Mar 8, 2013
Biogas tax credit proposal applauded
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Mar 8, 2013
It has been reported that UK MP’s have agreed to give subsidies for burning wood and plants in the country’s power plants.
Backing a government stance that supports the inclusion of biofuels in the overall reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and “keeping the lights on”, a BBC report claims an all-party committee agreed new payments for renewable... [Read More]
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Mar 7, 2013
During a radio debate on 6 March UK energy minister John Hayes said biofuels were part of an overall energy mix needed by the country, not a stand alone concern.
Hayes and former government chief scientist Sir David King were part of a BBC Radio Four debate on renewable energy. King, mirroring concerns over indirect land use change throughout Europe, said trees chopped... [Read More]
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Mar 6, 2013
India-based Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) is to branch out its feedstock reach for its biogas plant, which is currently under construction in the Gajrawadi region of the city.
Alongside vegetable waste and animal carcasses VMC will also look to incorporate hotel waste as raw material to feed to the plant. It already collects around 10 tonnes of vegetable waste from... [Read More]
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Mar 5, 2013
Sino Bioenergy has announced the signing of a 10-year sales contract by its subsidiary Huizhou Shi Ji Wu Feng Agricultural Biotechnology (HB) to supply rice super seeds to Jiangxi Jingcai Nonglin Science and Technology (JJN).
The contract includes consulting and technical guidance as well as providing promotional materials to JJN. The contract is expected to generate $1.46... [Read More]
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Mar 5, 2013
The California Energy commission has injected a multi-million boost into a pilot ethanol plant from Mendota Advanced Bioenergy Beet Cooperative.
Mendota will use the $5 million (€3.8 million) to construct a plant that aims to produce 285,000 gallons of ethanol from 10,000 tonnes of beet feedstock. The plant is reported to be situated in Five Points.
‘Farmers... [Read More]
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Mar 4, 2013
Saxlund International, a UK subsidiary of energy and environmental technology group Opcon, is to provide its bulk material handling and storage knowledge to a new wastewater treatment facility this year.
The contract comes from Anglian Water, the largest water and wastewater company in England and Wales, and represents the fifth time the two companies will have worked... [Read More]
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Mar 1, 2013
US-based renewable energy company Ameresco has completed its first operational year at its renewable energy fuelled cogeneration facility at its Savannah River site (SRS).
The facility came online in conjunction with the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) single largest renewable Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC), awarded to Ameresco in 2009 to finance, design,... [Read More]
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Feb 28, 2013
UK-based Midland Bioenergy (MB) has added a new heat log briquette to aid domestic and commercial environments.
The UK is aiming for a 15% renewable energy input from renewables by 2020 and home owners can be supported by the Renewable Heat Premium scheme that offers £950 (€1,100) towards the cost of an installed biomass boiler.
‘Currently just 1.5% of... [Read More]
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Feb 27, 2013
Canada-based Viridis Energy (VE) believes its Scotia Atlantic Biomass plant will begin wood pellet shipments this autumn.
VE anticipates the plant will be fully staffed and ramped up production could deliver 25,000 tonnes to European markets by September.
‘We are ramping up production slower than anticipated due to some delays relating to industry subsidies in the... [Read More]
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Feb 26, 2013
UK-based Tilbury power station has been given the thumbs up to upgrade its facilities.
The plant was due to be closed permanently in October after it used up its full allocation of operating hours imposed after opting out of the 2008 EU directive. This was also despite providing more than half the UK’s renewable energy after converting to biomass in 2010.
The use... [Read More]
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Feb 26, 2013
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) has responded to the news that the EPA finalised its rule approving camelina oil as a new low-carbon feedstock under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)
'This decision adds to the growing list of biodiesel feedstocks that meet the EPA's standards for advanced biofuel and gives us yet another option for producing sustainable, domestic biodiesel... [Read More]
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Feb 25, 2013
Philippines-based Aseagas, a joint venture between Gazasia and Aboitiz Equity Ventures, has allocated funds for the construction of a new liquid biomethane plant.
It is believed around $30 million (€22.6 million) has been earmarked for the project and building could commence this summer, mostly likely in Luzon where approximately 70% of the market is to be found.
The... [Read More]
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Feb 22, 2013
Technology supplier Metso is to supply a biomass-fired power plant to Vimmerby Energi and Miljö AB for combined heat and power production at Tallholmen, Sweden.
The start-up of the plant is scheduled for the end of 2014 and the order is valued at €25 million ($33 million). Metso claims the plant will use bubbling fluidised bed combustion technology, with the... [Read More]
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Feb 22, 2013
Belgium-based renewable energy company Electrawinds has begun operations at a new rendering plant in Serbia after a year and a half of construction.
The Energo Zelena brand installation is located 50km outside of Belgrade and will process animal waste products to produce bioenergy. Electrawinds calls the facility a ‘zero waste plant’ as it can use liquid fats,... [Read More]
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Feb 21, 2013
UK power generating company Drax has highlighted the positive moves as it converts its coal-fired plant to biomass.
The conversion comes in response to rising coal prices and government subsidies backing renewable energy sources.
The company reveals that the first of its six units at the Yorkshire-based facility will be converted to biomass in April, with a second planned... [Read More]
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Feb 20, 2013
The California Energy Commission has dished out more than $4.4 million (€3.2 million) toward two biogas projects.
Blue Line Transfer has received $2.5 million to continue its project in constructing a dry anaerobic digestor compressed natural gas system to fuel five refuse and recycling vehicles. I hopes to convert 9,000 tonnes of plant and food waste into biomethane.
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
