Apr 5, 2011
GdF to build biomass plants in Bulgaria
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Apr 5, 2011
In a move that will decrease the levels of nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, mercury and particulate emissions, Dominion Virginia Power is planning to switch three of its coal-fired power plants to biomass burning facilities.
Located in the counties of Altavista, Hopewell and Southampton in Virginia, US, the three identical facilities could begin handling biomass in 2013,... [Read More]
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Apr 5, 2011
England has the potential to generate 4% of its electricity needs from short rotation coppice energy crops grown on unused land, according to a study supported by the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC).
These findings highlight that such crops, including poplar and willow, could help the UK meet its 2020 renewable energy target of 15% of all energy and 30% electricity to... [Read More]
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Mar 30, 2011
While global investment into clean energy developments increased 30% in 2010, in the UK it dropped 70%. These figures are according to new research by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Worldwide investments into this sector reached $243 billion (€172 billion), with China remaining the global leader, attracting a record $54 billion in equity last year. This is a 39% increase... [Read More]
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Mar 30, 2011
In northern Peru work is ongoing with Maple Energy's ethanol project and the ethanol company expects commercial operations to begin in the second half of 2011.
Costing an estimated $254 million (€180.6 million), the greenfield project, which includes main water delivery and drip irrigation systems, comprises an ethanol production plant and a 7,800-hectare sugarcane... [Read More]
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Mar 29, 2011
Georgia Biomass, a subsidiary of Europe-based utility firm RWE Innogy, is expected to open its wood pellet plant later this year.
Located in Ware County, Georgia, US, the production facility will manufacture 750,000 tonnes of pellets annually from locally sourced waste materials.
According to the interim director of the Okefenokee Area Development Authority, the new plant... [Read More]
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Mar 29, 2011
It has been in pipeline for over three years, but now a 350MW-a-year biomass-fired power plant can move on to the next stage of development after it was found that it would not affect local residents' health.
Proposed for Port Talbot in Wales, UK, biomass power plant developer Prenergy submitted an application in August 2010 to change some conditions to the Environmental... [Read More]
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Mar 29, 2011
With its rapidly increasing population putting pressure on the regeneration capacity of current energy sources such as charcoal and firewood, the VP of Tanzania Mohamed Gharib Bilal is urging the government to explore alternative options.
'The increasing population is a threat to continued use of firewood and charcoal since they cannot meet the growth,' he states.
The... [Read More]
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Mar 28, 2011
UK-based wood pellet supplier Forever Fuels is investing £2 million (€2.3 million) that will double the company's capacity to supply wood pellets in England and Wales.
The investment will see Forever Fuels invest £1 million in five distribution depots and £1 million in seven pellet-delivery vehicles.
The depots will be installed at sites near Carmarthen,... [Read More]
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Mar 28, 2011
Located in Texas, US, biofuel company KiOR, which is building three plants in Mississippi, has found a buyer for its renewable oil that will be produced at its Columbus-based facility, due to begin operations in 2012.
Tuscaloosa's Hunt Refining, a petroleum refining company, will purchase the renewable crude oil, converted from wood chips.
'The announcement is an important... [Read More]
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Mar 28, 2011
Wood pellets manufactured by Verdo Renewables, a Danish utility company and pellet producer, at its plants in Andover and Grangemouth are the first in the UK to receive certification under ENplus, the new Europe-wide standard for premium quality wood pellets.
Certificate number UK001 was awarded to Verdo by OFI Cert, the Austrian certification body working in co-operation... [Read More]
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Mar 28, 2011
In the UK, South West Devon Waste Partnership, a collaboration between Plymouth City Council, Torbay Council and Devon County Council, has signed a deal with Mannhiem, Germany-based renewable energy firm MVV Umwelt.
The deal will see MVV Umwelt provide a 25-year residual waste treatment solution for the region. The company is planning to build a 245,000-tonne waste-to-energy... [Read More]
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Mar 21, 2011
A key player in the tree improvement and commercial production of trees ArborGen and GreenWood Resources, a global investment and asset management company, have formed a strategic business alliance.
The collaboration was formed to meet the growing demand for woody biomass with purpose grown hardwood trees in the southeastern region of the US.
'Our companies possess complimentary... [Read More]
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Mar 15, 2011
UK-based AeroThermal Group and 4Recycling, a UK-based recycling company, are hoping to construct a biogas plant in Plymouth, England, UK, and have now submitted the plans to Devon County Council.
The plant, if granted the go-ahead, will divert 75,000 tonnes a year of municipal solid waste away from landfill and convert to into renewable electricity. The facility will be... [Read More]
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Mar 15, 2011
Cardiff, Wales-based renewable energy developer Eco2 is looking to develop two biomass power plants in Romania.
Costing an estimated €100 million each with an installed power generation capacity of 40MW, the plants will be built in Slobozia, Ialomita county and Rosiori de Vede in Teleorman county.
The Slobozia-based plant is scheduled to break ground at the end of... [Read More]
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Mar 15, 2011
An estimated 1.6 million tonnes of pellets were shipped from the US and Canada to the Netherlands, the UK and Belgium in 2010, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review.
North America is now one of the major suppliers of wood pellets to Europe, with volumes doubling since 2008.
In a move to reach the EU's 2020 renewable energy targets, many European countries have... [Read More]
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Mar 15, 2011
An increasing demand for raw woody biomass could be a sign of higher pine stumpage prices for forest owners and investors.
Between 2012 and 2013 Forisk Consulting, dedicated to analyzing the supply and demand characteristics of local wood and timber markets, forecasts saw timber prices for US states located in the south of the region strengthening 4.6% and 5.5%, respectively,... [Read More]
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