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Biogasmax final project workshop - A training event organised under the Biogasmax project. - Brussels, 14 September 2010
The Biogasmax project concludes in 2010, having been running since 2006. There will be a final project workshop at which the findings of the project will be presented and discussed. This workshop will be aimed at delegates with a technical interest in biomethane production and use. The expected audience includes Academics, Researchers, Consultants, Infrastructure and Plant Operators. The workshop will include sessions on biomethane production, biomethane upgrading, biomethane in vehicles,...
The results of the questionnaire sent to Biogasmax friends
The purpose of the survey was twofold. We wanted to evaluate our work in terms of communication and also check the potential and interest in a bid for a new project, capitalizing on the Biogasmax brand. The protocol we used for the on-line survey was carried out to answer three main questions...
EU Commission sets out future steps in bio-waste management in the European Union
On 18th May 2010 the European Commission released a Communication with reference COM(2010)235 final to the Council and the European Parliament on future steps in bio-waste management in the European Union (click here to see document). "In the EU between 118 and 138 million tonnes of bio-waste are produced every year, of which about 88 million tonnes is municipal waste. It is projected to increase on average by 10% by 2020" the Communication says.
Construction of plant for Liquified Biogas in Sweden has commenced
The construction of the new plant for Liquified Biogas (LBG) in Lidköping, Sweden, has commenced. Around 70 people had gathered on April 18th to witness the ceremony that was shared by the three cooperating partners: Lidköping Mayor Kjell Hedvall, Peter Unden, CEO of Swedish Biogas International and Anders Hedenstedt, CEO of Göteborg Energi.
Publication of the brochure on "Biogas upgrading technologies - developments and innovations"
IEA Bioenergy Task Force published an updated brochure on "Biogas upgrading technologies - developments and innovations". IEA Bioenergy aims to accelerate the use of environmental sound and cost-competitive Bioenergy on a sustainable basis, and thereby achieve a substantial contribution to future energy demands.
Handbook on energy crops for heat and power
Within the ENCROP project (Promoting the production and utilisation of energy crops) funded by Intelligent Energy for Europe programme, the project partners have recently published a handbook on energy crops for heat and power production. The book covers the reed canary grass, willow, hemp and poplar as well as the a chapter on biogas production from energy crops.
Barometer on the state of renewable energies in Europe
The State of Renewable Energies in Europe' is a synthesis of the technology Barometers published during 2009. The publication gives detailed capacity and renewable energy performance data for all 27 Member States of the European Union including the data on biogas, biofuels, municipal solid waste and solid biomass (pages 52-80). The publication concludes with seven country case studies, where specific regions are particularly strong in renewable energy industry in the following countries:...
EC adopts biomass sustainability report
The report on sustainability criteria of solid and gaseous biomass as requested by the Directive for the promotion of energy from renewable sources (RES Directive) has been published mid of February. The EC decided not to come up with binding sustainability criteria but recommends the member states to follow the sustainability criteria as indicated in the RES directive for biofuels and bioliquids and exclude the plants smaller than 1MW. It is also recommended not to apply sustainability...
Market Report on Biomethane: Technologies and Costs of Conditioning Biogas and Feed-in into the Natural Gas Network
The German biomethane market is growing rapidly due to ambitious targets for biogas feed-in set by the German government: by 2020 60 billion kWh of natural gas are planned to be substituted by biogas. By the end of 2009, 30 upgrading plants will be feeding in about 3% of this target, in 2010 it will be 50 plants and 6%...
The Falköping Model - Excel based calculation model now available
The Falköping Model enables users to estimate market demand for biomethane in a region from evolving gas vehicle fleets and estimate supply capabilities from a range of production and distribution facilities. It takes a system perspective to model multiple actors across a 15 year time-span, allowing users to examine (and fine-tune!) the economic and environmental performance of the whole biomethane system, and its component parts.
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