Jun 26, 2015
EU green light for €120m new investments in circular bioeconomy projects
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Jun 26, 2015
Renewable energy company China Everbright International has signed three contracts with DP CleanTech for the construction of three 30MW straw-fired biomass power plants in China.
This brings the number of Everbright International plants in China using DP technology to five; and the total number of DP power plants in China to 55, which represents over 30% market share.
The... [Read More]
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Jun 23, 2015
A $250,000 (€225,000) matching funds grant has been awarded to the city of Lebanon in Tennessee, US to assist with the construction of a new waste-to-energy facility that will reduce landfill usage and provide clean electrical power.
The funding comes from the Clean Tennessee Energy Grant programme administered by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation... [Read More]
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Jun 23, 2015
Veolia, through its subsidiary in Ireland Veolia Energy Services, has been awarded, by Mayo Renewable Power, a €450 million 15-year contract to operate a biomass power plant in Killala, Co. Mayo, in Ireland.
The plant, which will be the largest independent biomass power plant in Ireland, will provide 42.5MW of combined heat and power, enough electricity to power the... [Read More]
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Jun 12, 2015
Renewable energy targets are now a defining feature of the global energy landscape, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Renewable Energy Target Setting has found 164 countries have adopted at least one type of renewable energy target, up from just 43 countries in 2005. Two more countries – Canada and the United Arab Emirates... [Read More]
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Jun 8, 2015
In Brazil, Solvay has opened its first fully dedicated Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory (IBL) to boost the development of innovations and solutions based on sustainable chemistry, used in a growing range of end-markets.
The fully integrated laboratory in Paulinia will chiefly focus on researching new processes and molecules derived from biomass, which is mostly plant... [Read More]
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Jun 8, 2015
A new public-private partnership led by Clemson University and a worldwide biomass and bioenergy producer will research the use of crops that can both open new markets for South Carolina, US landowners and support the growing global demand for renewable energy.
In forming the Carolina Energy Crop Alliance, Abengoa Energy Crops has committed more than $1 million (€900,000)... [Read More]
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Jun 8, 2015
DNC Energy, an environmental firm focused on building renewable energy infrastructure, has received major funding through a bond programme to build a waste wood and crop residue fired biomass electric generation plant in Ukraine's Kyiv region.
The 25MW facility is the thirteenth biomass plant to be built in Ukraine, which currently has six burning biomass plants and seven... [Read More]
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Jun 2, 2015
In Scotland, Scot Heat and Power and Cochran have signed a joint agreement for the development of industrial biomass projects.
Scot Heat and Power is one of Scotland's largest independent suppliers of biomass fuel stock, including woodchips and pellets, while Cochran is a supplier of industrial steam and hot-water boiler plants.
Together the two companies will be able... [Read More]
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Jun 1, 2015
Renewable energy company ElectraTherm, in partnership with Air Burners, is to develop a whole log wood waste burner utilising its Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power generating technology.
The product, called the PGFireBox, eliminates large amounts of wood waste without any pre-processing.
Air Burners, an air curtain burning system, utilises patented technology to dispose... [Read More]
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Jun 1, 2015
Mexico can increase the use of renewable energy in its energy mix from 4.4%to 21% by 2030, according to a report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
'Renewable Energy Prospects: Mexico', prepared in collaboration with the Mexican Energy Secretariat (SENER), also found that Mexico could generate up to 46% of its electricity by 2030 from renewable... [Read More]
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May 28, 2015
Renewable energy accounted for 9.8% of total domestic energy consumption in 2014, report the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). This marks the highest renewable energy share since the 1930s, when wood was a much larger contributor to domestic energy supply.
Renewable energy use grew an average of 5% per year over 2001-2014 from its most recent low in 2001. The... [Read More]
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May 28, 2015
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has selected E4tech to lead a consortium that will deliver the latest project in its bioenergy programme – a techno-economic assessment of biomass pre-processing.
This 11 month project will provide an assessment of the economic and performance trade-offs associated with pre-processing options, and the value they provide compared... [Read More]
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May 27, 2015
Haven Power, the specialist electricity supplier to UK businesses and part of Drax Group, has signed a deal with Thames Water to supply its electricity requirements in an agreement worth more than £500 million (€681 million) over five years.
There is an option for two further five-year renewals which could increase the overall value of the contract to more than... [Read More]
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May 26, 2015
Alstom has signed its third contract this year with Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor (BWSC), the Danish power plant specialist, for a Geared Reaction steam turbine (GRT) at the proposed Tilbury biomass project in the UK.
The 45MW waste wood power station will be located on the River Thames near to London and will be built by BWSC and Aalborg Energie Technik... [Read More]
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May 26, 2015
Under a recently executed joint development agreement (JDA), energy services company Cirque Energy could potentially develop and sell renewable energy to Cat Cay Yacht Club, a private island in the Bahamas.
The renewable energy could be produced using Cirque's 'Deployable Gasification Unit (DGU) technology. The operation will process the island's solid waste into syngas... [Read More]
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May 26, 2015
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd has developed a method of manufacturing chemicals such as benzene, toluene and xylene – known as BTX chemicals – by combining the gasification of lignocellulosic biomass, the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and aromatisation.
Over 85% of the separated benzene exceeded 90% purity and around 50% of the separated toluene... [Read More]
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