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Sep 9, 2014
ReFood's £20m AD plant complete
Biomass News
Jun 12, 2015
Renewable energy targets are now a defining feature of the global energy landscape, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Renewable Energy Target Setting has found 164 countries have adopted at least one type of renewable energy target, up from just 43 countries in 2005. Two more countries – Canada and the United Arab Emirates... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 11, 2014
Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) Atikokan Generating Station (GS) in Canada is now operating on biomass, making it the largest power plant in North America fuelled by 100% biomass.
OPG's president and CEO, Tom Mitchell, comments: 'Close to 100% of the electricity OPG producers is from sources that are virtually free of emissions that cause smog or contribute to climate... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 12, 2014
SGB, an agricultural biotechnology and seed company, has successfully created a hybrid jatropha which has both high yield and rapid time to maturity.
In conjunction with these results, the company has closed an $11 million (€8.5 million) Series C financing to drive commercial rollout.
With its latest generation of jatropha hybrids, SGB has reduced the time to maturity... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 15, 2014
Kuala Lumpur-based Fitters Diversified is investing RM 14 million (€3.4 million) in three biomass-gas generators to be opened early 2015 in Sabah and Negeri Sembilan.
Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Future NRG, the company has teamed up with German-based AHT Services to update AHT's existing biomass gasification technology.
As part of the agreement, AHT will outsource... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 15, 2014
Glencane Bioenergia, a local sugar and ethanol producer, has gained permission to operate a 40-MW biomass plant in Junqueiropolis municipality as an independent power producer (IPP).
Brazil's electricity regulator Aneel has authorised Glencane's Rio Vermelho 2 plant, which will use sugarcane bagasse and straw as fuel, to begin production later this year.
The facility has... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 26, 2014
The Speyside biomass power station in Moray, Scotland has been guaranteed £48 million (€60 million) of finance by the UK government, and a further £26 million from international infrastructure investor John Laing and the Green Investment Bank (GIB).
The new woodchip combined heat and power (CHP) plant will supply 87.4GWh of renewable electricity per annum... [Read More]
Pellets News
Aug 26, 2014
Highland Pellets, a private development group which builds industrial wood pellet plants in the US Southeast and upper Midwest regions, announced the building of a 500,000 tonne per year wood pellet facility in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
The $130 million (€98.5 million) plant will create over 35 direct jobs and a further 482 indirect jobs.
Highland Pellets Chairman Tom... [Read More]
Pellets News
Aug 26, 2014
Kleangas Energy Technologies (KGET), a producer of alternative clean technologies and products that promote energy efficiency, has shipped 200 tonnes of wood pellets to Busan, South Korea as part of its current purchase order.
According to a statement, this shipment is different to previous ones in that it is being packaged for consumer use in 18kg bags instead of commercial... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 26, 2014
Construction on a $35 million (€26.5 million) 10MW biomass-fired power plant in Nadroga, Fiji has begun following the formation of a joint venture between Tropik Wood Industries Fiji and Korea-based Gimco.
According to reports, the investment for the project will be sourced locally as well as through overseas funding. A timeframe of 28 months has been allocated, with... [Read More]
Pellets News
Aug 26, 2014
Rentech, the owner and operator of wood fibre processing, wood pellet production and nitrogenfertiliser manufacturing businesses, has released selected financial results for the three and six months ended June 30 2014.
In a statement, Rentech CEO and president Hunt Ramsbottom commented: 'Our wood fibre businesses continue to grow. Construction of our Canadian wood pellet... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 23, 2015
A $250,000 (€225,000) matching funds grant has been awarded to the city of Lebanon in Tennessee, US to assist with the construction of a new waste-to-energy facility that will reduce landfill usage and provide clean electrical power.
The funding comes from the Clean Tennessee Energy Grant programme administered by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 27, 2014
Clean energy company Bluesphere has announced it is pursuing a strategy to work in partnership with landfill owners to convert harmful methane gas emissions from landfills into electricity.
The process is based in readily available technology that is already being used in various parts of the US and other parts of the world.
Methane can be converted into energy by drilling... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jun 23, 2015
Viridis Energy says that its wholly owned subsidiary, Viridis Merchants (VMI) – an aggregation and trading business – has secured a European supply agreement for up to 20,000 tonnes of ENplus certified premium wood pellets per year.
VMI intends to distribute to the residential heating market throughout the UK and Europe. The agreement marks VMI's first European... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 23, 2015
Wastech, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Belkorp Environmental Services, has officially opened its Landfill Gas Utilization Plant at the Cache Creek Landfill in British Columbia, Canada.
The plant will generate electricity at a rate of 4.8MW – enough to power more than 2,500 homes. The project uses technology to trap gas that is naturally generated from the landfilling... [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
