150,000t/yr EfW plant due before planners next week
18 Aug 2022
UK: Facility is planned for a former quarry and is recommended for approval
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FCC’s Burnley landfill to stay open until 2029
UK: Company was previously due to end landfilling at the site this year and restore it within 12 months
VEKS to sign biogas-engine deal with Innio Jenbacher
Denmark: Contract will not be tendered as the company believes only one supplier can meet its requirements
Illegal waste export operation thwarted at shipping ports
UK: An Environment Agency officer was reported as being “physically sick” when examining one of the bales in closer detail
CNG Fuels opens tenth refuelling site as biomethane demand soars
UK: The new station can refuel up to 500 HGVs each day with the supplier’s Bio-CNG which is derived from food waste and manure
Max Recycle teams up with biotech firm to produce on-site SRF
UK: The partnership will not only aid landfill diversion, but help decarbonise the commercial waste firm’s operations
Government urged to fast-track plans for hydrogen storage
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UK: The call comes amid growing activity in the waste sector to commercialise hydrogen production from new and existing asset infrastructure
EfW carbon capture projects on BEIS shortlist for funding
UK: If successful, these projects will help pioneer the deployment of carbon capture and storage technology for energy recovery
Italy gets biomethane boost with EU £3.8m aid package
The measure aims to promote the building and operation of new or converted biomethane production plants in the country
Falkirk Council tenders £75m residual waste contract
UK: The Scottish local authority progresses its waste diversion plans ahead of the country’s forthcoming landfill ban
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France: Feasibility phase begins for French fuels project
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UK: Powerhouse Energy CEO steps down after six months
EWB Comment and Analysis
EWB Insight report: July 2022
This month: The UK is reviewing English EfW capacity, a court confirms the Environment Agency was entitled to withdraw permission for the export of hazardous waste to an island in Norway, financial close and the start of construction for a Glasgow-based 350,000t/yr EfW plant and a full facilities round up
EWB Insight report: June 2022
This month: Scotland to block new EfW capacity, energy recovery looks like joining EU ETS from 2026, industry waits on Essex waste deal and a full facilities round up
EWB Insight report: May 2022
This month: European Commission fails to back bioenergy, UK local authorities face legal action over failed waste-gasification plant and Indaver finally starts building Essex-based EfW plant
EfW industry needs to invest in training next generation of plant operators 3/3
Experienced EfW engineer and consultant Roberto Vogel voices concerns over training the next generation of energy-from-waste plant operators and investigates how the sector can modernise. Part three of three
EfW industry needs to invest in training next generation of plant operators 2/3
Experienced EfW engineer and consultant Roberto Vogel voices concerns over training the next generation of energy-from-waste plant operators and investigates how the sector can modernise. Part two of three
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