May 13, 2014
Kleangas Energy to deliver 3,000 tonnes of wood pellets to Korea
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May 13, 2014
A European corporation has ordered a full-scale commercial 100,000 tonne per year torrefaction plant from Konza Renewable Fuels (KRF) and Aeon Energy Solutions. Expected delivery is early 2015.
KRF is headquartered in Topeka in the US state of Kansas and operates in the green, renewable energy sector. The company says its proprietary test unit in Healy, Kansas has torrefied... [Read More]
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May 13, 2014
Energy and environmental technology group Opcon has won a major bioenergy contract for Saxlund's fuel handling and biomass combustion technology in the UK. The order value amounts to around SEK35 million (€3.9 million) with commissioning in 2015.
The project, which is a joint development between Saxlund in Sweden and the UK, will see Saxlund will provide the fuel... [Read More]
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May 12, 2014
Representatives of Tolko Industries, Nazko First Nations and Pacific BioEnergy (PBE) have partnered for the Quesnel Timber Supply Area.
The agreement will provide additional log supply for Tolko's Quest Wood sawmill, harvesting work for Nazko Logging and additional fibre for PBE's wood pellet manufacturing plant in Prince George in the Canadian province of British Columbia.... [Read More]
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May 12, 2014
Energy Works, a £150 million (€184 million) renewable power plant to be built on a 12 acre site in Hull, the UK, has selected a joint venture partnership to design, build and operate the facility.
MWH Treatment, part of US-based MWH Global, and engineering firm Spencer Group have combined to win preferred bidder status.
Energy Works has named the joint venture... [Read More]
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May 12, 2014
FortisBC, a regulated utility company based in British Columbia, Canada, is seeking expressions of interest from potential biomethane suppliers for its renewable natural gas programme.
The call for applicants will help the Canadian province grow its supply of this renewable and carbon neutral energy source. The company is seeking interest from suppliers for an additional... [Read More]
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May 12, 2014
UK-based biogas plant EPC contractor FLI Energy has begun constructing the Fraddon biogas plant, a biomethane-to-grid anaerobic digestion (AD) project located in Cornwall, UK.
The company signed the EPC contract this March, with project developer Greener for Life Energy.
Under the £7 million (€8.5 million) contract, FLI Energy will provide full EPC wrapped project... [Read More]
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May 6, 2014
Finland's wood pellet production capacity increased by 7% in 2013 compared to the previous year, according to reports. Output rose 18,000 tonnes reaching 270,000 tonnes last year.
Last year the nation exported 78,000 tonnes of wood pellets, the majority of which was destined to Sweden and Denmark. While this is an increase on 2012 figures, it remains significantly lower... [Read More]
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May 6, 2014
Australia, one of the world's largest exporters of woodchips, appears to have recovered from a 10-year low in 2012 as shipments rose again last year. In the first quarter of this year, exports were close to the highest since 2010.
When Australian exports fell, it was replaced by Vietnam as the largest supplier of woodchips in the world. Exports of eucalyptus chips peaked... [Read More]
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May 6, 2014
Byogy Renewables and airline partner Avianca Brasil have launched an initiative to support advanced testing to accelerate ASTM approval of Byogy's renewable jet fuel.
This alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) renewable jet fuel is a full replacement fuel that does not require blending. It is different from 'drop-in' fuel, which comprises hydrocarbon additive products with oil-based jet... [Read More]
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May 6, 2014
Wood pellet exports from North America exceeded $650 million (€466 million) last year, according to information from the North American Wood Fiber Review.
Shipments from North America to Europe have more than doubled in two years and reached 4.7 million tonnes in 2013. Of this volume, around 63% came from the US South.
Much of this growth can be attributed to those... [Read More]
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May 6, 2014
The completion of a 4.8MW renewable energy facility in Valdosta, Georgia was commemorated at the beginning of May with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Environmental services provider Advanced Disposal partnered with Energy Systems Group (ESG), an energy services provider, to design, build, own and operate the landfill gas-to-electricity plant at the Pecan Row Landfill.
It will... [Read More]
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May 6, 2014
Viaspace, a grower of Giant King Grass for renewable energy production, has signed a contract with St Lucia, West Indies-based renewable energy firm Emunite Energy Solutions to provide Giant King Grass for its planned 100,000 tonne per year pellet mill in Guyana, South America.
The energy grass was delivered to Guyana and planted on 15-17 April. Viaspace says it received... [Read More]
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May 6, 2014
Wood pellet producer Rentech has acquired New England Wood Pellet (NEWP), the largest producer of wood pellets for the US heating market.
NEWP operates three wood pellet facilities with a combined annual production capacity of 240,000 tonnes. These plants are strategically located in the US Northeast, which is the largest domestic market for consumption of wood pellets... [Read More]
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May 2, 2014
Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy’s ethanol plant in Phillipsburg, Kansas, will build a renewable diesel facility on site.
WB Services will integrate the 3 million gallon per year (MMgy) facility onto the site where the 40 MMgy plant sits.
Ron Beemiller, president and CEO of WB Services, says: ‘This plant will be the first of its kind—the first renewable... [Read More]
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Apr 29, 2014
Fruytier, a Belgian sawmill company, has acquired Energies Renouvelables Des Ardennes’ (ERDA) pellet plant.
ERDA has reportedly been encountering financial difficulties for the last two years and in 2012 suffered losses of roughly €10 million.
Fruytier had until now been responsible for 55% - 60% of raw-material deliveries to ERDA.
Pierre Fruytier describes... [Read More]
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Apr 29, 2014
Akermin has signed a Cooperative Agreement for a commercial-scale demonstration project in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The DKK 42 million (€5.6 million), three-year demonstration project, located at the Biofos waste-water treatment plant, is partially-funded through a grant from the Danish Energy Agency (EUDP).
This project will use Akermin's industrial biocatalyst to remove... [Read More]
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The company aims to repurpose land, grid connections and cooling infrastructure that date back to the site’s coal-generation era
The first project, located in Biburg, Lower Bavaria, represents EnviTec’s debut in the Bavarian market following the construction of 112 biogas plants across Germany
