AFN Sustainable Protein

DECEMBER 1, 2022

And as millions of Brits are skipping meals days at a time, according to a survey by the UK Food Foundation earlier this year, the UK is wasting $23 billion (£19 billion) worth of food each year, enough to feed a quarter of the world’s population. “In the UK, we waste a third of all food produced. Overly linear food chains.

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Business Green

JANUARY 7, 2022

Waste-to-energy firm Hydrogen Utopia has raised £3m in an initial public offering (IPO) on the Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE) on Thursday, which valued the London-based business at approximately £28.8m. Company CEO Aleksandra Binkowska said there was a strong demand for Hydrogen Utopia's plastic recycling technology across Europe. "In

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

A cohesive value chain is essential for realizing hydrogen’s potential, encompassing low-carbon hydrogen production, storage, and distribution infrastructure, which align with end-user demand. The most prevalent is steam methane reforming (SMR). Each segment poses unique technical and socio-economic challenges. CLICK TO ENLARGE.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The new facility is the second bio-methane filling station to be opened by operator First West of England in the space of a year. Bristol will take a significant step towards tackling its transport emissions next weekend when bus operator First West of England opens a new bio-methane gas filling station at its Lawrence Hill depot.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

The document highlights the extremely high global warming potential of largely unrecorded methane leakages along the whole natural gas supply chain. Methane emissions have a lifetime in the atmosphere of only about 10 years, which is ten times shorter than that of carbon dioxide. We can’t argue our way out of drastic changes.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

1 With agriculture estimated to have been the source of 48% of the UK’s methane emissions in 2020 – an increase of 1.3% Anaerobic digestion provides a unique tool to produce energy from manures and other agricultural wastes, while still providing sustainable biofertiliser in the form of digestate.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 15, 2022

A new advance opening the way for Mg-ion batteries, protections for birds around networks, Enel Green Power’s Sicily hydrogen lab and a plan to power Bitcoin mining with methane from landfills are in the technology radar. Landfill methane for Bitcoin mining. Out with lithium, in with magnesium. Now with funding of $4.3

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

It sidesteps the conventional reliance on fossil fuels, instead utilizing biogas derived from biomass and waste , thus promising a significant reduction in carbon emissions. The Hazer Process , however, eliminates the need for mining by synthesizing graphite from methane gas, a waste product readily available in large quantities.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 11, 2022

With immediate government backing, this gas demand could be directly replaced with home-grown biomethane within the next four years. Finally, biomethane is generated by recycling methane emitting organic wastes. Therefore, the AD sector alone could deliver 20% of the UK’s commitment to the Global Methane Pledge.

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Business Green

MAY 13, 2021

CNG Fuels plans to open Avonmouth refuelling station later this year to support fleet operators switching their trucks to run on biomethane made from food waste. HGVs account for 4.2 per cent of UK carbon emissions, it said, and the Avonmouth refuelling station will enable up to 80 trucks to fill up every hour.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 14, 2020

The state of our environment today is due to the broadening issues arising from loss of biodiversity, inappropriate means of disposing of waste , overpopulation, the depletion of natural resources, and increased deforestation. A report published by the United Nations environmental program estimates the amount of solid waste matter is at 11.2

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Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

Early pioneers of these hydrogen-from-waste technologies such as Ways2H, SGH2 Energy (SGH2), and Standard Hydrogen say not only are they making carbon-free, energy-rich fuel, their approaches also will divert mountains of trash from landfills and waterways, cutting greenhouse gas emissions. locations in 2021.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Dr. Chris Charles, Senior Research Scientist and WWT Specialist at Genesis Biosciences, explained: “With a growing demand on companies and authorities to better their environmental credentials, decrease their waste and lower their CO2 emissions, AD and practices such as sludge to land are now being touted as circular economy champions.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

At its full potential, AD could meet 25% of the UK domestic gas demand and insulate customers from rocketing energy prices, which in turn send the costs to farmers and the food industry spiralling. The UK is a signatory of the Global Methane Pledge to reduce emissions by 30% against 2020 levels. C”, he adds. “The It’s a no brainer ”.

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Business Green

MAY 13, 2021

CNG Fuels plans to open Avonmouth refuelling station later this year to support fleet operators switching their trucks to run on biomethane made from food waste. CNG Fuels currently runs six refuelling stations across the UK, with plans to open a further 14 by the end of 2022 in response to increasing demand. HGVs account for 4.2

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 23, 2020

The ever-increasing global population and the rise in environmental consciousness have created a demand for sustainable business practices. In the agriculture and food industry, sustainable business practices are intended to protect the environment, reduce waste production, increase productivity, and reduce operating costs.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Drillers are using ever-increasing amounts of water and sand in order to produce the same volume of gas, with a corresponding rise in the levels of solid and liquid waste created. Fracked Gas: Using More and More Water, Creating More and More Waste. But what does RSG really mean? What Is RSG?

