Apr 9, 2018
New biomass power generation plant points to growing Japanese market
Biomass News
Apr 6, 2018
An EPC contractor has been appointed to construct a 25MW biomass plant as part of the South African Government’s recently signed Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP).
Working as a consortium, ELB Engineering Services, KC Cottrell and the ELB Educational Trust have been appointed to construct the new facility by Ngodwana Energy. The biomass... [Read More]
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Apr 4, 2018
Veolia has been selected to operate and maintain three biomass-to-energy facilities on the US east coast.
Georgia Renewable Power (GRP) chose Veolia Energy Operating Services, a division of Veolia North America, to take charge of the new projects in Georgia and North Carolina.
Veolia will support the startup and commissioning of the biomass projects in Lumberton, North... [Read More]
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Apr 3, 2018
Voltalia has commenced construction work on a new biomass power plant in the city of Cacao, French Guiana.
The plant will have a 25 year contract with secured tariff, generating between 10 and 15 million euros of annual energy sales revenues, according to a statement from Voltalia. The power production generated into the public grid will be sold at a much lower price than... [Read More]
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Mar 27, 2018
The Sino-Thai company will build the 20.6MW, rubber wood-fed facility in South Thailand. The value of the contract was not disclosed.
Having received permission to proceed earlier in March 2018, the plant is expected to begin commercial operation in March 2020, when it will sell its generating capacity to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand under the country’s... [Read More]
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Mar 23, 2018
A report from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies adds to the growing criticism of biomass' ability to curb carbon dioxide emissions. It also highlights the negative effects that artificial forests have on biodiversity.
While providing more analysis of the balance between carbon sequestration in forest growth and carbon emissions in burning, the study looks at the... [Read More]
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Mar 22, 2018
A new study from the Energy Technologies Institute has looked at how second generation crops will help the UK meet its energy needs by 2050.
The research has found that water washing is the most effective technology to prepare crops for energy use.
Titled ‘Understanding variability in biomass feedstocks and the opportunities for pre-preprocessing’, the report... [Read More]
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Mar 15, 2018
A comprehensive new study is aiming to offer unprecedented detail on the potential for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology in the US.
BECCS involves taking the CO2 produced from burning biomass for electricity, and permanently storing it underground. With the feedstock plants grown to produce the biomass absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere in their... [Read More]
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Mar 6, 2018
The project will see the plant reduce its wood chip and wood pellet consumption while maintaining current levels of energy production.
The upgrade Herning Power Station in Denmark will see the installation of a flue gas condensation plant to draw the residual heat from exhaust fumes to increase efficiency. The project is expected to reduce the consumption of biomass feedstock... [Read More]
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Mar 1, 2018
Local press reported 28 February that a fire had started at Enviva’s Chesapeake, Virginia deep-water marine terminal. The company reports that the fire is now under control.
Onsite personnel, the terminal’s fire suppression systems and emergency services fought the blaze. No injuries have been reported.
According to a release from the local fire department,... [Read More]
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Feb 28, 2018
The plant is owned by Grupo Piasa, a company run jointly by a number of Mexican bottlers, including Arca Continental, a major bottler for Coca-Cola in Latin America. It is capable of producing 50MW/h.
The project has received $61 million (€49.8 million) over three years and uses waste from sugarcane milling to generate steam for electricity production. The power will... [Read More]
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Feb 27, 2018
27 February Drax posted its 2017 numbers showing growth in energy output and earnings from renewable energy tariffs.
The growth comes despite a fire in December that reportedly cost the company £10 million (€11.3 million) and as coal is being phased-out of the UK’s energy mix.
Energy output was up to 20 TWh in 2017 from 19.6 TWh in 2016, with 65% of this... [Read More]
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Feb 27, 2018
Waste gasification to energy specialist Eqtec has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Cobra Instalaciones Y Servicos, a company specialising in infrastructure projects.
The agreement aims to identify and then collaborate on waste-to-energy projects which will use Eqtec’s proprietary gasifier technology (EGT).
Under the terms of the agreement, Cobra will be... [Read More]
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Feb 21, 2018
Renewable output in the UK rose 27% to 96TWh in 2017, according to new research from Imperial College London scientists, published in collaboration with Drax.
The latest Electric Insights report reveals that 50% of power generation in the UK last year came from low-carbon sources.
Interestingly, a press release announcing the report notes that this 96TWh of electricity... [Read More]
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Feb 19, 2018
A recently published study from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has revealed the economic impact of closing a biomass power plant in the state.
In spring 2017 the Minnesota state legislature passed a law allowing Xcel Energy to buy and then shutdown Benson Power, a 50mW biomass facility that uses a mixture of poultry litter and wood... [Read More]
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Feb 6, 2018
UK based real estate investment trust LXi REIT has announced its acquisition of the Stobart biomass storage and processing plant in Rotherham, Yorkshire.
LXi REIT has acquired the freehold interest on the facility in a sale and leaseback transaction. According to a statement from the company, the purchase price is £3.4 million (€3.8 million).
The biomass facility... [Read More]
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Feb 5, 2018
Biomass and forestry management business Active Energy has announced that its first commercial CoalSwitch plant in Utah, US, will have its official opening this week.
According to Active Energy, CoalSwitch is “unique, high-calorific, high bulk-density, advanced biomass pellet that behaves just like coal, albeit with all the environmental benefits of clean... [Read More]
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Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded a total of 187.3 megawatts (MW) to 244 biomass projects in the latest round of its competitive tendering process
Veolia and Waga Energy have inaugurated a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Granges landfill site in Burgundy, eastern France
Repsol is preparing to begin producing biomethane and hydrogen at its industrial complex in Sines, Portugal, with operations expected to start in 2026
