Aug 27, 2013
Curran Renewables receives PFI approval
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Aug 27, 2013
Cool Planet Energy Systems, a producer of petrol from non-food biomass, is to build three biomass-to-biofuel production plants in the US state of Louisiana for an investment of $168 million (€125.9 million).
Two sites – one in Alexandria and another in Natchitoches – have already been determined. The location for the third plant is still to be decided.
Cool... [Read More]
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Aug 27, 2013
A $180 million (€135 million) 49.9MW biomass-fired power plant, developed by Novec and its partner Novi Energy, will soon commence its first trial run.
Construction work on the Halifax County, Virginia-based plant, which is being carried out by Fagen, is almost complete and less than 100 construction workers remained on the site last week.
The new facility will burn... [Read More]
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Aug 22, 2013
An explosion at Inferno Wood Pellets Co.'s plant in Rhode Island, US on 20 August was caused by dust.
The blast resulted in a four-alarm fire which saw crews from East Providence, Seekonk, Providence, Pawtucket, Warren and Barring respond.
The explosion occurred at around 2.35pm and proved difficult to extinguish due to the flammable material inside. Fire fighters were,... [Read More]
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Aug 22, 2013
A biomass heating plant owned by energy company BulEco Energy is to be sold.
Bulgarian bank UniCredit Bulbank repossessed the Bansko, Bulgaria-based biomass plant after BulEco Energy failed to repay its loan for the past 24 months. This has been attributed to a drop in sales due to the economic crisis.
The facility is still operational but UniCredit started accepting offers... [Read More]
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Aug 20, 2013
A large volume of woodchips spilled onto a highway in Duplin County, North Carolina following a traffic accident.
A tractor trailer carrying woodchips overturned on Highway 11, north of Kenansville, resulting in the road being closed between 12 and 13 August.
The biomass had to be removed from the vehicle before it could be turned upright and removed from the highway.
Local... [Read More]
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Aug 20, 2013
Wet, untreated biomass has the potential to yield commercial volumes of biofuels in Asia, says NextFuels, a company dedicated to transforming agricultural residue into renewable fuel.
The underlying technology will allow NextFuels and its partners to produce bio-based petroleum at commercial scale for $75-85 (€56-64) a barrel using wet biomass that has not been mechanically... [Read More]
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Aug 19, 2013
A subsidiary company of Rentech has closed the sale of approximately 450 acres stretching from Natchez to Adams County in Mississippi, for proceeds of approximately $9 million (€6.7 million).
Rentech owns and operates wood fibre processing and nitrogen fertiliser manufacturing businesses.
'The sale of the Natchez site is consistent with our stated intention to dispose... [Read More]
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Aug 19, 2013
Biomasse Italia, one of Europe's largest virgin biomass energy producers, has awarded a new supply contract with Active Energy Group (AEG), the pan-European supplier of woodchips for biomass power generation.
Biomasse Italia generates a total 500GWh of renewable energy through its two power stations in Crotone and Strongoli, which use approximately 700,000 tonnes of biomass... [Read More]
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Aug 15, 2013
Detroit Renewable Energy (DRE) has completed $55 million (€41 million) in long-term financing to support the company's expanding investment in the environmental, renewable energy and economic development infrastructure of Greater Detroit.
The financing consists of tax-exempt Limited Obligation Revenue Bonds with maturities extending to 2030. The bonds were issued... [Read More]
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Aug 15, 2013
Zilkha Biomass Fuels is to convert a shuttered facility in Selma, Alabama into a 275,000 tonne black pellet production plant after it closed $18.8 million (€14 million) in financing.
The closing was announced by AMCREF Community Capital and combines federal and state New Markets Tax Credit financing. Susan Seagren of AMCREF says: 'Flexible, low-cost NMTC financing... [Read More]
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Aug 14, 2013
PensionDanmark is to build, own and operate a new biomass-fired power plant in Lincolnshire, UK and has formed a joint venture with Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor (BWSC).
The £160 million (€187.5 million) Brigg Renewable Energy plant will use mostly locally sourced straw to generate 40MW of renewable electricity – enough for 70,000 homes.... [Read More]
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Aug 14, 2013
The last five years has seen China's importation of woodchips soar as the nation's pulp and paper industry grows.
A lack of competitively priced wood fibre in China means the country's two largest pulp mills – Asia Pacific Resources International and Asia Pulp and Paper – are sourcing much of their wood fibre needs from across the water and this has resulted... [Read More]
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Aug 13, 2013
Brazil-based biotechnology company GranBio and Rhodia, a Solvay Group company, are to produce bio n-butanol after signing a joint venture agreement.
The bio n-butanol chemical will be made from biomass which is readily available in Brazil, such as sugarcane straw and bagasse.
The partnership will see the two companies build a biomass-based n-butanol plant in Brazil, scheduled... [Read More]
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Aug 13, 2013
RWE nPower's 750MW Tilbury biomass-fired power station will close today after being refused financial support.
The plant runs solely on biomass after being converted from coal in 2011. It was one of the UK's largest sources of green energy, supplying 10% of the country's renewable power.
The power station is shutting down under the EU's Large Combustion Plant (LCPD) Directive,... [Read More]
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Aug 12, 2013
The EU-based All-gas project, the world's largest project to convert algae into clean energy using wastewater, has successfully grown its first crop of algae biomass at its site in Chiclana, southern Spain.
The project, which was launched in May 2011 and is due to last five years, aims to obtain low-cost biofuel from algae grown in wastewater. So far, the biomass created... [Read More]
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Aug 12, 2013
Caraga Renewable Power, a subsidiary of Eastern Petroleum, is investing $70 million (€52.5 million) to build a new biomass power plant in Butuan city, the Philippines.
According to reports, the new plant will use woodchips to generate 20MW of renewable energy. The feedstock will come from industrial tree plantations in Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur, in addition... [Read More]
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