Aug 22, 2016
Philippines biomass industry receives $161 million funding boost
Biomass News
Aug 12, 2016
Global financing firm Macquarie Group has reached financial close on £900 million (appr. €1.04m) of total funding for the Tees Renewable Energy Plant (Tees REP).
The 299MWe biomass combined heat and power plant, developed by MGT Power and located in Northeast England, will be the world’s largest new-build biomass plant.
Macquarie, partnering with MGT,... [Read More]
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Aug 10, 2016
Philippines green technology firm Mackay Green Energy will grow more bana grass in order to convert it into a biomass fuel, according to media reports.
Bana grass can be made into coal and biodegradable plastics. Malaya Business Insight reported that Mackay Green Energy is already exporting bana grass to Japan and Korea from Zamboanga, where an initial 200 hectares has... [Read More]
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Aug 8, 2016
The Copenhagen Infrastructure II fund and Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor (BWSC) have acquired 100% of a UK biomass-fired combined heat and power plant project.
The companies have also taken the investment decision to construct the project in Kent, with the total investment amounting to approximately £160 million (€188.3m).
The Kent biomass power... [Read More]
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Jul 22, 2016
US-based energy developer DCO Energy has appointed Evoqua to provide equipment and services for a new biomass cogeneration project for consumer products giant Procter & Gamble.
The $200 million (€181m), 50 MW biomass/wood waste-to-energy plant, to be built by DCO Energy in Albany, Georgia, will provide 100% of the steam energy used by P&G's Albany manufacturing... [Read More]
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Jul 20, 2016
Brazil's power sector regulator Aneel has licensed a 5MW biomass project that won a contract in the A-5 energy auction held on 29 April.
Aneel's licences confirm the tax regularity and the legal, technical, economic, and financial qualifications of the projects.
Owned by local Predilecta Alimentos, the wood chip-fuelled plant will begin commercial operation... [Read More]
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Jul 18, 2016
The global death rate from air pollution will skyrocket in the next few decades lest the energy buckles down and significantly reduces its emissions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says.
In the Energy and Air Pollution special report under the World Energy Outlook, IEA says an estimated 6.5 million death are caused by air pollution annually.
Of these deaths, 3.5... [Read More]
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Jul 14, 2016
Arizona’s first attempt to generate electricity with a mix of biomass and coal will take place later this year, using debris from forest thinning projects in northern Arizona, US.
The test run will take place at the Coronado Generating Station in eastern Arizona, operated by the Salt River Project (SRP), reports Knau Arizona Public Radio.
Officials plan to burn coal... [Read More]
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Jul 14, 2016
Within 25 years, the US could produce enough biomass to support a bioeconomy, including renewable aquatic and terrestrial biomass resources that could be used for energy and to develop products for economic, environmental, social, and national security benefits, a new study finds.
The 2016 Billion-Ton Report, jointly released by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and... [Read More]
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Jul 12, 2016
Corix Multi-Utility Services, a Canadian provider of sustainable utility infrastructure, has signed an agreement with Simon Fraser University (SFU) to move forward with the construction of a new $39-million facility that would use locally sourced biomass to produce green, thermal energy for the two grids it serves.
The plant will be based in Burnaby Mountain –a low,... [Read More]
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Jul 5, 2016
Finnish process technology and automation provider Valmet will deliver a biomass-fired boiler plant and related automation and environmental systems to Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill (Segezha PPM) in Russia.
The boiler, located in the Republic of Karelia, will produce steam for the mill's production processes and enables the mill to use wood residues and sludge as fuel and... [Read More]
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Jul 4, 2016
Danish engineering consultancy Ramboll is advising Dong Energy on plans to convert the coal-fired Asnæs power station in Kalundborg to a biomass-powered CHP plant.
Ramboll will prepare tender documents for fuel handling, boiler/flue gas, turbine plants, building and construction, electrical, control system/SCADA, and remaining plant systems, according to the reNews... [Read More]
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Jul 4, 2016
Three fossil fuels – petroleum, natural gas, and coal – have provided more than 80% of total US energy consumption for more than 100 years, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
In 2015, fossil fuels made up 81.5% of total US energy consumption, the lowest fossil fuel share in the past century, the energy information service found.
In... [Read More]
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Jun 28, 2016
Tokyo-based First Energy Service Co. has announced that it will shed its sole solar power project and shift its focus to biomass, according to media reports.
According to a report in Bloomberg, the company has restructured its business units to focus on woody biomass facilities. It is also expecting strong government subsidies to continue backing its vision.
First Energy... [Read More]
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Jun 24, 2016
Danish power plant developer Burmeister & Wain Scandinavion Contractors (BWSC) has begun the construction of a £140 million biomass plant in the UK.
BWSC took possession of the development site situated at Discovery Park near Sandwich, Kent, earlier this month, and the building is projected to be finished in two years, reports Thanet Gazette.
The project is expected... [Read More]
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Jun 23, 2016
The £25 million Guardbridge Energy Project in Scotland moved a step closer to completion when the Vital Energi project team took delivery of a 6.5MW biomass boiler furnace.
The furnace made the 1,300 mile journey from Sweden, where it was manufactured at Jernforsen’s facility in the remote town of Järnforsen.
The biomass boiler and furnace is 10m high,... [Read More]
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Jun 17, 2016
Finnish tyre company Nokian Tyres has joined a joint venture for building the Nokianvirran Energia biomass power plant in order to ensure the supply of eco-friendly and cost-efficient energy.
The plan to transition to renewable fuels and the rising operating costs of natural gas boilers were other important factors in the decision.
With the new biomass power plant, renewable... [Read More]
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