Mallet in Somerset, has been […]
CNG Fuels Open Worlds Largest Biomethane Refuelling Station
CNG Fuels is to open one of the world’s largest publicly accessible biomethane refuelling stations for HGVs by the end of the year, to allow fleet operators to run their vehicles on low-carbon fuel, support net-zero ambitions and save money. Bioenergy News reports that construction has begun on Avonmouth Station, near the M4/M5 junction in […]
How Science Is Helping To Solve The Food Waste Crisis
A few pieces of badly bruised fruit here, and a couple of uneaten sides at a restaurant there might not seem like much, but it very quickly adds up, and according to the United Nations Environment Program, almost one billion tonnes of waste food is produced per year globally. In the UK and the US, […]
A Ship Has Been Refuelled With Biofuel For The First Time
A biofuel blend derived primarily from sewage and cooking oil has been successfully used to refuel a cargo ship for the very first time at the bunkering hub in Singapore. The Kira Oldenorff, owned and operated by BHP , was successfully refuelled with a biofuel blend supplied by GoodFuels that was mixed with conventional biofuels […]
Increase In Tank Storage Highlighted As Major Challenge
Tank Storage has long been an important factor in maintaining the capacity and continuity of chemical processes, particularly at a large-scale industrial level. But the indications are that the challenge has been made much steeper by the pandemic, which has raised demand for storage capacity. As well as processing plants that will require additional elements […]
Government Launches Low-Carbon Industrial Sector Plan
The UK government has announced plans to create the world’s first low-carbon industrial sector, Infrastructure Intelligence reports. The Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy is an ambitious new plan to help achieve the carbon net zero target by 2050. It aims to create a manufacturing and industrial sector that is both green and globally competitive. It is claimed […]
Beer Company Converts Old Beer Into Green Energy
Seven million pints of beer that could not be sold have been recycled into biogas that has powered the brewery that produced them. Heineken’s Manchester brewery turned the huge amount of beer initially destined to pubs before they were closed into power for the brewing kettles and canning pasteurisers. The power generated thus far would […]
Research Finds More People Choose Green Energy When It Is The Default
New research has found that consumers are more likely to choose greener energy if it is the standard option, rather than available at a premium price. A study published in Nature Human Behaviour found that having the default choice be a low carbon option increased demand by over 80 per cent, even if this electrical […]
Green Energy Scheme To Heat Leeds Flats
The use of low carbon waste energy production to provide greener energy is to receive a major boost from one of the largest local authorities in the UK. Leeds City Council is to spend £100 million on a major energy efficiency investment programme for its council homes, with large buildings of multiple occupancy, such as […]
UK Needs More Green Energy Sources To Hit Climate Goals
The UK needs to expand the range of green technologies in use if it is to hit its climate targets, according to a new report from Drax and Imperial College London . Although the report showed that 2020 was the year in which renewable energy generation in the UK overtook fossil fuels and carbon emissions […]
