May 21, 2013
UK transport minister opens first bio-LNG station
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May 20, 2013
The European Commission has approved millions of Euros in aid for a biorefinery research programme.
The Genesys programme will benefit from €39.8 million ($51.2 million) granted by the French government to the PIVERT IEED, an institute working in the field of low carbon energy.
Genesys will aim to use oilseed and lignocellulosic biomass to produce heat and power... [Read More]
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May 20, 2013
Biomethane technology provider Purac Puregas is to supply Scotia Gas Networks with a biogas upgrading plant.
The facility will upgrade around 2,000Nm3/hr of raw biogas to grid specification, producing enough energy to heat around 7,500 homes.
‘This contract award represents a significant step change in the scale of biogas upgrading projects in the UK,’ says... [Read More]
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May 17, 2013
The Port of Pascagoula has received the last piece of funding it needs for a new wood pellet facility.
The $30 million (€23.2 million) facility will be built along two terminals on the port’s Bayou Casotte after the project received $10 million in bond money after a $196 million bond bill was recently approved.
Port director Mark McAndrews believes construction... [Read More]
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May 17, 2013
Lonach Dairy Farm in Sri Lanka, owned by Sunshine Holdings (SH), has become energy self-sufficient after completion of an on-site biogas project.
The facility uses cow dung and urine collected from on the farm to produced 100m3 of biogas a day, via a digester that SH claims to be one of the most advanced in the country.
The farm uses the generated biogas to produce 140... [Read More]
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May 16, 2013
A new biomass boiler plant in Canada is set to benefit cattle producers in eastern Canada and Quebec according to the government.
The Sanimax facility in Lévis will handle carcass disposal and other related by-products and turn it into energy. It was funded by a repayable investment of $7.6 million (€5.9 million) from the federal government.
Sanimax claims... [Read More]
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May 15, 2013
Chemical company BASF and biotechnology provider Dyadic International have entered into a non-exclusive worldwide research and license agreement.
BASF will be able to use Dyadic’s patented and proprietary C1 platform technology to develop, produce, distribute and sell industrial enzymes in certain fields for a variety of applications. It will also fund... [Read More]
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May 15, 2013
The UK-based European Bioenergy Research Institute (EBRI) has appointed a research consultancy to aid in its work.
The Madano Partnership will provide EBRI, which is based at Aston University, with market intelligence and business development support.
EBRI director of operations Tim Miller claims Madano won the contract because it demonstrated ‘sound knowledge of... [Read More]
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May 15, 2013
The Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels (LSB) met the European Parliament (EP) in Brussels this May at a meeting hosted by the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) Committee.EP VP Alejo Vidal Quadras introduced the positions of the EP ITRE Committee on the European Commission revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED).The Leaders sent a clear message to the EP members:... [Read More]
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May 13, 2013
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to provide a €140 million ($181 million) loan to Elektrocieplownia Stalowa Wola for the construction of a combined cycle gas turbine power station.
The facility will have an electricity capacity of 450MWe, a heating capacity of 240MWh and is expected to be operational in the second half of 2015.
It will be built on an existing... [Read More]
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May 13, 2013
A Scottish biogas provider has received multi-million pound funding from high street bank chain Barclays.
Energen Biogas (EB), a joint venture between Shanks Waste management and Paragon Efficiencies, has been given access to £7.25 million (€8.5 million) via Barclays’ Cashback for Business’ scheme.
EB’s biogas facility in Cumbernauld is now... [Read More]
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May 13, 2013
The Port of Immingham, UK has awarded a new biomass handling facility design contract to Graham Construction (GC).
Nearly 12 acres will be taken up by the fully-automated bulk handling terminal which will be able to handle three million tonnes of pellets a year. There will also be four silos capable of storing 100,000 tonnes of pellets onsite.
‘The challenge is now... [Read More]
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May 10, 2013
Sustainable chemical company BioAmber has announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 8,000,000 units consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase half of one share of common stock at $10 (€7.60) per unit, before underwriting discounts and commissions.
Each warrant will be at an exercise price of $11 per whole share of common stock.... [Read More]
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May 10, 2013
The green light has been given for a new renewable power station at Shoreham Port, UK this month.
Plans for the electricity generating facility, set to cost around £20 million (€23.6 million), were passed by Adur District Council committee.
Construction will be handled by Edgeley Green Power and the facility will cover one acre next to the existing Shoreham... [Read More]
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May 9, 2013
The development of a UK biogas network has received funding by renewable energy concern Wrap to assess its feasibility.
The funds will go to bioeconomy consultants NNFCC and biomathane injection providers CNG Services, who will both work with Cheshire-based farmers, to begin looking into this field.
‘The idea of a hub of farms feeding the national grid with low carbon... [Read More]
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May 9, 2013
US-headquartered biomass supplier Rentech has acquired Fulghum Fibres in Georgia to extend its wood pellet portfolio.
The purchase means Rentech can now convert two mothballed facilities in Canada into pellet mills along with contracts with Drax Power and Ontario Power Generation for the sale and delivery of over four million tonnes of product overt 10 years.
‘This... [Read More]
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May 8, 2013
The US Department of Forestry has invested millions of dollars into boosting biomass use throughout Maine.
The $11.4 million (€8.6 million) has gone towards the Fuels for Public Buildings grant which aims to bring 24 biomass conversion projects online in the likes of schools, public buildings and hospitals across the state.
The latest project, at an education centre... [Read More]
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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
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