Jun 23, 2015
Graham awarded contract as part of Liverpool2 project
Biomass News
Jun 23, 2015
Veolia, through its subsidiary in Ireland Veolia Energy Services, has been awarded, by Mayo Renewable Power, a €450 million 15-year contract to operate a biomass power plant in Killala, Co. Mayo, in Ireland.
The plant, which will be the largest independent biomass power plant in Ireland, will provide 42.5MW of combined heat and power, enough electricity to power the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 23, 2015
In New York, US, BioFerm Energy Systems/Viessmann Group has been selected as the anaerobic digester technology provider for a community organic diversion project expected to begin this year.
An estimated 900 tonnes of organic waste from nearby residences, restaurants and grocery stores are currently sent to area landfills in North Elba each year. Once the BioFerm technology... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 12, 2015
Renewable energy targets are now a defining feature of the global energy landscape, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Renewable Energy Target Setting has found 164 countries have adopted at least one type of renewable energy target, up from just 43 countries in 2005. Two more countries – Canada and the United Arab Emirates... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 9, 2015
Blue Sphere Corp., a clean energy company that develops, manages and owns waste-to-energy projects, has broken ground on its waste-to-energy project in Johnston, Rhode Island in the US.
The plant will produce 3.2MW of clean energy from uneaten food that would normally end up in local landfills. That electricity will then be sold to the national grid to provide power to... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 8, 2015
In Brazil, Solvay has opened its first fully dedicated Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory (IBL) to boost the development of innovations and solutions based on sustainable chemistry, used in a growing range of end-markets.
The fully integrated laboratory in Paulinia will chiefly focus on researching new processes and molecules derived from biomass, which is mostly plant... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 8, 2015
A new public-private partnership led by Clemson University and a worldwide biomass and bioenergy producer will research the use of crops that can both open new markets for South Carolina, US landowners and support the growing global demand for renewable energy.
In forming the Carolina Energy Crop Alliance, Abengoa Energy Crops has committed more than $1 million (€900,000)... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jun 8, 2015
Pinnacle Renewable Energy has announced the first full loading of wood pellets into a Panamax class vessel.
This world first took place at the company's Westview Terminal in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, on 2 June 2015. It will be the largest load of wood pellets ever shipped anywhere in the history of the industry.
Panamax vessels are purpose-built to utilise... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 8, 2015
DNC Energy, an environmental firm focused on building renewable energy infrastructure, has received major funding through a bond programme to build a waste wood and crop residue fired biomass electric generation plant in Ukraine's Kyiv region.
The 25MW facility is the thirteenth biomass plant to be built in Ukraine, which currently has six burning biomass plants and seven... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 2, 2015
In Scotland, Scot Heat and Power and Cochran have signed a joint agreement for the development of industrial biomass projects.
Scot Heat and Power is one of Scotland's largest independent suppliers of biomass fuel stock, including woodchips and pellets, while Cochran is a supplier of industrial steam and hot-water boiler plants.
Together the two companies will be able... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 1, 2015
Renewable energy company ElectraTherm, in partnership with Air Burners, is to develop a whole log wood waste burner utilising its Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power generating technology.
The product, called the PGFireBox, eliminates large amounts of wood waste without any pre-processing.
Air Burners, an air curtain burning system, utilises patented technology to dispose... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 1, 2015
Renewable energy company Columbia Biogas has scrapped plans to build an anaerobic digestion plant in Oregon, US.
The $55 million (€50 million) plant would have converted the community's food waste into renewable energy.
However, on 29 May, Columbia Biogas' president John McKinney issued this statement on the company's website: 'As of the end of this month, Columbia... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 1, 2015
Mexico can increase the use of renewable energy in its energy mix from 4.4%to 21% by 2030, according to a report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
'Renewable Energy Prospects: Mexico', prepared in collaboration with the Mexican Energy Secretariat (SENER), also found that Mexico could generate up to 46% of its electricity by 2030 from renewable... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 1, 2015
Viaspace has been engaged by Clean Energy Solutions Pacific (CES), an independent power producer focused on developing power for energy markets, to provide engineering and design work for a 2MW biogas power plant fuelled by Giant King Grass.
The CES project located in Papua New Guinea is to own and operate a biogas power plant and Giant King Grass plantation that delivers... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jun 1, 2015
PHI Group, a US public company engaged in energy and natural resources, has filed a form D with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a $60 million (€55 million) private placement under the auspices of Rule 506(c) of Regulation D for accredited and institutional investors.
The placement has been structured by offering 40 million investment units at the price... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 28, 2015
Renewable energy accounted for 9.8% of total domestic energy consumption in 2014, report the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). This marks the highest renewable energy share since the 1930s, when wood was a much larger contributor to domestic energy supply.
Renewable energy use grew an average of 5% per year over 2001-2014 from its most recent low in 2001. The... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 28, 2015
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has selected E4tech to lead a consortium that will deliver the latest project in its bioenergy programme – a techno-economic assessment of biomass pre-processing.
This 11 month project will provide an assessment of the economic and performance trade-offs associated with pre-processing options, and the value they provide compared... [Read More]
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