Jan 30, 2013
US biomass producer to expand operation base
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Jan 29, 2013
A report by the North American Wood Fibre Review claims wood pellet exports over to Europe were up over 70% in the third quarter of 2012 year-on-year.
The total amount delivered was reported to be 860,000 tonnes and the increase has been put down to expansion of production in both the US South and British Columbia.
‘The three major European pellet import countries... [Read More]
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Jan 29, 2013
Energy crop company SG Biofuels (SGB) is to work with two Brazilian companies to advance the development of jatropha as a next generation crop.
Agreements have been signed by SGB with agricultural research institution Embrapa and biodiesel refiner Fiagril.
‘These agreements validate the two years of progress we’ve made advancing our genetics in Brazil and provide... [Read More]
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Jan 28, 2013
UK-based food waste recycler PDM has started the construction of its second industrial scale anaerobic digestion (AD) plant under its ReFood brand.
The plant is being built on PDM’s existing rendering and renewable energy generation site in Widnes and, once completed, will have the capacity to handle 90,000 tonnes of commercial and domestic food waste.
The new facility... [Read More]
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Jan 28, 2013
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is considering investing around £400 million (€467.8 million) into biomass projects throughout 2013.
It is believed the bank is working on five deals which would support facilities which use feedstock like wood chips to generate heat and power.
Each plant would be built from scratch and have a capacity of between 50MW and 150MW.... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2013
UK-based waste management company Shanks has signed new contracts as it moves its plans forward for a residual waste treatment and recycling facility.
A consortium of Dutch engineering company Imtech and Spanish environmental technology business Ros Roca have signed a £10 million (€11.7 million) in order to provide an anaerobic digestor (AD) plant, due to be... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2013
The Philippines bioenergy industry is set to be boosted by support coming from eight companies based in Germany.
Representatives from the companies, including Envitec Biogas, Pregobello and GTP Solutions, are in Asia looking for projects and partnerships in which they can provide technology and share knowledge.
As the Philippines starts to look beyond fossil fuels, bioenergy... [Read More]
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Jan 24, 2013
Power producers in Nova Scotia, Canada will have to start using biomass if proposed electricity regulations come into effect.The regulations aim to establish more flexibility for Nova Scotia Power to plan for various renewable targets if the project is approved by the Utility and Review Board.It also states that power accessed through the Maritime Link must also be used,... [Read More]
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Jan 23, 2013
Finland-based technology supplier Metso is to fulfil a biomass-fired heating plant order from energy company Savon Voima Oyj in Leppävirta.
The new plant will help the municipality of Leppävirta reduce its consumption of oil by increasing its district heat generation by 8MW via renewable sources, such as forest residue and peat. The order value for... [Read More]
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Jan 22, 2013
US environmental service provider EQM Technologies has completed the sale of a Texas-based biorefinery.
The purchaser was Delek Renewables and the price was $5.5 million (€4.1 million), of which EQM has used around $2 million to pay off unpaid principal and accrued interest on subordinated notes secured by the assets and sold in the transaction.
‘We are pleased... [Read More]
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Jan 21, 2013
National energy company Enarsa and Argentina-based business developer Adenium are set to invest in two biomass plants in South America.
The amount of investment is reported to be ARP1.25 billion (€189.7 million) and both 100MW facilities will be constructed in Formosa, north east Argentina.
It is hoped all feedstock will be provided by local businesses as each facility... [Read More]
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Jan 21, 2013
Several European countries will commit millions of euros to develop bioenergy projects throughout the continent over the next three years.
A total of €47 million (£39.3 million) will be used from private investment into technology and projects under the umbrella of an ERANET Plus activity called Bioenergy Sustaining the Future (BESTF). The participants are Denmark,... [Read More]
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Jan 17, 2013
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a multi-million grant to a team of researchers looking at the potential of camelina as a biofuel feedstock.
The team, led by Kansas State University professor of grain science and industry Xiuzhi Sun, has received just over $5 million (€3.7 million) and also comprises of researchers from Montana State University,... [Read More]
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Jan 16, 2013
Research and consultancy firm GlobalData has revealed that supportive government policies will see Germany continue to dominate global biogas energy generation for the foreseeable future.
According to its latest report, biogas power generation is forecast to increase from 18,244GWh in 2012 to 28,265GWh in 2025.
The US, the second most productive biogas power producing... [Read More]
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Jan 16, 2013
An explosion at a biogas factory in Maharashtra, India claimed two lives on 15 January.
A third person was critically injured on the site of the under construction Solapur Bioenergy (SB) facility on the outskirts of the town.
The source of the explosion has been attached by local police to some drilling and welding work near a cement tank which caused a gas leak.
It has... [Read More]
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Jan 15, 2013
A new algal biotechnology pilot facility in Roeselare, Belgium is set to allow scientists to explore methods of treating wastewater with microalgae and new microalgal harvesting techniques.
It is one of nine pilot sites across North West Europe that will be constructed as part of the EnAlgae project. The project's aim is to develop sustainable technologies for algal biomass... [Read More]
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Jan 14, 2013
New research by global management and consultancy business Bain points to increased wood pellet demand by Europe for electricity production by 2020.
As governments begin to subsidise greener energy sources to reach continental targets, the report puts European pellet demand at 29 million tonnes by the end of the decade, up from 8 million from 2010.
Pellets can be included... [Read More]
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