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Richard Vlosky, director of Louisiana Forest Products Development Center and Crosby Land, will be speaking at Bioenergy Insight 2017. His presentation is entitled ‘Wood-based bioenergy in North America: All roads lead to pellet exports’ and he will be speaking on the second day of the conference, which will be located in Edinburgh, Scotland. Vlosky is director of the Louisiana Forest…
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Employment in Scotland’s low carbon and renewables sector increased by more than a third in 2015. The sector generated a turnover of £10.5 billion, 14% of the total UK sector, in 2015, according to figures released by the Office of National Statistics. The number of employees in Scotland’s low carbon and renewables sector rose from 43,500 in 2014 to 58,500 in 2015. Scotland is a…
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The world added record levels of renewable energy capacity in 2016, even as investment in clean energy fell, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced. “Ever-cheaper clean tech provides a real opportunity for investors to get more for less,” said UNEP executive director Erik Solheim. “This is exactly the kind of situation, where the needs of profit and people…
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A new programme called the Born Global Slip-Stream Challenge has been launched to help to drive the development and commercialisation of products like biochar, wood ash, CO2, lignin, waxes and C5/C6 sugars. The aim of the project is to work towards a goal to improve the overall profitability of bio-based projects and create replicable models for deployment in the US and Europe. This challenge is…
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William Strauss, president and founder of FutureMetrics, will be speaking at this year’s Bioenergy Insight Conference. Strauss is globally recognised as a leading expert in the wood pellet sector. Strauss continues to be a thought leader in the sector and has published numerous papers on a variety of subjects relevant to the wood pellet sector. He is also a founder and a director of Maine…
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A team of chemical and biological engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has found a way to produce from biomass a valuable compound used in plastic production that they estimate could lower the cost of ethanol produced from plant material by more than two dollars per gallon. The development is the latest in an ongoing effort at UW–Madison to create commodity chemicals…
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An equity transfer agreement between CEI and two independent third parties has resulted in the acquisition of an 80% stake in the Sanya Food Waste Treatment Project, with a value of RMB37.4 million. Once the acquisition has been completed, CEI will conduct a comprehensive upgrade on the project. CEI is a Hong Kong incorporated company which specialises in environmental resource management in…
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Europe’s electricity sector is eager to play a role in delivering clean energy for all Europeans, making electricity a central carrier for the continent’s low carbon economy, according to the pan-European Union of the Electric Industry, EURELECTRIC. A 23 March meeting of EURELECTRIC’s board of directors saw the electricity sector agree to a joint position on the EU’s Clean…
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The UK’s industrial strategy must be low carbon and resource efficient, according to several leading business voices that have contributed to a collection of essays on the topic for the Green Alliance.  In a new collection of essays, published by UK-based independent environmental think tank Green Alliance , seven business and policy voices, including the director…
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Uniting bioenergy markets will be the focus for the Bioenergy Insight Conference & Expo 2017. The two-day event will take place from 4th-5th October in Edinburgh, Scotland. The unmissable event will be co-located with the Biofuels International Conference and Expo, now in its 10th year. Bioenergy markets are growing and commercial opportunities exist for organisations wishing to take…
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Brexit is generating inertia and squeezing the growth of the renewable energy sector, according to Rachel Nutt, Tax Partner and head of Renewable Sustainable Energy at business advisors’ MHA MacIntyre Hudson. Nutt believes Brexit is creating a challenging and uncertain time for renewable businesses. “Brexit, and the resulting lack of announcements about future subsidies which have to…
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The government of Quezon City in the Philippines has accepted a proposal from a consortium led by infrastructure holding firm Metro Pacific to develop a solid waste-to-energy facility for the city. Along with Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), the consortium includes Covanta Energy LLC and Macquarie Group Ltd. They have obtained original proponent status for the planned project. When…
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South Africa will be able to identify opportunities for bioenergy and make strides towards a ‘green economy’, thanks to The South Africa Bio-energy Atlas. At the atlas’ recent launch in Pretoria, the country’s Science and Technology minister said: "What the Bio-energy Atlas shows is that we have much higher potential for bio-energy than we ever thought," she…
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Woodcote Media is delighted to welcome Daryl Worthington to the team as assistant editor of Fluid Handling, Bioenergy Insight, Biofuels International and Tank Cleaning Magazine. Daryl will be working across Woodcote Media’s portfolio of publications, with a specific focus on Fluid Handling magazine. Worthington has a wealth of experience in journalism. He joins Woodcote Media from history…
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