Aug 13, 2010
Taylor Biomass Energy to receive $100m DoE loan
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Aug 13, 2010
Biogas firm Thai Biogas Energy (TBEC) is planning a Bt700 million (€11.66 million) investment in a number of biogas projects across Thailand and elsewhere.
According to the COO at TBEC Pajon Sriboonruang, the company wants to invest in a total of five facilities; four of which will be in Thailand while the fifth will be located in Laos.
TBEC aims for all five power... [Read More]
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Aug 13, 2010
In Mason County, US, biopower joint venture Adage has signed its first fuel-supply contract.
The company is currently developing a $250 million (€194.9 million) plant in Shelton and now the largest private timberland owner in Mason County – Green Diamond Resource – will provide an estimated 20% of Adage’s yearly 604,000-tonne wood supply.
The plant is expected... [Read More]
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Aug 11, 2010
From 18 August 2010 UK councils will now be able to sell renewable energy to the National Grid as the government has lifted its ban.
This will enable local authorities to benefit from the feed-in tariff, which could generate an estimated £100 million (€122 million) a year.
Commenting on the change in law Energy Secretary Chris Huhne said: ‘This is a vital step... [Read More]
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Aug 10, 2010
In southern Cambodia the Mong Reththy Group has signed a memorandum of understanding that could see the construction of a biogas plant in Preah Sihanouk province.
The plant will convert the waste of 5,000 pigs into 270 kilovolt amperes (kVA) of electricity, which the facility will consume on-site.
According to farm owner Mong Reththy German bank KfW Bankengruppe is... [Read More]
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Aug 10, 2010
On 9 August 2010 US and Europe-based wood pellet manufacturer Enviva completed the acquisition of CKS Energy, a privately held company dedicated to the production of pellets for the industrial, commercial and residential sectors.
‘Strategically CKS is an excellent fit, providing Enviva with a robust and stable fibre supply chain and easy access both to our key European... [Read More]
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Aug 9, 2010
Construction has commenced on biogas company Swedish Biogas International’s plant in Flint, Michigan, US.
The biogas facility is being built at Flint’s wastewater treatment plant and, once completed, will produce electricity from human waste.
Phase 1 of the build is expected to cost more than $4 million (€3.01 million).... [Read More]
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Aug 9, 2010
Following an announcement in July this year that food retailer Waitrose had submitted a planning application to the council that could see its 18,000 square foot supermarket in the Isle of Wight powered by biomass, the company is now switching to green transport fuel.
Five of Waitrose’s home delivery vans – Mercedes Sprinters – will run on liquid biomethane (LBM),... [Read More]
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Aug 9, 2010
In Washington, US, Nippon Paper Industries is planning the construction of a cogeneration plant.
The $71 million (€53.5 million) facility will be built at its mill in Port Angeles and generate steam and electricity from forest biomass that would otherwise remain unused or be burned.
The biomass will produce 20MW of energy which will be sold to utility companies,... [Read More]
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Aug 9, 2010
In Colorado, US, biogas firm Heartland Renewable Energy has received approval from commissioners that will see the construction of an 80-acre biogas-to-power facility in Weld County.
The plant will operate 24 hours a day, converting cattle manure into biogas that will generate enough energy to power 20,000 homes in communities such as Windsor, Frederick, Firestone and... [Read More]
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Aug 6, 2010
Following two-and-a-half years of planning, Harper Adams University College, located in Edgmond, UK will finally see work begin on its £3 million (€3.6 million) renewable power system.
The turf cutting ceremony took place on 4 August and brought together all the major partners, including plant designer BiogenGreenfinch, energy company E.ON and local contractor Adonis... [Read More]
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Aug 4, 2010
In the area of Cowichan Lake, British Columbia, Canada, mayor Ross Forrest is considering starting up a wood pellet plant.
As nearby forest companies are currently burning their waste wood, Forrest believes that a pellet facility would be beneficial to the region, not only for utilising waste wood, but for bringing jobs to the area.
Following a meeting with the representatives... [Read More]
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Aug 3, 2010
Drax’s plans to build its second biomass plant are close to completion.
Following the success of its smaller facility in Goole, North Humberside, UK, the Yorkshire-based power station operator is now developing a pellet producing facility for the town of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
Made from shredding, grinding, drying and compressing straw and miscanthus or elephant... [Read More]
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Aug 3, 2010
The UK’s leading advanced digestion and integrated biogas to energy business Monsal has secured £14 million (€16.85 million) in funding.
Awarded by the Waste Resources Fund (WRF), managed by FourWinds Capital Management, the capital will go towards financing Monsal’s AD company within the UK’s wastewater sector, in addition to providing infrastructure funding... [Read More]
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Aug 2, 2010
In Tennessee, US, biomass and bioenergy company Genera Energy has broke ground on its Biomass Innovation Park, a unique campus that, once completed, will integrate and optimise the entire biomass supply chain.
The campus, which is being desgined by Michael Brady Architects of Knoxville and constructed by J&S Construction of Cookeville, will be built nearby to Genera... [Read More]
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Jul 29, 2010
Hearings for a new biomass plant proposed for Nova Scotia, Canada, by Nova Scotia Power and NewPage, have begun.
The $200 million (€152.9 million) cogeneration facility is facing opposition from groups claiming that it would result in high levels of deforestation. Plans cannot go ahead until the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board approve the project.
If approved... [Read More]
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Jul 28, 2010
UK-based waste management company Viridor Laing is to open an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Manchester.
In September this year Viridor will start sending waste to the site in Manchester where its two wet AD tanks will convert the organic waste into methane.
The plant will process roughly 100,000 tonnes of waste annually and the methane produced will be used to... [Read More]
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