Aug 2, 2012
New Brazilian biobutanol project starts up
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Aug 1, 2012
Plantation company PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) is to construct a bioethanol plant in Mojokerto, Indonesia.
The company claims the plant will be the first ever bioethanol plant to be operated by a state-owned company and aims to produce up to 30 million litres of fuel a year.
PTPN finance director Dolly Bulungan says the project will abosrb around $48 million (€39... [Read More]
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Aug 1, 2012
Renewable energy company Vattenfall has announced a SEK150 million (€17.9 million) drop in operating profits for the first six months of this year.
Profits coming from the renewables division fell from SEK227 millions to around the SEK 80 million mark. This drop has been in part due to impairments and provisions of SEK500 million which was set aside for a minority... [Read More]
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Aug 1, 2012
A multi-year investment of over $5.7 million (€4.6 million) to create opportunities for the Canadian Northwest Territories sustainable wood biomass industry has been announced.
The money for the initiative is split between Government of Canada support of $3,746,000 from Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development... [Read More]
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Aug 1, 2012
Lloyds Banking Group is set to put £333 million (€423 million) into renewable projects as part of an overall £1 billion investment in the UK government’s new Infrastructure Plan.
Lloyds has said it has identified up to 12 renewable energy projects, plus nine social and economic infrastructure projects and three conventional power plants, to invest... [Read More]
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Jul 31, 2012
Technology and services provider Metso will work on an extensive automation renewal project at the Rauhalahti power plant in Jyvaskyla, Finland.
Metso will modernise the Jyvaskylan Energia (JE) plant’s technology and represents its third upgrade since it opened in 1986, with JE automation specialist Matti Niemela claiming its not due to any under performance.
‘During... [Read More]
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Jul 31, 2012
UK-based Drax Power Group has said it will move forward with biomass projects after announcing fallen first-half profits.
The operator of the largest coal-fired power station’s pre-tax January-June profits were £141 million ($221 million) compared to £169 million 12 months previous.
As coal prices rise and the UK government subsidise more projects involving... [Read More]
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Jul 31, 2012
A £600 million ($941 million) biomass power plant proposed in Middlesborough, UK has been given the go ahead.
MGT Power will push forward with the project now that the UK government has ruled positively on incentives for renewable energy projects. The new plant is expected to generated 150 jobs, plus hundreds more through the supply chain and construction.
‘This... [Read More]
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Jul 26, 2012
Over 500 residents have signed a petition protesting plans to build a large biomass generation plant in Yatala, Australia.
A statement from the Yatala Residents Alliance said locals were fearful for their health if the proposed generation plant, which would burn green waste, goes ahead.
‘We're not against biomass plants but this is too close for comfort and we don't... [Read More]
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Jul 25, 2012
A new biomass gasification energy plant has been officially opened at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
After a testing program which included a 30-day endurance trial, third party emissions tests and an readiness review, the system was declared open by the DOE and ready for full commercial operation.
The... [Read More]
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Jul 25, 2012
Renewbale energies group Areva has acquired biocoal technology from French torrefaction technology company Thermya.
Areva will add the technology to its Bioenergy subsidiary and first use it in new Thermya plants in France and Spain before looking to build other facilities in the future. The biocoal technology helps produce plant fuel from biomass which can replace fossil... [Read More]
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Jul 24, 2012
Integrated energy company Maple Energy has claimed its joint ethanol and power project in Peru is now fully operational.
The 37MW power side of the plant was recently completed and Maple is confident it will be now able to increase the amount of electricity before the end of the year, which will eventually supply enough to satisfy the needs of its ethanol plant and provide... [Read More]
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Jul 24, 2012
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by three companies to establish a partnership to enable production of butadiene from renewable feedstocks.
The joint venture is between elastomer producer Versalis, renewable chemical technology provider Genomatica and third generation integrated biorefineries pioneer Novamont.
Versalis will hold a majority interest in the... [Read More]
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Jul 24, 2012
It has been announced by French agriculture company Louis Dreyfus Commodities that it is to delay the trading debut of its Brazilian sugar, ethanol and bioenergy unit Biosev.
A meeting by the Biosev board of directors decided the market was too ‘uncertain’ after a meeting held on 18 July.
‘The uncertainties on the financial market are the reasons for... [Read More]
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Jul 23, 2012
US power business Southern Company has completed a 100MW biomass facility in Texas.
The power plant is based on 165 acres, will primarily use wood waste from saw mills as a feedstock and is reported to have cost around $500 million (€412.4 million). A 20-year power purchase contract has also been signed with Austin Energy.
‘We recognise our on-time, on-budget... [Read More]
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Jul 23, 2012
A new pilot plant for the production of climate-friendly cellulose ethanol in Germany has been inaugurated.
Developed by Swiss chemicals company Clariant, the €28 million ($33.8 million) project will produce up to 1,000 tonnes of cellulose ethanol from around 4,500 tonnes of wheat straw. It is believed that Germany has around 22 million tonnes of available straw for... [Read More]
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Jul 20, 2012
UK science minister David Willetts has announced the opening of a new £3.5 million ($5.4 million) research centre dedicated to making bioenergy generation more widespread.
Researchers across six universities will work together at the Supergen Bioenergy Hub to explore how biomass plants can work more efficiently to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
‘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
