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BiogasWorld Weekly Vol 13
LNG Marine Fuel Coalitions Joined by Japanese Ports of Yokohama and Kawasaki
July 13, 2017 – Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation (YKIP) has joined both SEA\LNG and SGMF to support and contribute to the development of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. YKIP is the official managing entity of Keihin Port Complex including Yokohama port and Kawasaki port.Funded by the national government and the cities of Yokohama and Kawasaki, YKIP was established in January 2016. Since its establishment, YKIP has been playing an important role in terms of energizing the management of container terminals, promoting cruise business, and taking initiatives on developing LNG as a marine fuel.
New research into producing hydrogen from biomass
July 14, 2017 – Researchers at the Technical University of Vienna (TU Wien) are developing a process in which biomass can be used to produce a hydrogen-rich gas that can then be employed in various ways in the iron and steel industry. According to a news release from the University, the long-term vision of the project is a renewable energy source, firmly anchored in the design of an integrated iron and steel works.
Read more on Bioenergy Insight
New biofuel technology cuts biogas production time
July 14, 2017 – New research from a professor of engineering at University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Campus might hold the key to biofuels that are cheaper, safer and much faster to produce. “Methane is a biofuel commonly used in electricity generation and is produced by fermenting organic material,” says Cigdem Eskicioglu, an associate professor with UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering. “The process can traditionally take anywhere from weeks to months to complete, but with my collaborators from Europe and Australia we’ve discovered a new biomass pretreatment technique that can cut that production time nearly in half.”
Gasoline-to-ethanol switch reduces number of tiny, harmful particles in the air
July 17, 2017 – New research claims that the concentration of ultrafine particles less than 50 nanometres in diameter, which studies have shown to be harmful to human health, increases in the air when motorists switch from ethanol-to-gasoline. Carried out by Franz M Geiger, a professor of chemistry at the National University of Singapore, the research found that when higher ethanol prices pushed drivers in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to switch to gasoline, the number of ultrafine nanoparticles increased by a third.
Read more on Biofuels International
Biogas in Latvia: an expanding market
July 17, 2017 – Vilis Dubrovskis, from the Latvian Biogas Association, tells us how the biogas market is evolving in the region. There are currently 57 plants in operation – supplied by agricultural, landfill, wastewater and agro-industrial waste – for a total electricity production of 63MW in 2016. Different feedstocks are used to fuel them.
See the video on Biogas Channel
ADBA’s Best Practice Scheme: launch of the pilot scheme
July 20, 2017 – Thanks to all the work carried out in the past six months, the pilot phase of the Best Practice Scheme was launched during the UK AD & Biogas and World Biogas Expo 2017 event. The next step will be a test phase on three biogas plants to investigate any possible areas for improvement, and once the final version is completed the scheme will be open to all agricultural and food waste plants.