Jul 28, 2015
Aston University develops portable bioenergy facility
Biogas News
Jul 28, 2015
Alkcon Corp., a developer of natural gas processing equipment, has entered into an exclusivity agreement and a letter of intent with Flogas Group of Leicestershire, England.
The agreement grants Flogas the exclusive right to market and sell the company's proprietary methane-to-propane gas conversion technology in the UK, Ireland, France, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands and... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 27, 2015
The Sustainable Biomass Partnership (SBP) says it welcomes the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) initiative to develop a voluntary mechanism for the transfer of GHG emission-related data along the PEFC-certified supply chain.
The SBP had identified this as an important opportunity for PEFC given that wood-for-energy producers need to collect... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 27, 2015
In the US, Greenleaf Power, an owner and operator of green energy power plants and a portfolio company of leading energy and resources-focused global private equity firm Denham Capital, has finalised the purchase of the Plainfield Renewable Energy Plant located in Plainfield, Connecticut.
'The acquisition of Plainfield Renewable Energy will mark Greenleaf Power's sixth... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 24, 2015
Local authorities have greenlighted an application to build an anaerobic digester and associated infrastructure at Deal Farm in Bressingham, UK.
The plant will be constructed by Envitec, a Germany-based biogas constructor and solutions provider, who will also supply the necessary technology.
The system will convert pig and chicken manure and locally grown maize silage... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 23, 2015
UPB Energy has begun the construction of a biomass cogeneration station at Cieceres parish, Kurzeme region, Latvia.
The station, with a planned electric power output of 3.98MW and thermal power of 15.9MW, has been commissioned by 4 Energia, an independent electicity producer in the Baltic States, with UPB supplying and installing the plant’s technology.
The biomass... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 23, 2015
Geomembrane Technologies (GTI) has announced it is now the exclusive distributor of double-membrane gasholders, manufactured by VSO Biogas Technologies, in the United States and Canada.
The Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, based company’s cover experts can deliver, install, and commission these gasholders, and provide advice on how to maximize the use... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 22, 2015
Saxlund International, a fully-owned subsidiary of the energy and environmental technology group Opcon, has received an order for the delivery of a biomass handling system.
The system will be delivered for Babcock & Wilcox Vølund, Denmark, for a green energy project in Margam – Port Talbot, between Swansea and Cardiff in South Wales, UK.
The scope of the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 21, 2015
Brazilian biomass plants have produced an average of 1,449 MW in the first five months of 2015, Brazil’s Power Commercialisation Chamber (CCEE) reports.
InfoMercade Mensal, a CCEE newsletter, reports the amount is up 17.5% from last year’s.
In May Brazil’s calculated biomass power capacity was 10.7 GW, which is up by 9.6%.
The state of Sao Paulo is the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 21, 2015
UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Equitix have announced a commitment to fund the construction of a £30 million (€43 million) energy facility in Sheffield.
The Equitix managed fund Energy Savings Investments (ESI), in which GIB is a cornerstone investor, is investing £14.6 million in the project. An additional £15 million of private capital has... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 16, 2015
In the US, the California Department of Food and Agriculture has announced that the AgPower Visalia project in Tulare County has been awarded a $3 million (€2.7 million) dairy digester R&D grant.
The project, developed by Camco Clean Energy, will be built by Regenis at the Moonlight Dairy in Visalia, the heart of California's largest in the nation dairy industry,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 16, 2015
Norske Skog is planning to build a biogas plant at the site of one of its mills in Norway, which will use bio-waste from the paper production process as feedstock.
The company will invest NOK150 million (€17 million) in the project.
'We are planning to commercialise bio-waste from raw material into gas at our mills. Despite challenging markets, we believe that our... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 16, 2015
HoSt, a specialist in bioenergy systems, has received an order from Ataro Clima to construct a 1.5MWe biogas plant in Tsalapitsa, Bulgaria.
This is the third such plant which HoSt will build in Bulgaria, and the second which will be able to handle large amounts of straw due to the addition of a straw input line.
The need to digest these large amounts of straw instead of... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 16, 2015
The world's largest ever single shipment of biomass has been discharged on the quayside at Associated British Ports' (ABP) Humber International Terminal (HIT) at the Port of Immingham ready for onward transit to Drax power station.
Almost 60,000 tonnes of wood pellets were unloaded from the POPI S – the first time such cargo has been carried by a Panamax-class vessel.... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 14, 2015
Vecoplan has executed a fixed-price contract with Fulcrum BioEnergy, to design, engineer, install and commission a municipal solid waste (MSW) feedstock processing system for Fulcrum's Sierra BioFuels Plant.
Fulcrum has developed a reliable and efficient process for converting MSW, or household garbage that would otherwise be landfilled, into low-cost, low-carbon renewable... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 14, 2015
Boeing and Japanese aviation industry stakeholders have charted a course to develop sustainable aviation biofuel for flights during the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, when millions of people are expected to visit Japan.
The Initiatives for Next Generation Aviation Fuels (INAF) – a consortium of 46 organisations including Boeing, All Nippon Airways (ANA),... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 14, 2015
On 10 July Mr Haris Basit became the new CEO of clean energy company Viaspace and was also appointed to the Viaspace board of directors.
Basit comes to Viaspace with a proven and successful track record as a senior executive and technology entrepreneur. He has worked as a staff engineer at IBM, a manager at Rockwell International, a manager at Bell Labs, VP of business... [Read More]
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