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Genesee Biogas has received a $2 million (€1.4 million) state grant to build a manufacturing plant in Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park, New York, US. The initial design of the plant is reported to be complete, and the facility will be located on three to four acres on a seven-acre parcel of land in the 200-acre business park. CH4 Biogas, which owns Genesee Biogas, converts organic waste…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A decision on who will supply Fort Drum, New York, US, with biomass power will not be made until 2014, according to the Defense Logistics Agency. Negotiations are reportedly still taking place, but issues 'should be resolved in January'. The contract will be worth millions of dollars each year. ReEnergy Holdings, which already operates a biomass facility on post, is tipped to be a top contender.…
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UK-based Gazasia is to develop an anaerobic digestion plant in the Philippines with local business Aseagas to provide clean, renewable transport fuel. The project will create the first biomethane plant in the country, which will produce biogas from organic waste. This, in turn, will be processed to generate liquid biomethane to be used as fuel. The initial $47 million (€34.3 million) project…
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Supervisors at the Port of Pascagoula in Jackson County, Mississippi, have authorised the borrowing of up to $24 million (€17 million) for the construction of a specialised wood pellet exporting facility on Bayou Casotte. The facility is expected to cost around $30 million, with $15 million coming from port bonds. The state has reportedly put up $10 million, and the terminal operator will…
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Growing Power Hairy Hill's (GPHH) biorefinery in Canada can now handle 73,000 tonnes a year of municipal solid waste diverted from landfills in the Edmonton area for use as renewable energy. The plant was commissioned in 2005 and initially utilised contaminated feedstock including sand laden cow manure and municipal solid waste, in addition to ethanol stillage. GPHH says the opportunity became…
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Sapphire Energy, an algae-based Green Crude oil producer, and Phillips 66, an integrated energy manufacturing and logistics company, announced a joint development agreement aimed at pushing production of algae crude oil towards commercialisation. The US-based companies will collect and analyse data from co-processing of algae and conventional crude oil into fuels including diesel, petrol and jet…
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Construction is due to begin at the site of a new green energy plant in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Evermore Renewable Energy says it has secured more than £80m in funding for the wood-fuelled power plant that will be built at Londonderry Port and Harbour, Lisahally. Work will begin before the end of this year, and Evermore says operations will commence in summer 2015. The energy firm…
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