Dec 6, 2010
Biomass plant launched in South Africa
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Dec 3, 2010
In India, Clenergen Corporation, a publicly traded company, has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with SV Sugar Mill (SVS) to take over operations of an existing 27MW/h biomass power plant.
By December 2011 the new project is expected to boot Clenergen’s output capacity to 51.5MW/h, in addition to its revenues, which are expected to reach approximately $40... [Read More]
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Dec 3, 2010
Dow Chemical Co.’s largest manufacturing facility in Brazil will soon be powered from biomass.
By Q4 2012 the Aratu Complex will begin burning eucalyptus wood biomass for the generation of power for its chemical processing plants. Over 75% of power and steam produced at the plant will then come from hydropower and eucalyptus cogeneration.
Brazilian-based Energias... [Read More]
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Dec 2, 2010
Clean Development Projects Limited, a London, UK-based company dedicated to promoting and facilitating sustainability in energy, has signed an agreement with a Tunisian cement company to develop a 500,000-hectare bioenergy plantation.
The oil obtained from the bioenergy plantation will be used to power cement plants in Tunisia, reducing carbon emissions by more than... [Read More]
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Dec 2, 2010
As the UK reaches a critical crossroads for renewable energy, and specifically the generation of biogas through anaerobic digestion (AD), The Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA)’s National Conference 2010 could not come at a more important time.
Bringing together government departments and agencies, interest groups and industry, the conference will consider... [Read More]
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Nov 30, 2010
Following plans to build the Midwest’s largest biomass power plant in Ashland, US, utility holding company Xcel Energy has now put these plans on hold.
The decision was made after the cost of the project turned out to be 37% higher than initial estimations. It was first thought that the total cost would be $58.1 million (€44.57 million). However, following further... [Read More]
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Nov 30, 2010
In Canada, wood pellet manufacturer and supplier Pacific BioEnergy is to expand its wood pellet production plant located in Prince George, British Colombia.
The project is expected to cost in the region of $24 million (€18.4 million) and will be able to handle bush grind, due to the addition of a new in-feed line. The expanded facility will also be able to handle increased... [Read More]
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Nov 30, 2010
March earlier this year saw consent granted to biomass energy development company Helius Energy and its power plant proposed for Avonmouth Dock on the Bristol Channel, UK.
Since then the project has faced delays after the Coedbach Action Team (CAT) appealed against the proposal. However in September CAT’s legal challenge against the project failed and on 29 November... [Read More]
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Nov 29, 2010
In Shenyang, China, Huishan Dairy is to turn biogas produced from cows into renewable energy.
The dairy owns over 20 farms housing a total of 250,000 cows. Now, after installing what is claimed to be the world’s largest methane capturing system, the methane produced from around 60,000 of these cows will generate an estimated 5.6MW.
The system collects methane from... [Read More]
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Nov 29, 2010
Tong Boitin of Germany-based biogas company BioEnergy Berlin GmbH has called on the Tanzanian government to do more to encourage biogas production in the nation’s rural areas.
Boitin went on to say that Tanzania should follow in China’s footsteps by implementing a National Plan to improve its renewable energy situation.
‘In 1958 chairman Mao ordered the government... [Read More]
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Nov 29, 2010
In northern Peru energy company Maple Energy is looking to commence the first phase of its ethanol and biomass project before the end of the year.
Phase one of this $254 million (€191.4 million) development will see Maple Energy plant 7,800 hectares of sugarcane in the main estate.
Upon construction, the plant, which is slated for mid-2011, will convert 5,000 tonnes... [Read More]
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Nov 25, 2010
In Auckland, New Zealand, Mayor Len Brown has started the nation’s first biogas-powered truck, in what is a joint venture between Transpacific, Greenlane Biogas, Dieselgas International and the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa).
The truck, which has been developed for the purpose of collecting rubbish, has undergone 24 months of research and... [Read More]
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Nov 25, 2010
Renewable energy firm Southeast Renewable Energy is looking to build a biogas plant in Allendale County in South Carolina, US.
Costing $50 million (€37.57 million), the facility would generate 15MW of energy from timber residues.
Raine Cotton, Southeast Renewable’s president and CEO said that his company is ‘working diligently to get the last few steps of the... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2010
In Ha Noi, Vietnam, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is to invest $100 million (€73.6 million) over an eight-year period to expand its Biogas Programme.
The expansion project will see a further 100,000 biogas generators installed on farms across 35 provinces.
According to the deputy director of the ministry’s Animal Husbandry Department Nguyen Thanh... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2010
In order to qualify for a $45 to $50 million (€33 to €36.8 million) federal grant, construction of the $250 million biomass/wood pellet plant planned for Pownal, Vermont, must begin before the end of this year.
However, the owners of the facility are facing opposition from local residents who are claiming that more time is needed in order to realise the full environmental... [Read More]
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Nov 22, 2010
The East Texas Electric Cooperative (ETEC) is looking to construct a biomass power plant in Woodville, Texas.
The facility would cost in the region on $145 million (€105.6 million) to build, generating around 50MW of renewable energy.
The not-for-profit cooperative, which consists of 10 utility providers, including the Rusk County Electric Cooperative, Panola-Harrison... [Read More]
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Nov 22, 2010
As the price for electricity has dropped in recent months, Akron, Ohio-headquartered energy company FirstEnergy Corp. has now announced that it is cancelling its plans to repower units 3 and 4 with biomass at its R.E. Burger Plant located in Shadyside.
The new biomass-powered units would have been used to generate electricity, however FirstEnergy is now to shut down... [Read More]
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