Nov 11, 2013
Battelle produces bio-oil from woodchips
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Nov 11, 2013
Ernst Biomass' pellet plant in New Jersey, US has been damaged after a fire broke out on 9 November.
The incident is reported to have caused $50,000 (€37,330) worth of damage to equipment such as the facility's conveyor system. Nobody was injured but production at the facility was temporarily suspended.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined but it is thought... [Read More]
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Nov 8, 2013
Lime Energy has sold its 2.8MW landfill gas-to-energy project in Florida to Green Gas Americas, a developer of waste gas to power projects.
The sale came about through the acquisition of GES-Port Charlotte, a subsidiary of Lime Energy, which owns the landfill gas facility.
The plant, built on the Charlotte County landfill, generates and sells power to Orlando Utilities... [Read More]
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Nov 8, 2013
Augusta Renewable Energy, a division of First Generation Energy and the Augusta Economic Development Authority, is to build a biogas plant in Georgia, US.
The anaerobic digestion facility, which will primarily use spent coffee grounds from the new Starbucks Soluble site, is estimated to cost in the region $20 million (€15 million).
First Generation Energy has formed... [Read More]
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Nov 8, 2013
Scotland-based energy company Kilmac Group has purchased biomass company Eco Biomass for an undisclosed amount.
It is hoped the acquisition will boost Kilmac's renewables division which deals with civil engineering and construction. The company's other divisions are construction and energy.
All staff at Eco Biomass will transfer over as part of the agreement.
Kilmac co-founder... [Read More]
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Nov 8, 2013
Statkraft, a power purchase agreement provider, has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Eco2.
The agreement includes the purchase of power from Eco2's Brigg renewable energy plant, a 40MW biomass-fired power station in Lincolnshire, UK.
Once operational, the biomass plant will generate 40MW of renewable energy – enough to benefit 70,000 households –... [Read More]
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Nov 7, 2013
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded nearly $10 million (€7.3 million) to a consortium, led by Colorado State University (CSU), to study the challenges limiting the use of insect-killed trees as a sustainable feedstock for bioenergy and renewable fuels.
CSU researchers, together with other scientists from universities, government and private industry... [Read More]
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Nov 6, 2013
A biomass refinery in Malaysia is set to become the second in the world to convert biomass waste into renewable products before 2017.
Work is scheduled to begin on the facility in Johor by the end of 2014 and will be developed by MYBiomass, a collaboration between the Malaysian Industry Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), renewable energy business Sime Darby... [Read More]
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Nov 5, 2013
Nippon Paper Industries is reported to have started operations at its new biomass in Port Angeles in Washington, US.
The new $85 million (€63 million) co-generation plant at the site of Nippon's existing mill is not yet fully operational; this is slated to begin by the end of 2013 when it will generate electricity and steam from forest wood waste.
The majority of... [Read More]
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Nov 5, 2013
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has approved the registration of six biogas plants in KwaZulu-Natal.
These latest projects will be located in Izimpongo Village, Melmoth and Mgwabi Village at Eshowe and come shortly after a further 21 similar plants were registered this year, planned for Limpopo and one in Pretoria. This brings the total number of biogas operations... [Read More]
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Nov 5, 2013
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting a new biomass-fired power plant to be built in Ukraine by Biogasenergo, a subsidiary of EIG Engineering.
The project involves the development, construction and operation of the facility, which will burn 210,000 tonnes of woodchips for the production of 18MW of power.
To be built in Ivankiv in Kiev... [Read More]
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Nov 5, 2013
Nova Scotia Power has officially opened its 60MW Port Hawkesbury biomass plant in Canada.
The plant started full operations in July, generating both renewable power and steam.
'A project like the Port Hawkesbury biomass plant takes the cooperation and expertise of many partners to help bring it to a successful completion,' says Mark Sidebotton, Nova Scotia Power's VP of... [Read More]
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Nov 4, 2013
In a period of financial constraints and uncertain investors, a new initiative is attempting to inject a generous dose of optimism in the European biomass sector by gathering together companies and organisations in a user-friendly online map with a Wikipedia-approach model.
The idea of the repowermap.org is to show examples of renewable energy use and energy efficiency... [Read More]
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Nov 1, 2013
The development of two biomass-fired power plants in British Columbia, Canada has progressed with the announcement that Iberdrola Engineering will be building them.
Iberdrola was awarded contracts for both plants, worth a total €240 million. One facility will be located in Fort St. James, while the second is planned for Merritt. Total combined capacity is 80MW.
Iberdrola... [Read More]
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Oct 30, 2013
The European Bioenergy Research Institute (EBRI) has unveiled new facilities which will allow it to expand its bioenergy research and knowledge transfer activity.
The new £16.5 million (€19 million) development, funded jointly by the University and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), features research suites, laboratories and technology demonstration... [Read More]
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Oct 30, 2013
Vietnamese biopower producer Hau Giang Power Plant Joint Stock Company and Malaysia's CHE Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to build 20 biomass-fired power plants across southeast Vietnam.
The plants, each to generate 10MW of renewable energy, will use rice husk as feedstock. They will be located in six provinces: Dong Phap, Hau Giant, An Giang, Can Tho,... [Read More]
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Oct 28, 2013
Ashton Stewart Capital has closed the private offering of a combination of debt and equity for Gulf Coast Renewable Energy – a newly formed entity – for the acquisition of Bayou Wood Pellets.
Bayou is a Louisiana, US-based manufacturer of white wood pellets. The debt facility and the preferred equity units were purchased by a US-based private institutional... [Read More]
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Indonesian gas distributor PT Pertamina Gas Negara Tbk (PGN) has signed an agreement with NeutraDC Singapore (NDSG) to provide biomethane for forthcoming data centre projects in Singapore
Once cleared, the site will be redeveloped into an Energy, Biochar and Carbon (EBAC) plant – a pyrolysis facility designed to convert plant matter into biochar, renewable electricity and heat
Swedish tanker owner Furetank has announced it will run its European fleet on renewable biogas throughout 2025, marking a major step towards fossil-free shipping
