In the UK, Ireland’s Agriland reports that 6% of Northern Ireland’s electricity currently comes from nearly 80 biogas plants in the region, but there is scope for that to increase to 65% or more. A recent conference looked at the use of silage as feedstock together with manure, with results showing that due to anaerobic […]
In Japan, scientists from the RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center in Japan removed the electric organ from a torpedo stingray and chemically stimulated the organ by injecting a solution of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine though a syringe. They were able to achieve more than a minute of continuous current, with a peak voltage of 91 mV and […]
In Angola, the national power company Empresa Nacional de Electricidad has signed a 20-year offtake agreement with Companhia de Bioenergia de Angola (Biocom) for the latter’s entire excess electricity supply. The power should provide electricity to 400,000 households when it comes online in January. The president approved the deal in a presidential order in September.
In Germany, a researcher at the University of Freiburg has found a way to make a species of tree fungus useful for the production of electricity. Biofuel cells produce electricity that is environmentally friendly and conserves resources, for instance from organic waste material. They can use enzymes as catalysts to enable electrochemical reactions that generate […]
In the UK, Streetkleen bio system will divert 700,000 tonnes of canine excrement to plants to produce methane and C02. The commercial-scale venture will take advantage of the UK’s copious pet waste in order to provide renewable heat. The first unit is expected to operational as early as July. The biogas from the first unit […]
