Foreword
As the strategic aspects of the
country’s Net Zero objective are becoming more defined, key industrial sectors
are getting ready for their transition towards decarbonised activities and
renewable energies. The UK gas networks have jointly sponsored a study into the
role of green gas for transport in Great Britain’s effort to establish a
decarbonised industry by 2050. The study states that biomethane will have a big
role to play in achieving such goals but that production and distribution will
need to be ramped up quickly to maximise biomethane’s potential and bring the
country closer to its 2050 goal. As well as pointing out that 80% of the gas
supplied to trucks was biomethane in 2019, the study shows that there remains a
lot of unexploited potential for biomethane production, proving that bio-CNG is
a viable and promising investment into the future.
In line with the findings
from the above study, Royal Mail has announced that it is adding 29
biogas-trucks to its fleet of bio-CNG fuelled 40-tonne HGVs. The new trucks
will be stationed in the north-west of England and will join the two bio-CNG
fuelled HGVs already in operation there...
Other News this Month Includes:
Policy
- Renewable Energy Ireland launches country’s
first heat plan
- UK Government launches consultation on
consistent recycling collections
Markets
- Octopus Renewables acquires two operational
UK biomass plants with combined capacity of 85.7MW
- BIOGEST and SWEN Capital Partners invest 30
M€ in biomethane projects in Europe and North America
Research & Development
- Green Plains Announces Additional Locations for World’s Largest Carbon
Capture and Sequestration Project
- Carbon Clean joins forces with BayoTech to
develop onsite hydrogen with carbon capture solutions
Biomass Heat and Power
- Drax to kickstart development of $40m
Arkansas pellet plants
- Germany loses interest in biomass power
Biogas
- King’s Cross fuels its sustainability
credentials by signing green gas deal with Iona Capital
- Royal Mail adds 29 biogas trucks to fleet
- More...
Energy from Waste
- Milestone Reached as Gevo Breaks Ground on
Renewable Natural Gas Project in Northwest Iowa
Events
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