Fraunhofer turns brown bananas and squashed tomatoes into useful biogas
Thursday, 16 February 2012 REM Mushy tomatoes, brown bananas and overripe cherries – to date, waste from wholesale markets has ended up on the compost heap at best. However, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial...
Europe
EC proposes strategy for sustainable bioeconomy in Europe
Tuesday, 14 February 2012 REM The European Commission has adopted a strategy to shift the European economy towards greater and more sustainable use of renewable resources. The plans include converting waste streams into bio-energy...
Positive conclusions from Italian biomass pyrolysis research
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 REM The European Union has been promoting the study and development of gasification and pyrolysis of biomass for over 25 years, in order to achieve the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Now, Maim ...
Ireland
Irish biogas research fuelled by new funding
Monday, 09 January 2012 REM Ground-breaking research into the use of renewable gas at University College Cork’s Environmental Research Institute (ERI) in Ireland has received a €0.25 million boost for 2012. The initiative wh...
Nepal
Mountain kingdom exports biogas expertise
Tuesday, 03 January 2012 Toby Price The Himalayan nation of Nepal has found it has become an expert in using cow dung to produce biogas, and is now sharing its knowledge with other countries around the world. It has installed over 200,0...
Europe
Biogas, bioethanol and microalgae projects included in new LIFE+ programme
Thursday, 24 November 2011 Toby Price Back in July, the European Commission (EC) approved funding for 183 new projects under the LIFE+ programme, the European Union's environment fund. The projects involve all EU Member States and include...
Pakistan
Rural areas start to tap huge biogas potential
Friday, 18 November 2011 Toby PriceA plethora of biogas plants are springing up around Pakistan as the country strives to become more energy self-sufficient and bring power to its poor, rural communities.
United Kingdom
Turkeys aren’t just for Christmas, new biogas plant planned
Friday, 18 November 2011 REMThe UK’s leading turkey farmer and supplier, Bernard Matthews, is partnering with Glendale Power Ltd to build a biogas plant at the existing Bernard Matthews site in Holton, Suffolk.
United Kingdom
Cow poo powers village in Northern Ireland
Tuesday, 08 November 2011 REM Alfagy has completed installing what it describes as “one of the most environmentally friendly of its kind”, which uses animal waste and vegetation from a local farm to provide heat and power for ...
Australia
First milk now beer: bioenergy cuts energy costs by 15%
Thursday, 03 November 2011 Toby Price Last week we reported on Australia’s CST Wastewater Solutions work to turn dairy waste into biogas, well now the same company has revealed it is doing the same for the brewery industry, fitting out ...
Innovative new tyres launched for electric vehicles and hybrids
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