Nov 4, 2014
20MW biomass plant planned for Philippines
Biogas News
Nov 3, 2014
A new £319.5 million (€409 million) waste treatment plant in North Yorkshire, UK is to receive a £33.1 million investment from the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB).
The project is expected to process up to 320,000 tonnes of household, commercial and industrial waste per year. It will divert more than 7 million tonnes of waste from landfill over its lifetime... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 31, 2014
China Everbright International has signed an agreement with the People's Government of Rudong County in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, for the investment, construction and operation of an agricultural waste and straw project in Rudong County.
This will be the seventh biomass project Everbright International has secured in 2014.
The total investment of Rudong Project is... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 31, 2014
In the US, DTE Biomass Energy has completed its 9.6MW landfill gas-to-energy project at the Uwharrie Environmental Landfill in Mt. Gilead, North Carolina.
The landfill site at which it is located is owned and operated by Republic Services of North Carolina.DTE Biomass Energy started operating the facility in September. Landfill gas at the site is used to generate renewable... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 31, 2014
The Gainesville Renewable Energy Center (GREC), a 102.5MW biomass-fired power plant in Florida, US has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification.
The certification affirms that GREC's purchase procedures for its waste wood fuels conform to the FSC Chain of Custody standard. It is the first power generation facility ever to receive this certification.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 30, 2014
Ireland's electricity utility Electricity Supply Board (ESB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a loan facility for €100 million. The funds will be used for continued investment in the electricity network in the south west region of Ireland to connect renewable energy to the national transmission network.
This is the second part of a total loan facility... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 30, 2014
Harvest Power, a North American-based company dedicated to converting organic waste into clean energy, has announced a $20 million (€15.8 million) financing round.
The lead investors were True North Venture Partners, Industry Ventures, and Generation Investment Management. This financing will allow Harvest to accelerate development of new opportunities in the clean... [Read More]
Pellets News
Oct 30, 2014
The wood pellet production facility being built by Rentech in Atikokan in the Canadian province of Ontario has commenced start-up. The company says the plant will undergo safety inspections, equipment testing and final commissioning in the upcoming weeks.
'I'm pleased to reach this important milestone at the Atikokan facility,' comments Sean Ebnet, senior VP of Rentech's... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 30, 2014
In Texas, US, Gemma Power Systems, an EPC company and wholly owned subsidiary of Argan, has finished building the East Texas Electric Cooperative (ETEC) Woodville Renewable Power Project, three months ahead of schedule.
The 49.9MW biomass in Woodville has now completed testing and been turned over to ETEC for commercial operation.
'The Gemma team worked in close partnership... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 28, 2014
Viridor, a UK-based renewable energy, waste management and recycling company, says it backs a House of Commons select committee calls to alter the UK's waste policy if the nation is to avoid missed recycling targets and the loss of energy resources.
The firm is currently investing over £1 billion (€1.25 billion) in 'next generation' recycling and energy recovery... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 28, 2014
Renewable fuels company BlueFire Renewables has received a letter of intent (LOI) from the Export Import Bank of China (China EXIM) to provide up to $270 million (€212.7 million) in debt financing for its bioenergy project in Fulton, Mississippi.
'There are significant opportunities for replicating the BlueFire Fulton size or larger facilities in China and the US... [Read More]
Pellets News
Oct 27, 2014
Great American Pellets, a manufacturer of premium hardwood pellets, is selling its facility, real estate and equipment assets at auction on 11 November.
The auction will be conducted in conjunction with Comly Auctioneers and Appraisers of Philadelphia and Maas Companies of Rochester, Minneapolis.
The facility and associated assets will be sold during an online, lender-owned... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 27, 2014
ZooShare has raised over $1 million (€790,000) for what is soon to be the first zoo-based biogas plant in North America. The plant will have a capacity of 500kW when it comes online in December 2015.
ZooShare bonds, which are being used to build the biogas plant, pay a return of 7% each year for seven years. The facility will convert animal manure from the Toronto... [Read More]
Pellets News
Oct 27, 2014
Wood pellet shipments from the US South to Europe are up 10% from Q4 2013 to Q2 2014, while exports from Canada have declined 25% during the same period. This is according to the latest issue of the North American Wood Fiber Review.
During the first half of this year, exports of wood pellets from North America reached just over 2.6 million tonnes (around 1.3 million tonnes... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 22, 2014
Agricultural research institute The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) and Evofuel, the wholly owned subsidiary of plant genomics company Evogene, which specialises in enhancing crop productivity for the biofuels industry, have signed a joint research agreement to advance castor cultivation in Brazil.
The cooperation will primarily focus on technologies... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 20, 2014
A new anaerobic digestion (AD) research plant has been officially opened at Cranfield University in the UK.
The plant, part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and supported by Shanks Waste Management, will divert up to 10 tonnes a year of food waste from landfill. It will also save up to 5 tonnes of CO2 and produce up to 8 tonnes of biofertiliser.
At... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 20, 2014
In the US, infrastructure and support services firm AECOM has been awarded a design-build contract from National Grid, in partnership with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, to provide engineering, procurement and construction services for the Newtown Creek Renewable Natural Gas Project in New York City.
The project will consist of injecting pipeline-quality... [Read More]
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