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Predicted EU biomass growth reports IHS study

A new study by IHS Emerging Energy Research predicts that the European Union (EU) biomass market will grow by 30 GW between 2012 and 2035.


The Europe...
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Compensation agreed for stuttering canola project in US

Biofuel producer and distributor Whole Energy Fuels (WEF) is to compensate Snohomish County, Washington State for services and goods it didn’t deliver for a...
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New Vega bio-coal facility and headquarters

Green energy provider Vega Biofuels (VB) is to build a new bio-coal manufacturing facility in Georgia, US.


It will use torrefaction, a process that takes...
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Multi-million US biofuel project back on track

After six months of uncertainty Griffiss Utility Services (GUS) has confirmed an $18 million (€14 million) biofuel project will go ahead.


The project, to...
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Loxley pursues green revenue targets with new plant

Bangkok-based green solutions company Loxley will spend THB60 million (€1.49 million) on building a new pilot plant for algae-based biofuel.


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Pakistan to go green with domestic biogas plants

The Small Industries Development Board (SIDB) will launch biogas plants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan to provide both low-cost fuel and benefit economic, social and...
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Philippines government to review biofuels programme

The Filipino government’s energy department is to look into ‘more realistic targets’ for the country’s bioethanol production.


Energy...
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LeRay asks for longer-term PILOT on investment into biomass plant

LeRay officials are in negotiations for a potential five-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement with ReEnergy Holdings to make building a biomass energy...
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Oswalt Bioenergy opens new plant to capitalise on potential in...

A new biodiesel plant designed and installed by Agri Process Innovations for Oswalt Bioenergy has gone from construction to full start-up within seven days in Lake...
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Next phase of new biomass plant steams into Canada

Nova Scotia Power (NSP) officials have announced a new milestone in the construction of a CAN$208 million (€160 million) biomass cogeneration plant.


A...
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Ludgate splashes over £14m into energy projects

UK investment company Ludgate Environmental Fund (LEF) has put in a total of £14.1 million (€17.3 million) across three companies that deal in anaerobic...
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Anti-power plant campaign gathers pace in Barrow

Over 3,500 signatures have been gathered by protesters for a petition against a proposed biomass power station in Barrow, UK.


The campaigning group, calling...
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UNIDO and Kenya hope to cook up a biomass storm

A five-year joint biomass project between the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and Kenya will be ready in June.


The project will help to further...
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New UK biogas plant gathers momentum

A new location in Lincolnshire, UK has become apparent as locals back the proposal of a new community-owned biogas plant in the area.


After a meeting in March...
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Pegasus Capital enter partnership with Pure Biofuels del Peru

Pure Biofuels del Peru management has entered into a partnership with US-based private equity fund manager Pegasus Capital Advisors to acquire the...
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Further cash injection for US district heating regeneration

A district-wide heating project in Vermont, US has been awarded more grants and loans from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help continue its...
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Malaysia biomass sector attracting big investment

The EU-Malaysia Biomass Sustainable Production Initiative (Biomass-SP) has claimed several parties are looking to invest up to RM3.5 billion (€878 million) in...
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Turboden to build two OCR power plants in UK

Italian-based Organic Rankine Cycle (OCR) specialists Turboden has announced plans to build two biomass-fuelled combined cooling, heat and power plants in the...
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NDR Energy signs contract with largest gas utility in US

NDR Energy Group, (a subsidiary of Universal Bioenergy), has signed a Master Core Secondary Market Services Agreement for storage facility services with a natural gas...
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Synergy Biogas produces renewable energy for the state of New...

New York's largest on-farm, 'co-digestion' biogas power project, located at Synergy Dairy in Covington, Wyoming County, has been opened.


The facility was...
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Dyadic and Abengo amend licence agreement

Dyadic International is a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzyme and protein products for the bioenergy,...
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Patent awarded to NTE Energy for biomass hybrid technology

The US Patent & Trademark Office has awarded NTE Energy a patent for its proprietary biomass hybrid renewable energy technology. This newly patented technology...
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Kedco adds further equity funding

Kedco has secured approximately £166,860 (€203,700.77) through a placing of 12,835,385 new ordinary shares (Placing Shares), with a number of existing and...
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Potential planning rejection for Llangefni biomass plant

EcoPellets's plans to burn an annual 100,000 tonnes of wood pellets at a 17MW solid biomass co-generation plant and a 14MW liquid biomass plant in Llangefni, are on...
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BIO approves of the Senate Agriculture Committee's...

