Jan 11, 2013
Poland to house new biomass plant by end of 2014
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Jan 10, 2013
Independent European electricity services providers Markedskraft and Noble Group’s subsidiary Noble Clean Fuels (NCF) has announced the formation of a strategic partnership for the Nordic energy market.
The partnership will combine Markedskraft’s portfolio management, physical optimisation and business analysis experience with NCF’s capabilities... [Read More]
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Jan 10, 2013
Christmas trees are again set to be renewed as energy in Lithuania according to local news reports.
Residents across 12 major cities will have the opportunity to drop their trees in specially marked containers, after which the trees will be used for both biofuel and heat for housing projects.
This is the seventh year the campaign has run for a week in January.
‘The... [Read More]
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Jan 9, 2013
Finland-based bio and forestry business UPM has picked up multi-million investment to aid the construction of a biorefinery in France.
The European Commission has awarded a grant of €170 million ($222 million) as UPM earmark a wood waste-to-biodiesel facility based in Strasbourg.
‘This decision is recognition in regard to our knowledge in biofuels development... [Read More]
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Jan 8, 2013
A first ever waste-to-energy facility in Ethiopia, Africa moved a step closer to realisation this month.
The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPC) has signed a contract with clean power supplier Cambridge Industries (CI) to construct a 50MW plant in Addis Ababa to the tune of $120 million (€91 million).
CI has also been conducting feasibility studies throughout... [Read More]
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Jan 8, 2013
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has agreed to work with the Southern Research Institute to test a method of creating liquid transportation fuels from coal and biomass.
The pair believes an approach, that eliminates the typical Fischer-Tropsch (FT) product upgrading and refining steps, will enhance the ability of coal-to-liquid (CTL) and coal-biomass-to-liquid (CBTL)... [Read More]
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Jan 7, 2013
The Finnish minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jari Koskinen inaugurated a new bioenergy heating plant in Lohja, Finland this week (7 January).
The plant, situated next to Metsä Group's Kerto lumber mill, will produce an annual total of 160,000 MWh of heat to the Lohja district heating network, with additional processed steam going into the neighbouring mill.More... [Read More]
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Jan 4, 2013
Germany-based biomass technology provider Saxlund International has won a multi-million pound contract to supply a new biomass handling system as part of a coal-fired plant conversion.
Saxlund, a subsidiary of Opcon, was awarded the £2.35 million (€2.9 million) contract just before the end of 2012 to help convert a power plant in Berlin into a biomass co-firing... [Read More]
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Jan 3, 2013
Canada-based Vega Biofuels (VB) is to ship samples of its torrefied pellet product to European power companies for testing as the New Year commences. The EU is home to the world's largest regional energy market and accounts for one fifth of the world's energy use and European power companies have been mandated to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 20% by the year 2020.
VB... [Read More]
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Jan 2, 2013
It is understood, through a statement made by its Federal Ministry of Environment, Germany is to assist Ukraine in developing its own bioenergy production this year.
Ukrainian scientists outlined draft plans for new facilities that would convert agricultural waste into thermal power and biogas via German technology as ministry representative Jurgen Keinhorst revealed that... [Read More]
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Dec 31, 2012
Norway-based green energy producer Tergopower is developing a biomass-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Poland.
The plant, to be constructed in Lublin for a cost of around €140 million ($184.6 million), is set to have 40MW capacity and will use various feedstocks, including wood and straw biomass, to be sourced from local farmers.
Feedstock contracts for... [Read More]
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Dec 28, 2012
The Olvi Foundation (OF) has decided to join in the funding of Green Fuel Nordic’s (GFN) biorefinery project.
The decision will represent one of the most significant capital investors into the biorefinery project according to OF CEO Timo Saarelainen.
GFN has spent the last 12 months making different players more aware of bio-oil, its production, applications and... [Read More]
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Dec 28, 2012
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be seeking a new administrator after Lisa Jackson stepped down from the position after four years.
It is believed Jackson told President Barack Obama of her decision to leave her post shortly after his re-election in November. Below is the statement that Jackson issued upon her departure:
‘I want to thank President... [Read More]
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Dec 28, 2012
A biomass project slated for construction near Truckee, US has been given the green light by the Placer County Planning Commission.
Approval for the 2MW facility was awarded on 20 December and it will convert local wood biomass into gas to power turbines to produce electricity. The facility will be based over 11,000m2 and a further one acre area will be used for fuel storage.
A... [Read More]
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Dec 27, 2012
China-based Sino Bioenergy has completed a transaction to own a controlling stake in Huizhou Biotech.
Sino has spent $13.5 million (€10.1 million) to acquire a 55% stake in the research company, which will produce around 3,000 tonnes of rice as biomass feedstock a year.
‘This is a significant acquisition that will start producing profit immediately for us,’... [Read More]
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Dec 21, 2012
Plasco Energy Group has proposed a waste conversion facility to be constructed in Ottawa, Canada.
An agreement has been signed with the City of Ottawa and the plant is set to convert around 150,000 tonnes of waste a year.
The City has signed up to supply 109,500 tonnes per year of Ottawa's municipal solid waste and has first refusal to supply the balance of plant capacity... [Read More]
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Dec 20, 2012
North America-based energy company Emera has acquired Brooklyn Energy, a biomass electrical co-generation facility, located in Nova Scotia.
The $25 million (€18.8 million) transaction was completed alongside the government of Nova Scotia.‘Brooklyn Energy and its employees are an important addition to our energy generation portfolio because they produce electricity... [Read More]
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