In India, following the opening of its first plant in February 2010, the city of Pune’s second biogas facility has recently come online.

Generating electricity...
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A multimillion-pound biomass plant, which has been proposed for an industrial site near Fort William, Scotland, UK, is facing opposition from local residents.

The...
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In a bid to increase its production of renewable energy, Clark County commissioners are considering plans to build a $10-20 million (€7.7-15.8 million) biomass plant...
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The possibility of building a biogas pipeline, which has been proposed for Cayuga County, New York, US, will be discussed today.

If the pipeline were approved by...
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In India Clenergen Corporation has begun generating electricity at its anaerobic digestion plant located in Salem, Tamilnadu.

By 1 September the plant will produce...
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Inventories in many regions of the US show fuels stocks remain above the five-year average range for this time of year.

Stocks of crude oil, motor petrol, distillate...
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Wood pellet producer Enviva, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, US, is to supply its biomass products to Electrabel, an energy company based in Belgium, after securing...
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On 25 August oil company Shell and Cosan S.A., one of the world’s largest ethanol companies based in Brazil, signed binding agreements to form a $12 billion (€9.44...
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Based in Michigan, US, silicone manufacturer Dow Corning is looking to build an energy production facility at its site in Midland that runs off biogas. The aim is to...
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Based in Danbury, Connecticut, US, biopower firm FuelCell Energy has signed a deal that will see Eastern Municipal Water District (ENWD) acquire two of its DFC300 fuel...
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On 20 August 2010 Montana-Dakota Utilities began installing the last piece of equipment needed at its landfill methane collection programme in the city of Billings,...
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Wood products manufacturer Sierra Pacific Industries has shut down its biomass plant in Loyalton, California, US.

The plant has been losing money for the company...
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Gasification systems manufacturer Nexterra Systems and GE’s Jenbacher gas engine division has developed a new biomass combined heat and power (CHP) system that will...
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In Ohio, US, following its application filed in December 2009, energy company FirstEnergy has been granted permission to convert two of its existing coal-powered...
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In Lancashire, UK, Quercia has designed a project that will see the generation of bioelectricity from landfill gas.

Located at Clayton Hall Landfill Site the...
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Renewable energy joint venture Forth Energy’s plans to construct a biomass power plant at the port of Dundee, Scotland, are set to be lodged with the Scottish...
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On the south coast in the port of Southampton, UK, biomass energy development firm Helius Energy is looking to build a biomass power plant.

Helius has already signed...
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In Mason County, US, biopower joint venture Adage has signed its first fuel-supply contract.

The company is currently developing a $250 million (€194.9 million)...
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Biogas firm Thai Biogas Energy (TBEC) is planning a Bt700 million (€11.66 million) investment in a number of biogas projects across Thailand and elsewhere....
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US-based Taylor Biomass Energy is to receive a $104 million (€81 million) loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy (DoE) that will go towards the construction...
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In Cleveland, Ohio, US, energy company FirstEnergy is seeking approval to replace one of its coal-burning power plants with wood pellets.

Authorisation would see the...
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From 18 August 2010 UK councils will now be able to sell renewable energy to the National Grid as the government has lifted its ban.

This will enable local...
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On 9 August 2010 US and Europe-based wood pellet manufacturer Enviva completed the acquisition of CKS Energy, a privately held company dedicated to the production of...
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In southern Cambodia the Mong Reththy Group has signed a memorandum of understanding that could see the construction of a biogas plant in Preah Sihanouk province....
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In Colorado, US, biogas firm Heartland Renewable Energy has received approval from commissioners that will see the construction of an 80-acre biogas-to-power facility in...
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In Washington, US, Nippon Paper Industries is planning the construction of a cogeneration plant.

The $71 million (€53.5 million) facility will be built at its mill...
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Following an announcement in July this year that food retailer Waitrose had submitted a planning application to the council that could see its 18,000 square foot...
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Construction has commenced on biogas company Swedish Biogas International’s plant in Flint, Michigan, US.

The biogas facility is being built at Flint’s...
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Following two-and-a-half years of planning, Harper Adams University College, located in Edgmond, UK will finally see work begin on its £3 million (€3.6 million)...
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In the area of Cowichan Lake, British Columbia, Canada, mayor Ross Forrest is considering starting up a wood pellet plant.

As nearby forest companies are currently...
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The UK’s leading advanced digestion and integrated biogas to energy business Monsal has secured £14 million (€16.85 million) in funding.

Awarded by the Waste...
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Drax’s plans to build its second biomass plant are close to completion.

Following the success of its smaller facility in Goole, North Humberside, UK, the...
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In Tennessee, US, biomass and bioenergy company Genera Energy has broke ground on its Biomass Innovation Park, a unique campus that, once completed, will integrate and...
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Hearings for a new biomass plant proposed for Nova Scotia, Canada, by Nova Scotia Power and NewPage, have begun.

The $200 million (€152.9 million) cogeneration...
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UK-based waste management company Viridor Laing is to open an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Manchester.

In September this year Viridor will start sending waste...
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The Vinogradovsky district in north-west Russia will be home to a new wood pellet plant.

The plant, which will employ 100 specialists, is expected to be completed by...
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Spain-headquartered biomass plant builder and operator Gestamp Biomass and US renewable energy development company Clean Power Development will work together to develop,...
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Its neighbour Germany may lead the European biogas race, but thanks to loans Poland is well on its way to contending for the title.

The National Fund for...
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In Scotland, joint venture TEG Biogas is to construct and operate a 16,000 tonne-a-year food waste anaerobic digestion plant in Glenfarg, Perthshire.

TEG Biogas has...
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A power station in Nebraska is set to replace some of its coal with biopellets thanks to a new deal.

Biomass supplier Next Step Biofuels signed a letter of intent...
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Greener for Life (GfL), a food and energy supplier based in the UK, recently submitted an application to build an anaerobic digester in Rackenford, Devon.

However...
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In Boston, Lincolnshire, UK, an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant is under construction at Staples Vegetables plant.

The plant will utilise vegetables...
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In a bid to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, British Airways (BA) has teamed up with Solena Group, a renewable energy producer, to construct a waste-to-biofuels...
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London looks likely to miss its 20% renewable energy target that was set prior to the Olympic Games.

In a meeting between the London Assembly’s Environment...
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Industrial gas and equipment supplier Air Products is planning to construct a renewable energy plant in Tees Valley, UK.

The facility still needs to be approved by...
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A new quarterly magazine will launch in September, targeted at companies producing biomass, biopower and biogas.

BIOENERGY INSIGHT magazine is a brand new...
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Following the closure of a number of sawmills throughout Lake County, Oregon, US, a new biomass plant is being developed for the region.

Planned to be built...
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Construction has begun on what will soon be Hungary’s largest biogas plant.

The Hungarian division of Germany-based Aufwind Neue Energien laid the facility’s...
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In the town of Warminster, Wiltshire, UK, property developer and energy supplier Malaby Martin Ltd. has been granted planning permission for the construction of a biogas...
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