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The US-based Florida Keys islands may use gasification technology to convert waste into electricity, according to media reports. According to news website Waste360, Monroe County, which encompasses Key West and about 95% of the rest of the Keys islands, is finalising a contract with Annapolis, Maryland-based Energy3 LLC to build a gasification plant capable of processing 50,000 tonnes of organic…
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Wood pellet and briquette supplier Verdo Renewables is the chosen supplier of wood fuel for the Scotland, UK-based business group Mhor. The business comprises a hotel, restaurants, a fishmongers and fish and chip shop, a tea room, a 2000 acre farm and a bakery with the UK's first installed wood pellet oven. Verdo supplies Mhor with wood pellets, bulk and bagged, and wood briquettes, all…
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In Grangemouth, Scotland, UK, 20 protestors from Action Against Agrofuels stopped access to both the roads leading to Grangemouth docks in a protest against renewable energy company Forth Energy's proposed biomass-fired power station. Despite Forth Energy's claims that the new plant would use sustainable fuel and generate electricity and heat that is low in CO2, the group believes the plant,…
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The UK government has been accused of 'missing a trick' by one low carbon energy expert after he warned that viable and cost-effective ways of reducing emissions are not being implemented in its carbon reduction strategy for buildings. The CEO of Lincolnshire, UK-based LowC Communities Richard Griffin has claimed that the attention placed on producing renewable heat is leading building owners…
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Construction on a biomass-fired power plant can now begin in Wisconsin, US, after utility firm We Energies was granted final approval for its $255 million (€180 million) plant on 12 May 2011. We Energies needed a decision by the week ending 13 May 2011 if it is to remain on schedule and finish building the project by late 2013. However, despite approval, the firm has not yet decided whether…
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On Bore Hill Farm in Wiltshire, England, UK, development business Malaby Biogas has broke ground on its biogas scheme. With completion expected within nine to 12 months, the facility is expected to up and running by mid-2012. Malaby Biogas has hired its sister company Malaby Martin as the main contractor to develop the site, which was granted planning permission by Wiltshire Council earlier this…
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UK venture capital firm Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has set up a £9m investment fund for UK-based low-carbon heat projects. The heat project fund will be called Ardor Energy and will be overseen by SEP's Environmental Capital Fund. Ardor will fund a pipeline of diversified, small–scale heat and combined heat and power (CHP) projects across the UK over the next two to three…
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Clean water and green energy solutions provider Global Water Engineering's (GWE) Asia-Pacific cassava plant project has achieved international recognition. The project uses a technology that helps minimise pollution, save power and enhance profitability. In order to reduce pollution levels at its plant by more than 95%, GWE partnered with Chokyuenyong Industrial of Thailand. The company also…
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In Bristol, England, UK, the installation of a new biomass boiler is saving Portishead Open Air Pool £6,000 (€4,203) a year on fuel bills. The pool previously used the equivalent of 1 litre of oil per swimmer per year. The installation of the new boiler will see 80% less fossil oil burned at the site, with a saving of more than 2,000 tonnes of carbon throughout the pool's…
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In Wales, UK, the threat of rising energy costs could see residents switch from using fossil fuels to renewable energy in their homes. A price surge of 15% in the upcoming months is expected to encourage home owners to install biomass boilers in their homes. According to Andrew Boroughs, owner of Welshpool-based Organic Energy, the sales of wood pellet burners has increased by 20% in Q1 2011…
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In Texas, US, the state's inaugural biomass power plant is to soon begin producing electricity. Owned by Aspen Power, the $107-$112 million (€76-€80 million) plant will generate 57MW of power a year from 60-70 truck loads a day of biomass. Between 50 to 52MW of the overall power produced at the site will go into the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid, from which 75% of…
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In the UK, a supplier of timber-based biomass fuel Stobart Biomass has agreed commercial terms for a long-term supply and logistics contract with Iggesund Paperboard. The contract will see Stobart Biomass source, supply and transport biomass for use at the new £100 million (€114 million) biomass-fired power plant at Iggesund's paper mill. According to Andrew Tinkler, CEO of the Stobart…
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In Hungary, Germany-based biogas plant constructor Weltec Biopower has broken ground on a biogas plant in Szeged. With the capacity to generate 1MW of energy, the plant consists of two CHPs with an output of 600kW/h each, which will produce heat and power from pig manure and maize silage. The heat produced will be used to heat office buildings. Local farmers will supply the material for the plant…
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In Rothes, Scotland, UK, construction is due to start on a $60.5 million (€69 million) biomass CHP plant. Utilising by-products sourced from Scotch Whisky distilleries, the facility will generate 7.2MW of electricity, produce animal feed and slash carbon emissions. Most of the electricity generated at the site, which is enough to power 9,000 households, will be transported to the national…
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