Biomass News

Spanish engineering solutions company Sugimat will supply a turnkey biomass steam boiler to Europe's largest olive oil producer. The biomass boiler, with an equivalent thermal power of 11 MW, will be fitted at the San Miguel Arcángel factory in the city of Jaen in southern Spain. It will be designed by the German company ERK, of which Sugimat is the only licensee in Spain. Alongside the…
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The financial close of Simec Atlantis Energy's Uskmouth Power Station conversion project may be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, Simec Atlantis said that the project's work programmes are 'under review' as it adapts to the constraints imposed by the virus and the ongoing workplace disruption. In light of the pandemic, the company said it is 'reasonable to expect some…
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VGrid Energy Systems (VGrid) has launched a new system capable of converting biomass into clean renewable electricity and a form of 'ultra-pure, highly-porous carbon'. The BioEnergy Server 100 is designed to deliver 100 kW of electricity and can utilise any form of biomass; however, the company has focused on agricultural waste, such as almond shells, tree prunings, pistachio shells, grapevine…
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GB Railfreight (GBRf) is working closely with Drax to maintain biomass supplies needed to guarantee electricity for millions of homes and businesses during the pandemic. Severe storms and flooding in the area near Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire, UK resulted in damage to the rail tracks. GBRf has been working with the company to reschedule rail deliveries and maximise capacity on the…
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Sweden-based PetroBio will supply two pellet burners for a new district heating plant in the city of Jessheim, Norway. Jessheim is located between Oslo and Gardermoen Airport. The medium-sized city is growing steadily and now requires heating for households and businesses. PetroBio has supplied and installed biomass combustion equipment for two boilers using pellets to heat Jessheim. The…
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Japanese renewable energy firm RENOVA has announced its large-scale biomass power generation project has reached financial close. The company signed a financing agreement that will allow it to work on the development of the Ishinomaki Hibarino Biomass Project along with three co-sponsors, Tokyo Gas Co, United Purpose Management and Mizuho Leasing Co. Renova has the largest share in the project…
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Kruger Specialty Papers has temporarily shut down its facility in Brompton, Québec, due to "unfavourable market conditions". The company, which was founded in 1904 and produces tissue products, 100% recycled containerboard products, corrugated packaging, publication papers and renewable energy, said the market had deteriorated "very rapidly" with the COVID-19 outbreak. According to a…
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Engineering company Prodesa has agreed to build two turnkey pellet plants in Belarus. The facilities will be built near the cities of Vitebsk and Polotsk, in north-east Belarus. The plants are expected to be completed in early 2021 and deliver up to 20 tonnes per hour of industrial wood pellets. Each facility will consist of a wet line - including debarking, chipping and milling - a belt…
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Enviva's operations have not been significantly impacted by the outbreak of Covid-19, according to the company. In a letter to stakeholders, John Keppler, chairman and CEO of Enviva Partners announced that the company's liquidity remains robust. "As critical baseload and dispatchable renewable energy producers, our customers require our product now more than ever," Keppler commented. "Although…
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UK-based Active Energy Group (AEG) has acquired 100% of the control and ownership of the sawmill and log export activities at AEG's industrial site in Lumberton, North Carolina, US. The project was previously operated through a joint venture with Renewable Logistics Systems (RLS). According to AEG, the reason behind this acquisition is to improve overall efficiency at Lumberton, so that it can…
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Alabama Pellets, of which Pinnacle Renewable Energy is a majority stakeholder, has placed an order with drying technology providers Büttner. Büttner will supply an energy system designed as a grate-firing system, with a firing capacity of approximately 50MW in combination with high-efficiency drum dryer type 5.6 x 28 R. The new wood pellet line will be installed at the wood pellet…
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The Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC) has penned a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to explain how it is maintaining the wood pellet sector during the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The letter, written by WPAC's executive director, Gordon Murray, focuses on how Canada's wood pellet sector is "fulfilling its responsibilities" as part of Canada's Critical Infrastructure,…
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The Wood Recyclers' Association (WRA), based in the UK, has told its members it is working closely with its contacts in the UK Government, industry regulators and other trade associations to keep the waste wood industry moving during the Covid-19 pandemic. In an email to its members, Andy Hill, chair of the WRA, said it is carrying out "a number of activities" including joining forces with…
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Hundreds of construction workers have been sent home from a UK biomass plant, amid concerns over Covid-19 (coronavirus). The TeesREP biomass plant, run by MGT Teeside, temporarily closed its gates on Tuesday 24 March, although a 'handful' of maintenance staff were permitted to stay on-site, provided they adhered to the two-metre distancing rules, according to a report by ITV. Once…
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