Biomass News

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending up to PLN295 million (€71 million) to the Polish energy company Tauron Polish Energy for its investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency in southern Poland, to be completed by the end of 2016. With the support of the EIB, Tauron Group will expand its electricity distribution networks and upgrade the existing equipment, which will…
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The Speyside biomass power station in Moray, Scotland has been guaranteed £48 million (€60 million) of finance by the UK government, and a further £26 million from international infrastructure investor John Laing and the Green Investment Bank (GIB). The new woodchip combined heat and power (CHP) plant will supply 87.4GWh of renewable electricity per annum to the national grid. It…
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Construction on a $35 million (€26.5 million) 10MW biomass-fired power plant in Nadroga, Fiji has begun following the formation of a joint venture between Tropik Wood Industries Fiji and Korea-based Gimco. According to reports, the investment for the project will be sourced locally as well as through overseas funding. A timeframe of 28 months has been allocated, with completion slated for…
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Grontmij, a listed consulting and engineering company, has been appointed by Helsingør Utilities to convert the Helsingør combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Denmark from natural gas to biomass. With the construction of a new boiler unit and the redevelopment of existing facilities, Helsingør Utilities aims to lower CO2 emissions, in line with the ongoing sustainable…
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AT Capital, a Singapore-based $2.5 billion (€1.8 billion) private investment fund, has invested around $40 million in renewable energy projects developed by India's Orange Group. The Orange Group focuses on biomass, as well as hydro, wind and solar energy. With plans of becoming one of the leading renewable energy companies in India, targeting 1,000MW of power generation by 2017 through…
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The Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking, a public-private partnership between the EU and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC), has approved the funding of 10 projects totalling €120 million to boost the EU capacity to stimulate growth and jobs via a more circular, low carbon and sustainable bioeconomy. The BBI is a €3.7 billion innovative partnership that was officially launched…
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US agriculture could provide up to 155 million tonnes of crop residues and 60 million tonnes of manure for the generation of clean fuels and electricity in 2030, according to new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The UCS research found the top 10 states with the potential to use the residues left behind from crop harvest and livestock production, such as plant materials and…
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Caraga Renewable Energy, a subsidiary and power generation arm of Eastern Petroleum, has been awarded a contract to operate the first phase of a 47MW biomass-fired power plant in Agusan del Norte, Philippines. Phase one of the project will generate 23.5MW renewable energy. Caraga signed the contract in the municipality of Buenavista. Expected to cost $100 million (€74 million), the plant…
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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 plants will also be…
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Dong Energy Thermal Power is developing a renewable energy plant near Fredercia in Denmark that will supply district heating and power to local residents. On 23 July, the Babcock and Wilcox Company (B&W) announced that B&W Vølund, a subsidiary of B&W Power Generation Group, was awarded a contract exceeding $80 million (€60 million) to build a 280MW-thermal (MWth) biomass…
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Dalkia, an energy services provider and subsidiary of Veolia Environnement and Electricité de France (EDF), and the Canadian investment fund Fengate Capital Management are joining forces to develop what will be their second biomass power plant in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada. This plant will consume 307,000 tonnes a year of biomass to generate 40MW of electricity. This production will…
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Plans to build a £160 million (€202 million) biomass-fired power plant in Stockton-On-Tees, in the north of the UK, have been accepted and planning permission granted by Stockton Council. Port Clarance Energy, a joint venture between Eco2 and Temporis Capital, is the behind the project, plans for which were submitted in April earlier this year. The new power plant will produce 49MW a…
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Another Scottish distillery is to go green after receiving funding from the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB). Balmenach Distillery in Speyside is the third such facility to benefit from the GIB's investment in the Scottish drinks industry. The project will be financed using £5 million of funding announced last month. Balmenach itself will also contribute capital in order to install new…
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Mark Rising of Johnstown, New York, has been named health and safety manager at ReEnergy Holdings. Rising has more than 30 years' experience in industrial health and safety management. Before joining ReEnergy, he worked most recently as a safety specialist at PSEG Bethlehem Energy Center. Prior to that, Rising was a programme safety manager supporting Antarctica mission locations for the 109th…
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