Other News

The Philippines bioenergy industry is set to be boosted by support coming from eight companies based in Germany. Representatives from the companies, including Envitec Biogas, Pregobello and GTP Solutions, are in Asia looking for projects and partnerships in which they can provide technology and share knowledge. As the Philippines starts to look beyond fossil fuels, bioenergy is seen as a viable…
Read More »

Power producers in Nova Scotia, Canada will have to start using biomass if proposed electricity regulations come into effect.The regulations aim to establish more flexibility for Nova Scotia Power to plan for various renewable targets if the project is approved by the Utility and Review Board.It also states that power accessed through the Maritime Link must also be used, which is a new 500MW…
Read More »

Finland-based technology supplier Metso is to fulfil a biomass-fired heating plant order from energy company Savon Voima Oyj in Leppävirta. The new plant will help the municipality of Leppävirta reduce its consumption of oil by increasing its district heat generation by 8MW via renewable sources, such as forest residue and peat. The order value for this project was put at…
Read More »

US environmental service provider EQM Technologies has completed the sale of a Texas-based biorefinery. The purchaser was Delek Renewables and the price was $5.5 million (€4.1 million), of which EQM has used around $2 million to pay off unpaid principal and accrued interest on subordinated notes secured by the assets and sold in the transaction. ‘We are pleased to have closed this…
Read More »

National energy company Enarsa and Argentina-based business developer Adenium are set to invest in two biomass plants in South America. The amount of investment is reported to be ARP1.25 billion (€189.7 million) and both 100MW facilities will be constructed in Formosa, north east Argentina. It is hoped all feedstock will be provided by local businesses as each facility will need about…
Read More »

Several European countries will commit millions of euros to develop bioenergy projects throughout the continent over the next three years. A total of €47 million (£39.3 million) will be used from private investment into technology and projects under the umbrella of an ERANET Plus activity called Bioenergy Sustaining the Future (BESTF). The participants are Denmark, Finland, Germany,…
Read More »

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a multi-million grant to a team of researchers looking at the potential of camelina as a biofuel feedstock. The team, led by Kansas State University professor of grain science and industry Xiuzhi Sun, has received just over $5 million (€3.7 million) and also comprises of researchers from Montana State University, University of Wyoming,…
Read More »

Research and consultancy firm GlobalData has revealed that supportive government policies will see Germany continue to dominate global biogas energy generation for the foreseeable future. According to its latest report, biogas power generation is forecast to increase from 18,244GWh in 2012 to 28,265GWh in 2025. The US, the second most productive biogas power producing country, is expected to…
Read More »

An explosion at a biogas factory in Maharashtra, India claimed two lives on 15 January. A third person was critically injured on the site of the under construction Solapur Bioenergy (SB) facility on the outskirts of the town. The source of the explosion has been attached by local police to some drilling and welding work near a cement tank which caused a gas leak. It has been reported by local…
Read More »

A new algal biotechnology pilot facility in Roeselare, Belgium is set to allow scientists to explore methods of treating wastewater with microalgae and new microalgal harvesting techniques. It is one of nine pilot sites across North West Europe that will be constructed as part of the EnAlgae project. The project's aim is to develop sustainable technologies for algal biomass production, bioenergy…
Read More »

New research by global management and consultancy business Bain points to increased wood pellet demand by Europe for electricity production by 2020. As governments begin to subsidise greener energy sources to reach continental targets, the report puts European pellet demand at 29 million tonnes by the end of the decade, up from 8 million from 2010. Pellets can be included in positive…
Read More »

Biomass-to-energy business DP Cleantech is to deliver a biomass power plant into Poland for the Polish Energy Partners (PEP). The 30MW plant, to be fired with straw, is hoped to be operational within two years and cost $34.1 million (€25.6 million). It will be located in Winsko, south west Poland. ‘We are great admirers of what PEP is trying to achieve with biomass power in…
Read More »

Independent European electricity services providers Markedskraft and Noble Group’s subsidiary Noble Clean Fuels (NCF) has announced the formation of a strategic partnership for the Nordic energy market.  The partnership will combine Markedskraft’s portfolio management, physical optimisation and business analysis experience with NCF’s capabilities to offer bilateral trading…
Read More »

Christmas trees are again set to be renewed as energy in Lithuania according to local news reports. Residents across 12 major cities will have the opportunity to drop their trees in specially marked containers, after which the trees will be used for both biofuel and heat for housing projects. This is the seventh year the campaign has run for a week in January. ‘The campaign gets more…
Read More »