Oct 4, 2011
New biomass plant will benefit 30,000 locals
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Oct 4, 2011
Two Canadian organisations, the Wood Pellet Association of Canada and the Quebec Wood Export Bureau, have partnered to help develop eastern Canada's wood pellet export market.
The joint venture, which was announced on 29 September, is expected to bring advantages to the region's industry by building on Quebec's network of wood pellet manufactures, 'mainly because of the... [Read More]
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Oct 3, 2011
One hundred and sixty wood pellet producers in 41 US states will receive grants from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand their biomass and biofuel output capacities.
Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement on 27 September, highlighting that the financial backing will help support the economy and the biofuels market in the US. ‘Renewable... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2011
In the US, Marathon County Court has overruled a civil lawsuit which was brought against the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Domtar and We Energies are jointly developing a $225 million (€167.5 million) biomass plant in Rothschild, Wisconsin, US, but local group Save Our Air Resources (SOAR) is worried about the environmental impact the plant would have on... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2011
Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) is looking to build a biomass plant in the town of Le Sueur, Minnesota, US.
The $30 million (€22.3 million) project would generate 8MW of renewable energy from a variety of feedstocks including sweet corn silage, and waste from potatoes and beans.
MMPA has secured some supply contracts with local food processing companies, and... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2011
Biofuels company Gevo has been given a $5 million (€3.7 million) grant by the United States Department of Agriculture to develop bio-jet fuel from woody biomass and forest product residues.
The grant is part of the $40 million that has been given to the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance, a consortium led by Washington State University.
With the funding, Gevo... [Read More]
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Sep 27, 2011
In Florida, US, U.S. EcoGen Polk is developing a biomass plant that will be built in Fort Meade.
EcoGen plans to break ground on the $200 million (€148 million) facility at the beginning of 2012, with startup expected in 2014. The U.S. EcoGen Generating Facility will convert eucalyptus into 60MW of renewable power.
EcoGen will grow 100% of the eucalyptus needed to... [Read More]
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Sep 27, 2011
Operations have begun at a new biomass-fired power plant in Belgium.
GDF Suez and its subsidiary Electrabel own a majority stake in the Rodenhuize plant and invested €125 million to convert it from a coal-fired facility to one which burns 100% biomass.
The power plant now burns wood pellets to generate 180MW of electricity. This is enough to power 320,000 households... [Read More]
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Sep 26, 2011
In the UK, MITIE's asset management business, O-Gen UK and Una Group have formed a joint venture, O-Gen Plymtrek, which is developing a renewable energy centre in Plymouth.
The new facility will generate renewable heat and power from 40,000 tonnes of woody biomass a year by converting it into a gas fuel which will be combusted in a boiler and create steam.
The centre will... [Read More]
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Sep 26, 2011
Orchard House Foods, a UK-producer of fresh fruit products, has installed a new build-own-operate power production plant.
The plant generates biomethane from waste food products including rejected fruit, peelings and wash water. It is currently handling around 1.5 tonnes of COD/day from the liquid waste stream and a further 4 tonnes of COD from the mashed fruit peelings.
The... [Read More]
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Sep 23, 2011
The worldwide production of electricity derived from biomass will increase by approximately 8,000MW until 2015. These are the findings of a study by ecoprog and Fraunhofer.
The construction of biomass-fired power plants is continuing to grow, mainly due to the increasing number of feed-in tariffs available for biomass-based electricity. The high cost of fossil fuels and... [Read More]
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Sep 21, 2011
In Brazil, Cargill, a global trader of sugar and ethanol, and Grupo USJ, a company dedicated to the sugarcane industry, have formed a 50/50 joint venture, SJC Bioenergia.
The new JV brings together two of Grupo USJ's sugarcane mills, both located in the state of Goiás: its Quirinópolis-based São Francisco mill and the Cachoeira Dourada mill, which... [Read More]
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Sep 20, 2011
In Europe, a number of North West European organisations are partnering for a €14 million initiative that will address the current lack of information on macro- and microalgal productivity.
Energetic Algae (EnAlgae) will establish a series of pilot-scale seaweed farms and microalgae growth facilities in the region to provide information needed for optimised algae... [Read More]
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Sep 20, 2011
Canadian Biofuel held a grand opening ceremony on 17 September for its new wood pellet and briquette production plant.
Located in Springford, Ontario, Canada, the plant has been under development for six years and Canadian Biofuel finally began construction in April. Production is expected to start by the end of the year, when it will manufacture 1,500 tonnes each month... [Read More]
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Sep 20, 2011
In Anglesey, Wales, UK, a biomass-fired power plant has been given the go ahead.
Anglesey Aluminium Metal Renewables proposed the 299MW plant and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) approved it in September.
The power station will be built at Penrhos Works in Holyhead. When it is operational it will generate enough renewable electricity for around 30,000... [Read More]
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Sep 20, 2011
In Leamington, Ontario, Canada, New Energy Farms (NEF) has constructed its energy crop bioproducts facility.
The 30,000 square foot plant converts locally grown energy crops into low carbon bioproducts. It also generates 265kW of renewable electricity from solar panels fitted in the roof.
Pyramid and Prism Farms, partners of NEF, built the site, which currently handles... [Read More]
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Sep 19, 2011
In the US, River Basin Energy is developing a commercial-scale biocoal production plant, which it expects to break ground on later this year.
When the facility comes online in 2012 it will produce more than 100,000 tonnes a year of biocoal.
River Basin Energy already owns a demo-scale biocoal plant in Laramie, Wyoming. This partially commercial-scale facility has the capacity... [Read More]
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