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Energía Reino Verde ('Green Kingdom Energy'), which will own and operate the 12MW biomass power plant to be co-located with a 2,100 acre Giant King Grass (GKG) plantation in Nicaragua, has signed a contract with Pelican to conduct a formal feasibility study of the project. Energía Reino Verde is a 50-50 partnership of Viaspace and prominent Nicaraguan partners. Pelican develops,…
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Gasrec, a supplier of liquefied gas fuel for transport, has announced it will launch an 'open access bio-LNG filling station in the UK's southwest on 1 June. The new low emission station is part of a growing national network and will initially supply around 30 heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) run by a number of existing Gasrec customers. The facility and others in Gasrec's network will help HGV fleet…
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Petrochemicals manufacturer Sabic has launched its first portfolio of certified renewable polyolefins, certified under the ISCC Plus certification scheme, which involves strict traceability and requires a chain of custody based on a mass balance system. Mark Vester, business leader LL-LDPE, Sabic, adds: 'We have optimised our technology to allow the production of renewable PP and PE…
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US company BioStar Systems is to build a new biogas production plant in Pettis County, Missouri. Kansas-based BioStar converts agricultural manure into energy and fertiliser, with fuel production facilities located around the US. The company plans to spend around $60 million (€40 million) on the new plant, which will be partnered with local poultry farm, Rose Acres, to create a new regional…
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A newly-formed subsidiary of the Connecticut-based Mohegan Tribe has acquired a wood pellet production plant, formerly owned by Pennington Seed Co., in Ohio, US. Northeast Wood Products, the subsidiary, purchased the Ohio plant as well as assets and equipment at the Pennington facility in Virginia and the company's pellet plant in Indiana. The purchase marks the Mohegan Tribe's first venture into…
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Macquarie has signed an agreement to support MGT Power in the financing of the 299MWe Teesside Renewable Energy Plant, which has received a UK Government-supported contract for difference (CFD). The Teesside plant will be fuelled by wood pellets and chips from certified sustainable forestry sources in the United States and Europe, with regular audits to ensure compliance with strict…
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A biomass-fired power station and activated carbon processing facility, formerly owned by Big Island Carbon, is to be auctioned off., by order of the US Bankruptcy Court. The live webcast auction will be conducted by Tiger Group's Remarketing Services Division and Aaron Equipment Company. Assets to be sold include process, plant support, laboratory/testing, maintenance/shop, and electrical…
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Aseagas, a joint venture between Aboitiz Equity Ventures and Gazasia, has received financial support for its first biomass plant from the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP). According to reports, Aseagas has entered into a P2 billion (€33.7 million) notes facility and security agreement for its plant, to be built in at the LT Group's Absolut distillery in Lian Batangas. The plant will…
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An energy trail has opened at the Hill of Banchory Biomass Energy Centre (HOBESCO) in the UK. The purpose of the new trail is to educate children about renewable energy and the environment. Pupils from Crathes Primary School were among the first to experience it. The Forestry Commission Scotland part-funded the project and the organisation's representative Jim Dewar officially opened it. At the…
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An 86MW biomass-fired power plant is on the cards for Japan, Bloomberg reports. The $370 million (€272 million) facility is being developed in the north of the country by Mitsubishi Paper Mills in collaboration with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The two companies will establish the partnership in August. The plant will be located on one of Mitsubishi Paper's factory sites in the Aomorei…
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An extension has been approved by Deschutes County, Oregon, US for Biogreen Sustainable Energy (BSG) to construct a long-delayed biomass plant in La Pine. This is the fourth extension the company has received for the 25MW facility, which was pushed back further and further due to economic issues and uncertainty in the energy market. BSG will meet with La Pine officials in due course to discuss…
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A public meeting is to be held in Fife, Scotland, later this month to update residents on the progress of a biomass plant in the town of Markinch. Plant manager Ian Gaunt is set to give a presentation on the current state of ongoing work at the £200 million (€247.7 million) plant, situated on the former site of Tullis Russell paper manufacturers. Progress relating to environmental and…
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Representatives of Tolko Industries, Nazko First Nations and Pacific BioEnergy (PBE) have partnered for the Quesnel Timber Supply Area. The agreement will provide additional log supply for Tolko's Quest Wood sawmill, harvesting work for Nazko Logging and additional fibre for PBE's wood pellet manufacturing plant in Prince George in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The timber will come…
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UK-based biogas plant EPC contractor FLI Energy has begun constructing the Fraddon biogas plant, a biomethane-to-grid anaerobic digestion (AD) project located in Cornwall, UK. The company signed the EPC contract this March, with project developer Greener for Life Energy. Under the £7 million (€8.5 million) contract, FLI Energy will provide full EPC wrapped project delivery including…
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