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

Since these standards were developed, the demand for carbon offsets has increased over the years. It’s estimated that it will be ~51 years for oil, ~114 years for coal, and ~53 years for gas reserves to diminish, based on current demand estimates and reserves. To facilitate this rise, other certification programs have come into effect.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Fourteen startups joined our community in the third quarter of 2022, working on innovations as diverse as a carbontech solution for aluminum manufacturing, an AI platform for tracking scope 1 and scope 3 vehicle emissions, and waste-biomass-turned-biochar for replacing cement. Manufacturing.

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2020

Green gas specialist CNG Fuels has opened two further refuelling stations for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) in the UK this week, in anticipation of surging demand for renewable biomethane over the next year and beyond. per cent of UK carbon emissions, with road transport as a whole now the UK's highest emitting sector of the economy.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2022

As the global warming potential of methane is 84 times that of CO2 over a twenty-year period – and the UK has a goal of reducing methane emissions by 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels – this is an issue that needs to be addressed. The most cost-effective way of doing this is by optimising the pressure in the network.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

Chemically similar to the fossil gas piped to our kitchens, RNG is instead generated from the breakdown of organic matter at landfills (the biggest current source), municipal sewage treatment plants, farm waste and similar sites. Today, RNG is held back in part by a Catch-22 financial trap. Covering the U.S. The urgency is growing.

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Greenability Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Burning wood also emits short-lived climate pollutants including soot, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds such as methane. Soot, of which black carbon is a major component, is the second largest contributor to global climate change, and methane is the third, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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AGreenLiving

JULY 15, 2020

Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand? Hydrogen from waste is an even smaller fish than hydrogen from renewable energy. There are only a few waste-to-hydrogen projects, most which are in early stages and relatively small scale. Other technologies are in the mix, such as battery electric vehicles.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

These projects can include renewable energy initiatives, reforestation efforts, methane capture, and more. Fluctuations in carbon prices and demand for offsets can impact the viability and economics of carbon offset projects, posing challenges for businesses seeking to integrate offsetting into their sustainability strategies.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Meat emits around a third of global emissions of methane, and action to cut this greenhouse gas has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to slowing global heating. These include feed additives to reduce methane in cow burps and “biogas digesters” to capture and burn methane from lagoons of liquid manure.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 6, 2024

Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology at Cornell University, shows that methane emissions from natural gas is on par with coal’s. owner of the coal mine that feeds the Genesee plant, had demanded $190 million in compensation from the federal and provincial governments to phase out coal. Research from Robert W.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

This exploration into the realm of biomass energy untangles the complexities and delves into its multifaceted nature, uncovering the potential of plant-based and waste-derived materials as alternative sources of power. Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel.

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Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Several ambitious pledges emerged to phase down fossil fuels, limit methane emissions, stop deforestation, and turbocharge the adoption of electric vehicles. Methane: 105 world leaders signed onto the Global Methane Pledge, a US and EU joint initiative to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Achieve zero waste with our waste management checklist. The ultimate goal of this waste management checklist is to achieve zero waste. By zero waste, we mean the conservation of all resources utilizing responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Nighttime view of a waste incineration plant in Oberhausen, Germany. John Whitehurst, UK business manager with minerals and lime producer Lhoist, offers predictions on how new recycling and reuse targets will affect the types of waste being produced. The changing shape of waste. The waste is shredded, baled and ready to go.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The way the world produces and consumes food causes huge environmental impacts, and yet 3 billion people worldwide are unable to afford a healthy diet, and up to a third of the food we produce is wasted. One juicy hamburger for you equates to (about) 600 gallons of water consumed, 0.126 pounds of methane released, 13.5

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2021

The work identifies the greenhouse gas emissions associated with each hydrogen supply chain pathway, based on technologies available today, as well as those expected to be commercialised in the medium-term such as offshore electrolysis, gas reformation with carbon capture and storage (CCS) and waste gasification with CCS.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Renewable natural gas (RNG) derived from biogas, landfill gas, woody biomass and waste sources of carbon dioxide could provide a near-term solution while the world seeks to minimize or eliminate more carbon-intense energy sources such as coal and oil. .

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Hydrogen derived from methane — usually from natural gas, but also coal and biomass — was pioneered in World War II by Germany, which has no petroleum deposits. But CO2 is emitted in manufacturing hydrogen from methane and so it’s not climate friendly; hydrogen manufactured this way is known as gray hydrogen.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Hydrogen has the potential to decarbonize a wide range of heavy industries including energy, chemicals, steel and cement, which means demand is going to be huge. In its Net-Zero Emissions scenario the IEA expects demand to increase fivefold from 2020 to 2050. Making hydrogen competitive. Reducing renewable energy curtailment.

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Econaur

APRIL 3, 2020

The recent awareness about composting the organic waste in decentralized manner has picked up the momentum. We don’t think twice while wasting and throwing the valuable food along with food waste. We don’t think twice while wasting and throwing the valuable food along with food waste.

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