Apr 16, 2012
Dong Energy to convert three plants
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Apr 16, 2012
The North East Lincolnshire Council in the UK has approved a biomass-fuelled plant, which will be built in the region for about £130 million (€158 million).
Real Ventures, the company behind the development, plans for the facility to have an electrical output of more than 49MW which should power around 90,000 residences.
The plant will be a combined heat and... [Read More]
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Apr 16, 2012
A renewable energy power station worth £250 million (€304 million) will be built in the Port of Blyth after planning permission was granted.
The renewable energy developer RES submitted its planning application in March 2012 and the Planning Inspectorate confirmed formal acceptance on 11th April 2012. The examination and consultation period can take up to nine... [Read More]
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Apr 11, 2012
Wealth management firm, Taaleritehdas, plans to build a series of biogas plants throughout Finland, which will convert household biowaste, wastewater slurry, industrial byproducts and agricultural waste into biogas.
Over the next couple of years, the Finnish company will build five to seven plants which will cost about €90 million.
Under its plans, the company will... [Read More]
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Apr 11, 2012
Viridor, a waste management company based in the UK, has broken ground on a new anaerobic digestion (AD) plant that is located close to Bridgwater in Somerset, UK.
It is the first AD plant in that region of the country and will be situated next to the Walpole landfill site, coming online in April 2013.
The Somerset Waste Board approved the facility in September 2011 and... [Read More]
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Apr 11, 2012
BioPower Operations, a company that grows, produces and sells biomass and its byproducts, has become a public company, listing its shares on the stock market.
The company currently has plans to produce and sell biomass oils in the short term and in the long term receive licenses to grow trees and bamboo that can also be converted into oils, biofuels, animal feed or electricity.
Robert... [Read More]
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Apr 11, 2012
The Harare City Council in Zimbabwe is in talks with a local gas company, considering a joint venture to enable electricity to be generated from waste collected from nearby sewage works.
About $3 million (€2.28 million) will be needed to fund the project, which will take a year and a half to build.
One plant, called Firle, is expected to produce 2.5MW whilst the other,... [Read More]
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Apr 11, 2012
UK energy company E.ON has received approval from the Shropshire council to build a new fuel store at its Ironbridge power station in the region.
This planning permission grant will allow the company to convert a section of its Ironbridge power station so that it can use 100% wood pellets as a renewable fuel source.
E.ON will continue to work with the council so that it... [Read More]
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Apr 10, 2012
Ventura, which is a subsidy of biodiesel company Biodico, has been given a $2 million (€1.5 million) grant from the California Energy Commission and will use the funds to produce renewable energy and biodiesel at Biodico’s 10 million gallon a year facility which is being built in Port Hueneme, California.
At the facility, process heat and power will be generated... [Read More]
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Apr 10, 2012
Pellet exports from North America into Europe hit a new record in the fourth quarter of last year.
Shipments rose to 600,000 tonnes in the fourth quarter of 2011, which is a sharp increase from the 130,000 tonnes shipped in the first quarter of 2008. Shipments have been on the rise steadily every quarter since then.
Over all of last year, wood pellet shipments reach just... [Read More]
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Apr 10, 2012
The US government says it is to give $35 million (€27 million) towards the research and development of advanced biofuels, bioenergy and bio-based products.
Through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI), a joint programme established by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the US Energy Department, the project hopes to create more sources of... [Read More]
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Apr 5, 2012
The first biomass gasifier plant has opened in the Philippines in Dinalungan, Aurora.
The region currently relies on diesel generators for power but now Northern Aurora will be able to be powered on green and affordable energy, thanks to the new plant.
The facility is owned and operated by Eco Market Solutions (EMS) which will provide electricity to rural areas by converting... [Read More]
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Apr 3, 2012
Computer giant Apple is to build a 500KW biogas-powered fuel cell project that will generate electricity to its facility located in Cupertino, California, saving more than 1.2 million kgs of CO₂ emissions a year.
The development is part of the company’s expansion on its green Cupertino facilities, which achieved a 5 million KW energy saving last year.
The regulatory... [Read More]
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Apr 3, 2012
Waste-to-energy company Ameresco is to build a new facility as part of the Northeast Water Pollution Control Plant (NEWPCP) Biogas Project, which will generate electricity and thermal energy for onsite use.
The construction is expected to cost $47.5 million (€35.6 million) and will be designed to generate 5.6MW of power, reducing the plant’s energy costs by... [Read More]
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Apr 3, 2012
Pyroil International is in the process of signing contracts to build three waste-to-energy plants in the Netherlands, in Venlo, Waddinxveen and Amsterdam.
The technology to be installed in the facilities is based on the 200 year old system of pyrolysis which has been refined by the company to convert the oil from plastics into energy.
‘Plastic is the best feedstock... [Read More]
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Mar 30, 2012
The waste water treatment plant located in Medina, New York, is to install a 60kW combined heat and power (CHP) facility which will be used to feed electricity to the grid.
The site was given a Green Infrastructure Grant from the Environmental Facilities Corporation, which is funding similar upgrades.
Tecogen has been chosen as the company to supply the cogeneration system... [Read More]
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Mar 30, 2012
A controversial anaerobic digestion plant development has been approved by the Ministry of Environment in Woolwich, Canada.
Both the Woolwich Township council and the Elmira Biofuel Citizens Committee opposed the plant, which they said would exceed noise and odour limits.
The township previously met with provincial ministers at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association,... [Read More]
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