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Camco Clean Energy, a global sustainable energy developer, has acquired a dung-to-electricity biogas plant in Hansen, Idaho, US for $2.9 million (€2.1 million). Former owner Cargill spent about $8.5 million to build the Hansen biodigester and generator plant, which has been producing methane from manure since August 2008. The plant produces around 2.1MW of electricity per hour. The…
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Camco Clean Energy in the UK has acquired Cargill's biogas plant Hansen, Idaho in the US for $2.9 million (€2 million). The plant uses cattle manure sourced from Bettencourt Dairies for the production of 2.1MW an hour of renewable electricity, which is sold to Idaho Power. This is now the second Camco-owned biogas plant in the state's Magic Valley. 'The waste material flows through a series…
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Indian meat processing company Allana Sons is to build a meat facility in Ethiopia, Africa, the waste from which will be converted into biogas and animal feed. The plant will be built on 75 hectares of land and will also include an effluent treatment plant. Commercial operations at the new $20 million (€14.8 million) project are scheduled to begin in September later this year. The design of…
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An initial funding of $210 million (€88 million) will be invested into the NY Green Bank, a new initiative designed to accelerate green energy projects. This funding comprises $165 million redirected from other programmes, approved by the Public Service Commission, and $45 million from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. 'With this funding we will attract greater investment in New York,…
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Agricultural residues such as straw and will play an important role in helping Europe generate renewable energy through to 2020. This is according to a report published by Rabobank. The report, 'Ag residue provides the answer to EU's Bioenergy needs', says biomass feedstocks like straw and stover will increase in popularity because rising global demand for solid biomass is expected to increase…
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Hawaii state regulators have approved a biomass plant on the Big Island that is expected to satisfy up to 10% of the island's electricity needs. The ruling by the state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) marks a step forward for Hu Honua, the company that has been developing the project in Pepeekeo since 2008. John Silva, CEO of Hu Honua, said in a statement that the PUC approval allows Hu Honua…
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Egger, an Austrian wood company, has finished building a large-scale biomass-fired power plant in Radauti, Romania, according to reports. The new €35 million plant will generate 83MW of heat and energy from waste wood materials. The project took 13 months to build and was completed in October 2013. The biomass facility is said to be Romania's largest to date.
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Roeslein Alternative Energy recently and Murphy-Brown, an operator of feed and pork facilities, have announced plans to cooperate on a $100 million ($72 million) renewable biogas project in northern Missouri, US. The project will use animal waste to create biogas which will be harvested from Murphy-Brown farms in the area using an anaerobic digestion system, designed and manufactured by…
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A 37.5MW biomass plant bought out of foreclosure by a Virginia-based financier has been brought online and is feeding power into the electricity grid of Connecticut, US. On 6 January Leidos Holdings, an engineering, national security and health solutions company which acquired the Plainfield Renewable Energy biomass power plant in October 2013, announced the project reached 'substantial…
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The US will produce 30% more renewable energy by 2030 under the new clean power plan (CPP), presented by President Obama on 3 August. The new federal regulations sets limitations on CO2 emissions for existing power plants in separate states with a target to cut emissions by 32% from 2005 levels by 2030, which is up from the earlier proposal of 30%. However, states will only have to comply with…
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Canada-based renewable energy company Viridis Energy's recently launched wholly owned subsidiary, Viridis Merchants – an aggregation and trading service between buyers and sellers of wood pellets, has structured its first transaction. Viridis Merchants has secured approximately 30,000 tonnes of wood pellets from a southeast US producer, representing approximately 30% of the manufacturer's…
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German company BASF and US technology provider Renmatix have formed a joint venture to scale up the Renmatix Plantrose process for the production of industrial sugars based on lignocellulosic biomass. The two companies signed a non-exclusive agreement, under which they have agreed to key financial terms for future commercial licenses. The collaboration follows BASF's $30 million (€22…
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A power purchase agreement (PPA) has been agreed between Hawaii Electric Light (HELCO) and Hu Honua Bioenergy for Hu Honua's biomass project. Hu Honua has proposed to develop a new 21.5MW biomass-fired plant in Pepeekeo, Hawaii, refurbishing an existing plant that was built in 1972 and originally consumed sugarcane bagasse. Under the PPA, Hu Honua will make several changes and upgrades to the…
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Plans worth millions of pounds that would have secured Rugeley Power Plant's long-term future have been scrapped. The 1GW coal plant, located in Staffordshire, England, was to be converted into a biomass energy generator. The project would have required three million tonnes of wood pellets being transported to the site each year with 61 train deliveries per week, up from 26. However, GDF Suez…
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