Mar 27, 2012
India government plans biogas for schools
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Mar 27, 2012
The local government of Bridgeport in Connecticut, US, is considering building an anaerobic digestion plant that would convert the city’s sewage into energy.
The government has asked for proposals to be submitted for a plant to be built near the West Side Treatment Facility, a sewage plant.
The anaerobic digester will recover the methane, which creates about 1,000BTUs... [Read More]
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Mar 27, 2012
Energy company Areva has received funding from KIC InnoEnergy to build a series of small scale biomass plants in Europe, South Asia and Latin America.
Areva plans to join various solutions to optimise the small scale power plant cost for its customers and help to cut down on construction time.
The biomass plants will produce power and are expected to ‘improve upstream... [Read More]
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Mar 26, 2012
A new scheme has been launched in the UK which will enable businesses to receive fully funded biomass boiler installations.
Anesco, the company behind the scheme, plans to install ETA biomass boilers, and also provide fuel storage, delivery systems, performance monitoring and annual services.
Firms will have the benefit of being able to reduce their heating costs by between... [Read More]
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Mar 22, 2012
E.ON Climate & Renewables has been given permission by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to construct a 150 MW biomass power plant at Royal Portbury Dock in the Port of Bristol, North Somerset. The project would create an estimated 35 full-time jobs.
E.ON was planning to annually contribute £50,000 (€59,954) to a Community Investment Fund,... [Read More]
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Mar 22, 2012
Independent power producer, U-Thong Bio Power, is planning the construction of a new biomass power plant in the Supanburi Province, Thailand.
Using rice husk and bagasse as feedstocks, the plant will generate an estimated electricity output of 9.9MW, enough to power between 6000 to 8000 homes.
Completion of the project is expect at the end of 2013.... [Read More]
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Mar 20, 2012
In Brussels, Innogy Venture Capital, European financial investor Gimv and other partners have signed an agreement to invest in the start-up company GreenWatt S.A.
GreenWatt designs, operates and builds turnkey biogas plants for the generation of renewable heat and power from biodegradable waste materials without the need for slurry.
The €6 million investment will... [Read More]
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Mar 20, 2012
Renewable energy developer RES has submitted its proposal to build a biomass-fired power plant in Northumberland, UK.
RES' bid could see the construction of a £250 million (€300 million), 100MW power station at Battleship Wharf on the River Blyth. According to RES, the plant will be able to generate renewable energy for around 170,000 households and slash CO2... [Read More]
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Mar 19, 2012
In Thailand, power producer U-Thong Bio Power is planning to build a biomass-fired power plant in Supanburi in the country's northwest region.
The 9.9MW facility will use rice husks and bagasse to produce renewable power that will benefit between 6,000 and 8,000 homes.
U-Thong Bio Power has commissioned Areva's Bioenergy Business Unit and its local partner Ensys to construct... [Read More]
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Mar 16, 2012
Vechta-based Weltec Biopower has started building one of Germany's largest biogas plants in Arneburg, Stendal District, Saxony-Anhalt.
The plant will use four fermenters, six digestate storage units, and one liquid reservoir to produce about 6 million m3 of biomethane (more than 700 cubic metres/hour) every year that will then be fed into the natural gas grid.
'This biogas... [Read More]
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Mar 16, 2012
Perth-based rural land management firm Bell Ingram has installed a 90kW biomass boiler at its headquarters, designed to reduce carbon emissions and cut heating costs.
An assessment of the Perth-located building was completed by microgeneration consultant Nigel Benson and provided the catalyst for the biomass boiler installation as it highlighted the potential for... [Read More]
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Mar 12, 2012
Skogforsk, the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden, is to collaborate with Grand Rapids-based Itasca Community College (ICC), on a research program developing methods, systems and technology within the bioenergy sector in Minnesota.
The research will focus on the forest-based biomass supply chain, with the aim to increase efficiency and quality.
Skogforsk focuses... [Read More]
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Mar 12, 2012
RuralAus has announced that its planned 10MW biomass power plant, located on Kagaroo island will create 30 new jobs.
The Perth, Australia-based forestry group intends to power its sawmill with the proposed plant, which will convert facility waste into power.
It will require governmental funding in order to run the operation at the scale desired, and the company is... [Read More]
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Mar 12, 2012
Solid Energy business Nature's Flame has stopped production of pellets at its oldest and smallest plant located in Rolleston, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Due to its age and size, it was deemed uneconomic to upgrade the facility, as the cost of ensuring reliability and safety would be too high. Furthermore forestry in the area is reportedly waning.
Therefore the company... [Read More]
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Mar 7, 2012
Energy efficiency and renewable energy company, Ameresco, together with the US Department of Energy (DOE) have completed the successful operational startup of the DOE's new Biomass Cogeneration Facility in Aiken, South Carolina.
The new 34-acre renewable energy facility located on Savannah River Site (SRS), was constructed over a 30 month period, with the investment... [Read More]
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Mar 6, 2012
Biomass CHP is building a new demonstration plant in Wilton, Wiltshire after receiving a £100,000 investment.
The company's wood-chip gasification process can produce renewable heat and energy without generating any liquid effluent that would need to be disposed of and treated. The investment is to develop this system and comes in the form of the Finance for... [Read More]
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Mar 6, 2012
Finnish project management services provider, Dovre Group is to invest approximately €1.4 million in Sararasa Biomass's renewable energy expansion. The money will go towards an Indonesian plant that makes pellets from woodwaste materials, which is also owned by Stahl Capital.
'Our intention is to work together with Sararasa on other biomass-to-energy projects in the... [Read More]
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Indonesian gas distributor PT Pertamina Gas Negara Tbk (PGN) has signed an agreement with NeutraDC Singapore (NDSG) to provide biomethane for forthcoming data centre projects in Singapore
Once cleared, the site will be redeveloped into an Energy, Biochar and Carbon (EBAC) plant – a pyrolysis facility designed to convert plant matter into biochar, renewable electricity and heat
Swedish tanker owner Furetank has announced it will run its European fleet on renewable biogas throughout 2025, marking a major step towards fossil-free shipping
