Biomass News

Atlantic Power Corporation announces it has executed an agreement to acquire, for $20 million (€18 million), the equity ownership interests held by AltaGas Power Holdings Inc. (AltaGas) in two contracted biomass plants in North Carolina and Michigan. The acquisition is subject to the approval of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and customary third-party consents.…
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A team of researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) has been awarded a grant for nearly $1 million (€0.9 million) to determine the key parameters for high-quality, year-round woody biomass feedstock logistics systems for commercialised biorefineries in the Southeastern United States. The long-term goal of the study is to expedite the pace of developing a…
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On Tuesday, testimony from the New Hampshire forest products industry testified in support of resurrecting biomass energy subsidies. New Hampshire Public Radio reports those working with timber and biomass saying the uncertainty is negatively affecting industry, facilities left untouched and orders aren’t shipping. "I look at this as not a subsidy – I look at this as an…
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Traffic is the source of a fifth of Finland greenhouse emissions, and milk’s share of the emissions hovers around 4%. Valio wants to reduce its milk chain’s carbon footprint to zero by 2035. This goal can be reached in two ways: binding more atmospheric carbon dioxide in grass fields and generating biogas from manure to replace fossil fuels.  “Valio is owned by 5,000…
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced over $79 million (€70.5 million) in funding for research and development (R&D) in bioenergy, which includes biofuels, bioproducts and biopower. “At DOE, we are focused on expanding America’s energy supply, growing the economy, and enhancing energy security, which will all be furthered by the significant advancements made in…
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The Renewable Energy Association (REA) is contesting a proposal by HMRC to increase VAT rates on low carbon technologies such as domestic solar, biomass boilers and battery storage. The HMRC consultation, which closes today, 3 May 2019, proposes that consumers who wish to install certain domestic ‘energy saving materials’ will be hit by a tax hike from between 5 and 20%. Most…
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Valmet has announced an agreement to supply an Asian biomass plant with automation technology, for an undisclosed sum. Phase 2 of the Dangjin 4 Biomass Power Plant, which is owned by GS EPS, is currently under construction in the South Korean city of Dangjin, near Seoul. Delivery is due to take place at the end of 2019, with installation and commissioning to begin in February 2020. The order was…
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Ikea Industry, part of the Inter Ikea Group, is the world’s largest producer of wood furniture. The furniture manufacturer has 39 production sites including the Stepnica site in Poland.   An important Ikea Industry principle is not wasting a single piece of wood: all wood used for the products is sawn so that unnecessary waste is minimalised. Residual wood from the furniture…
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The UK-based Alvan Blanch, post-harvest processing machinery and industrial drying systems manufacturer, has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2019 in the ‘International Trade – Outstanding Achievement’ category. The awards, announced Tuesday, are the most prestigious business accolades within the UK. This is the third time that the company has received the award…
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Tennessee-based waste-to-energy gasification firm Aries Clean Energy announced that its Aries Green biochar product has earned the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label as well as a biochar certification from the International Biochar Institute (IBI). The verification of the product’s biobased content is administered through the USDA’s BioPreferred…
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The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) has awarded $1.5 million (€1.3 million) under its Emerging Technology Challenge for Maine’s Forest Resources. Two companies have each been awarded $750,000 under the initiative, which was established in December 2018 to support the development of emerging technology companies in the forest resource sector. In addition to GO Lab, which received the…
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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed that growth in electricity generated from biomass has ended in the last two years. Electricity generated from biomass totalled 70.6 million MWh in 2018, contributing 2% of total US electricity generation. After growing from 2004 to 2014, the EIA’s data results showed that in 2018, biomass electricity generation was 2% below…
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Dutch health and nutrition company Royal DSM has reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its vitamin production facility in Sisseln, Switzerland, after switching to biomass. The power plant, which will be operated and maintained by energy company Engie and Swiss energy provider ewz, will save 50,000 tons per year of CO2 emissions. The facility produces DSM’s Vitamin A and E products…
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UK biomass producer Stobart Energy has rolled out rugged tablet computers across its fleet of 200 vehicles, to ensure high safety standards are met across its network. The tablet computers are part of a new system deployed by Freeway Fleet Systems to give managers full visibility of the status of the fleet to ‘improve utilisation, cost control and compliance’, according to…
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