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Balkanika Energy and Schmack Biogas, which is part of the Viessmann Group, are jointly implementing a biogas project in Velkovtski Village in the municipality of Gabrovo, Bulgaria. The plant, with an electrical output of 500kW, will use liquid cow manure, fodder rest, straw, maize silage and whey from a cheese dairy as feedstock. Construction on the plant is due to begin later this month. As…
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The anaerobic digestion (AD) industry of Scotland has grown by almost 70% over the last year, new figures show. According to the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), the country has now 27 operational AD project, which marks an increase of 69% from the situation year on. Another 43 plants have been approved for construction and ADBA estimates that during the next two year the…
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CoGen has reached financial close and started construction on Ince Bio Power, a 21.5MW waste biomass project in Protos, Cheshire, UK. The Ince Bio Power project is the fourth such biomass power project by developer CoGen and follows the projects of Birmingham Bio Power in the West Midlands, Welland Bio Power in Northamptonshire and Dartmoor Bio Power in Plymouth. Ince Bio Power is the first of a…
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Following the acquisition of biotechnology company Virdia last year, Stora Enso is building a demonstration and market development plant at Raceland, Louisiana, US.  The new plant will become the Stora Enso Biomaterials divisions’ US headquarters. It uses technology developed by Virdia and enables cellulosic biomass, such as wood or agricultural waste, to be converted into highly…
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Schmack Carbotech, part of the Viessmann Group, has been awarded a contract to provide a gas upgrading plant at one of the world's largest underground wastewater treatment plants. Through a process of purification, the facility will produce around 180 million kWh of natural gas quality biomethane annually from the metropolitan area of Stockholm's sewage, covering up to 40% of its annual…
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The ReEnergy Black River biomass power facility has begun to deliver behind-the-meter electricity to Fort Drum, enhancing the post's energy security by allowing it to be independent from the electrical grid. The interconnection, a $15 million (€13.5 million) project that connected the power plant to Fort Drum's two substations, was required under the terms of ReEnergy Black River's 20-year…
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Veolia Water Technologies has launched Package Exelys, a standard range of continuous thermal hydrolysis units for small to medium sludge digestion plants. Thermal hydrolysis is a well proven pre-treatment technology for sludge digesters that increases digester throughput, pasteurises the sludge, enhances biogas production, and reduces the final biosolids volume for disposal. Veolia’s…
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Biomass Supplies (Pvt), a company based in Sri Lanka, has earned the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) certification for biomass produced from branches pruned from live fences of Gliricidia trees. The certification covers Biomass Supplies' work with 30,000 small farmers who have planted 60 million new trees on their fences. Gliricidia is a fast-growing, short-rotation tree found…
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The European Biomass Association (AEBIOM) has released its annual statistical report, providing an outlook on European bioenergy for 2015. According to the report, bioenergy accounts for more than 60% of all renewable energy consumed in Europe's 28 member countries. 'Today, bioenergy is by far the leading renewable energy source in Europe, accounting for 61.2% of all RES energy consumed,'…
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Poland can increase its share of renewable energy in power generation from 7% in 2010 to nearly 38% by 2030, according to a report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). REmap 2030 Renewable Energy Prospects for Poland, prepared with input from the Polish Ministry of Economy, also finds the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption can more than double to…
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As part of Doosan's global sludge market strategy, Doosan Enpure has acquired the ownership of the intellectual property rights and know-how for the Ros Roca waste treatment processes relating to food waste anaerobic digestion. Doosan Enpure acquired this intellectual property from the administrators of Imtech Water, Waste and Energy, which further strengthens Doosan's sludge capability to offer…
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KSB Aktiengesellschaft, a German pumps and valves manufacturer, will present a new kind of low-speed submersible mixer for use in biogas production and waste water treatment.  The new Amaprop 1380 can serve as a back-up mixer, scum breaker, or flow accelerator and it can be used alone or in combination with larger mixers.  The new mixer for biogas plants has a hard-wearing propeller…
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Increasing energy efficiency through the adoption of readily available wastewater management technologies can slash related emissions by nearly half, according to a new study released today by Xylem, a global water technology company. The analysis further concludes that 95% of the electricity-related emissions abatement can be achieved at negative or neutral cost. Powering the Wastewater…
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The third quarter of 2015 saw a significant 31% increase in renewables generation from the same period in 2014, overtaking coal as the third largest contributor to the UK's electricity generation, after gas and nuclear power. Figures included in the Q3 GB Electricity Market Summary, from energy data specialist EnAppSys, showed that during the July-September period, renewables provided 14.3TWh of…
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