Jun 28, 2012
Market conditions force two Nebraska ethanol plants to suspend production
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Jun 27, 2012
Rhyl Leisure Centre will be the home to a new biomass heating system after planning permission was granted by Denbighshire council’s planning committee.
The system, to be installed by E.ON Energy Solutions, will provide heat and warmth to the centre and its swimming pool. The structure will be 10.1 metres in width and stretch up 3.5 metres.
“The scheme is a... [Read More]
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Jun 27, 2012
The Japanese ministry of industry gave the go-ahead for renewable energy feed-in tariffs to be introduced on 18 June.
Effective from the start of July, and set to last at least 20 years, the new incentives will require Japanese utility companies to purchase electricity from renewable sources including biomass.
The Japanese government sees this move as a positive move to... [Read More]
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Jun 26, 2012
Leading renewable chemical producer Gevo has announced a collaboration with US-based ethanol producer BioFuel Energy to explore high-volume production of isobutanol.
‘The capacity of BioFuel's plants would allow us to begin delivering isobutanol at the scale that refinery customers are likely to demand,’ says Patrick Gruber, CEO of Gevo. ‘BioFuel Energy... [Read More]
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Jun 26, 2012
New Jersey-based alternative fuel producer Primus Green Energy has started building its new $7 million (€5.6 million) demonstration plant.
It is slated for completion in late 2012 and is designed to produce 33 litres of petrol per hour. The facility will serve as the proving ground for the company’s first commercial plant, which it hopes to break ground on next... [Read More]
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Jun 25, 2012
Clean World Partners (CWP) and Atlas Disposal Industries, both of Sacramento, California, have just broken ground on a $13 million (€10.4 million) anaerobic digester and renewable natural gas fuelling station in south Sacramento.
This is said to be the US’ largest commercial solid waste digester and phase one will be complete in the next few months.
Atlas Disposal... [Read More]
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Jun 25, 2012
Ethanol producer Poet is now producing corn oil, as well as ethanol at its refinery in Groton, South Dakota.
‘It is one more value-added product we can produce from a kernel of corn,’ says Kelly Kjelden, general manager. ‘Poet is always looking for the next step to add value, to be more efficient and to make the plant more viable and profitable. Being... [Read More]
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Jun 22, 2012
Scottish minister for energy, enterprise and tourism, Fergus Ewing, is to launch a new bioenergy initiative for the Highlands and Islands today (22 June).
Around 50 bioenergy experts will attend the inauguration of the Highlands and Islands Bioenergy Region Initiative, led by the University of the Highlands and Islands’ Energy Research Group, at the Culloden Battlefield... [Read More]
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Jun 22, 2012
A German-owned biomass power plant in Tilbury, UK is starting to thrive again following a fire which occurred on-site in February.
Electricity and gas producer RWE Group claims the plant is again providing electricity to the national grid as one of its three units has returned to normal service. It is hopeful the other two units will be back online in July.
RWE claims... [Read More]
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Jun 21, 2012
A biogas plant based at a bioethanol distillery in Hincesti, Moldova is on schedule to be launched at the end of July.
The plant, designed by engineering company Zorg Biogas, is hoped to help the distillery cut down on its power related expenditure. Zorg also supplied all the plant’s necessary equipment and supervised its installation.
The biogas will be generated... [Read More]
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Jun 21, 2012
Australian-based algae-to-biofuels company Algae Tec has formally announced the opening date of its showcase facility in New South Wales, Australia.
The ribbon on Shoalhaven One will be cut by Chris Hartcher, the New South Wales minister for Resources and Energy, on 2 August and will represent the start of algae oil production for biofuels under the supervision of newly... [Read More]
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Jun 20, 2012
US-based drop-in petrol producer Primus Green Energy as almost completed construction on a new demonstration plant in New Jersey.
PGE uses natural gas and biomass to produce its fuel and the final of four reactors will soon be in place to wrap up construction on the $12 million (€9.4 million) project. The demonstration plant will serve as a model for PGE’s first... [Read More]
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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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