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India's renewable energy sources have the potential to generate 68,000MW of green power costing under RS.6 (€0.098) per unit, according to a report by funding agency The World Bank. The study, titled Potential of Renewable Energy in India, states: 'Developing indigenous renewable energy sources, which have low marginal costs of generation, are more economically viable in the long…
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Residents against a proposed biomass plant in Leith, Scotland, have taken their protest to the next level. Behind the £360 million (€426.6 million) development is Forth Energy, a renewable energy company, which claims that the new facility could create over 200 jobs, both during and post-construction, and help Scotland meet its renewable energy targets. If approval were granted for the…
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An action group has been formed in a bid to fight against a proposed biomass plant. Proposed for the former Oran Recycling site at Lambhill Farm in the UK, Lambhill Energy is planning to construct a renewable energy plant. However, the Blairingone Action Group believes that the development poses serious health and safety risks for the local residents and is insisting that the project be upgraded…
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North Yorkshire-based industrial shredding firm UNTHA UK has appointed a new managing director. Marcus Brew takes the reins at the helm of the company, following a promotion from his previous role of sales director. Chris Oldfield, who has led the shredding business since 1997, will become chairman, concentrating on UNTHA UK's over-arching strategic direction and other wider ambassadorial…
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A renewable energy plant has received governmental approval, despite the application being refused 12 months ago. Proposed by technology provider W4B for Avonmouth, Bristol, in the UK, the plant will utilise palm oil for the production of biopower. This did not sit well with critics and the plant was slammed for using a fuel which contributes to rainforest deforestation. The power station was…
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Macedonia’s Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy has opened the country’s first anaerobic digestion facility. Minister Mihail Cvetkov cut the ribbon at the €20 million Pelagonija AD facility, located at a cattle farm in the city of Bitola. “I hope there will be similar investments in agriculture in the future with funds provided by the budget,” said…
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The UK government has been advised to not alter its 57% carbon emissions reduction, despite the call for more ambitious action by the Paris climate agreement. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC), a government climate watchdog, made its latest recommendations for the UK’s fifth carbon budget in a letter sent to Energy Secretary Amber Rudd. In the letter, the CCC repeated its recommendation…
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Manufacturer of processed biomass Enviva has acquired a port terminal in Chesapeake, Virginia, US. The purchase will help Enviva satisfy the growing demand for renewable energy feedstock overseas, primarily Europe. The terminal was formerly owned by Giant Cement Company. Under Enviva's ownership the terminal will receive, store and load more than three million tonnes a year of sustainably…
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Orthios, a UK sustainable energy company, is preparing to begin work on two combined food and power plants in the UK. To be located at a former Anglesey Aluminium in Wales at Holyhead, Anglesey, the £1 billion (€1.3bn) Orthios Eco Park will process waste wood to produce 299MW of electricity, enough to power 300,000 homes. The heat produced during power generation process will be used…
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In a bid to reduce the cost of energy bills, cutting tool manufacturer Simonds International, headquartered in Fitchburg in Massachusetts, US, is to install a combined heat and power (CHP) congeneration plant to generate electricity and thermal power. After deciding to install a 100% modular all-in-one and connection-ready congeneration system to save costs and reduce technical risk, Simonds…
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Two biomass-fired power plants in California, US, have been fined a combined total of $835,000 (€610,165). Ampersand Chowchilla Biomass and Merced Power received the penalty after a joint investigation by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District found that the two facilities violated the Clean Air Act and district rules. These…
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Helius Corde, the joint venture of biomass energy development company Helius Energy and The Combination of Rothes Distillers has received conformation of credit approval from both Lloyds Banking Group and the Royal Bank of Scotland for a non-resource project finance credit facility. Under the approval, the two banks will provide up to 75% of the total funding requirement for the construction and…
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In the Northeast of the US forest biomass has the potential to replace one quarter of liquid fossil fuels currently used in both industrial and commercial heating applications, according to a report released by the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. Forestry waste can provide an alternative to fossil-based energy sources, create local jobs and provide incentives to forest owners. Nevertheless,…
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The Indonesian government has been urged to implement more incentives in a bid to encourage households and small businesses to use biogas as a source of renewable energy and reduce the nation's reliance on fossil fuels. According to the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and industry chairman Suryo Bambang Sulisto, the country's potential to develop biogas is great, however the cost of infrastructure…
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