Mar 27, 2013
New Canadian biomass project receives government backing
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Mar 26, 2013
Denmark-based conglomerate Maersk is working on two new projects to develop biomass-based marine fuels.
Each project involves work using lignin taken from plants and from the production of paper and bioethanol.
‘Lignin has a variety of industrial uses already because of its chemical characteristics, energy content and its abundance,’ says Peter Normark Sørensen... [Read More]
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Mar 25, 2013
Canada-based Port Allen, owned by the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, may become the location for a new wood pellet facility.
Biomass Secure Power (BSP), situated in British Columbia, has an option on 90 acres of the Port Allen land up until the end of August.
BSP CEO Jim Carroll says a plant would represent ‘$400 million (€307 million) investment across four phases... [Read More]
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Mar 25, 2013
Two hospitals in Cambridge, UK are set to benefit from a multi-million pound investment from the Green Investment Bank for a biomass project.
The £18 million (€21 million) injection is the Bank’s first foray into aiding a National Health Service renewable energy project.
If planning permission is approved, the new facility will provide Addenbrooke... [Read More]
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Mar 22, 2013
Algae-based green crude oil producer Sapphire Energy has entered into a commercial agreement with Tesoro Refining and Marketing, a subsidiary of Tesoro.
Tesoro will purchase crude oil from Sapphire’s green crude farm in New Mexico, which recently reached continuous cultivation and crude oil production.
“In less than one year, we have started up commercial demonstration... [Read More]
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Mar 22, 2013
Renewable energy business Kedco has revealed its Enfield, UK-based biomass CHP project has made more strides towards realisation.
The project already has full planning and environmental permissions to generate 12MW of electricity and heat from 60,000 tonnes of waste wood a year.
But Kedco has now appointed N+1 Singer as its equity advisor and received outlined terms from... [Read More]
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Mar 22, 2013
Research conducted by bioeconomy consultants NNFCC and WRAP has placed the number of anaerobic digesters (AD) in the UK, outside of the water industry, at over 100 for the first time.
The number of facilities has nearly doubled since September 2011 and totals 106, processing over 5 million tonnes of food and farm waste a year.
‘This is a significant milestone for... [Read More]
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Mar 22, 2013
A commercial-scale lignin separation plant has been installed by Domtar at its mill in North Carolina, US.
The company claims this is the first facility of its type in the country in over 25 years. The production of lignin began in February, with a targeted rate of 75 tonnes a day, for industrial applications such as a bio-based alternative to the use of petroleum... [Read More]
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Mar 18, 2013
More biogas plants are set to be introduced in the eastern province of Holguin, Cuba this year.
Thirty-five new facilities, specially adapted to handle the estimated mass and volume of animal waste produced by private swine producers, will produce methane to help power food plants.
The are already 32 biogas facilities in the province producing around 8,750 cubic metres... [Read More]
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Mar 15, 2013
Danish firm Burmeister and Wain Scandinavian (BWS) has been given planning permission to build a new biomass power plant in Widnes, UK.
The proposed plant is believed to be able burn 147,000 tonnes of wood a year via truck deliveries to generate around 20MW of energy and 3.5MW of heat energy.
The project was passed by council officials as it is based on ‘environmentally-friendly... [Read More]
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Mar 15, 2013
According to a report by Wood Resource Quarterly the exportation of logs and lumber from North America to China fell by 17% to $2.1 billion (€1.6 billion) last year.
Despite this recent decline, timberland owners in the US and lumber companies in Canada have greatly benefited from China’s increased wood consumption over the past five years. The report says 2012... [Read More]
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Mar 13, 2013
Two international organisations have signed an memorandum of understanding to share and develop bioenergy sectors this March.
Rotterdam Biomass Commodities Network (RBCN) and the Wood Pellet Association of Canada will now cooperate together by sharing knowledge and organising biomass events.
‘RBCN is an organisation dedicated to strengthening and promoting the Dutch... [Read More]
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Mar 12, 2013
Norwegian investment company Byggleverandørene has added a wood pellets plant to its portfolio in Lithuania.
The Biowood Nordic plant cost LTL 4 million (€1.1 million) to construct via almost LTL 2 million of EU and government aid received under the scheme supporting migration of farming companies towards non-farming activities.
‘It is a new plant, built... [Read More]
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Mar 12, 2013
Gulf Coast Renewable Energy will locate a $25 million (€19.2 million) wood pellet plant in Mississippi, US.
CGRE says the plant will be situated on 40 acres in George County and should create around 30 new jobs. Construction will take 14 months and a request for help with adding an access road is currently pending.
Over 150,000 tonnes of pellets a year will initially... [Read More]
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Mar 11, 2013
A multi-million wood pellet storage facility is still a real concern at the Port of Liverpool, UK.
The two-stage facility, to be built by Peel Ports, is reportedly costing £60 million (€68.6 million) during phase one and will be able to store 100,000 tonnes of pellets to supply a biomass power station planned at the port.
The new storage facility is expected... [Read More]
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Mar 11, 2013
A new bioenergy project in Wisconsin, US has received the financing to complete its dairy-based electricity production.
GreenWhey, the company behind the project has secured the $28 million (€21.5 million) needed to secure the future of an anaerobic digester which will turn 500,000 gallons of diary wastewater into 3.2MW of electricity.
‘The project is believed... [Read More]
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Mar 11, 2013
Jatropha developer Joil has signed a memorandum of understanding to develop plantations in West Africa with Agritech Faso.
The pair will explore the development of 250,000 hectares of jatropha plantations intercropped with food crops using Joil’s high-yielding varieties. Field trials will also be carried out using Joil’s growing materials at Agritech’s... [Read More]
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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
