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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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The use of pulsed electric fields for conditioning substrates can significantly enhance yields in commercial biogas plants, a new study by the Institute for Bioprocessing and Analytical Measurement Techniques, a German researcher, finds.
Although the primary effect of an electric field in biogas production is cracking cell structures for better availability of nutrition, other effects like…
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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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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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A Texas-based bioenergy company has reportedly started preliminary discussions with Hawaiian Electric (HECO) to supply compressed wood pellets to the utility.
Zilkha Biomass Energy manufactures pellets from harvested trees at a plant in Texas. The company estimates Hawaiian Electric could save 30% or more on its fuel costs by burning wood pellets instead of fuel oil to generate…
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Livestock production company Murphy-Brown has partnered with clean energy firm Roeslein Alternative Energy to develop a $100 million (€73.5 million) biogas plant in Missouri, US.
The plant, construction on which is due to commence later this year, will generate renewable energy for local consumption, using animal waste as feedstock. The gas will be collected at Murphy-Brown's farms using…
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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.
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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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The first commercial-scale UK seaweed farm is scheduled to be scheduled in Argyll off the coast of Scotland in late summer 2015.
The new facility, planned by scientists at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban, will be run as a demonstration project that will help shape the UK’s fledling seaweed cultivation sector.
Seven native seaweed varieties will be planted at…
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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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UK on-site biogas plants increased their power generation by 40% in the last year, a survey by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has found.
According to DECC’s annual Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics, the farming sector led the rise in biogas capacity from 164MW in 2013 to 216MW in 2014.
Anaerobic digestion (AD) plants took the lead from sewage sludge in the water…
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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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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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