The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced it is making up to $34 million in funding available to support innovation and jobs in the forestry sector while supporting healthy forest landscapes.The agency is seeking proposals that will spark innovation, create new markets for sustainable wood products and renewable wood energy, and expand processing capacity.The funding, made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, is available through the Forest Service’s three key grant programmes to support the forest products economy: Wood Innovations Grant, Community Wood Grant, and Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Grant Programmes.The agency is seeking…

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX), in cooperation with the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), have agreed to support the development of a hydrogen trading market in India.  by Janet Wood Adblock test (Why?)

Neste Corporation has cancelled plans to invest in a 120MW electrolyser project to produce renewable hydrogen at its Porvoo refinery in Finland, blaming challenging market conditions and the company’s financial performance for the decision. by Janet Wood Adblock test (Why?)

European Energy has inaugurated a green hydrogen facility in Måde, near Esbjerg in Denmark – the company’s first venture into large-scale hydrogen production using renewable energy, with plans to expand as soon as next year. by Janet Wood Adblock test (Why?)

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has signed a law that will provide up to $3.36 billion in tax credits for companies producing or consuming low-carbon hydrogen in 2028–2032. by Janet Wood Adblock test (Why?)

Vesper Infrastructure has become the majority investor in EAG Bioenergy, a bioenergy platform with existing anaerobic digestion biogas plants in the UK.Vesper Infrastructure will work with OrbeNovo Capital in growing the platform by converting an M&A pipeline, and biomethane expansion and development opportunities in the UK and Republic of Ireland.Joining existing founding investor OrbeNovo Capital and EAG Bioenergy’s (EAGB) senior management team led by CEO, Chris Kerr and CFO, Neil Adair, Vesper Infrastructure has become the majority shareholder in EAGB and provides a material capital commitment to fund the Company’s growth plan.EAGB is a bioenergy platform company aggregating biogas, biomethane…

Vestas has awarded Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) a contract to provide a service operations vessel (SOV) for the Changfang-Xidao and Zhong Neng offshore wind projects in Taiwan. Under the twelve-year contract, Dong Fang Offshore will provide an SOV for supporting the operations and maintenance (O&M) phase of the 600 MW Changfang-Xidao and the 300 Zhong Neng projects. The SOV is the first of two Taiwan-flagged vessels that have already been ordered and will be delivered in the last quarter of 2026 from the shipyard. “We are honoured to continue to support Vestas in the delivery of both offshore commissioning and…

First Renewables has confirmed production has begun at its biogas upgrade facility at the Ecogas Reporoa Organics Processing Facility in Broadlands, New Zealand.James Irvine, general manager of Future Fuels at Clarus hailed this as a historic milestone for the country’s gas pipeline infrastructure.“We are thrilled to confirm that renewable gas is now flowing through a Firstgas pipeline for the first time, marking a pivotal moment not only for the gas industry but for New Zealand’s journey towards a sustainable, low-carbon energy future,” said Irvine.Food scraps and other organic wastes are transformed into biogas at Ecogas’ Reporoa facility. Ecogas contracted First…

RENOVA’s has postponed the estimated commencement of operations for its Karatsu biomass plant.It had been planned to begin operation in December this year.The company now intends for activity to begin in March 2025.According to RENOVA, the additional time is required for adjustments to the boiler and turbine facilities to ensure long-term stable operation at the facility.In addition, Karatsu is expected to receive Liquidated Damages from the EPC for a certain period of time, due to the change in the start of commercial operation based on the EPC contract.The impact of Schedule Change in the Start of Operation on the financial…

[unable to retrieve full-text content] EWB steps inside the pioneering gasification plant to see how ABSL will finally turn waste into energy, fuel, and products