Jan 26, 2015
Waste management firm invests in a greener future
Pellets News
Jan 26, 2015
PHI Group, a company focused on energy and natural resources, has signed an agreement with Alabama-based AG Materials to jointly set up a 200,000 tonne wood pellet mill in Florida, US.
A statement released by the companies says that the joint venture secured approximately 400,000 tonnes of Southern Yellow Pine feedstock per year from a reliable industrial source for the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 26, 2015
In France, Delipapier Frouard, part of the multinational paper company Sofidel Group, has launched its new biomass plant with an overall investment of approximately €6.5 million.
This is yet another step forward in Sofidel's strategy to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases.
The plant is expected to reduce greenhouse gases by over 6.8 million m3 and will cut Delipapier's... [Read More]
Other News
Jan 26, 2015
Warrington's Stobart Group has signed a £110 million biofuel supply deal with a Welsh company.
In the agreement, Stobart Energy will source, process and supply 250,000 tonnes per year of recycled waste wood to Margam over 14 years.
The Transport business will also transport the product which will generate additional revenue for the company's Energy Division.
'This... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 21, 2015
In Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC) is to award a contract to International Mechanical and Electrical Co. to build the world's first bioenergy pilot project to use desert land – irrigated by seawater – for the production of both bioenergy and food.
The contract follows new research that has been carried out at the... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jan 20, 2015
Construction of a proposed pellet plant at Tolko's Lavington mill will begin later this month, Tolko Industries and Pinnacle Renewable Energy have announced.
The decision follows a significant consultation and review process, and permit approval from the Ministry of Environment (MoE) and the District of Coldstream.
The plant will employ technology which advances the way... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jan 20, 2015
RusForest, a Swedish forestry company with operations in Russia, has engaged mechanical engineering firm Hekotek to build a wood pellet production facility at the company's Magistralny sawmill in Eastern Siberia.
Under the contract, Hekotek will deliver equipment for the construction of the plant, which will have an annual capacity of 30,000 tonnes. The facility will be... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jan 20, 2015
Maine Woods Pellet Company is building a biomass-fired power plant in Athens, Maine and has chosen Turboden to supply what will be the world's largest biomass-based Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC).
Maine Woods Pellet owns and operates a wood pellet production facility. This plant can produce up to 100,000 tonnes per year of wood pellets for the bulk and bagged fuel markets,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 20, 2015
At Cannington Cold Stores' 45,000 tonne Bridgwater site in Somerset, UK, Veolia has installed a 2MW biogas combined heat and power (CHP) plant. This adds to four existing 324kW CHPs it has already successfully installed at the site.
The biogas solution has been supplied by Cogenco, Veolia's package CHP team and is fuelled by waste food, helping the chilled food storage... [Read More]
Other News
Jan 20, 2015
Construction has started on a new 44.2MW biomass power plant in Snetterton.
The plant, known as Snetterton Renewable Energy Plant, is being developed by Eco2 and Iceni Energy. Using straw as its feedstock, the plant will have capacity to generate enough electricity to meet the needs of 82,000 homes and the potential to become an electricity connectivity point for Snetterton... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 13, 2015
BlueRock Energy, a privately held energy solutions company, and ReEnergy Black River have entered into a services agreement to support the delivery of power from ReEnergy's 60MW Black River bioenergy facility to the Fort Drum US Army installation in New York.
Under the agreement, BlueRock Energy is performing load forecasting, scheduling and delivery services from the... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jan 13, 2015
A wood pellet plant, built and started-up by mechanical engineering company Hekotek in November 2014, has reached the designed output capacity of 30,000 tonnes per year.
The plant, owned by Lesresurs and being operated by Rusforest Management Group, is located in the Irkutsk region of Eastern Siberia.
The wood pellets are produced from sawdust and pulp chips generated... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 13, 2015
Renewable energy company Tamar Energy has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with EDF Energy for its current 11MW generation portfolio.
The PPA covers Tamar Energy's first five anaerobic digestion plants, at Basingstoke, Hampshire; Holbeach, Lincolnshire; Retford, Nottinghamshire; Halstead, Essex and Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. The PPA was signed with EDF... [Read More]
Other News
Jan 13, 2015
Renewable fuel producer UPM has started commercial production at its renewable diesel biorefinery in Lappeenranta, Finland.
The UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery is based on a hydrotreatment process developed by the company, and produces approximately 120 million litres per year of renewable UPM BioVerno diesel.
UPM's BioVerno diesel, which is produced out of crude tall oil,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 12, 2015
If heat and power plants that burn forest woodchips acquire these chips from optimised supply chains, they can obtain better quality biomass and lower their total acquisition costs. This is according to a study by Ramoll Finland, commissioned by Miktech Oy.
An optimised supply chain includes comprehensive and real-time management features for biomass, resources and conditions.
'The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 12, 2015
Waste-to-product business, Shanks Group, has announced that Iris Solutions, a consortium led by Orgaworld Canada, part of Shanks' Organics division, has been selected as the preferred proponent for the Surrey Biofuels Processing Facility project in Canada.
Shanks will build the plant, which will process 115,000 tonnes of residual kitchen and garden waste from Surrey each... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 12, 2015
A biogas plant complete with gas upgrading facility has been installed for Icknield Gas in Oxfordshire, UK.
Construction began in June 2014 and was complete in six months; since 12 December Icknield Gas has been feeding green energy into the existing Southern Gas Networks grid.
Using a combination of pig slurry, farm by-products and energy crops, the facility is able to... [Read More]
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