Brazil is moving towards a 10% carbon intensity reduction, regarding its transport fuels, to be achieved by 2028. The Brazilian National Council for Energy Policy (CNPE) approved this target, and the consequent compulsory annual CO2 emissions reduction, as part of the recently approved National Biofuels Policy, also called RenovaBio. RenovaBio […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
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During the 2018 World Environement Day, Unilever South Africa unveiled a R50 million biomass boiler installed at its Maydon Wharf Factory in Durban. The biomass boiler will bring a 30% CO₂ emissions reduction, and contribute in the reduction of waste-to-landfill, and the amount of electricity used at Maydon Wharf. The boiler is fueled […]
A group of Italian farmers, who are stakeholders in the biogas company Alfalfa Energia, are using crops to create electricity through the process of anaerobic digestion. According to famers involved in the process, this practice is good for the environment and has an economic added-value as long as there are investments and feedstock […]
Veolia has been selected in a competitive tender process, to maintain the management of the 180-gigawatt-hour-per-year VESTA waste-to-energy plant located in France. The company was awarded an estimated €116 million contract to continue to operate the plant for a period of other 6 years and half. The VESTA plant is designed to handle […]
Want to be part of this dynamic discussion and share your own expertise and experience to find innovative and inspiring solutions? EIP-AGRI is looking for experts to join two of its Focus Groups covering the topics of: Non-chemical weed management in arable cropping systems Pests and diseases of the olive […]
EUBIA is a media partner of the International Conference on Catalysis & Pyrolisis, organised in San Francisco on 5th and 6th November. Attendees are invited to share their knowledge and research and in the area of catalysis and pyrolisis, and its applications in advanced catalysis for energy conversion, chemical transformation, […]
At the 3rd Mission Innovation Ministerial meeting a new program was officially launched: the programme Mission Innovation Champions. The aim is to identify individuals who are fostering the clean energy transition with innovative ideas. The deadline for the submission of applications is 10th September 2018. Find more information in […]
Asia demand for biomass is constantly increasing and wood pellet will play an important role especially regarding South Korea and Japan’s expansion. Hawkins Wright carried out an in-depth analysis presenting demand forecasts and examination of feedstock resources on the Asian Pacific market. The results of this comprehensive research are published […]
EUBIA is an official partner of the 2018 European Biosolids & Organic Resources Conference. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from some of the most high-profile industry experts and learn more about key research in the science and engineering of biosolids and organic resources production and use. Find all the information […]