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Drax backs biomass as it ditches controversial gas conversion
UK: Power station plans to increase its biomass-processing capacity after dropping plans to convert two coal-fired units to natural gas
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E10 greenlight set to boost bioethanol production
The move, which was consulted on last year and in 2018, could cut CO2 from transport by “750,000t/yr”
FVB wins deal to develop heat network from SELCHP EfW plant
Sweden-based business is moving into the UK market, following compatriot Vattenfall which did same last year
Energy Works (Hull) among lowest rated permitted projects - EA
UK: Delayed EfW plant and a now-insolvent biogas company were among dozens of permit holders found to be on the bottom rung of compliance in 2019
C-Capture gets Drax and BP funding
UK: In 2019 C-Capture technology was installed at the majority biomass-fired Drax power station
Planning consent for 24MWe power storage unit linked to biogas plant
UK: Energy benefits outweigh conflict with local plan policy restricting development in the open countryside, rules planning inspector
CNIM signals move away from EfW business
France-based business has had to twice complete UK projects after its partner on the builds hit financial trouble
NREL confident as permit consultation ends
UK: Facility was originally developed as a gasification plant, but is currently being taken forward with a traditional grate-based system
Why business is hotting up for EfW
Few will remember 2020 as their favourite year, but one positive outcome could be the growth of the energy-from-waste sector, with a flurry of deals meaning heat networks may soon be widespread across the UK, Becca Challis reports
Wheelabrator considers ‘next steps’ after WKN refusal
UK: Company was granted consent last week to expand an EfW facility, but not for a new standalone plant
Latest Project News
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Denmark: Coalition established to call for CCS political support
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UK: Veolia loses appeal over waste facility in Merseyside
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Austria/South Korea: Biogest wins biogas plant order
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UK: Retrospective approval granted for dust silos at landfill site
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UK/Japan: OCO signs deal with Mitsubishi Corporation
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UK: Demolition works starts ahead of EfW build
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US/Italy: Italian biogas firm expands into US
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US/UK: Drax hit with US$2.5m fine over wood-pellet production
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Finland: Valmet confirms process islands and automation deal for Kemi bioproduct mill
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IoM: Plans to add ‘additional chamber’ at EfW facility
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Germany: EfW plant’s line overhaul work completed
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Netherlands: All 14 EfW plants maintain R1 status
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UK: Powerday launches graduate-training scheme
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Czechia: New line planned for Brno EfW plant
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Canada/Germany: ‘First-of-its-kind waste heat-to-power facility being developed
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UK: FCC scoops Buckinghamshire’s £25.8m waste deal
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Spain: Repsol and IMECAL unveil bioethanol partnership
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UK: EfW and biomass-fired plants add new technology
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Denmark: Ørsteds signs NOx reducing deal for Avedøre
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UK: Local authority confirms £9.1m food waste-to-biogas deal
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UK: Biomass-feedstock facility in north London green belt refused
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UK: Clinical waste supply deal between Andusia and PHS
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EWB Comment and Analysis
Coal mining ‘necessary evil’ as alternative fuel sector ramps up
Waste Knot Energy (WKE) managing director, Roger Ferguson, says he is not surprised at the recent controversy surrounding planning for a Cumbrian coal mine
EWB Insight report: Dec/Jan 2021
This month: Could 2021 mark a change in PR strategy for EfW, pressure increase on the Dutch to drop waste-import tax, dire warning of lack of waste investment in NI and a full facilities round up
EWB Insight report: November 2020
This month: The EU ETS should not be extended to EfW plants, BWSC shifts away from EfW and bioenergy plant builds, Suez and BP work on the UK’s first CCS project at an EfW plant, still no EIA for the Barry biomass plant and Nature Energy is building another large-scale facility
EWB Insight report: October 2020
This month: Two judicial reviews and two wins for the EfW plants, crooks cashing in on plastic exports, Edmonton EfW plant deal down to three bidders, Corby EfW plant develops, Lynemouth Power offline and Ductor to deliver 200 biogas-producing plants
What makes a supportive policy environment for AD?
Mark Sommerfeld, policy manager at the Association of Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) and Chris Winward, chief commercial officer at Privilege Finance, share their views on what a truly supportive policy for AD looks like
