Feb 23, 2010
Demonstrations over W4B biofuel plant
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Feb 22, 2010
Electricity-generating company Drax has threatened to relocate its biomass projects oversees if the government refuses to undo its decision to limit subsidies.
Drax, operator of the coal-burning facility in Selby, West Yorkshire, UK, is the biggest polluter in Western Europe. Now, plans to build three biomass power plants are in place to help the company reduce its carbon... [Read More]
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Feb 22, 2010
In the UK, Danish company Dong Energy is planning a multi-million pound biomass power station in Hull.
If plans go ahead, the refinery will be constructed on an 80,000 m2 site that is owned by Associated British Ports (ABP). The biomass plant will burn waste wood to generate 300MW of electricity – enough to power 500,000 homes.
Dong Energy and ABP are also working... [Read More]
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Feb 19, 2010
The legally binding Recommendation 141, issued by the Bern Convention, is warning that some foreign biofuel crops are having a detrimental effect on the natural environment.
It states that certain imported crops are disturbing areas outside of cultivated fields and having a negative impact on native biodiversity.
As a result, the Council of Europe has made advances... [Read More]
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Feb 19, 2010
A Greenfield project is currently being developed in Sierra Leone, West Africa, by Addax Bioenergy.
A division of the Swiss-based energy corporation Addax and Oryx Group (AOG), Addax Bioenergy’s project will consist of a sugarcane plantation, an ethanol distillery and a biomass power plant.
Supported by the government of Sierra Leone and financed by European Development... [Read More]
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Feb 18, 2010
The Netherlands-based storage terminal operator Koole is expanding its facility in Rotterdam by 80,000 m3.
The company will add to its existing 560,000 m3 terminal with a mix of mild steel and stainless steel tanks of various sizes.
In addition Koole Rotterdam will reinforce jetty no.1. and extend the draft to 15.80 metres during Q1, so that vessels of up to 75,000... [Read More]
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Feb 17, 2010
The conference programme for the upcoming Bioenergy International expo & conference 2010 on 5-6 May in Prague is now available to view online at:
http://www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/conf_prog.html
Key speakers at the event include:
Marc Gillmann, Head of biofuels, Total
H.E. Mr. Jan Dusík, Minister of the Environment for the Czech Republic,
Ivan Soucek, CEO,... [Read More]
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Feb 16, 2010
So-called ‘biostations’ could pop up over Romania following a discussion between anaerobic specialists in Germany and the Netherlands, as part of a European project.
Romania is moving away from disposing of animal waste which could be used to generate electricity.
Biostations have been operating for eight years in Germany and the Netherlands.
Vice president of... [Read More]
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Feb 16, 2010
Russia’s federal service for ecological, technological and nuclear supervision (Rostekhbadzor) has approved the decision of state ecological appraisal for building and upgrading federal fuel facilities in the Muchka Bay in Vanino port in the Khabarovsk Territory.
The decision will be effective for three years. The terminal handled its first vessel in 2009, and the... [Read More]
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Feb 15, 2010
Based in Toronto, biogas developer StormFisher has been acquired by Greenhouse Gas Services (GGS). GGS is a joint venture between GE Energy Financial Services and the AES Corporation.
StormFisher develops, owns and manages various projects around North America, where food and agricultural by-products are converted into natural gas and electricity.
Mauricio Vargas, CEO... [Read More]
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Jan 1, 1970
Technology and energy firm Valmet has invested in a new pilot facility in Sweden to strengthen the company’s bioenergy research and development capabilities. The Finnish arm of the company, Valmet Oyj, will launch the facility at its Fibre Technology Centre in Sundsvall, Sweden in October 2020, according to Chemical Engineering.
Valmet’s research and development... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 1, 1970
Businesses across Yorkshire, UK, are being urged to apply for a share of £600,000 (€673,700) to support their anaerobic digestion (AD) processes.
The funding is being awarded through the Anaerobic Digestion and Circular Economy Yorkshire (ADCEY) project, the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC) and the University of York.
A total of 31 fully-funded AD projects... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 1, 1970
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its Puregas CA50 biogas upgrading plant for an innovative green gas mill project in the UK. According to Wärtsilä, the project will turn grass into gas that can be used to heat homes. The project is being led by Ecotricity, a British energy company dedicated to fighting climate change by ending the use of fossil fuels.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 1, 1970
In 2021 the UK’s waste wood market processed more than 4 million tonnes of wood for the first time in its history.
The annual statistics collated by the Wood Recyclers Association for 2021 showed the amount of waste wood processed in the UK rose from 3.82 million tonnes in 2020 to 4.17 million tonnes in 2021. The total amount of waste wood collected in the UK also... [Read More]
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Jan 1, 1970
Today CBE JU published its first call for project proposals. A total of €120 million will be dedicated to advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe across 12 topics. All stakeholders of the bio-based industries ecosystem can apply by September 22 2022, 17:00 Brussels time.
12 funding topics to support three CBE JU objectives
The Call’s funding... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 1, 1970
Active Energy Group has been awarded a patent by the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia for the process for beneficiating and cleaning biomass.
The renewable energy company had applied for the patent for its CoalSwitch biomass project in 2018, according to a Monday, July 18, filing. The patent is valid until May 2038.
Active Energy said it “continues... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 1, 1970
EUROAPI has announced the initiation of a €24 million investment for the construction of a state-of-the-art biomass boiler at its Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf (Seine-Maritime, France) site that is planned to be activated in 2025. This investment should enable EUROAPI to support the site’s vitamin B12 production capacity increase programme, reduce its CO2 emissions by almost... [Read More]
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