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Dec 6, 2012
Research continues into alternative biomass for coal-fired plant
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Dec 7, 2012
Germany-based biogas plant manufacturer Weltec Power has been chosen to help bring a new project online in France.
The company will work with engineering and development business Methaneo to establish a 500kW plant in Saint Varent, western France. Weltec has worked on five previous biogas projects in the country to date.
‘We decided to work with Weltec because it... [Read More]
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Dec 7, 2012
A working partnership believes it has found, following a year and a half of research, a direct biological pathway to convert renewable sources into butadiene.
Butadiene, a light olefin generated from oil, is used to manufacture rubbers, nylon plastics and latexes. Around 10 million tonnes is produced a year with a market value coming in at over $20 billion (€15.4... [Read More]
Pellets News
Sep 24, 2015
The global wood pellet market for power plants and heating is expected to grow annually by 14.1% and reach a value of €20,073 million by 2023, according to Transparency Market Research.
Wood pellets production has increased substantially in the past few years, owing to the implementation of stringent emission norms in Europe and North America.
High energy... [Read More]
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Dec 10, 2012
US-based technology provider ArborGen has signed a long-term partnership with the College of Charleston Foundation to support forest conservation and restoration efforts.
Its first order of business was to donate 75,000 Longleaf Pone seedlings that will be planted over the next few months across 144 acres of Dixie plantation.
‘We are grateful for ArborGen’s... [Read More]
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Dec 11, 2012
US-based Enova Wood Pellet Group has signed a long-term port agreement as it looks to solidify a presence in Georgia and South Carolina.
The deal was inked with Georgia Kaolin Terminals (GKT) and will provide Enova with enough capacity to export up to 1.35 million tonnes of wood pellets via the facility in Savannah. GKT is a subsidiary of the Colonial Group.
‘This... [Read More]
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Dec 11, 2012
The Fairmont ethanol plant has now changed ownership from Advanced Bioenergy to Flint Hills Resources as previously reported by Bioenergy Insight.
The acquisition was announced on 7 December but the finances have not yet been revealed. It is believed that Flint Hill will be looking to appoint four new members of staff at the plant based in Nebraska.
The plant has a capacity... [Read More]
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Nov 21, 2012
A new combined heat and power plant is up and running in Germany.
The $44 million (€34.4 million)GBE Gocher Bioenergie facility, a joint venture between RWE Innogy and Goch municipal utility, has a capacity for 7.6MW of electricity and 28MW of heat. It will used landscaping wood as feedstock.
The nearby Nähr -Engel food production facility will benefit from around... [Read More]
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Nov 22, 2012
Three companies signed a biogas supply agreement at the official opening of the Suiker Unie biomass fermenator in Vierlaten, the Netherlands.
Suiker Unie will produce biogas from around 100,000 tonnes of vegetable residues, including sugar beet, while GasTerra will transport the gas which will be purchased by BioMCN.
The new facility increases Suiker Unie’s current... [Read More]
Pellets News
Sep 28, 2015
SBP, an industry-led initiative formed by major European biomass energy utilities, has announced its first certification of a biomass producer.
NSF International, an SBP-approved certification body, has certified the Aliceville, Alabama, facility of US pellet producer Westervelt Renewable Energy.
The SBP certificate issued to Westervelt covers the manufacture of woody... [Read More]
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Nov 22, 2012
A bioenergy project in British Columbia has had to be temporarily delayed while developer Conifex Timber secures long-term financing.
Conifex claims the project is around 30% complete to date but, in order to further its continued development and secure satisfactory long-term financing, it will suspend installation and construction activities.
‘While it is disappointing... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2012
The UK government has revealed the details of its revised Energy Bill this November but a decision on carbon emission targets will be delayed.
Energy companies will be allowed to charge households an extra £7.6 billion ($12.1 billion) to go towards low-carbon electricity infrastructure by 2020.
Chancellor George Osborne, who is in favour of gas-powered generation,... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2012
Finland-based technology supplier Metso will work with Vamamo Energi to construct a new biomass power plant in Sweden.
The combined heat and power facility order Metso has received is around €17 million ($21.9 million) and have a thermal output of 13.4MW and electrical output of 3.6MW. It will use local forest residues as feedstock.
‘This is an important investment... [Read More]
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Nov 26, 2012
Singapore-based AMG Bioenergy Resources has signed a non-binding letter of intent regarding the potential acquisition of numerous Jatropha assets owned by Eco-Energy China.
The move would see AMG take on EC’s 10,000 hectares of jatropha plantation assets in the province of Guizhou, with a further right to plant an extra 30,000 hectares of the feedstock in the... [Read More]
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Nov 27, 2012
Renewable energy projects are set to benefit as Philippines-based carbon asset management business Greenergy Holdings authorises a raise of its capital stock.
Board approval was obtained in November and the rise will take stock value from PP2 billion (€37.7 million) to PP5 billion.
Greenergy president Antonio Tiu was reported to say that the higher stock would be... [Read More]
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New documents unearthed by GMB indicate that between 89 and 148 roles are expected to be lost at the plant around 31 March 2027.
The cuts could represent more than 30% of the site’s 465-strong workforce
GreenValue GmbH has advised Balance Erneuerbare Energien on the acquisition of a biogas plant portfolio spanning Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania — with a combined thermal input capacity of 46 MW.
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Ireland is backing five research teams with €2.6 million to tackle some of the biggest challenges in renewable gas — from biomethane production using macroalgae to AI-powered digital twins of gas infrastructure.
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