Jul 24, 2013
CropEnergies acquires Ensus
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Jul 19, 2013
A biogas project in Lebanon operated by environmental solutions provider Averda International has attached a technology provider to get it moving forward.
An on-site power facility at a landfill site in Naameh will transform waste into energy via a GE Jenbacher J312 landfill gas engine. It has the potential to generate 637kW of renewable electricity and go towards eliminating... [Read More]
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Jul 18, 2013
Israel-based waste to energy company Blue Sphere has secured financing for a project to be located in the US.
The business has received commitment from Caterpillar Financial Services in Tennessee to provide almost $18 million (€13.7 million) in debt financing.
The project, in collaboration with Germany-based Biogas Nord, will see a 5.2MW anaerobic digester located... [Read More]
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Jul 17, 2013
Two US-based companies have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of purpose grown energy crops and residues to be used as cellulosic feedstock.
Chemtex International and Murphy Brown (MB), both located in North Carolina, will ensure the feedstock goes towards use in Chemtex’s cellulosic ethanol facility planned for construction in Clinton.
The agreement covers... [Read More]
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Jul 17, 2013
Algae-based oil production company Sapphire Energy (SE) is to commercialise a new industrial scale conversion technology needed to upgrade algae biomass into crude oil with partner Linde Group.
The pair will refine the hydrothermal treatment process developed and operated by SE at pilot-scale. In addition, they will jointly license and market the technology into industries... [Read More]
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Jul 16, 2013
Biomass producer and wood waste recycling business Chip Energy officially broke ground on its new biomass recycling and palletising plant in Illinois, US.
A portion of the new plant is already built and, upon full completion, the site will be home to 26 40ft tall silos and a 2,300m3 bulk storage area.
It will be able to handle feedstocks like corn stover, switchgrass,... [Read More]
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Jul 15, 2013
A university in Pakistan is to delve into the world of biogas research by setting up a dedicated centre on campus.
The Biogas Resource Centre will sit within the Ravi Campus Pattoki of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore, and aim to train and facilitate those working in the field of renewable energy.
University vice-chancellor Talat Naseer Pasha, in... [Read More]
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Jul 15, 2013
Local news reports claim a renewable energy project may be located at a naval base in Portsmouth, UK.
A heat and power facility to cater for two new aircraft carriers and visiting ships is on the table and a biomass-based solution appears to be favoured by the local council, with council leader Gerald Vernon-Jackson confirming Helius Energy as being in talks with... [Read More]
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Jul 12, 2013
Forty-eight companies have joined forces with the European Commission this July to set up a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for bio-based industries.
The PPP brings together €3.8 billion ($4.9 million) with an aim to advance the bioeconomy in Europe. The European pulp and paper industry is one strategic partner in this PPP, with 13 of the 48 member companies from... [Read More]
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Jul 11, 2013
A new renewable energy technology which aims to help eradicate the problem of open field burning in India has been unveiled.
The technology, a Pyroformer container, has been developed by scientists at the European Bioenergy Research Institute (EBRI) at Aston University, UK as part of a collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar.
It is believed farmers... [Read More]
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Jul 11, 2013
Planning permission for an 80,000 tonne clean energy recovery from waste facility in Lisburn, Northern Ireland has been granted by environment minister Alex Attwood.
The advanced conversion facility from Energos at the former Burn House rendering facility will use non-recyclable, non-hazardous mixed waste to generate 7MW of electricity, enough to power 17,000 homes.... [Read More]
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Jul 10, 2013
A wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based BioPower Operations, simply named BioPower, has agreed to develop a castor plantation and milling operation in Paraguay.
Under the terms of the agreement Ambrosia, a development company, will provide the land, pay costs for the testing and give BioPower a monthly $45,000 (€35,100) project management fee and reimbursement of expenses... [Read More]
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Jul 10, 2013
Algae-based energy is the order of the day for Thailand-based petroleum company PTT and it is working in Australia to achieve that end.
PTT is already in early partnership with Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, with the end-goal of developing algae-oil extraction. The venture is currently focusing on fatty acid methyl ether from selected marine algae.
‘Oil... [Read More]
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Jul 9, 2013
Canadian business Solarvest Bioenergy has closed a non-brokered private placement, in which an investor purchased 400,000 common shares at a price of $0.25 (€0.19) per share for gross proceeds of $100,000.
SB says the proceeds from this private placement will be used as general working capital. The shares will be subject to resale restrictions for a period of four... [Read More]
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Jul 8, 2013
A wood pellet boiler project is set to benefit residents of an apartment building in New Hampshire, US.
The Berlin Housing Authority-owned complex aims to save around $11,000 (€8,500) a year once the boilers are in place. It also hopes to add water conversion features, programme thermostats and upgrade its hot water system too.
This is part of an overall movement,... [Read More]
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Jul 8, 2013
Energy company RWE nPower has called time on its 100% biomass plant in Tilbury, UK.
The company announced it will stop work at the biomass plant this July while it considers and reviews further options on project feasibility.
The Tilbury facility began life as a coal-fired plant over 30 years ago and was due to close down in 2015 as RWE opted it out of the EU’s Large... [Read More]
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Jul 5, 2013
A Canadian biogas producer can move forward with building a facility after receiving a feed-in tariff contract.
The Ontario Power Authority has issued the contract meaning ZooShare Biogas Co-Operative (ZBC) can push on its plans to build a 500kw biogas plant at Toronto Zoo next year.
ZBC is funding the project through the sale of bonds to Ontarians who want to aid the... [Read More]
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Proceeds from the bond sale have been used to refinance $40 million of Gevo RNG’s outstanding 2021 green bonds
SIAAP (Greater Paris Sanitation Authority) and SUEZ have officially inaugurated a new state-of-the-art biogas production unit at the Seine Aval wastewater treatment plant in the Paris metropolitan area
Natural State Renewables has announced a key strategic partnership with Axens as part of its plan to produce carbon-negative sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from surplus forest biomass
