Jan 24, 2014
Food waste AD plant opens
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Jan 23, 2014
The European Commission has proposed new energy targets for 2030, which include a reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40% below 1990 levels and an EU-wide binding target for renewable energy of at least 27%.
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso says: 'It is in the EU's interest to build an economy that is less dependent on imported energy... [Read More]
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Jan 23, 2014
RusForest, a Swedish forestry company with operations in Russia, has put its wood pellet production facility at the site of its existing sawmill into operation.
The construction of the pellet plant in Arkhangelsk is close to completion, with it now in the test-production phase. Full capacity is expected by the end of March. As previously reported by Bioenergy Insight,... [Read More]
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Jan 21, 2014
Alberta-based Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEM) now supports 51 renewable energy projects with $213 million (€157 million) in funding after adding 12 new projects between 2012 and 2013.
CCEM said in a statement just over $108.2 million is used to support technology at later stages of development, which will produce near-term greenhouse gas emission reductions.... [Read More]
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Jan 21, 2014
Novozymes, a producer of industrial enzymes, says 2013 financial results saw organic sales grow by 7% (DKK 5%, LCY 8%), EBIT by 6% and net profit by 9%. The EBIT margin increased by 0.3% to 24.7% compared with 2012.
The company is confident 2014 will show a continuation of these upward trends, an outlook which includes the expected financial impact from its BioAg Alliance... [Read More]
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Jan 20, 2014
Pacific Coast Canola, a subsidiary of US-based crop processor Legumex Walker, has signed a six-month contract to deliver canola oil to biofuels company Imperium Renewables.
The so-called ‘super degummed’ feedstock will be delivered by truck to Imperium’s refinery in Hoquiam.
‘The biofuel industry is an important complementary market for our canola... [Read More]
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Jan 17, 2014
BioNitrogen Holdings, a cleantech firm that builds biomass-to-fertiliser plants, has commissioned BioResource Management to conduct feasibility studies for biomass feedstock supply to its plants in Florida and Louisiana states.
BioResource Management is a forestry, geography and agriculture-based firm that focuses on biomass resources, working to identify, evaluate, predict... [Read More]
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Jan 17, 2014
Borregaard, a sustainable biorefining company, has received a pledge for a NOK12.4 million (€1.5 million) grant from Innovation Norway. The funds will be spent on biomass-related projects over a three year period.
The funds come from the government's package of measures for the forestry industry as well as the biorefinery programme financed by the Ministry of Local... [Read More]
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Jan 16, 2014
Deinove, a France-based company which designs and develops new industrial production processes based on the exploitation of Deinococcus bacteria, has produced 9% ethanol via its process.
The company believes this landmark shows its bacterial process is suitable for converting this type of biomass-to-biofuel and should offer industrial production costs fall in line with... [Read More]
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Jan 15, 2014
Georgia Power, a US-based electricity generation company, has announced it will no longer convert Unit 3 of its 155MW coal-fired Plant Mitchell to biomass.
The reason for cancelling this previously proposed conversion, according to the utility company, comes after 'extensive review and analysis deemed the conversion would not be cost-effective for its customers'.
'We are... [Read More]
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Jan 15, 2014
'Green diesel' made from oils and fats could be used to fuel aircraft, according to new research by Boeing.
The company says green diesel, a renewable fuel used in ground transportation and chemically different to biodiesel, could provide a significant new source of sustainable aviation biofuel that emits at least 50% less carbon dioxide than fossil fuel over its lifecycle.
Working... [Read More]
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Jan 14, 2014
A new report has found record numbers of people are now employed in the renewable energy sector in Scotland.
Scottish Renewables commissioned independent researchers to survey more than 540 companies. in what is the most comprehensive study to date. The findings suggest 11,695 people are currently in full-time employment, an increase of 5% from the previous year's study.
Joss... [Read More]
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Jan 14, 2014
A study by Chinese researchers has revealed that mercury emissions released from burning biomass is significantly reduced when in densified pellet form compared to raw biomass.
In 2010 it was reported that biomass- and coal-fired power plants, along with other activities such as gold mining, emitted 2,000 tonnes of mercury worldwide.
Mercury has been linked to various... [Read More]
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Jan 14, 2014
Biomass can slash CO2 emissions by almost 50% when co-gasified with coal in an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) energy plant. This is according to a team of researchers from the Universita degli Studi di Salerno in Italy.
The researchers carried out a study at the Elcogas-owned 335MW Puertollanco IGCC plant in Spain, which typically runs on a 50/50 blend of... [Read More]
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Jan 14, 2014
A new $45 million (€33 million) biogas plant has opened in the US city of Le Sueur, Minnesota.
Avant Energy is behind the project, named Hometown BioEnergy, which has the capacity to generate 8MW for local residents from manure and corn silage. Construction was completed back in November before operations at the plant began one month later.
The state of Minnesota... [Read More]
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Jan 13, 2014
Egger, an Austrian wood company, has finished building a large-scale biomass-fired power plant in Radauti, Romania, according to reports.
The new €35 million plant will generate 83MW of heat and energy from waste wood materials. The project took 13 months to build and was completed in October 2013.
The biomass facility is said to be Romania's largest to date.... [Read More]
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Jan 13, 2014
An initial funding of $210 million (€88 million) will be invested into the NY Green Bank, a new initiative designed to accelerate green energy projects.
This funding comprises $165 million redirected from other programmes, approved by the Public Service Commission, and $45 million from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
'With this funding we will attract greater... [Read More]
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