Biomass News

The UK parliament has released a research briefing analysing the country's current position on, and outlook for, the use of biomass. It stated that the Climate Change Committee (CCC) expects demand for biomass in the UK to rise significantly in the coming decades, as a means to supply bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). It also expects demand to increase from other industries…
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Aggreko, a world-leading provider of mobile modular power, temperature control and energy services, has been selected through a competitive tender by EDF La Réunion to provide 24MV diesel mobile power units to the Bois-Rouge power plant in Réunion Island, a French Department on the Indian Ocean. The power solution will enable EDF La Réunion to convert the plant from coal to biomass without…
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PT Energi Primer Indonesia, a subsidiary of PT PLN (Persero), has strengthened its supply chain of biomass as a substitute for coal for steam power plants (PLTU). The company's president director, Iwan Agung Firstantara, said a memorandum of understanding (MoU) had been agreed with PT Energy Management Indonesia and PT Alpha Rizki Teknologi for developing and managing biomass. "This…
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The new Norwegian Climate Investment Fund, managed by Norfund, has announced it is investing 600 million NOK (€56m) in equity in SAEL, an Indian solar and agri waste-to-energy company. The organisation said the investment will contribute to avoiding more than 2.8 million tons of CO2 emissions and improving air quality by reducing stubble burning. Each year farmers in Northern India are forced…
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Durable Wood Products Inc. (DWP) and EMC Energy Inc, two Guyanese companies, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) India, in the presence of President Mohamed Irfaan Ali in New Delhi on 12 January, reported News Room. The collaboration will see the implementation of a 1.5 MW wood waste-based power generation through the gasification route for…
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MGT Teesside, the company behind the £650m TeesREP power station, has said that changes to its "work schedule" have meant certain contractors onsite are no longer needed until later in the year, reported Teesside Live. A spokesperson for TeesREP on Tees Dock Road said: "We have decided to make changes to our work schedule for this year which has meant some contractors are not required on site…
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Bain Capital Private Equity announced today (12 January) that it has completed a deal to acquire a stake in biomass-to-biofuel producer EcoCeres Inc, as the Boston-based investor strives to ramp up its sustainable investment, reported Reuters. In response to an enquiry from the publication, Bain apparently said it had invested $400 million (€371m) of growth capital for a significant  stake in…
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China’s state-owned assets supervisor has integrated one of the country’s leading biomass power generation companies, under China's biggest power grid firm State Grid Corporation of China, into State Power Investment Corp., the world's largest renewable power producer, in order to consolidate their assets and better serve the national energy strategy, reported Yicai Global. The merger will…
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Bain Capital is approaching a deal to acquire a minority stake in EcoCeres - a biomass company that is majority owned by Hong Kong & China Gas Co, reported Bloomberg. The private equity firm is seeking to boost its sustainable investing strategy, according to people familiar with the matter. The sources claimed the firms are discussing details of a deal that could be worth a few hundred…
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The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has written to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to emphasise that the important contribution waste wood biomass is making in the transition away from fossil fuels should not be overlooked. The WRA's letter was sent ahead of the launch of BEIS' Biomass Strategy, highlighting the sector's crucial contribution to providing…
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Standard Biocarbon Corporation (SBC) has announced the arrival in Portland, US of two pyrolysis machines to produce high quality “biochar'' from wood chips. Biochar is used in agriculture, environmental remediation and storm water management, and has many other emerging uses. The machines, manufactured by Pyreg of Dorth Germany, were unloaded at the Eimskip pier in Portland in late-December…
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Researchers from Okayama University have identified an effective mechanical compression system for drying plant biomass for power generation without the need for thermal drying. This is significant because, since plant biomass contains more than 50% moisture, mechanical methods (or heating and natural seasoning) need to be implemented to reduce this to about 35% - to increase power generation…
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The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has inked a pact with Sun Energy Power Engineering Corporation, Sangrur, for the commercialisation of paddy straw-based biogas plant made up of Mild Steel (MS) sheet (above the ground) technology, designed and developed under the Scheme “All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Energy in Agriculture and Agro-based Industries (AICRP on EAAI)” as well…
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Valmet has announced it will deliver boiler conversions and emission reduction solutions for government-owned Veolia Group’s Hungarian subsidiary CHP-Invest Kft at its power plant in Oroszlány, Hungary. The order includes the conversion of two coal-fired boilers to bubbling fluidised bed combustion to enable the boilers to run mainly on biomass fuel. The order is included in Valmet’s orders…
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