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On 20 August 2010 Montana-Dakota Utilities began installing the last piece of equipment needed at its landfill methane collection programme in the city of Billings, Montana, US. The installation of the compressor-blower skid, which will pull gas from the landfill site before compressing and cleaning it ready to be injected into MDU’s pipeline, is predicted to be finished by November this year…
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In Lancashire, UK, Quercia has designed a project that will see the generation of bioelectricity from landfill gas. Located at Clayton Hall Landfill Site the landfill waste project has been operational since June this year, producing enough renewable electricity to benefit 700 households. It will also dramatically reduce carbon emissions by the equivalent of 30,000 tonnes. The methane gas…
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In Ohio, US, following its application filed in December 2009, energy company FirstEnergy has been granted permission to convert two of its existing coal-powered generators in its R.E. Burger power plant to use biomass fuels. The conversion is expected to cost $200 million (€156.7 million) and, once complete, will make the facility one of the largest biomass-powered plants in the US. The…
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On the south coast in the port of Southampton, UK, biomass energy development firm Helius Energy is looking to build a biomass power plant. Helius has already signed an option to lease a 20-acre site on which the 100MWe facility will be built. ‘Securing this site for Southampton for our proposed 100Mwe renewable energy power plant is an important addition to our strong portfolio of…
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Renewable energy joint venture Forth Energy’s plans to construct a biomass power plant at the port of Dundee, Scotland, are set to be lodged with the Scottish government. With Scotland aiming for half of its electricity and 11% of its heat to be produced from renewable energy in 10 years’ time, it is thought that the facility would be well received by all. However the power plant is…
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In Cleveland, Ohio, US, energy company FirstEnergy is seeking approval to replace one of its coal-burning power plants with wood pellets. Authorisation would see the firm’s R.E. Burger generators become the largest in the US to be fired with wood pellets. The company is currently aiming for the R.E. Burger power generation facility to be burning 80% of wood pellets and briquettes alongside…
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US-based Taylor Biomass Energy is to receive a $104 million (€81 million) loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy (DoE) that will go towards the construction of its biomass plant in Montgomery, New York. The large-scale facility, which will employ 400 workers during the construction phase in addition to 80 full time positions, will produce bioelectricity from municipal solid waste…
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Biogas firm Thai Biogas Energy (TBEC) is planning a Bt700 million (€11.66 million) investment in a number of biogas projects across Thailand and elsewhere. According to the COO at TBEC Pajon Sriboonruang, the company wants to invest in a total of five facilities; four of which will be in Thailand while the fifth will be located in Laos. TBEC aims for all five power plants to be operational…
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In Mason County, US, biopower joint venture Adage has signed its first fuel-supply contract. The company is currently developing a $250 million (€194.9 million) plant in Shelton and now the largest private timberland owner in Mason County – Green Diamond Resource – will provide an estimated 20% of Adage’s yearly 604,000-tonne wood supply. The plant is expected to take two-and-a-half…
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From 18 August 2010 UK councils will now be able to sell renewable energy to the National Grid as the government has lifted its ban. This will enable local authorities to benefit from the feed-in tariff, which could generate an estimated £100 million (€122 million) a year. Commenting on the change in law Energy Secretary Chris Huhne said: ‘This is a vital step to making community…
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In southern Cambodia the Mong Reththy Group has signed a memorandum of understanding that could see the construction of a biogas plant in Preah Sihanouk province. The plant will convert the waste of 5,000 pigs into 270 kilovolt amperes (kVA) of electricity, which the facility will consume on-site. According to farm owner Mong Reththy German bank KfW Bankengruppe is funding the project,…
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On 9 August 2010 US and Europe-based wood pellet manufacturer Enviva completed the acquisition of CKS Energy, a privately held company dedicated to the production of pellets for the industrial, commercial and residential sectors. ‘Strategically CKS is an excellent fit, providing Enviva with a robust and stable fibre supply chain and easy access both to our key European customers as well as to…
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Construction has commenced on biogas company Swedish Biogas International’s plant in Flint, Michigan, US. The biogas facility is being built at Flint’s wastewater treatment plant and, once completed, will produce electricity from human waste. Phase 1 of the build is expected to cost more than $4 million (€3.01 million).
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Following an announcement in July this year that food retailer Waitrose had submitted a planning application to the council that could see its 18,000 square foot supermarket in the Isle of Wight powered by biomass, the company is now switching to green transport fuel. Five of Waitrose’s home delivery vans – Mercedes Sprinters – will run on liquid biomethane (LBM), a renewable vehicle fuel…
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