Feb 8, 2011
Metso to provide gasifier for Swedish biogas project
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Feb 7, 2011
Not-for-profit Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) and Michigan-based energy services company Novi Company have been given the go-ahead to start preliminary construction work on its biomass-fired power plant.
Proposed for South Boston in Virginia, the US, the $175 million (€129 million) plant will convert between 250,000 and 500,000 tonnes a year of forest... [Read More]
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Feb 3, 2011
In Honolulu, Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric Company has submitted a request for an annual supply of 3 to 7 million gallons of biodiesel.
The biodiesel will power the 100MW Campbell Estate Industrial Park generating station – one of the world's largest commercial-scale power plants to be 100% fuelled by biodiesel.
250,000 gallons of the biofuel supply will go towards powering... [Read More]
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Feb 1, 2011
In Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia, power business Quantum Power has completed its second biogas-fired power plant.
The facility converts biogas from meat processing and production firm AJ Bush & Son's covered anaerobic waste pond into electricity for use at the site. Construction was completed by Quantum, which also owns and operates the plant.
'Quantum has enjoyed... [Read More]
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Feb 1, 2011
Incentives implemented by the German government have led to a surge in over 6,000 anaerobic digestion (AD) plants being built across the nation.
However, the vast majority of these are large-scale, around 1MW or above, thus affecting the tipping fees for waste food – which now stands at between €10 and €20 per tonne, down from €60 to €80 per tonne... [Read More]
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Feb 1, 2011
Montreal, Canada-based energy company Boralex Inc. is said to be considering the closure of its biomass plant in Ashland.
The company's 40MW facility will have to be shut down indefinitely if it fails to win an energy contract by March this year. Boralex blames spot market fluctuations in New England for its decision.
However, the current market will not affect a 36MW... [Read More]
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Feb 1, 2011
Councillors are discussing a material amendment application for a Warminster, UK-based biogas plant, which was approved by Wiltshire Council in July last year.
Town councillors disapprove of the chosen 3-acre site on which the facility will be built, despite having welcomed a plan that will see the height of the biogas tanks reduced.
The project will see existing farm... [Read More]
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Jan 31, 2011
In India the state of Haryana's total energy needs – 1,019MW – could be met by the nation's waste forest and agricultural biomass, according to a study conducted by the Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA).
The state is currently generating 128.11MW of power from renewable energy sources.
The study shows that Haryana's available biomass, after... [Read More]
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Jan 31, 2011
An operator of wood pellet production facilities, US-based Wood Fuel Developers, is developing its second plant in Richmond, Virginia.
Plans for the new $8.6 million (€6.3 million) plant come after the company’s first Virginia-based plant was announced earlier this year in Greensville County.
Planned for Sussex County, the facility will create an estimated 28... [Read More]
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Jan 31, 2011
The US Department of Agriculture's Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels is awarding two wood pellet companies almost $300,000 (€218,691) in funds.
$163,000 will be awarded to Woods Pellet Company in Athens, Maine, while Corinth Wood Pellets will receive $125,000.
The federal grant is part of a scheme to encourage biofuel production.
The programme is dedicated to... [Read More]
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Jan 26, 2011
Lincoln Park Capital Fund has agreed to invest up to $10 million (€7.3 million) into BlueFire Renewables, a producer of renewable fuels via non-food cellulosic wastes.
The investment, which will be spread out over 30 months, will go towards new developments by BlueFire, improving its processing capabilities.
The round of funding comes following a busy year for BlueFire.... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2011
Brazilian ethanol producer Copersucar has partnered with the JAG – Jamal Al-Ghurair Group to form a new shipping company which will deliver ethanol and sugar around the world.
The two companies will hold a 50% share in the new business, Copa Shipping Company, exporting 600 million litres of ethanol and five million tonnes of sugar throughout its first year of operation.
The... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2011
A new 30 million gallon a year biorefinery is to be built in Port Arthur, Texas, following a deal between Endicott Biofuels (EBF) and KMTEX.
The site is to use EBF’s technology to produce the biodiesel and KMTEX will provide the project with construction and operational services. Haddington Ventures has funded the development, on which construction is due to begin... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2011
Technology provider Chempolis and producer of non-wood papers Henan Yinge Industrial Investment Co. are looking to partner for the construction of a biorefinery in China.
The two companies signed a frame agreement on 21 January to build the facility in Luohe, Henan province.
The biorefinery is to be based on Chempolis' formicofib technology, using wheat straw as a raw... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2011
In Tolkkinen, Finland, sustainable technology and services supplier Metso has been selected to supply Porvoon Energia with a biomass boiler plant for the generation of combined heat and power (CHP).
MW Power, a joint venture between Mesto and power solutions company Wärtsilä, will deliver the plant. The order is expected to be worth in the region of €15... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2011
Zorg Biogas Ukraine is to build a biogas plant in Zhytomyrsky region, Ukraine.
Construction will begin in the spring later this year and upon completion, expected in Q3-Q4 2011, it will generate 1063kW of renewable electricity.
The plant will process 60 tonnes a day of corn and grass silo, supplied by local agricultural businesses.
While Zorg Biogas Ukraine will conduct... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2011
In Almaty, Kazakhstan, 20 compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelled buses have been launched in the city.
The buses come just months after Kazakhstan's first CNG filling station opened in July.
The vehicles, which are to be part of a 200-strong fleet, arrived in mid-December and will first be used to transport athletes during the Asian Winter Games in February, before beginning... [Read More]
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