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Eijkelkamp Soil & Water joins Nutrient Platform

Eijkelkamp Soil & Water joins the Nutrient Platform. The Nutrient Platform is a cross-sectoral network of Dutch organizations that believe in a pragmatic approach towards nutrient scarcity. Frontrunners from the water sector, agriculture, waste sector and chemical industry have joined forces to close nutrient cycles. Together with the government, knowledge institutes and NGOs we accelerate ...

Jun. 26, 2015

By Eijkelkamp Soil & Water

How The Rice Husk Carbonization Furnace Can Make Waste Into Fuel

Agricultural waste is a big problem in the present day. Among the chief offenders is rice husks. Rice is amongst the most grown crops worldwide, and is a staple of your diet of huge amounts of people. However, growing rice creates plenty of waste. Rice husks would be the leftover aspects of rice plants right after the edible rice has been harvested. Each and every year, a great deal of rice husk ...

Aug. 23, 2018

By Kingtiger (Shanghai) Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

637 kW EnviWaste Plant Put into Operation in Meuse (France)

EnviTec technology for converting residues into biogas scores in France Lohne, 14 April 2015 - Residual material and byproducts are produced in all production plants, be it in the agricultural or food processing industries, cosmetics sector or in livestock breeding. The quantity of organic waste produced by the citizenry is also significant for communes – about half a ton per year per ...

Apr. 14, 2015

By EnviTec Biogas AG

Feedstock Testing by Greenbelt Resources Proves Successful

Earlier this year Greenbelt Resources Corporation (OTC: GRCO), a producer of sustainable energy production systems, launched an innovative program offering use of its operating commercial-scale facility to third parties for feedstock feasibility testing services. The services are available confidentially for all customers and address sensitivities regarding customer IP rights and other waste ...

Sep. 21, 2015

By Greenbelt Resources Corporation

UCR Provides More Detail On Biomass Based Fuel And Chemical Project That Received 1.3 Million

On May 11, 2016, the University of California, Riverside (UCR) provided more information about the project that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is funding with $1.3 million as part of the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI). UCR received $1.3 million in funding to create biofuels and chemicals from waste plant materials. Ford Motor Company Chair in Environmental ...

May 20, 2016

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Coconut and mango waste could help power Asia

Researchers in the United States say agricultural waste from coconut and mango farming could generate significant amounts of off-grid electricity for rural communities in South and South-East Asia. Many food crops have a tough, inedible part which cannot be used to feed livestock or fertilise fields. Examples of this material — known as 'endocarp' — include coconut, almond and ...

Mar. 22, 2012

By SciDev.Net

Greenlane Biogas Secures Order for Biogas Upgrading Plant from Sifang Leo Livestock Science and Technology

Greenlane Biogas has received an order for a ‘Rimu’ biogas upgrading plant from Sifang Leo Livestock Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (SF LEO), a leading dairy farm engineering company and manufacturer of high-tech livestock equipment and farm machinery in China. Greenlane’s water scrubbing based biogas upgrading plant will be used in an eco-dairy farm demonstration operation to ...

Aug. 18, 2015

By Greenlane Biogas - a subsidiary of Pressure Technologies plc

SEED initiative celebrates entrepreneurs accelerating transition to a green economy

Nearly 200 participants of a Green Economy symposium organized by the SEED Initiative, which is hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), met today with the 30 global winners of the SEED Awards to look at ways to accelerate the transition to a Green Economy in the developing world. The Symposium focused on policies needed to accelerate the transition to a Green Economy and on ...

Apr. 15, 2011

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

INRA and Tereos sign a partnership agreement

INRA and Tereos signed a partnership agreement on Saturday February 21, 2015 during the Paris International Agricultural Show. The agreement, signed by François Houllier, INRA President and CEO, and Alexis Duval, CEO of the Tereos Group aims to facilitate the exchange of strategic information and increase research and development collaboration on key agricultural, industrial, environmental ...

Feb. 23, 2015

By INRA - French National Institute of Agronomical Research

EcoSecurities announces registration of first ever poultry litter project in India

UK, July 04, 2006: EcoSecurities, one of the world’s leading companies in the business of originating, creating, and trading carbon credits, announces the registration of the first ever poultry litter power generation project in India. The 3MW poultry litter project, developed by EcoSecurities and SLT Power and Infrastructure Project Pvt. Ltd., is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh , ...

