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Europe bioeconomy strategy highlights key role of biogases and co-products | Biogas

The European Commission recently unveiled its new Bioeconomy Strategy, which acknowledges the role of bioenergies and biofuels as well as the need for flexibility when assessing efficient biomass-use pathways. The strategy is aimed at boosting circularity, climate neutrality, and competitiveness across the EU. The European Biogas Association (EBA) welcomed the recognition of biogases and their co-products as a core pillar of Europe’s sustainable bioeconomy. It said it is “essential” to recognises biogas plants as biorefineries that produce not only renewable energy but also two co-products (digestate and biogenic CO2) and innovative derivatives from these streams (e-fuels, syngas, green hydrogen, bio-based plastics, chemicals and fertilisers, polymers). … to continue reading this article and more, please login, register for free, or consider subscribing to gasworld You’ve reached your weekly limit to access free articles! Want to keep reading? Please register for… Read More »Europe bioeconomy strategy highlights key role of biogases and co-products | Biogas

Gasum’s FuelEU Maritime pool another vessel richer as Tallink turns to bio-LNG

Gasum, a Nordic gas sector and energy market player, has struck a pooling and liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) deal with Elenger, said to be the largest privately owned energy company in the Baltic-Finnish region and Tallink’s fuel provider. This enables a shuttle vessel to run on bio-LNG and yield additional compliance surplus for Gasum’s FuelEU Maritime pool. The post Gasum’s FuelEU Maritime pool another vessel richer as Tallink turns to bio-LNG appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Kongsberg Discovery and MacArtney enhancing defense, energy, and ocean science underwater menu

Kongsberg Discovery, part of Norway’s Kongsberg Gruppen, has taken a step to combine its offering with MacArtney Underwater Technology to create a new level of turnkey capability in towed underwater sensing solutions for defense, energy, and ocean science spheres. The post Kongsberg Discovery and MacArtney enhancing defense, energy, and ocean science underwater menu appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Scotland’s clean energy zest grows as it signs off on new subsea cable link and Banniskirk Hub

Scottish transmission system operator (TSO) SSEN Transmission has collected all permissions needed for a high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable link between Sinclair’s Bay in Caithness and Rattray Head near Peterhead, thanks to a marine license for the subsea electricity transmission project and a planning consent for a clean energy project that will see the construction of a new 400 kV substation and HVDC converter station in the Spittal area. The post Scotland’s clean energy zest grows as it signs off on new subsea cable link and Banniskirk Hub appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Aker Solutions lines up multimillion-dollar job at North Sea oil & gas duo

Norway-based energy services provider Aker Solutions has won a multi-year brownfield maintenance and modification (M&M) services assignment with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant ConocoPhillips. The post Aker Solutions lines up multimillion-dollar job at North Sea oil & gas duo appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Ireland handpicks spot for FSRU gas reserve to stave off supply shortfalls

Emerald Isle has unveiled the location where its new strategic gas reserve (SGER) will be situated as a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU). This FSRU will be owned and operated on behalf of the Irish state by Gas Networks Ireland, which operates and maintains Ireland’s €3 billion, 14,758 kilometers national gas network, said to be one of the safest and most modern renewables-ready gas networks in the world. The post Ireland handpicks spot for FSRU gas reserve to stave off supply shortfalls appeared first on Offshore Energy.