Sep 9, 2014
Global wood pellet demand to reach 50 million tonnes by 2024
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Sep 9, 2014
Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels, a sustainable fuels company, will receive a loan from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the construction of waste-to-jet fuel facility.
The USDA is to award a $105 million (€81.5 million) Biorefinery Assistance Program loan guarantee to Fulcrum, which the company will use to build a biorefinery in Nevada, US. The new facility, which... [Read More]
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Sep 9, 2014
Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso is investing €32 million in a new demonstration plant, to be built in Louisiana, US, following its recent acquisition of biotechnology association Virdia.
The plant will be used to validate, on an industrial scale, Virdia's technology. This newly acquired extraction and separation process enables cellulosic biomass, such... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 9, 2014
UK supermarket Marks & Spencer (M&S) has purchased the majority of Biomethane Certificates (BMCs) from the green gas being produced at Future Biogas's £8 million (€10 million) biomethane plant in Doncaster.
The BMCs, registered with Green Gas Trading (GGT) in the name of Future Biogas, represent the green (bio) element of the biomethane produced at the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 9, 2014
Construction work on ReFood's new £20 million (€25 million) anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Widnes, UK has been completed by building and civil engineering contractor Britcon. The project has now been officially handed over.
The plant is the largest gas-to-grid AD facility in the UK and the second plant for the ReFood brand in the UK. It will recycle some... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 4, 2014
Project Liberty, the US's first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant, located in Emmetsburg, Iowa, has been officially opened.
A joint venture of DSM and Poet, Project Liberty will convert 285,000 tonnes a year of biomass sourced from within a 45-mile radius of the plant into renewable fuel. Feedstocks will include baled corn cobs, leaves, husk and stalk.
The plant... [Read More]
Pellets News
Sep 2, 2014
RusForest AB, a Swedish forestry company with operations in Russia, has released its second quarter 2014 report.
Within this report the company revealed that, during the three months ended 30 June, it produced 12,830 tonnes of wood pellets at its production plant in Arkhangelsk.
Additionally, revenue from continuing operations during this period reached $17.8 million (€13.5... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 2, 2014
MT-Energie UK, a provider of anaerobic digestion plants in the UK, will build and integrate additional digesters for two existing AD operations in the UK: on the Apsley Estate in Hampshire, and at Clayton Hall Farm, West Yorkshire.
In both cases MT-Energie has been chosen to assess and carry out all works relating to the plant expansion, in some cases replacing components... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 2, 2014
Eco Sustainable Solutions, the owner of a food waste AD plant in Dorset, UK, is expanding the facility with the addition of a further 1.1MW of food waste processing capacity.
The expansion contract has been awarded to Weltec Biopower UK, which built the original Eco-Dorset AD plant and commissioned it in 2012. The extension will be completed by the end of this year.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 2, 2014
It has been reported that GDF Suez's Belgian subsidiary, Electrabel, has resumed operations at its Max Green Rodenhuize biomass-fired power plant in Ghent.
According to Platts, operations restarted on 28 August after an agreement was reached with authorities and stakeholders over the renewal of green certificates.
The Ghent plant is able to handle up to 850,000 tonnes... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 2, 2014
Technology start-up company Algae Systems, along with Japan's IHI Corp, has completed the demonstration of a new biofuel production approach. Algae Systems is a group company of IHI Corp based on a joint venture partnership with Algae Systems' founders
The process involved converting algae and wastewater into both energy and clean water. The demo plant, located in Daphne,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 2, 2014
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) is investing £64 million (€80.8 million) into a new energy from waste plant in Derby.
The project is being developed by Derby City and Derbyshire County Councils, alongside sponsors Interserve and Shanks Group. GIB will provide long-term loan financing alongside Germany's Bayerische Landesbank and Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 2, 2014
Engineering firm Spencer Group has delivered the first project as part of a £150 million (€190 million) investment in biomass handling operations at the Humber Ports, UK.
The facility is the first to be completed to support a 15-year contract between port operator Associated British Ports (ABP) and Drax Power to enable sustainable biomass to be transported to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 27, 2014
Clean energy company Bluesphere has announced it is pursuing a strategy to work in partnership with landfill owners to convert harmful methane gas emissions from landfills into electricity.
The process is based in readily available technology that is already being used in various parts of the US and other parts of the world.
Methane can be converted into energy by drilling... [Read More]
Pellets News
Aug 26, 2014
Rentech, the owner and operator of wood fibre processing, wood pellet production and nitrogenfertiliser manufacturing businesses, has released selected financial results for the three and six months ended June 30 2014.
In a statement, Rentech CEO and president Hunt Ramsbottom commented: 'Our wood fibre businesses continue to grow. Construction of our Canadian wood pellet... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 26, 2014
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... [Read More]
Pellets News
Aug 26, 2014
Kleangas Energy Technologies (KGET), a producer of alternative clean technologies and products that promote energy efficiency, has shipped 200 tonnes of wood pellets to Busan, South Korea as part of its current purchase order.
According to a statement, this shipment is different to previous ones in that it is being packaged for consumer use in 18kg bags instead of commercial... [Read More]
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