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Canadian biofuel specialist Enerkem has just begun construction on what it claims will be the world's first industrial-sized plant capable of converting non-recyclable municipal waste into advanced biofuels. The plant, in Edmonton, can produce 10 million gallons of 5% ethanol-petrol blend biofuel a year, providing enough fuel for 400,000 cars while also helping to meet renewable fuel…
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Following the closure of the Mendota, Illinois-based Spreckles Sugar plant two years ago, resulting in 200 job losses, the Mendota Advanced Bioenergy Beet Cooperative (ABBC) is now looking to inject new life into the facility. The group of farmers known as the ABBC are expected to receive a state grant of $1.5 million (€1.15 million) that will see work start on the derelict plant. When…
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Delegates registering for the upcoming Bioenergy International Canada expo & conference can start networking straight away! Using pre-event software delegates can set-up meetings and contact other visitors, delegates, speakers and exhibitors, maximising networking opportunities at this event. Biofuels International Canada expo & conference is now only days away on the 28-29th September.…
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On 8 September 2010 wood pellet producer Enligna Canada’s Upper Musquodaboit-based pellet mill caught fire and burned throughout the night. The fire was said to have started in the crushing facility at around 10.30am before it spread to the hoppers. While the fire was burning a number of dust explosions were reported, caused by fine dust becoming ignited. Public information officer Dave…
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MeadWestvaco, a Richmond, Canada-based company dedicated to manufacturing paper and plastics, has joined forces with waste management company VOW Resources and Zera Energy that will see the construction of a biogas plant. While VOW will design and test the process which will be used in the new plant, Zera has been contracted to construct and operate the facility. If the build proves to make…
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Korea East-West Power, a unit of South Korea-based state-run utilities company Korea Electric Power is reported to be acquiring a biomass plant in the US. The facility is located in San Diego, generating 70.8MW of energy a year from waste and vegetation. However the terms of the contract have not yet been disclosed. A Korea East-West Power official said: ‘The deal is almost completed.…
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Dedicated to the production of renewable energy, Europe and US-based B9 Energy is currently considering a number of UK ports which would be suitable to house its new CHP plant. However the facility is still in the very early stages of development and B9 Energy has stated that it will not be going ahead with the build unless the government implements the proposed Renewable Heat Incentive, as the…
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Bioenergy International expo & conference is now less than a week away – don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn from and network with biofuels experts from throughout Canada and the US. Starting on Tuesday the 28th September at the Coast Plaza Hotel, Calgary, Alberta, the day conference and exhibition features speakers including Bruce McEwen, Oil, gas and alternative energy division,…
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Damaged tomatoes that are unsuitable for sale in shops could be turned into a source of green energy, according to a team of US-based scientists. Their pilot project involves a biological-based fuel cell that uses tomato waste left over from harvests in Florida. The researchers presented their work March 16 at the 251st National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in…
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In Pine Bluff, Arkansas, US, 850 tonnes of sawdust were burned in a wood pellet plant fire. None of the 20 workers on duty at the time were injured, although the blaze started at approximately 5.30pm and was not controlled until hours later. According to the plant controller John Weaver, a loader created a spark, causing a dust explosion and a fire in a storage bin before spreading to the…
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Advanced technology firm Lockheed Martin and construction company Whiting-Turner have been awarded a $15 million (€11.8 million) contract by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that will see the construction of a biomass plant at the VA Medical Center in Canandaigua, New York, US. ‘We recognise the critical need to reduce the country’s dependency on fossil fuels and significantly…
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In Maine, US, Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has signed a five-year deal with Bucksport-based paper manufacturer Verso Paper for electricity generated from biomass. PUC Chairman Jack Cashman said: ‘I am in favour of this proposal because of a number of things, not the least of which is that I think conservative analysis by our consultants shows a net present value benefit to…
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With a vision to generate £20 million (€24.3 million) in annual sales from its biogas plants, Alkane Energy, a UK-based producer of electricity, is looking to open two or three biogas-powered power plants each year from 2012 onwards. The company has already applied for planning permission for a waste-to-power plant in Derbyshire and is also looking for partners to venture with on corn- and…
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A $30 million (€22.9 million) British Columbia, Canada-based wood pellet plant is close to being completed. Located near to Burns Lake, the production facility will be operated by Pinnacle Pellet, one of the largest wood pellet manufacturers throughout North America. The facility, which will be Pinnacles sixth project dedicated to making wood pellets, will produce roughly 400,000 tonnes of…
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