Nov 8, 2011
Sage powered boilers installed in North Carolina
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Nov 8, 2011
The first US commercial flight to be powered by biofuels derived from algae has flown from Houston’s IAH airport to Chicago’s O’Hare airport.
The microbially-derived biofuel, called Solajet, was manufactured by Solazyme and is a 60% petroleum-derived jet fuel.
Solazyme has signed a letter of intent with United Airlines to produce 500,000 tonnes of renewable... [Read More]
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Nov 8, 2011
Viaspace Green Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Seema Energy in Thailand to grow ‘giant king grass’ to power Seema’s proposed 90MW biomass plant.
Giant king grass is similar to sugarcane but it is not a food crop and develops cellulosic characteristics rather than sugar strands. Viaspace believes the grass has the highest energy yield... [Read More]
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Nov 3, 2011
Kyriakos Maniatis, Principal Administrator from DG Energy, part of the European Commission, will open the conference on the 16th of November by discussing the most recent developments in biofuels in Europe. Talking about advancements being made in aviation biofuel in particular, Maniatis’ presentation promises to be an insightful analysis of the European market as... [Read More]
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Nov 1, 2011
Bioenergy company Clenergen is to begin building a 1MW biomass plant in Romblon in the Philippines which will help to supply power to houses that are in the off-grid zone of the region.
The development is part of an agreement Clenergen signed with the country’s National Power Corporation recently, in which the company is to build an array of facilities.
Another power... [Read More]
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Nov 1, 2011
The USDA said today that it will grant a total of $44.6 million (€32.6 million) in payments to more than 150 biofuels producers in the US to help support them in producing and expanding their developments.
Some companies, such as Texas-based White Energy, are being awarded more than $3 million towards ethanol production. Whereas others, such as QB Corporation, based... [Read More]
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Oct 31, 2011
A farm in Northern Ireland is to use cow waste from 600 animals, processing the poo to produce methane gas.
The gas is then sent into two engines which power generators, producing water which dries the waste, which is called ‘digestate’. The water is also used for pasteurising milk.
The plant produces 430kW an hour, which can power about 430 homes and has an... [Read More]
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Oct 31, 2011
The British government has given approval for a power plant to be built in Yorkshire, generating power from biomass and waste.
SSE Generation has invested £250 million (€287 million) into the development and about 350 jobs are expected to be created during the construction phase.
The project will be built within the existing Ferrybridge coal power station site... [Read More]
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Oct 31, 2011
Biodiesel producer Viridis Fuels has received approval from the East Bay Municipal Utility District Board of Directors to build a 20 million gallon a year biodiesel processing facility in West Oakland, California.
The plant will be built next to a water treatment facility and will include the construction of rail and truck loading facilities, a power plant and a tank storage... [Read More]
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Oct 28, 2011
UK-based supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has signed an anaerobic digestion (AD) deal with waste management company Biffa to dispose of all left-over organic waste from the retailer to AD plants around the country.
The food waste will be converted into power which will be put on the grid for home and business use.
London alone is going to produce about 25.8 million... [Read More]
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Oct 27, 2011
Renewable biomass company Trebio has received ENPlus certification for its new wood pellet mill, which opened this year.
It is the first company outside of the Europe to receive the certification, which is listed as number CAN001, and says it is an ‘accolade from the European Pellet Council’.
The certification will give the company third party verification... [Read More]
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Oct 26, 2011
Bioenergy company Iberdrola Renewables has ceased operations at its biomass power plant at Collins Pine Fremont sawmill in Lakeview, Oregon because it could not find a company to buy the power generated on the site.
The 26.8MW facility was previously owned by two other companies and has been under development for the past few years.
When Bioenergy Insight contacted Iberdrola... [Read More]
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Oct 25, 2011
Biomass fuel supplier Enviva has signed an agreement with Dominion Virginia Power in the US to supply biomass to two power facilities in southeast Virginia.
Dominion plans to convert three of its 63MW coal burning power plants into 50MW biomass plants that will create continuous electricity generation.
Enviva is to supply two of these, in Southampton and Hopewell (a third... [Read More]
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Oct 25, 2011
The Scottish government has launched a consultation to cut financial support for large-scale biomass development, putting the funds towards tidal energy instead.
The Renewables Obligation Scotland (ROS) will be looked at under the consultation and only smaller, ‘more efficient’ biomass plants would receive support, with large-scale biomass electricity plants... [Read More]
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Oct 24, 2011
An anaerobic digestion plant has been given approval to be built in Mitcham, UK, after the London government overturned the local council’s previous decision not to go ahead with the development.
The plant will use organic food waste from surrounding pubs and restaurants, converting it into electricity for the grid.
When Biofuels International contacted Merton Council... [Read More]
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Oct 24, 2011
A new study says biofuels produced from woody biomass from forest on the west coast of the US can increase carbon emissions by ‘at least 14%’ if operations are not efficient enough.
The research, released by the scientists from the College of Forestry at Oregon State University and other institutions in Germany and France, looked at 80 forest types in 19 eco-regions... [Read More]
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Oct 21, 2011
Renewable energy company Abengoa is to open a bioethanol plant in Paysandú, Uruguay, after signing a contract with Alcoholes de Uruguay.
The bioethanol plant will produce about 70 million litres of ethanol a year and 50,000 tonnes of distillers grains.
For feedstocks, the plant will use sorghum, maize, barley and wheat; and will process the materials using dry milling... [Read More]
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