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In an attempt to become established within the UK’s anaerobic digestion market, Lanarkshire, Scotland-based engineering contractor Motherwell Bridge has formed a partnership with Austrian anaerobic digestion expert Entec Biogas. In the past Entec has been involved in building biogas facilities all over the world, including Europe, India, Korea, Japan, Malawi and the US. Commenting on the…
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A multimillion-pound biomass plant, which has been proposed for an industrial site near Fort William, Scotland, UK, is facing opposition from local residents. The company behind the proposals, which have caused worries about emissions, increased noise levels and the visual impact it would have on the surrounding area, is low carbon energy company Peel Energy. The plant would process around…
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In India, following the opening of its first plant in February 2010, the city of Pune’s second biogas facility has recently come online. Generating electricity from around 3.5 tonnes of wet garbage a day, the new plant, which is located at Lumbini garden in the Maharashtra Housing Board, is currently powering almost 100 streetlights, including 15 250W, 29 150W and 70W and 25 96W lamps.…
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A poultry waste-to-biopower plant looks set for Northern Ireland, following environmental minister Edwin Poots’ announcement that he intends to approve the project. The facility has been developed and proposed by Rose Energy for Glenary in the county of Antrim and will generate 30MW of power from poultry bedding, meat and bone meal. Commenting on his decision to approve the plant, Poots…
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Enfield, north London, UK, will soon be home to a new biomass plant after Enfield council granted planning permission on 31 August. Irish-based Kedco, the renewable energy firm behind the plans, can now begin securing funding for the 12MW plant, which is predicted to cost in the region of £45 million (€53.6 million) to build. Following this, it is thought that the facility will be up and…
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In collaboration with electricity provider NV Energy, Placer County is looking to construct a biomass plant in California, US. Generating between 1 and 3MW of energy the facility has been narrowed down to one of two sites: a 1.3-acre plot in Kings Beach or a site in Tahoe City. However the residents of Kings Beach are not happy that this site has been shortlisted for consideration as it is so…
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A $92 million (€72.1 million) waste-to-power plant proposed for Maricopa, Arizona, US, has been approved by the Maricopa City Council. Western Bio-Energy is behind the development, which will generate 30MW of electricity from 300,000 tonnes of green waste a year for around 35,000 homes. According to Robert Buckingham, president of Western Bio-Energy, the 46-acre site along the Maricopa Casa…
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In the central Spanish province of Burgos, renewable energy firm Acciona Energy has connected its second biomass plant to the grid. Costing €50 million to build, the facility will produce 16MW of electricity from 102,000 tonnes of straw a year. Acciona has already secured its feedstock supply and this will come mainly from the Burgos and Palencia provinces through medium- and long-term…
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In a bid to encourage renewable transport fuel, Sheffield City Council is set to introduce a number of biogas-powered vans to the UK-based city’s streets. The fleet of six vehicles will run on biogas extracted from the treatment of raw sewage as part of a trial looking at a variety of green alternatives for motorists. The biogas is being supplied by Kelda Water and its sister company…
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Based in Danbury, Connecticut, US, biopower firm FuelCell Energy has signed a deal that will see Eastern Municipal Water District (ENWD) acquire two of its DFC300 fuel cell power plants. The cells, both with a 300kW capacity, will be used at EMWD’s wastewater site located at the Perris Valley Regional Water Reclamation Facility in Riverside County, California. Both fuel cells will generate…
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This years Bioenergy International expo & conference is only two weeks away and an exciting line up of speakers, exhibitors and attendees are getting ready to meet at the Coast Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre in Calgary, Alberta on the 28th and 29th of September. Along with the concurrent expo the conference will not only look at market targets and regulations in Canada and the…
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Based in Michigan, US, silicone manufacturer Dow Corning is looking to build an energy production facility at its site in Midland that runs off biogas. The aim is to produce a constant supply of renewable electricity and steam that will cut back on the manufacturer’s energy bills. The wheels are already in motion and Dow Corning has approached Cirque Energy to build, own and operate the…
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On 25 August oil company Shell and Cosan S.A., one of the world’s largest ethanol companies based in Brazil, signed binding agreements to form a $12 billion (€9.44 billion) joint venture, which will see the production and commercialisation of ethanol from sugarcane. Should the partnership be formed it will become the world’s third largest producer of ethanol with a yearly output capacity…
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Wood pellet producer Enviva, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, US, is to supply its biomass products to Electrabel, an energy company based in Belgium, after securing its largest contract to date. As stated in the contract the pellet firm will provide Electrabel with 480,000 tonnes of wood pellets a year. However the agreement means that Enviva will need to increase the output capacity at…
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