Jul 31, 2013
Sapphire Energy pays off government loan guarantee
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Jul 30, 2013
Clean energy recovery from waste specialist Energos is preparing to build its ninth conversion facility featuring an anaerobic digestion plant after it received planning approval earlier this month.
Based at AmeyCepsa's Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park in the UK, the facility will convert 90,000 tonnes of non-recyclable household waste into 7MW of electricity –... [Read More]
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Jul 29, 2013
Emera Energy, energy company and subsidiary of Emera Inc., has acquired the biomass-fired power plant Brooklyn Power in Nova Scotia, Canada for $25 million (€18.8 million).
The deal, originally announced in December last year, came about following the Nova Scotia government's decision to buy ReNova Scotia Bioenergy (formerly Bowater Mersey Paper Company) from Resolute... [Read More]
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Jul 29, 2013
Ekman, a forestry trading company, is now Scotia Atlantic Biomass' worldwide agent for the marketing of its entire wood pellet production after the two companies entered into an agreement.
Scotia Atlantic Biomass is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian alternative energy company Viridis Energy. The agreement covers an initial period of 24 months and an aggregate... [Read More]
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Jul 26, 2013
Alaska Airlines is to buy biojet fuel for its aircraft from Hawai'i BioEnergy, a consortium of three of Hawaii's largest landowners and three venture capital firms, after the two companies signed an agreement.
The material used to produce the renewable aviation fuel is likely to be woody biomass and will comply with the Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels' criteria.
Alaska... [Read More]
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Jul 26, 2013
Fife Council is building a new anaerobic digestion facility at Lochhead landfill site in Dunfermline which will begin generating power later this year.
The AD plant will convert methane extracted from up to 40,000 tonnes of local food and garden waste into up to 1.4MW of renewable electricity and heat. The heat will supply the council's existing district heating system... [Read More]
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Jul 26, 2013
North Blyth Energy is to build a 99.99MW biomass-fired power station at Blyth Harbour, Northumberland after being granted permission by the UK government.
It is estimated the new renewable plant will generate enough electricity to benefit 170,000 homes per year.
A spokesman for the Department of Energy and Climate Change says: 'Sustainably-sourced biomass has an important... [Read More]
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Jul 25, 2013
The European Parliament's Environment Committee has voted to approve draft legislation to cap the proportion of first generation biofuel in transport fuel at 5.5%, but it will be to the full Parliament in Strasbourg in September.
The vote will take place on 10 September, the day before the start of Biofuels International conference on 11-12 September in Antwerp.
This will... [Read More]
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Jul 25, 2013
Canopus Star's Romanian grain terminal at the Constanta Port will be able to store 50,000 tonnes following a newly announced expansion.
The expansion will cost €15 million, an investment made by US agribusiness company Cargill and Transport Trade Services (TTS). This also includes growing the facility's warehouse capacity to 110,000 tonnes.
The project will be finalised... [Read More]
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Jul 24, 2013
Germany-based CropEnergies has acquired UK bioethanol producer Ensus from funds affiliated to The Carlyle Group in an all stock deal worth €13.5 million.
Following the completion of the transaction, Carlyle is expected to gain 2.6% stake in CropEnergies.
The company is set to invest nearly €58 million to enhance the competitiveness of the UK producer and increase... [Read More]
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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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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
