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Bioenergy currently contributes to 61% of the total share of renewables, according to the latest European Biomass Association’s (AEBIOM) Statistical Report. Biomass is on the way to become the first European energy source, surpassing coal and has the potential to deliver more, the association says. Often overlooked, the heating and cooling sector accounts for half of the EU-28’s…
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The UK government has proposed a compromise deal to the biomass industry, intended to soften the blow of the sudden changes to incentives for certain biomass combined heat and power (CHP) plants. In July, the government introduced changes to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) tariffs for biomass CHP plants with under 20% power efficiency with no formal consultation with industry and only 21 days…
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BNDES, Latin America’s largest development bank, will not fund new coal- or oil-fired power plants in an attempt to drive investment towards renewable energy. The Brazilian development bank released a new set of guidelines earlier this week which will see the bank remove all funding available for coal or oil thermoelectric plants, Business Green reports. It will also reduce credit to new…
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The US Endowment for Forestry and Communities has re-launched of the Wood2Energy.org wood bioenergy facility database and mapping tool, the most comprehensive database of its kind in North America. Wood2Energy.org aims to develop a database and mapping tool that aggregates facility level data to deliver a unique perspective of the wood bioenergy industry. With separate, clickable layers and…
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UK anaerobic digestion (AD) plant operator Biogen has officially opened its 2MW Merevale facility, the company’s seventh food waste recycling plant in the UK. The plant’s, located near Atherstone in Warwickshire, processing capacity of 45,000 tonnes of waste food from household and commercial sources annually joins Biogen’s network of AD plants that together recycle a…
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World’s largest torrefied biomass producer New Biomass Energy has acquired the majority interest in a Mississippi, US, torrefaction plant and plans to continue the production of torrefied biomass. Initial production at the Quitman plant will supply 2,000 to 3,000 tonnes of torrefied wood for a test burn at Portland General Electric's plant in Boardman, Oregon, later this…
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The Romanian authorities plan to allocate more than €100 million for a state aid scheme aimed at supporting energy production from renewable sources that are less exploited. According to a draft project published the website of the EU Fund Ministry, these sources include biomass, biogas, and geothermal energy. The money comes from non-reimbursable EU funds provided through the European…
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JFE Engineering Corp. has won an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for a 75MWe biomass power plant in Japan. The plant will be constructed for MOE in Mitsubishi Paper Mills Hachinohe works and it’s scheduled to commence operation in the first half of 2019. It will generate an annual 5.3 billion kWh of electricity from wood chips, palm kernel shell, and coal as…
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Logistec Corp., a marine and environmental services provider, has opened its newly built bulk biomass pellet warehouses in Brunswick, Georgia. The modern buildings are a part of Logistec’s commitment to upgrade and expand its dry bulk facilities at Marine Port Terminals. “With the addition of these warehouses, we have substantially increased our throughput capacity,” said…
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US-based University of Colorado Boulder engineers have developed a bio-manufacturing process that uses a biological organism cultivated in brewery wastewater to create the carbon-based materials needed to make energy storage cells. According to the university, the “unique pairing” of breweries and batteries could set up a “win-win opportunity” by reducing expensive…
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UK-based Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has published the results of three case studies which show how farmers can diversify their income and increase the productivity of their land by planting energy crops. The studies examine the financial impact of transitioning to planting second generation energy crops such as Miscanthus and Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) Willow and also provide an…
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Six Poet biorefineries in Ohio and Indiana are installing a new energy generation system using combined heat and power. These systems will reduce reliance on the electrical energy grid, recover waste energy for additional use in the plant and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the US bioethanol producer said in a statement. The system will use steam in a turbine to generate electricity to run the…
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A significant majority of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) want their energy supplier to be more committed to renewable energy, according to a new report. The report, commissioned by UK-based electricity company Haven Power – part of the Drax Group, revealed that while 72% say they would like energy suppliers to be more committed to renewables, only 11% would rate their current…
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US-based biotechnology company Microvi has been awarded a grant from the US Department of Energy for a new biocatalytic technology that converts methane and carbon dioxide in biogas into liquid chemicals. The new technology, based on Microvi’s MicroNiche Engineering Platform Technology, can convert biogas that is created at facilities like landfills and wastewater treatment plants into…
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