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) have thanked members of the Senate Agriculture Committee for reauthorizing farm programs that are valuable to the...
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Markey Group opens £1.1m biomass facility

Gloucester-based Markey Group has opened a new £1.1 million (Є1.35 million) biomass facility.


The burner runs on wood waste generated by the subsidiary...
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Helius Energy provides update on its Avonmouth Dedicated Biomass...

Helius Energy has confirmed that it is working with a number of banks including Lloyds Bank Wholesale Banking & Markets, the Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander...
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NNFCC report suggests bioenergy could employ 50,000 in UK by 2020

Bioeconomy consultants for the UK Government, NNFCC, have released a new report suggesting that heat and power from biomass could create up to 50,000 jobs by...
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Eco 2 acquires 13 acres of land for Biomass project

Eco 2 (North Lincs) has bought 13 acres of the former British Sugar factory, Scawby Brook, with the plan to develop an £80 million biomass station. The acquired...
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Enel signs agreement with Enea and Roma Capitale to build...

A memorandum of understanding has been signed by Italian power company Enel to build a 1-5MW concentrated solar power and biomass bi-generation plant, which will...
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New carbon capture technology for greenhouse industry launched

ProSelect Gas Treating has launched the world's first carbon capture system for the greenhouse industry. The GC6 Carbon Capture System was unveiled at the SunSelect...
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Planning permission granted to proposed biomass station at the...

Planning permission has been awarded to developer Real Ventures, for the proposed construction of a biomass power station at the Port of Immingham on the River...
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EPA issues final clean water permit to proposed biomass...

Proposed Biomass power plant, which will be located in Russell, Massachusetts, has been issued with a final Clean Water Act permit by the Environmental Protection...
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Biomass subsidies protest in Scotland

A demonstration coordinated by organisations Biofuelwatch, No Leith Biomass Campaign, Friends of the Earth Scotland and Grangemouth Community Council was joined by...
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Forest biomass may not be sustainable, according to new report

A recent study conducted by the Oregon State University (OSU) and a number of other universities located in Germany, France, Switzerland and Austria, has suggested...
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Harvest Power raises more than $100 million

Renewable energy company Harvest Power has raised $110 million (€760,000) in a funding round.


True North Venture Partners were the leaders in the...
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Co-digestion facility planned for California

A new co-digestion facility will be built in California after the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District...
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Hotel installs bioenergy plant

In order to cut energy bills and make sure employees do not lose their jobs, a luxury spa hotel in Anglesey, UK has built a £500,000 (€607,000) biomass...
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Oslo’s buses to run on biogas

In Oslo, Norway, the government is planning to run all the city’s buses on biogas produced from food waste.


At the moment there 65 buses in Oslo that...
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PDM plans anaerobic digestion plants

UK-based food company PDM plans to invest £40 million (€48.5 million) into building a network of anaerobic digestion plants throughout this year. The...
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Dong Energy to convert three plants

Dong Energy wants to invest just under $800 million (€612 million) into converting three of its coal and gas fired power stations into bioenergy plants, using...
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New biomass plant for UK

The North East Lincolnshire Council in the UK has approved a biomass-fuelled plant, which will be built in the region for about £130 million (€158...
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Port of Blyth welcomes new bioenergy plant

A renewable energy power station worth £250 million (€304 million) will be built in the Port of Blyth after planning permission was granted.


The...
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Biogas planned for Finland

Wealth management firm, Taaleritehdas, plans to build a series of biogas plants throughout Finland, which will convert household biowaste, wastewater slurry,...
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Construction begins on AD plant

Viridor, a waste management company based in the UK, has broken ground on a new anaerobic digestion (AD) plant that is located close to Bridgwater in Somerset,...
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BioPower Operations goes public

BioPower Operations, a company that grows, produces and sells biomass and its byproducts, has become a public company, listing its shares on the stock...
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Zimbabwe considers waste-to-energy plants

The Harare City Council in Zimbabwe is in talks with a local gas company, considering a joint venture to enable electricity to be generated from waste collected from...
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E.ON to convert coal plant to wood pellet facility

UK energy company E.ON has received approval from the Shropshire council to build a new fuel store at its Ironbridge power station in the region.


This...
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Ventura receives $2 million in funding

Ventura, which is a subsidy of biodiesel company Biodico, has been given a $2 million (€1.5 million) grant from the California Energy Commission and will use the...
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