Nov 29, 2011
Biomass Secure Power ramps up wood pellet capacity
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Nov 29, 2011
In Berlin, New Hampshire, US, a new programme has been set up to encourage local homeowners to convert from burning fossil fuels to wood pellets.
The Model Neigborhood Project, a collaboration between the Northern Forest Center, Berlin BetterBuildings, the city of Berlin and Maine Energy Systems, is to offer subsidies to around 40 local homeowners to incentivise them to... [Read More]
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Nov 29, 2011
KTG Agrar, a producer of agricultural commodities, has reached a 20MW milestone as it continues to expand its biogas capacity.
To date the company generates enough electricity for 34,000 homes; a significant increase from the 28,000 households it served in mid-2011.
This figure is set to increase further as KTG Agrar is currently building more biogas plants with a combined... [Read More]
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Nov 29, 2011
In Amel, Belgium, one utility company has co-fired fossil coal with biocoal supplied by renewable energy company 4Energy Invest.
4Energy Invest manufactures the biocoal, which it made from black torrefied woodchips, in its large-scale production unit.
The co-firing trial lasted for around 20 hours. The utility reported successful results as it did not have to modify the... [Read More]
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Nov 29, 2011
In Pakistan, the Italian government, along with the Small Industries Development Board (SIDB) is to invest Rs50 million (€716,000) in the development of biogas plants in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The project will see 436 biogas plants erected throughout six districts: Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Abbottabad, Haripur and Mansehra.
Pakistan's potential for... [Read More]
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Nov 25, 2011
The Port of Amsterdam is preparing for a growth in biomass product as European countries look to replace existing coal-fired power plants with renewable materials.
As the port gears up to meet the expected growth in this sector, new developments of fossil fuel terminals are no longer allowed, although expansion projects of existing terminals will still be able to go ahead.
The... [Read More]
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Nov 24, 2011
Southern Power has closed its Texas, US-based biomass-fired power plant following a bomb threat on 21 November.
The company made the decision to shut the facility after a threatening note was found written inside a Portaloo.
The plant will remain closed until after Thanksgiving, which will lead to a loss for $1.1 million (€800,000) for the company.
Authorities are... [Read More]
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Nov 22, 2011
In Oregon, US, Green Lane Energy has proposed to build an anaerobic digestion plant in Junction City.
If granted approval the plant will generate 1,600kW/h of electricity from grass straw, fruit and vegetable waste and dairy manure. This is enough to power 1,500 households.
Green Lane Energy could break ground on the AD before the end of this year, with operations scheduled... [Read More]
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Nov 22, 2011
Technology, process and engineering solutions provider China New Energy's subsidiary, Guangdong Zhongke Tianyuan New Energy Science and Technology (ZKTY), has finished building a biogas plant for gas company Xin'ao.
The plant is now operational, producing 7,000m3 of biogas a day.
ZKTY is now developing a biogas recovery and purifying plant to be located at Kingway Beer... [Read More]
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Nov 22, 2011
In Maine, US, the Port of Eastport will soon be the only Northeast US-based port able to handle wood pellets, as it works to complete an expansion project.
The new infrastructure will be complete by the end of the year or early 2012. It will feature a bulk storage yard and conveyor that will be able to handle woodchips destined for Europe.
FutureMetrics is behind the design... [Read More]
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Nov 22, 2011
Wood pellet producer Enviva and oil major ConocoPhillips have formed a joint venture company, Eco Biomass Technologies, which will manufacture torrefied biomass fuels.
The 50/50 JV's initial factory will be operational in 2013, when it will begin producing wood pellets for use by utility companies.
Torrefied wood pellets are similar to coal but burn with reduced carbon... [Read More]
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Nov 22, 2011
In Slovakia, Lexus Bratislava will build and operate two biogas plants in Ozd'any.
The company is investing an estimated €4 million in each facility, which will generate renewable energy from biomass such as maize silage and sorghum. Each plant will produce 990kW of electricity and 985kW of heat.
Lexus Bratislava is due to break ground on the plants in 2012 and they... [Read More]
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Nov 21, 2011
Waste Management of Texas, US has closed an equity investment in Fulcrum BioEnergy.
Additionally, Waste Management has agreed to a secured loan facility that provides for Waste Management's funding of up to $70 million (€51.8 million) for Fulcrum's proposed Sierra BioFuels plant upon the satisfaction of certain conditions.
The parties also entered into a master project... [Read More]
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Nov 21, 2011
In Barsikow, Brandenburg, Germany, production has started at Weltec's biomethane refinery.
The plant will handle around 1,000m3 of biological raw gas an hour and convert it into around 4.3 million m3 a year of biomethane.
This total quantity is the equivalent to around 5MW, which is enough to power 3,000 households.
350m3 of the biomethane produced will be fed into the... [Read More]
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Nov 15, 2011
At the end of November, energy company E.on will break ground on a £120 million (€140.6 million) biomass-fired power plant in Tinsley, Sheffield, UK.
According to the project's final plans, which have now been announced, the plant will produce up to 30MW from UK-based waste wood only. This is enough to power 40,000 homes when it comes online in mid-2014.
The... [Read More]
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Nov 15, 2011
Varn Wood Products is to build a new wood pellet production plant next year, utilising waste pinewood from its sawmill facility in Hoboken, Georgia, US.
The company is scheduled to break ground on the project in Q2 2012, with startup slated for the end of 2012.
The plant will be able to manufacture 80,000 tonnes of wood pellets annually, but this could be expanded to 120,000... [Read More]
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Nov 15, 2011
Laidlaw Energy Group, a renewable energy company, has acquired a biomass-fired power plant in Susanville, California, US.
Renergy and Natural Energies formerly owned the idle facility, which is able to generate 12.5MW of electricity. Both companies will become equity shareholders in Laidlaw Energy.
Laidlaw will spend around one year and $20 million (€14.7 million)... [Read More]
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