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The quantity of wood pellets exported from North America to Europe in the second quarter of this year rose again for the seventh consecutive quarter, according to data from Wood Resources International and reported by the North American Wood Fiber Review. Between Q3 2011 and Q2 2013 volumes exported to Europe have more than doubled, going from around 500,000 tonnes to over 1.1 million tonnes,…
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A Canada-based biogas plant co-owned by Lethbridge Biogas and not-for-profit Climate Change and Emissions Management Corp (CCEMC) has opened. The $30 million (€21.8 million) anaerobic digester co-generation facility currently has a generating capacity of 2.8MW – enough to power 2,800 homes – but this could be expanded to 4.2MW in the future with the addition of new generating…
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Biomass and waste-to-energy provider DP Cleantech has developed a biomass combustion technology to convert coconut waste into clean energy. DP recently signed a contract to deliver the new turnkey solution for the Mahachai Green Power project in Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand. The 9.5MWe high pressure, high temperature plant will be delivered on an EPC basis including all electro-mechanical…
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Global technology provider of specialised biofuels and renewable chemicals, Biochemtex, is to invest around $200 million (€147 million) in its new cellulosic biofuels plant in Sampson County, North Carolina, US. The firm will operate at the location as Carolina Cellulosic Biofuels, established in early 2013 as a special purpose vehicle for delivering the first commercial-scale cellulosic…
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German Pellets has announced that its US wood pellet production facility in Woodville, Texas has received ENplus certification. The certification confirms that the facility, which commenced operations this summer, is producing high-quality product, thus securing a high level of security of supply for customers in Europe. German Pellets says its import of ENplus pellets also strengthens its…
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The average price per tonne of wood pellets in Germany has risen. According to the German Energy Wood and Pellet Association (DEPV), the cost has increased slightly over the previous month and is currently €284.21 – 0.7% more than in October. In November 2012, the cost of a tonne of wood pellets was €247.90. Location also plays a part in the cost of wood pellets in Germany. In…
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Future Biogas, a UK-based builder and operator of anaerobic digestion plants, is to become the first registered producer to join the Biomethane Certification Scheme (BMCS) run by private limited company Green Gas Trading. The BMCS is an independent certification scheme was set up to provide both a credible process for certifying biomethane and a trading platform to facilitate the trading of…
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Supermarket chain Sainsbury's has opened two new stores which it is calling 'Triple Zero'. One of the new locations, in Leicester in the UK, features many new technologies to ensure no carbon emissions are released, no waste is sent to landfill and no impact on the water usage of the local area. All of the store's electricity and heating will come from an onsite generator. Biogas required for the…
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EDF Renewable Energy and Santee Cooper have dedicated the Pinelands biomass project, which consists of two nominal 17.8MW generating facilities located in Allendale and Dorchester counties in South Carolina. The Dorchester facility achieved commercial operation on 1 November with Allendale not far behind on 19 November. The two projects interconnect to Santee Cooper's transmission system adjacent…
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A new woody biomass plant in New Hampshire, US is scheduled to begin operating by the middle of December this year. The Burgess Biopower plant cost around $275 million (€203 million) to develop and is designed to produce 75 megawatts of electricity per year. Plant developer Cate Street Capital says the facility will burn approximately 750,000 tonnes of low-grade wood per year and help…
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Preparations to launch a pilot project for a biogas plant in the Kathmandu Valley are underway, according to the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC). 'A pilot project will be set up that will produce biogas and compost fertiliser worth three metric tonnes every day,' says Rabin Man Shrestha, chief of the Environment Management Division at the KMC. 'It will be replicated in other areas also,' he…
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A $2 million (€1.4 million) biogas plant is to be built at a solid domestic waste landfill site near Grodno, Belarus. Sweden-based Vireo Energy intend for the project to extract biogas from the landfill and burn it to generate around 1MW of electricity. Development will begin next year. After biogas is extracted, grass will cover the landfill in order to rule out any environmental concerns…
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M&G Chemicals, among the three largest producers of PET resin for packaging applications in the world, has announced plans to construct a second-generation biorefinery in the region of Fuyang, Anhui Province, China in a joint venture with Chinese biomass collections and logistics company Guozhen. The refinery will convert one million tonnes of biomass into bioethanol and bioglycol using…
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Northern Virginia Electric cooperative, its development partner, Novi Energy, and a number of Virginia state officials celebrated the grand opening of the Novec Energy Production Halifax County Biomass plant in South Boston, US earlier this month. The $178 million (€131 million) renewable-energy power plant, which can generate up to 49.9MW of electricity, burns wood chips for fuel. The plant…
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