Jun 20, 2012
New biofuels demonstration plant nears completion
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Jun 19, 2012
A proposed biomass plant in Killarney, Republic of Ireland that would provide a district heating system has drawn ‘reservations’ from local residents.
Killarney Renewables (KR) has lodged a planning application for the plant but home owners close to the chosen site, which is the centre of town, claim the development would be unsuitable for the predominantly... [Read More]
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Jun 19, 2012
Hu Honua Bioenergy has signed an agreement with the Hawaii Electric Light Company to provide 21.5MW of power.
The power will come from Hu Honua’s Big Island biomass plant and, pending approval from the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, the agreement will last for 20 years.
Big Island is located on the site of the former Pepeekeo sugar mill and a converted electric... [Read More]
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Jun 19, 2012
More US fuel plants are potentially considering retrofits to be able to produce isobutanol biofuel on-site.
Technology provider Butamax Advanced Biofuels has signed up four ethanol plants for potential retrofits, bringing the total of what it is calling ‘the early adopters group’ to seven interested parties overall. The latest plants are Granite Falls Energy,... [Read More]
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Jun 19, 2012
A €200 million ($252 million) biopower project in Rovaniemi, Finland is in danger of being halted due to an energy subsidy issue related to the use of low-grade timber.
The CHP plant was meant to use wood chips from surrounding Finnish forests as fuel, but the initial felling of fully grown timber is not subsidised by the European Union, unlike the 70% wood feedstock... [Read More]
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Jun 18, 2012
UK-based energy provider Tilbury Green Power (TGP) has agreed a new partnership with biomass fuel provider Hadfield Wood Recyclers.
Under the contract Hadfield will supply more than 50,000 tonnes of wood a year to TGP’s new power facility in Tilbury Docks, Essex. TGP is approved to use up to 650,000 tonnes of fuel per year at the facility including SRF and biomass... [Read More]
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Jun 15, 2012
Renewable energy firm Infinergy has won a new contract to create a carbon neutral energy plant in the UK.
The contract was won from Intermet Refractory Products and is worth more than £1 million (€1.2 million). Intermet will use the new facility at its Oughtibridge plant based near Sheffield and it will produce electricity from wood pellets rather than fossil... [Read More]
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Jun 15, 2012
Renewable energy developer Iceni Energy (IE) has had planning application for a new biomass plant near Snetterton, Norfolk approved.
The plant will primarily burn cereal and oilseed rape straw to produce enough power to meet the yearly energy consumption of between 62,000 and 68,000 homes. IE engaged with over 2,300 local residents via a website, local exhibition and community... [Read More]
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Jun 15, 2012
The California Energy Commission has awarded a grant of $1.8 million (€1.42 million) to the Biodiesel Industries of Ventura (BIV), a subsidiary of Biodico.
The money will be used to spearhead new technologies for the production of advanced biodiesels at the Biodico facility at the National Environmental Technology demonstration site in Port Hueneme, which BIV will... [Read More]
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Jun 12, 2012
In Cuba, the government has set a new target for 16.5% of the nation's energy to derive from renewable sources by 2020.
Today, 3.8% of energy is produced from renewables and Cuba is looking to utilise mainly forest biomass and sugarcane, but will also use solar, wind and hydraulic energy.
By-products of Cuba's sugarcane industry will be a major player in helping the nation... [Read More]
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Jun 11, 2012
The Punjab government has decided to push forward and devise strategies for meeting domestic and agricultural requirements through biomass and solar energy in cities and villages across Pakistan.
Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif has said private sector biomass and solar energy projects would be encouraged in the next budget and has asked both the energy and planning... [Read More]
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Jun 11, 2012
Netherlands-based biomass torrefaction technology provider Topell Energy has announced €13 million ($16.3 million) worth of new funding to increase future production and plant sales.
The Topell funding was led jointly by existing investor Innogy Venture Capital along with Yellow and Blue Clean Energy Investment Management.
‘The additional financing will allow... [Read More]
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Jun 8, 2012
Biomass producer Takoradi Renewable Energy (TRE) was secured a $5 million (€4 million) credit facility to support its first biomass energy project in Africa.
TRE, a subsidiary of African Renewables (AR), received the backing from the Standard Chartered Bank in Ghana which finalises AR’s Ghanian distribution chain following other deals with Verdo Energy and Ghana... [Read More]
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Jun 8, 2012
UK prime minister David Cameron and Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg have agreed a landmark energy partnership between the two countries designed to secure affordable and sustainable long term energy supplies.
Named the Norway-UK Energy Partnership for Sustainable Growth, it will see closer collaboration between the two countries across a wide range of energy... [Read More]
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Jun 7, 2012
Plans to build Canada’s largest biodiesel plant moved a step closer to realisation as biofuels producer Great Lakes Biodiesel announce construction partner.
Engineering services management company TWD Technologies is to provide full engineering, procurement and construction management for the new plant in Welland, Ontario. The plant is scheduled to be operational... [Read More]
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Jun 7, 2012
UK biomethane company Gazasia has signed a proposed $150 million (€119 million) agreement with Philippines-based Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV).
The deal, which was signed in London, will see both companies jointly develop and operate organic waste-to-fuel plants across the Philippines particularly for use in the transport sector.
The deal is split so that Gazasia... [Read More]
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Jun 6, 2012
A new Dutch wastewater treatment plant has been agreed to be constructed by animal waste material processor Rendec Son and water technology company Paques.
The new plant will combine anaerobic treatments and Anammox processes to efficiently remove nitrogen and allow Paques to convert the animal carcass and slaughterhouse waste into both electricity and heat more efficiently... [Read More]
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