Feb 8, 2013
New waste-to-energy plant finds home in UK
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Feb 8, 2013
Germany-based biofuels and bioliquid certification body Tüv Süd has obtained further accreditation for the testing of waste and residual materials.
The news comes as the 36th Ordinance on the Implementation of the Federal Immission Control Act now requires EU companies operating in the collection of waste and residual materials to furnish proof of certification... [Read More]
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Feb 8, 2013
Nerea, a subsidiary of Akuo Energy, has begun construction of a new biomass cogeneration facility in Estrees-Mons, France.
The 13MW project represents a €65 million ($87.2 million) investment and aims to be fully operational by the end of 2014, producing 100,000MWh of electricity and 25 tonnes of steam per hour annually via wood pellets.
This project is the third... [Read More]
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Feb 7, 2013
US-based agricultural technology company Arcadia Biosciences (AB) has signed an agreement with international woody crops enhancement business FuturaGene to look into sustainable development of eucalyptus and poplar trees.
The contract will allow FuturaGene exclusive use of AB’s nitrogen and water use efficiency technologies, which both aim to increase tree yields... [Read More]
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Feb 6, 2013
A new pilot pellet mill has been opened in Georgia, US by the Herty Advanced Materials Development Centre (HAMDC).
HAMDC, which is a part of the Georgia Southern University, claims its $2 million (€1.4 million) mill will support local and national feedstock suppliers by providing validating process technology and pellet design engineering.
‘The global demand... [Read More]
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Feb 5, 2013
Bioenergy Insight has been appointed by the World Bioenergy Association (WBA) with the exclusive responsibility of increasing awareness and industry involvement in its ground breaking portal BioenergyConnect.
Due for official launch in May 2013, BioenergyConnect aims to make it easier to do business and communicate by bringing all areas of the bioenergy industry together... [Read More]
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Feb 5, 2013
Energy company RWE nPower has awarded a logistics contract as it further advances the construction of a CHP facility in Scotland.
To be housed on the site of a paper mill in Markinch, the 49.9MW plant is expected to burn over 400,000 tonnes of wood. Malcolm Logistics has won the contract to deliver at least a third of the required fuel needed.
‘This contract will... [Read More]
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Feb 5, 2013
Brazil-based ETH Bioenergy and European technology provider Inbicon will work together to bring second generation ethanol to the Brazilian market.
The partnership aims to introduce Inbicon’s technology to ETH’s industrial and commercial experience to produce ethanol and other products from lignocellulosic raw materials such as bagasse. Inbicon is owned by Danish... [Read More]
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Feb 4, 2013
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) believes biomass could be key in helping the UK government meet its woodland priorities.
That idea comes after the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs' (DEFRA) Government Forestry and Woodlands policy statement, which states that effective management of country woodlands could boost the UK forestry industry.
Additional... [Read More]
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Feb 4, 2013
A multi-million investment is to be ploughed into the Port of Tyne, UK to upgrade its wood pellet handling facilities.
The Port is already the largest handler of wood pellet in Europe and the plans are to enhance and expand its existing wood pellet storage facilities and associated quay and rail infrastructure to the tune of £180 million (€209.2 million).
Discussions... [Read More]
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Feb 1, 2013
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement for Clean Air Act violations by the Thermal Energy Development Partnership (TEDP).
The settlement totalled $145,000 (€106,500) as TEDP’s biomass power plant in California “failed to properly operate and maintain emission monitoring equipment”.
TEDP’s monitoring equipment... [Read More]
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Feb 1, 2013
New levels of support for renewable energy have been announced by the Northern Ireland government.
From 1 April, under a revised Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation, new large-scale biomass CHP plants are eligible for an additional six months support from the government.
‘The additional six month eligibility period for eligible biomass stations, which retains... [Read More]
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Jan 31, 2013
A new £8 million (€9.3 million) anaerobic digestion (AD) facility is well under development in County Durham, UK.
Emerald Biogas claim the commercial food waste facility, to be based at Newton Aycliffe industrial estate, will be the first in the north east of England. It will process 50,000 tonnes of food waste a year sourced across the north east and generate... [Read More]
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Jan 30, 2013
US-based New Biomass Energy is expanding as it sees its third bulk shipment of torrefied wood pellets depart for Europe recently.
The delivery of 4,000 tonnes was produced at NBE’s plant in Mississippi and will end up at various coal-fired plants throughout Europe.
The plant is currently increasing its production capacity, dependent on the energy density of the pellet... [Read More]
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Jan 29, 2013
A report by the North American Wood Fibre Review claims wood pellet exports over to Europe were up over 70% in the third quarter of 2012 year-on-year.
The total amount delivered was reported to be 860,000 tonnes and the increase has been put down to expansion of production in both the US South and British Columbia.
‘The three major European pellet import countries... [Read More]
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Jan 29, 2013
Energy crop company SG Biofuels (SGB) is to work with two Brazilian companies to advance the development of jatropha as a next generation crop.
Agreements have been signed by SGB with agricultural research institution Embrapa and biodiesel refiner Fiagril.
‘These agreements validate the two years of progress we’ve made advancing our genetics in Brazil and provide... [Read More]
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Jan 28, 2013
UK-based food waste recycler PDM has started the construction of its second industrial scale anaerobic digestion (AD) plant under its ReFood brand.
The plant is being built on PDM’s existing rendering and renewable energy generation site in Widnes and, once completed, will have the capacity to handle 90,000 tonnes of commercial and domestic food waste.
The new facility... [Read More]
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