Sep 14, 2010
AD plant breaks ground in Doncaster
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Sep 14, 2010
Canadian biofuel specialist Enerkem has just begun construction on what it claims will be the world's first industrial-sized plant capable of converting non-recyclable municipal waste into advanced biofuels.
The plant, in Edmonton, can produce 10 million gallons of 5% ethanol-petrol blend biofuel a year, providing enough fuel for 400,000 cars while also helping to... [Read More]
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Sep 13, 2010
In an attempt to become established within the UK’s anaerobic digestion market, Lanarkshire, Scotland-based engineering contractor Motherwell Bridge has formed a partnership with Austrian anaerobic digestion expert Entec Biogas.
In the past Entec has been involved in building biogas facilities all over the world, including Europe, India, Korea, Japan, Malawi and the... [Read More]
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Sep 13, 2010
The UK government will fail to create its promised green economic boom if the treasury takes the wrong decisions in the Comprehensive Spending Review, according to a new report from the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA). The chancellor will make a decision on support for renewable heat in 20 October 2010.
The report claims that if the government fails... [Read More]
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Sep 13, 2010
Texas, US-based Greenville Energy is looking to build a biomass plant in Greenville that would generate 63MW of renewable energy from wood chips using infrastructure from the existing city-owned 87MW Powerlane plant.
On 19 August 2010 the company applied for an air quality permit for the proposed facility from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. However, despite... [Read More]
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Sep 10, 2010
Advanced technology firm Lockheed Martin and construction company Whiting-Turner have been awarded a $15 million (€11.8 million) contract by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that will see the construction of a biomass plant at the VA Medical Center in Canandaigua, New York, US.
‘We recognise the critical need to reduce the country’s dependency on fossil... [Read More]
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Sep 10, 2010
In Maine, US, Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has signed a five-year deal with Bucksport-based paper manufacturer Verso Paper for electricity generated from biomass.
PUC Chairman Jack Cashman said: ‘I am in favour of this proposal because of a number of things, not the least of which is that I think conservative analysis by our consultants shows a net present... [Read More]
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Sep 10, 2010
With a vision to generate £20 million (€24.3 million) in annual sales from its biogas plants, Alkane Energy, a UK-based producer of electricity, is looking to open two or three biogas-powered power plants each year from 2012 onwards.
The company has already applied for planning permission for a waste-to-power plant in Derbyshire and is also looking for partners to... [Read More]
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Sep 9, 2010
Dedicated to the production of renewable energy, Europe and US-based B9 Energy is currently considering a number of UK ports which would be suitable to house its new CHP plant.
However the facility is still in the very early stages of development and B9 Energy has stated that it will not be going ahead with the build unless the government implements the proposed Renewable... [Read More]
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Sep 7, 2010
A $92 million (€72.1 million) waste-to-power plant proposed for Maricopa, Arizona, US, has been approved by the Maricopa City Council.
Western Bio-Energy is behind the development, which will generate 30MW of electricity from 300,000 tonnes of green waste a year for around 35,000 homes.
According to Robert Buckingham, president of Western Bio-Energy, the 46-acre... [Read More]
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Sep 7, 2010
In the central Spanish province of Burgos, renewable energy firm Acciona Energy has connected its second biomass plant to the grid.
Costing €50 million to build, the facility will produce 16MW of electricity from 102,000 tonnes of straw a year.
Acciona has already secured its feedstock supply and this will come mainly from the Burgos and Palencia provinces through... [Read More]
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Sep 7, 2010
In a bid to encourage renewable transport fuel, Sheffield City Council is set to introduce a number of biogas-powered vans to the UK-based city’s streets.
The fleet of six vehicles will run on biogas extracted from the treatment of raw sewage as part of a trial looking at a variety of green alternatives for motorists. The biogas is being supplied by Kelda Water and... [Read More]
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Sep 7, 2010
This years Bioenergy International expo & conference is only two weeks away and an exciting line up of speakers, exhibitors and attendees are getting ready to meet at the Coast Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre in Calgary, Alberta on the 28th and 29th of September.
Along with the concurrent expo the conference will not only look at market targets and regulations in... [Read More]
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Sep 6, 2010
A poultry waste-to-biopower plant looks set for Northern Ireland, following environmental minister Edwin Poots’ announcement that he intends to approve the project.
The facility has been developed and proposed by Rose Energy for Glenary in the county of Antrim and will generate 30MW of power from poultry bedding, meat and bone meal.
Commenting on his decision to... [Read More]
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Sep 6, 2010
Enfield, north London, UK, will soon be home to a new biomass plant after Enfield council granted planning permission on 31 August.
Irish-based Kedco, the renewable energy firm behind the plans, can now begin securing funding for the 12MW plant, which is predicted to cost in the region of £45 million (€53.6 million) to build. Following this, it is thought that the... [Read More]
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Sep 6, 2010
In collaboration with electricity provider NV Energy, Placer County is looking to construct a biomass plant in California, US.
Generating between 1 and 3MW of energy the facility has been narrowed down to one of two sites: a 1.3-acre plot in Kings Beach or a site in Tahoe City.
However the residents of Kings Beach are not happy that this site has been shortlisted for... [Read More]
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Sep 2, 2010
In India, following the opening of its first plant in February 2010, the city of Pune’s second biogas facility has recently come online.
Generating electricity from around 3.5 tonnes of wet garbage a day, the new plant, which is located at Lumbini garden in the Maharashtra Housing Board, is currently powering almost 100 streetlights, including 15 250W, 29 150W and... [Read More]
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