May 25, 2010
Tourist town goes green
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May 24, 2010
A tariff, which aims to increase the use of biomass-based feedstocks in power production facilities, has been finalised in India.
The Indian power regulator Gujaret Electricity Commission (GERC) has fixed a tariff that will see power suppliers acquire bioelectricity for Rs 4.40 (€0.08) per unit for the first decade, before increasing to Rs 4.75 per unit from the 11th... [Read More]
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May 24, 2010
12 months have passed since 80 companies applied to receive a $26 million (€20.9 million) federal grant from the Department of Energy (DoE).
Now three firms remain after the DoE made its final cut, one of which is private firm Hayden, Cary & King, Co., which hopes to construct a biomass power plant in the town of Vail, Colorado, US.
The Vail biomass refinery... [Read More]
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May 24, 2010
Costing in the region of $8.8 million (€7.1 million) and developed with the aim of slashing the US-based Northern Nevada Correction Center’s utility bills, Nevada’s first biomass project has been deemed unsuccessful.
The biomass plant burns wood for the generation of heat and power. It was originally thought that it would be able to heat all of the water used at... [Read More]
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May 21, 2010
Beddington Heat & Power has submitted its application that, if accepted, will see the construction of a small-scale renewable energy production facility in Surrey, UK.
The project, which will be developed within a purpose built structure nearby to Country Waste Recycling, a waste management company, will be led by biomass conversion firm Bioflame, located in North... [Read More]
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May 19, 2010
Located in Kentucky, US, bioenergy producer ecoPower Generation has been given the go ahead to construct its biomass plant in Perry County.
The refinery, which will generate 50MW of electricity from burning waste wood and logs, was approved by the Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting, after disruptive factors such as noise levels and aesthetics,... [Read More]
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May 18, 2010
A provider of biomass power solutions, DP CleanTech has signed a contract with construction company Chant Group that will see the construction of a biomass power plant in China.
The cogeneration plant, which will be built in Heilongjiang province, China, will utilise straw waste provided by local farmers to generate around 200Kw of electricity each year that will be... [Read More]
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May 17, 2010
In a bid to reduce Cuba’s carbon dioxide emissions and save money the Rum Mulata factory in central Villa Clara province, Cuba, has begun replacing its two tonnes of diesel-a-day supply with 7m3 of biogas.
The rum factory is based in the Heriberto Duquesne Sugar Company and uses a 70/30 blend of oil and biogas respectively to generate 12 tonnes of steam every hour.... [Read More]
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May 17, 2010
Sustainable energy provider Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) is due to begin the construction of its £13.5 million (€15.9 million) biogas facility in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK, by the end of May.
With support in the form of £2.2 million from the Scottish Government the Ayrshire renewable waste treatment plant is the first in a long line of planned AD plants... [Read More]
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May 17, 2010
The majority state-owned oil and gas firm PTT Plc is due to invest THB300 million (€7.5 million) on the development of vehicles powered by biogas in Thailand.
Agricultural waste will be converted into methane and used as an alternative to fossil fuels in vehicles.
‘The idea is aimed at using methane gas for vehicles in rural areas that are located too far from... [Read More]
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May 17, 2010
UK-based clean tech firm ENER-G has switched on a biogas from wastewater project in Budapest, Hungary.
Described as one of Europe’s most ambitious biogas from wastewater schemes, the Living Danube programme is Europe’s largest environmental investment currently under implementation.
ENER-G Energia Technologia Zrt., the Hungarian subsidiary of ENER-G, has designed... [Read More]
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May 17, 2010
Energy company Dalkia is to undertake its largest biomass project to date and invest €70 million on the construction of two biomass generators in Poland.
Owned by French energy firm EDF and Veolia Environnement, this is the Dalkia Group’s largest biomass combustion project so far.
A statement released by Dalkia said: ‘The investment of €70 million, which is... [Read More]
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May 14, 2010
Energy intelligence company EPS Corp has been selected to develop a $3 million (€2.4 million) biogas generation and wastewater treatment facility at the Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas, US.
The facility, which is being designed specifically to help the brewery cut its carbon dioxide (CO2) output by over 500 tonnes each year and remove 85% of the treatable waste components... [Read More]
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May 11, 2010
In 2009 the owner and operator of the R.E Burger power plant FirstEnergy was to replace coal with woody biomass at the facility based in Shadyside, Ohio, US.
However a year later environmental and consumer-advocacy groups are demanding to know where the company will source its wood, as a vast amount will be required for burning. This figure is estimated to be around 3... [Read More]
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May 11, 2010
In a 2009 Directive put in place by the European Commission, the criteria requiring greenhouse gas reductions applied only to biomass sources for transport fuel. Now European energy firm Vattenfall Europe has taken it upon itself to identify measures that guarantee the sustainability of its solid biomass sources.
By doing so the company has taken a leading role in the... [Read More]
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May 10, 2010
After the official opening ceremony took place in Lappeenranta, southern Finland on 7 May, the country’s largest wood-burning biomass power plant has begun production.
The plant, owned by energy companies Pohjolan Voima and Lappeenrannan Energia cost €240 million to construct and has the capacity to generate 385MW of thermal power and 125MW of electricity.
Around... [Read More]
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May 10, 2010
In February 2009 Minnesota-based energy company Xcel Energy filed an application with the Wisconsin Public Service Comission that would see the installation of its biomass gasification technology at its Bay Front power plant in Ashland. The project was estimated to cost in the region of $58 million (€44.5 million) and $70 million.
The project was approved in December... [Read More]
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Indonesian gas distributor PT Pertamina Gas Negara Tbk (PGN) has signed an agreement with NeutraDC Singapore (NDSG) to provide biomethane for forthcoming data centre projects in Singapore
Once cleared, the site will be redeveloped into an Energy, Biochar and Carbon (EBAC) plant – a pyrolysis facility designed to convert plant matter into biochar, renewable electricity and heat
Swedish tanker owner Furetank has announced it will run its European fleet on renewable biogas throughout 2025, marking a major step towards fossil-free shipping
