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Oct 30, 2014
Rentech nears completion of Atikokan wood pellet plant
Biomass News
Oct 30, 2014
In Texas, US, Gemma Power Systems, an EPC company and wholly owned subsidiary of Argan, has finished building the East Texas Electric Cooperative (ETEC) Woodville Renewable Power Project, three months ahead of schedule.
The 49.9MW biomass in Woodville has now completed testing and been turned over to ETEC for commercial operation.
'The Gemma team worked in close partnership... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 30, 2014
Harvest Power, a North American-based company dedicated to converting organic waste into clean energy, has announced a $20 million (€15.8 million) financing round.
The lead investors were True North Venture Partners, Industry Ventures, and Generation Investment Management. This financing will allow Harvest to accelerate development of new opportunities in the clean... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 30, 2014
Ireland's electricity utility Electricity Supply Board (ESB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a loan facility for €100 million. The funds will be used for continued investment in the electricity network in the south west region of Ireland to connect renewable energy to the national transmission network.
This is the second part of a total loan facility... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 31, 2014
The Gainesville Renewable Energy Center (GREC), a 102.5MW biomass-fired power plant in Florida, US has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification.
The certification affirms that GREC's purchase procedures for its waste wood fuels conform to the FSC Chain of Custody standard. It is the first power generation facility ever to receive this certification.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 31, 2014
In the US, DTE Biomass Energy has completed its 9.6MW landfill gas-to-energy project at the Uwharrie Environmental Landfill in Mt. Gilead, North Carolina.
The landfill site at which it is located is owned and operated by Republic Services of North Carolina.DTE Biomass Energy started operating the facility in September. Landfill gas at the site is used to generate renewable... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 7, 2014
RWE Innogy and Fri-El Green Power have concluded the transfer of RWE Innogy's 80% stake in Enna, a biomass power plant based in Sicily, Italy, to Fri-El. The deal includes the respective biomass harvesting and forest management activities.
RWE Innogy Italia, with an 80% share in the power plant, and Fri-El, with a 20% share, were the sole parties in the joint venture following... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 8, 2015
DNC Energy, an environmental firm focused on building renewable energy infrastructure, has received major funding through a bond programme to build a waste wood and crop residue fired biomass electric generation plant in Ukraine's Kyiv region.
The 25MW facility is the thirteenth biomass plant to be built in Ukraine, which currently has six burning biomass plants and seven... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 10, 2014
Wärtsilä has signed a joint development agreement with two Indonesian partners to develop the first biogas liquefaction (bio-LNG) plant in Indonesia.
The co-signers of the agreement with Wärtsilä are national energy company PT Pertamina (Persero) and PT Godang Tua Jaya (GTJ), a waste utilisation sector specialist company.
Wärtsilä Oil and... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 10, 2014
The October issue of Bioenergy Insight is out now and for those of you who subscribe, it will be hitting your desks within the next couple of weeks. As usual, it's packed full of the most up-to-date news from around the world, including new production plants, latest technologies and regulatory changes/updates.
A key focus in this edition is the region of Canada and we've... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 13, 2014
US-based renewable fuels producer BlueFire Renewables has finalised and signed a new master engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for its cellulosic ethanol plant in Fulton, Mississippi.
The contract is with China International Water and Electric, a subsidiary of renewable energy company China Three Gorges (CTG).
'The master EPC structure will utilise... [Read More]
Pellets News
Oct 14, 2014
An explosion at Pinnacle Renewable Energy's wood pellet plant in British Columbia injured three and resulted in around 30 employees being evacuated.
The incident happened on 9 October after a fire broke out inside equipment used to dry wood fibre. The plant's built-in suppression system had already extinguished the flames by the time fire fighters arrived.
The plant was... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 14, 2014
Sunshine Gas Producers, a joint venture between DTE Biomass Energy and EIF Renewable Energy Holdings through its subsidiary Landfill Energy Systems, has started generating electricity from landfill gas at its recently built renewable energy facility at the Sunshine Canyon Landfill in Sylmar.
DTE Biomass Energy developed and will also operate the plant, which has the capacity... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 14, 2014
Japan-based company Renagen has signed a contract with EnviTec Biogas for the construction of a 250kW biogas plant near the Japanese city of Osaka. The plant is scheduled to go online in spring next year.
In a statement, EnviTec says that energy generation from waste material in Japan marks an important step towards the attainment of the country's climate objectives. While... [Read More]
Pellets News
Oct 14, 2014
Enviva Development Holdings, an affiliate of Enviva, and JCE Group Aktiebolag, the sole owner of Green Circle Bio Energy, have signed a contract that will see Enviva acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Green Circle.
The acquisition is expected to close by the first quarter of 2015 and is subject to customary closing conditions.
Green Circle owns and operates a... [Read More]
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Indonesian gas distributor PT Pertamina Gas Negara Tbk (PGN) has signed an agreement with NeutraDC Singapore (NDSG) to provide biomethane for forthcoming data centre projects in Singapore
Once cleared, the site will be redeveloped into an Energy, Biochar and Carbon (EBAC) plant – a pyrolysis facility designed to convert plant matter into biochar, renewable electricity and heat
Swedish tanker owner Furetank has announced it will run its European fleet on renewable biogas throughout 2025, marking a major step towards fossil-free shipping
