ATU heats up renewables research with new €1.9m biomass centre

ATU has been working with the Government and SEAI to get its biomass heat centre project up and running. It wants to be a lead in renewables research.
Atlantic Technological University’s (ATU) Letterkenny campus has unveiled a new biomass heat centre, which is being used to make the college more environmentally friendly.
Biomass fuel is a renewable energy that comes from organic…
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Source: https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/atu-biomass-heat-centre-government-funding

MAN Cryo ammonia fuel supply system receives classification approval | Ammonia

MAN Cryo’s design for an ammonia fuel-supply system to safely provide ammonia to marine-engine applications has been awarded an Approval in Principle from classification societies DNV and Bureau Veritas.Part of MAN Energy Solutions and a leader in the field of storage and handling of LNG and natural gas, MAN Cryo developed the system in cooperation with Chinese company, Yada Green Energy Solutions, with whom it has previously cooperated to provide equipment for LNG and methanol marine…
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Source: https://www.gasworld.com/story/man-cryo-ammonia-fuel-supply-system-receives-classification-approval/2133064.article/

€1.9 million biomass heat centre officially opened

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister of State at the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications Ossian Smyth TD have today congratulated Atlantic Technological University (ATU) on its new innovative biomass heat centre following Government funding of €1.9 million.
Biomass fuel is a renewable energy that comes from organic feedstocks, including wood from forestry bi-products, poultry litter from chicken…
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Source: https://donegalnews.com/e1-9-million-biomass-heat-centre-officially-opened/

At A CAGR 22.47%, Next Generation Biofuels Market Is Expected

Demand for secure, sustainable, and clean energy coupled with government mandates for increasing blending in automotive fuels are major factor attributable to the growth of the market.According to TechSci Research report, “Global Next Generation Biofuels Market – Industry Size, Share, Trends, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2028”. The Global Next Generation Biofuels is anticipated to project robust growth in the forecast period with a CAGR of 22.47%…
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Source: https://www.openpr.com/amp/3358243/at-a-cagr-22-47-next-generation-biofuels-market-is-expected

erex signs MoU with Vietnam province to develop biomass projects

Japanese electric company erex Co has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Can Tho Province, Vietnam, for the purpose of exchanging and providing information on the development of the study of biomass power plant projects.
A signing ceremony for the MOU was conducted at the Investment Promotion Conference for Realising the Vision of the Master Plan from 2030 to 2050 – held last month between erex and Can Tho Province.
Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chính was present at the…
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Palm oil sector must adopt circular economy

LETTERS: Though Malaysia has growth potential in the palm oil industry in terms of revenue generation, there is declining productivity due to shortage of labour, delayed application of fertiliser, climate change and increasing mechanisation. While the government has a vision for the industry, the structure and research and development efforts are still scattered compared with Indonesia.The New Energy Road Policy and Biomass Action Plan have articulated the government’s initiatives to…
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Source: https://www.nst.com.my/amp/opinion/letters/2024/01/1003982/palm-oil-sector-must-adopt-circular-economy

Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurates first pilot project making aviation turbine fuel from alcohol, ET Infra

MUMBAI: Union minister of petroleum and natural gas, Hardeep Singh Puri today inaugurated the first pilot project of making aviation turbine fuel from Alcohol. Sustainable Biofuel (SAF) would be produced in this project.The pilot project has been set up at Praj Industries Ltd Research and Development unit in Pirangut near Pune.Pramod Choudhari, president of Praj Group, and other officials of Indian Oil and other companies were also present at the launch…
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Source: https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/aviation/hardeep-singh-puri-inaugurates-first-pilot-project-making-aviation-turbine-fuel-from-alcohol/107032488

Cherry blossom pioneer’s antidote to climate crisis: ‘Indian Seaweeds Wheel’

New Delhi/Shillong, Jan 21 (IANS): Delhi University Professor Dinabandhu Sahoo, who is known as the Cherry Blossom founder of India, has designed a wheel — “Indian Seaweeds Wheel” — similar to the Ashok Chakra, which represents India and Indian pride, to promote cultivation of seaweeds in a big way to fight climate change through innovative methods.
Sahoo, who is a former Vice-Chancellor of FM University in Odisha, designed the “Indian Seaweeds Wheel” having 24 spokes and being 24…
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Source: https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1160292