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Aria Energy, a provider of baseload renewable energy, will partner with Casella Waste Systems, a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, to develop, build, own and operate a 4.8MW landfill gas-to-energy project located at the Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town, Maine, US. The facility, which will utilise methane gas generated through organic decomposition in the…
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Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) Thunder Bay Generating Station (TBGS) is now able to produce renewable power after being successfully converted to use advanced biomass. 'Ontario is a leader in building a clean energy system, and the completion of the conversion to use advanced biomass at Thunder Bay is key to building a cleaner future for the people of our province,' says Bob Chiarelli, Minister…
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Renewable energy company Viaspace has announced that the comprehensive, independent feasibility study conducted by Pelican of the 12MW biomass power plant and co-located 834 hectare (2,060 acre) Giant King Grass (GKG) plantation project in Nicaragua has been completed. The feasibility study addresses the technical and economic issues of both the plantation and power plant, including connection to…
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Blue Sphere, a developer of waste-to-energy projects, has closed a joint venture to build and operate a 5.2MW biogas plant in Charlotte, North Carolina, with affiliates of York Capital Management. Under the terms of the JV, Blue Sphere owns 25% of the project. The company received an initial payment of $1,250,000 (€1,108,000) in cash at the closing with a second payment of $1,175,000 to be…
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In California, a consortium of US companies joined together with state energy officials to launch the Calgren Ethanol Biodigester, which utilises waste from dairy farms to power the production of tens of millions of gallons of ethanol. The Two-Stage Mixed Plug Flow Digester, designed by DVO of Wisconsin and built by Regenis, is the first California digester to use agricultural waste to create…
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In the US state of Georgia, Procter & Gamble (P&G) and Constellation, a subsidiary of Exelon Corp., will jointly develop a biomass plant with a capacity of up to 50MW which will help run one of P&G's largest US facilities. The plant will significantly increase P&G's use of renewable energy and move the company closer to its 2020 target of obtaining 30% of its total energy from…
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Resolute Forest Products, an owner and operator of 40 pulp and paper mills and wood products facilities, and power generation facilities, and six First Nations chiefs have signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) that sets out a framework for negotiating business agreements related to the company's sawmill investments in north western Ontario. In attendance at the signing, hosted by Resolute, were…
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has published a 'first-of-its-kind scorecard', which evaluates airlines on their adoption of biofuels. The highest scoring carrier was Air France/KLM, followed by British Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Cathay Pacific and Alaska Airlines. 'It's great to see certain airlines becoming leaders in the use of sustainable biofuels,' Debbie Hammel,…
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Renewable energy will play an important role in sustainably meeting India's growing energy needs. This was the message delivered by Adnan Amin, director-general of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at RE-Invest, the First Renewable Energy Global Investors' Meet & Expo in New Delhi. India is the world's third largest economy and the fourth largest energy consumer. By 2030, the…
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A new report has found that renewable materials such as biomass have been an important driving force in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Europe. A new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA), titled 'Renewable energy in Europe – approximately recent growth and knock-on effects,' says that without the deployment of renewable energy since 2005, GHGs in 2012 could have been…
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US-headquartered wood pellet manufacturer Enviva Partners has closed its initial public offering of 11,500,000 common units representing limited partner interests at $20 (€18) per common unit. The number of common units issued at closing included 1,500,000 common units that were issued pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional common units. The common…
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In Hawaii, the US Department of the Army has launched a 45-day public comment period on its draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the construction and operation of a proposed 50MW renewable energy plant. Hawaiian Electric Company will build, own, operate and maintain the plant – known as the Schofield Generating Station– on over 8 acres of land leased from the Army. In…
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Republic Services, an industry leader in US recycling and non-hazardous solid waste, has announced a new landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) project located at Sunshine Canyon Landfill near Los Angeles, California. The 20MW renewable energy project is capable of generating enough electricity to power nearly 25,000 area homes. 'Landfills play a more consequential role in society now than ever before,'…
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In the US, Applied LNG has signed an agreement to purchase biomethane from BP Energy Company. Applied LNG will use the biogas, sourced from waste landfill sites which produce methane as a by-product, to produce LNG in its liquefaction facility in Topock, Arizona that will be sold to the transportation fuel market. 'We are committed to providing affordable, cleaner and domestically produced LNG as…
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