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Commissioning has been successfully completed on a new 1 megawatt pilot thermal plant in Ottawa, Canada, to advance the development of an oxygen-fired pressurised fluidised bed combustion (Oxy-PFBC) process. The Oxy-PFBC process generates electricity and heat with close to zero emissions by capturing the greenhouse gases created by biomass and coal combustion. A group of companies, including the…
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Construction work has begun on Vietnam’s first waste-to-energy project. Hong Kong based Everbright International won the tender for the Can Tho Project in July 2016 on a Build-Operate-Own model, signing a project investment agreement with the Can Tho Construction Department of Vietnam. The project will be invested in, built and operated by Everbright. When completed, the new facility will…
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An expanded, 8.5 megawatt biogas plant in Brandenburg, Germany, is now operational. Located in Vettin, in the Groß Pankow municipality, the plant runs on input materials such as slurry, solid manure and maize silage. Flensburg based planning office Greenline is the general planner of the plant, which is operated by the technical contractors Osters & Voss from Wittenberge in the district…
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Swedish company Malmberg will supply the first biogas upgrading plant in the Baltic states, in Estonia. The move comes as Estonian industry responds to government targets to increase the usage and production of renewable fuels. Estonian biofuels producer GreenGas OÜ has signed a long term agreement with pulp producer Estonian Cell to purchase their biogas and upgrade it to biomethane. At a…
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UK based waste-to-energy technology company SEaB Energy has appointed two new members to its advisory board, as it looks to accelerate its global expansion plans. In their new advisory capacity, Ronald Sams and Alan Barton will use their global leadership skills and expertise to boost the company’s commercial plans and streamline its operational activities. Sandra Sassow, SEaB’s CEO…
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US-based Envia Energy has produced its first gas-to-liquid product at its Oklahoma plant with the help of Velocys technology. Fischer-Tropsch products are now being fractionated to produce premium, renewable waxes, diesel and naphtha, meeting customer product specifications. The on-site operations team has completed the debugging of several units of the plant - activities that are routine during…
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Finland-based Valmet will supply a biomass power plant to Dong Energy's Asnaes Power Station located in Kalundborg, Denmark. By converting its electricity and heat production from coal to sustainable biomass at the Asnaes Power Station, Dong will take an important step in reducing its CO2 emissions. The order is included in Valmet's second quarter 2017 orders received. The value of the order…
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ADBA will launch the pilot of a pioneering new scheme to improve the environmental, operational and safety performance of the AD industry this week (5-6 July) at its global tradeshow UK AD & Biogas and World Biogas Expo 2017. The UK-based organisation has also announced a new partnership with insurance brokers Jelf Group to reward AD operators certifying under the…
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Germany-headquartered biogas equipment and pump technology specialist Hugo Vogelsang Maschinenbau has announced that it has founded a spin-off company entitled Vogelsang. With this step, the Essen/Oldenburg-based machine construction company transferred all operational business areas to the newly-created company. Harald Vogelsang, CEO of Vogelsang, said: “We decided on this spin-off, in…
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InnoEnergy, Europe’s sustainable energy innovation engine, is making its “Investment Round”, for supporting and launching revolutionary clean energy innovations, open year-round to offer flexibility to businesses to shorten the journey from lab to launch. During 2017, the Investment Round has already supported seven new projects in the fields of renewables, smart and efficient…
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India-based renewable power producer Orient Green Power (OGPL) has announced that it has approved the sale of its loss-making biomass operations to promoter firm Shriram Ventures (SVL). According to media reports in the Business Standard, OGPL will get rid of that business at an enterprise value of INR 2.75 billion (€37m). The transaction will not include the 20MW cogeneration plant in…
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China Everbright International has announced that it has officially commenced construction on its Can Tho waste-to-energy project in Vietnam. Everbright International won the bid for the Can Tho project in July of 2016 on a BOO (Build-Operate-Own) model, and signed a project investment agreement with the Can Tho Construction Department of Vietnam in December 2016. The company said its $47 million…
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UPS has announced “aggressive” new sustainability goals to add more alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles to its fleet while increasing its reliance on renewable energy sources. The goals, available in the company’s 2016 Corporate Sustainability Report, support UPS’s commitment to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from global ground…
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DuPont Industrial Biosciences and silage storage specialists Bock UK have announced a strategic partnership which will see Bock demonstrate DuPont’s biogas enzyme technology at commercial scale in the UK market. The new collaboration will expand the distribution footprint of biogas enzymes. Bock UK are a silage storage supplier working with over 50 AD plants in the UK. DuPont works with…
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