Mar 9, 2010
BLM Partners invests in agri.capital
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Mar 8, 2010
Gas and electricity provider Duke Energy could soon be issued with renewable energy certificates after asking regulators in North Carolina to register two of its plants as sustainable energy facilities.
In 2007 the North Carolina General Assembly passed a law stating that all plants in North Carolina must use renewable resources to generate a portion a the energy they... [Read More]
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Mar 5, 2010
Delegates can now start networking and arrange meetings even before Bioenergy International expo and conference starts.
The event, now eight weeks away in Prague on 5-6 May, features a networking suite for all delegates and speakers which have registered, allowing you to specifically choose who you want to have lunch with.
Key speakers you can meet include H.E. Mr. Jan... [Read More]
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Mar 3, 2010
At least 5% of total electricity production in Vietnam could come from renewable sources by 2020.
This equates to 2,400 MW a year experts says. Before the southeast Asian country reaches this figure, the government will need to provide hefty capital assistance.
Le Tuan Phong, deputy director of the Ministry of Industrial and Trades Energy Department, says the sector... [Read More]
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Mar 3, 2010
In the Philippines biomass power developer Global Green Power is speeding up its green plans.
The company will push ahead with three of its planned biomass projects totalling 87.5 megawatts (MW) in response to the government’s request to speed up delivery of power in the Visayas and Mindanao provinces.
The projects are Green Power Panay Philippines (35 MW), the Green... [Read More]
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Mar 3, 2010
It normally finds its way into the hands of Brazilian bioethanol producers, but now sugarcane finds a new energy purpose in Asia.
China's first power plant using sugarcane leaves has been put into operation in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
The factory will use 200,000 tonnes of agricultural wastes including sugarcane leaves and tree barks... [Read More]
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Mar 3, 2010
Register before 1st April and receive a 10% early booking discount for the upcoming Bioenergy expo & conference from 5-6 May in Prague.
As an added bonus the price for the conference includes a biodiesel plant tour on 4 May and places will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis.
The tour will be held at Preol’s state-of-the-art biodiesel plant in the industrial... [Read More]
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Mar 2, 2010
Europe’s largest wheat to ethanol refinery has shipped its first renewable fuel product.
Tanker Clipper Nelly left independent terminal operator Vopak’s North Tees, UK, terminal loaded with Ensus ethanol and headed for Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Ensus’ £300 million (€332 million) plant at Wilton went into production last month, making the green road fuel,... [Read More]
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Mar 2, 2010
In Wales, UK, Elin Jones, rural affairs minister, has revealed a multi-million pound scheme, called the Wood Energy Business Scheme 2, which could see Wales sitting at the top of wood-to-energy production in Britain.
The scheme is managed by Forestry Commission Wales on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government, and will provide £7.8 million (€8.6 million) in European... [Read More]
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Mar 2, 2010
A pilot biogas project in Narahenpita, Sri Lanka, has begun.
Due to the high number of complaints about garbage collection received by CMC, the mediation of Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority aims to reduce this problem by instigating a biogas production project at the place where biomass is plentiful.
The recyclable waste can be separated on the site itself and... [Read More]
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Feb 25, 2010
In the UK, city councillors have declined the biomass power plant proposed for Avonmouth.
The refinery, which would have utilised 70,000 tonnes of vegetable oil from tropical palm trees to power 25,000 homes, received more than 1,100 letters of objection before the meeting. The high demand for palm oil has been linked to large areas of deforestation.
Councillors... [Read More]
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Feb 25, 2010
Major European oil refiner PKN Orlen will be presenting on the execution of targets for biofuels at the upcoming Bioenergy International expo & conference in Prague on 5-6 May.
Robert Gmyrek, the director of the biofuels department will also cover the need for top quality biofuel.
PKN Orlen is the pioneer in the Polish market when it comes to selling biofuels and... [Read More]
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Feb 25, 2010
The European Commission is taking an active role in steering member states on to the right path for renewables. It has worked with key industry associations and producers, many of which say they will produce surplus biofuels and bioenergy than mandated.
By 2020 the European Union must source 20% of its total energy (including heat, power and transport) from renewable... [Read More]
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Feb 25, 2010
Hawaii-based ClearFuels Technology will build a biorefinery in Wayne County, Tennessee, US.
The $200 million (€148.3 million) biorefinery will turn sawdust, wood shavings and wood chips into diesel or jet fuel. The refinery would employ 50 people and be built at lumber supplier Hughes Hardwoods’ facility in Collinwood.
Construction is scheduled to begin near the... [Read More]
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Feb 24, 2010
Antti Pasanen, managing director of St1 Biofuels Oy, is the latest addition to the impressive line-up of speakers at the upcoming Bioenergy International expo & conference in Prague on 5-6 May.
St1 Biofuels Oy was established in 2006 and its first small-scale plant in Finland is the first anywhere to produce ethanol from waste for commercial use on motor fuel.
While... [Read More]
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Feb 24, 2010
Since the year 2006, 114,000 biogas pools have been built in the rural areas of Tibet.
The Tibet Department of Farming and Animal Husbandry claims that around 570,000 farmers and herdsmen will now be provided with clean methane. The state council gave the green light for 155,705 biogas pools to be constructed in rural villages in Tibet, costing 659.26 million Yuan (€71.2... [Read More]
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Feb 24, 2010
In the Philippines, Phil-Korean Renewable Energy is planning to invest $71.26 million (€52.6 million) on the construction of a biomass plant.
The refinery, due to begin construction later in 2010, will utilise woodchips to produce 30MW of power that will be supplied to Palawan Electric.
The chairman of Phil-Korean Renewable Won Gul Lee has said that the company... [Read More]
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