May 20, 2014
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May 20, 2014
Mercer International, a pulp manufacturer based in Canada, is considering entering the market for ENplus pellets through its German subsidiary ZPR.
ZPR, it has been reported, has contacted various central European pellets manufacturers seeking quotes on a purchase quantity of around 5,000 tonnes of either ENplus or DINplus pellets for June, July, August and September.
The... [Read More]
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May 20, 2014
Assured Asset Energy (AAE), a UK-based company specialising in anaerobic digestion and waste gasification technologies, has set up £27 million (€33 million) in financing for up to 30 new on-farm biogas projects in Northern Ireland.
The fund, AAE says, will help Northern Ireland reach its 2020 renewables target. Set out in the Strategic Energy Framework for Northern... [Read More]
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May 20, 2014
Aurivo, a multipurpose agricultural co-operative, has opened a biomass plant at its Dairy Ingredients site in Ballaghadareen, Ireland.
The facility will operate as a combined heat and power plant, with Aurivo expecting to begin selling on excess energy to the national grid by 2016. It will use 30,000 tonnes of woodchips annually, sources from Aurivo's subsidiary company... [Read More]
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May 20, 2014
Cleantech company BioNitrogen Holdings, which utilises patented technology to build plants for the conversion of biomass to urea fertiliser, held a ribbon cutting ceremony on 14 May at the site of its initial plant in Hendry County, Florida.
'We are hopeful this is the beginning of our county starting to diversify economically while creating new job potential,' Karson... [Read More]
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May 20, 2014
Drax Biomass International, since 2012, has been developing a 450,000 tonne per year wood pellet production plant in Gloster, in the US state of Mississippi.
The multi-million dollar facility, named Amite BioEnergy, will create 45 direct jobs once operational, in addition to indirect jobs during the construction and in the transportation and forestry sectors.
Now, reports... [Read More]
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May 20, 2014
Bluesphere, a clean energy company that develops, manages and owns renewable energy projects, has started the detailed design and engineering work for its 5.2MW waste-to-energy plant in Charlotte in the US state of North Carolina.
This detailed design and engineering work, which is expected to take about two months, is the first stage of project execution. It will be followed... [Read More]
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May 13, 2014
Kleangas Energy Technologies, an alternative clean technology company and distributor of wood pellets, has received a purchase order for 3,000 tonnes of G-Pel pellets.
The pellets will be shipped from the Port of Long Beach in California, US to Korea. This is Kleangas's second Korean buyer.
'We now have two buyers from Korea and we are negotiating with several other buyers... [Read More]
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May 13, 2014
A European corporation has ordered a full-scale commercial 100,000 tonne per year torrefaction plant from Konza Renewable Fuels (KRF) and Aeon Energy Solutions. Expected delivery is early 2015.
KRF is headquartered in Topeka in the US state of Kansas and operates in the green, renewable energy sector. The company says its proprietary test unit in Healy, Kansas has torrefied... [Read More]
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May 13, 2014
Energy and environmental technology group Opcon has won a major bioenergy contract for Saxlund's fuel handling and biomass combustion technology in the UK. The order value amounts to around SEK35 million (€3.9 million) with commissioning in 2015.
The project, which is a joint development between Saxlund in Sweden and the UK, will see Saxlund will provide the fuel... [Read More]
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May 12, 2014
Representatives of Tolko Industries, Nazko First Nations and Pacific BioEnergy (PBE) have partnered for the Quesnel Timber Supply Area.
The agreement will provide additional log supply for Tolko's Quest Wood sawmill, harvesting work for Nazko Logging and additional fibre for PBE's wood pellet manufacturing plant in Prince George in the Canadian province of British Columbia.... [Read More]
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May 12, 2014
Energy Works, a £150 million (€184 million) renewable power plant to be built on a 12 acre site in Hull, the UK, has selected a joint venture partnership to design, build and operate the facility.
MWH Treatment, part of US-based MWH Global, and engineering firm Spencer Group have combined to win preferred bidder status.
Energy Works has named the joint venture... [Read More]
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May 12, 2014
FortisBC, a regulated utility company based in British Columbia, Canada, is seeking expressions of interest from potential biomethane suppliers for its renewable natural gas programme.
The call for applicants will help the Canadian province grow its supply of this renewable and carbon neutral energy source. The company is seeking interest from suppliers for an additional... [Read More]
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May 12, 2014
UK-based biogas plant EPC contractor FLI Energy has begun constructing the Fraddon biogas plant, a biomethane-to-grid anaerobic digestion (AD) project located in Cornwall, UK.
The company signed the EPC contract this March, with project developer Greener for Life Energy.
Under the £7 million (€8.5 million) contract, FLI Energy will provide full EPC wrapped project... [Read More]
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May 6, 2014
Finland's wood pellet production capacity increased by 7% in 2013 compared to the previous year, according to reports. Output rose 18,000 tonnes reaching 270,000 tonnes last year.
Last year the nation exported 78,000 tonnes of wood pellets, the majority of which was destined to Sweden and Denmark. While this is an increase on 2012 figures, it remains significantly lower... [Read More]
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May 6, 2014
Australia, one of the world's largest exporters of woodchips, appears to have recovered from a 10-year low in 2012 as shipments rose again last year. In the first quarter of this year, exports were close to the highest since 2010.
When Australian exports fell, it was replaced by Vietnam as the largest supplier of woodchips in the world. Exports of eucalyptus chips peaked... [Read More]
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May 6, 2014
Byogy Renewables and airline partner Avianca Brasil have launched an initiative to support advanced testing to accelerate ASTM approval of Byogy's renewable jet fuel.
This alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) renewable jet fuel is a full replacement fuel that does not require blending. It is different from 'drop-in' fuel, which comprises hydrocarbon additive products with oil-based jet... [Read More]
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