Jul. 24, 2006

By EcoSecurities Group plc

Use of residues from agriculture and forestry as energy source improves food security

The sustainability of growing crops for use as energy sources has been disputed for many years. A potentially attractive alternative is to use waste and residues from agricultural and forestry. However, using waste and other residues may have an impact on land use, biodiversity and food security. The additional sources of income from the sale of waste and other residues could prompt an increase ...

Dec. 18, 2015

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

Continuous Pressure and Vacuum Filtration and Washing of Organic Cellulose and Biomass Products

The processing of organic, cellulose-containing materials has been around for many years as engineers have developed clever chemistry or cultivated natural conversion processes to make products with characteristics, which were not naturally available. Age-old examples are paper, linen or in the field of "conversion" to alcohol and methane. Currently, due to high oil prices along with the passage ...

Mar. 24, 2018

By BHS-Sonthofen Inc.

BIO Applauds EPA Response to RFS Waiver Requests

The Environmental Protection Agency’s logic-based decision to uphold the Renewable Fuel Standard will protect America’s energy security and maintain the industry’s progress in commercializing advanced biofuels, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) said today. BIO previously submitted comments to the agency noting that any waiver of the RFS would certainly harm biofuel ...

Nov. 16, 2012

By Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)

Harvest Power Raises $110 Million in Series C Financing

Harvest Power, a leader in harnessing the renewable energy, soil and fertilizer value from organic materials, today announced a $110 million financing. True North Venture Partners led the investment with American Refining and Biochemical, Inc. participating alongside existing investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), DAG Ventures ...

Apr. 12, 2012

By Harvest Power, Inc

Agri Wrap Balers win Royal Highland Show Innovation Award

The PEL Waste Reduction Equipment Agri Wrap Balers have been awarded a Certificate of Commendation at the prestigious Royal Highland Show Innovation Awards taking place 20-23 June 2019 in Edinburgh Scotland. The Royal Highland Show is one of Scotland’s most iconic events and one of the leading Agricultural shows in the World. The Innovation Awards recognise outstanding technical achievement ...

Jun. 20, 2019

By PEL Waste Reduction Equipment

Winning Through the Manufacturing Recession

Last week you may have seen the headlines that despite the overall economic growth manufacturing in the UK is going into recession showing a negative growth of 0.95%. Fortunately for us at Addfield we are bucking the trend, continuing to build on the success from previous years growing our international customers increasing our repeat orders due to the recognised quality that the Made in Britain ...

Aug. 17, 2018

By Addfield Environmental Systems Ltd.

Ranking Member Stabenow Statement on USDA Appeal of Harmful Food Assistance Rule

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today released a statement regarding the Trump Administration’s decision to appeal a court ruling that has halted a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrition rule. The rule would make harmful changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). “It is ...

May 13, 2020

By U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

French Groupe Grimaud and Bulgarian Start-up Nasekomo announce the launch of a joint venture FlyGenetics

Circular agriculture: “Fly Genetics”, a new European player at the heart of insect production! French Groupe Grimaud and Bulgarian Start-up Nasekomo announce the launch of a joint venture to build a European champion to supply the insect-based bioconversion industry with improved black soldier flies. What is the insect-based bioconversion industry? The insect-based bioconversion ...

Sep. 18, 2020

By Nasekomo

EC Launches Initiative Aimed at Connecting Stakeholders With Biobased Compounds

On April 10, 2020, the European Commission (EC) announced the launch of its new online service that connects crop and food producers with biorefineries. This European Union (EU) project aims to address food waste by enabling crop producers, food processors, and agricultural cooperatives to sell their waste as feedstock for use by two biorefineries in Spain and Italy. The multi-feedstock ...

Apr. 17, 2020

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Egyptian tech turns rice straw into paper, insecticide

A new chemical pulping technology could eliminate waste by turning rice straw into paper and provide a cheap insecticide to control mosquitoes, according to Egyptian researchers. The first industrial unit based on the new technology is scheduled for launch in December near rice farms in Noubariya, 120 kilometres north of Cairo. An economic feasibility study estimated that the roll-out of the ...

Oct. 3, 2011

By SciDev.Net

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