UK: First carbon neutral beer producer leads the way on biogas

Tuesday, 19 April 2011 Toby Price
Renewable Energy Magazine

Not content with producing the UK’s first carbon neutral beer, Adnams brewery in Suffolk on the southeast of England has entered into partnership with Bio Group to develop a ground-breaking anaerobic digestion (AD) plant; the first in the UK to use brewery and local food waste to produce renewable gas for injection into the national gas grid as well as providing gas for use as a vehicle fuel.

"Addressing Climate Change for Sustainable Development through Up-Scaling Renewable Energy Technologies"

3rd International Conference on
"Addressing Climate Change for Sustainable Development through Up-Scaling Renewable Energy Technologies"
12-14 October 2011
Kathmandu, Nepal

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CO2 as renewable energy storage vessel :: RenewableEnergyFocus.com

Research from Det Norske Veritas (DNV) shows that CO2 could be used, amongst other things, as storage for renewable energy.

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Food Security in Biofuel Certification :: The BioenergySite.com

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations is currently developing a set of detailed criteria, indicators, good practices and policy options on sustainable bioenergy production that also helps in rural development and ensures food security, writes TheBioenergySite Editor in Chief Chris Harris.

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Global renewable energy vision for 2050 :: RenewableEnergyFocus.com

The Energy Report, published by Ecofys and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), claims that 95% of all energy could be renewable by 2050 using existing technologies and applying stringent sustainability criteria.

Only certain manufacturing processes, such as steel and cement, cannot yet be substituted by renewable fuels, according to the report.

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Why India Will be a Leader in CSP. RenewableEnergyWorld.com

Over the last couple of years, there has been very little talk of India becoming one of the biggest markets for concentrating solar power (CSP). Today, however, many factors are coming together which show me that the country will start to lead the industry.

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The Big List: 2010's Biggest Renewable Energy Projects. RenewableEnergyWorld.com

Renewable energy development continued at a good pace this year, with record-breaking projects announced almost as often as once per week. The editors of the renewable energy world network put our heads together to compile a list of the biggest renewable energy projects installed or completed this year as our year-end wrap-up report.

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