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Feb 26, 2015
Gasrec urges adoption of new EU agreement over increased weight allowance for low emission technology in HGVs
Biomass News
Feb 26, 2015
A draft law to cap the production of traditional biofuels and accelerate the shift to alternative sources was approved by the Environment Committee on 24 February. It aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that result from the growing use of agricultural land to produce biofuel crops.
Current legislation requires EU member states to ensure that renewable energy accounts... [Read More]
Pellets News
Mar 2, 2015
In the US, Lignetics and Bear Mountain Forest Products have completed a merger to create a company that will produce approximately 450,000 tonnes a year of wood pellets, making it the largest residential wood pellet fuel producer in the country.
The company will also be the only pellet manufacturing company that will have wood pellet facilities on both the East and West... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 2, 2015
Delipapier Frouard's new biomass plant is now operational. The overall investment for the plant was approximately €6.5 million. The works are part of the BCIAT 2011 project (Biomasse Chaleur Industrie, Agriculture et Tertiaire) launched by ADEME (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie) to encourage the industry to produce thermal energy using... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 2, 2015
Japanese trading firm Marubeni Corp. is reportedly set to build a 37MW biomass power station in Fukui prefecture, western Japan.
Work is expected to begin on the facility in November 2015 with the scope to have it completed and running in summer 2017.
According to a statement from the company earlier this month, the plant will run on wood chips and will have the capacity... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 2, 2015
Brazil-based ethanol producer USJ Acucar e Alcool SA will expand its 12MW biomass plant in Sao Joao after receiving a permit from Brazilian regulator Aneel.
The facility, in Sao Paolo state, will have its capacity increased to 40MW. USJ will install an additional 28.75 MW unit to operate alongside the four 3MW bagasse-fuelled units currently on site.
The permit also allows... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 2, 2015
Foresight Group and the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) have announced a £30 million (€41 million) investment in the construction of a new £60 million waste-to-energy gasification facility in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire.
The plant will be the first commercial-scale, refuse derived fuel (RDF) gasification plant to be construction financed by third party investors.... [Read More]
Pellets News
Mar 2, 2015
Vega Biofuels has placed an order for thousands of tonnes of biocoal for shipment to an international client.
Manufactured from timber waste using torrefaction technology, biocoal has a high energy density of up to 13,000 BTUs/lb and is considered a renewable energy fuel that meets the Renewable Portfolio Standards and Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) in the US.
Vega recently... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 29, 2015
Sweden-headquartered Cleanergy, a specialist in the development, manufacture and deployment of energy solutions, has announced the first deployment of its GasBox at a municipal wastewater treatment plant in Germany.
Cleanergy's GasBox, which is at the heart of its complete combined heat and power (CHP) system, has been developed to generate electricity and heat from the... [Read More]
Pellets News
Mar 3, 2015
Sia Broceni Pellets, a subsidiary of Estonia-based forestry company Graanul Invest, has acquired 16 hectares of land in Latvia on which it will build a wood pellet plant.
The facility will be able to produce around 150,000 tonnes a year of pellets when it comes online in the beginning of 2016.
The company has already secured long-term supply contracts for the raw materials... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 4, 2015
Cellulosic sugars company Renmatix has announced an investment by the New Energies Division of Total, and the signature of a joint development agreement (JDA) between Total and Renmatix. Under the agreement, Renmatix and Total will utilise Renmatix's proprietary Plantrose process with specific feedstocks to extract sugar for use in production of biobased products of interest... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 5, 2015
PHG Energy (PHGE), an installer of industrial- grade downdraft gasification systems, and the city of Lebanon in Tennessee, US have signed a contract that will provide an environmentally sustainable method of waste disposal and produce green power in the process.
The waste-to-energy technology, which will go on line early next year, is a downdraft gasification plant that... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 5, 2015
In Hawaii, the US Department of the Army has launched a 45-day public comment period on its draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the construction and operation of a proposed 50MW renewable energy plant.
Hawaiian Electric Company will build, own, operate and maintain the plant – known as the Schofield Generating Station– on over 8 acres of land leased... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 5, 2015
Republic Services, an industry leader in US recycling and non-hazardous solid waste, has announced a new landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) project located at Sunshine Canyon Landfill near Los Angeles, California. The 20MW renewable energy project is capable of generating enough electricity to power nearly 25,000 area homes.
'Landfills play a more consequential role in society... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 23, 2015
In the US, Applied LNG has signed an agreement to purchase biomethane from BP Energy Company.
Applied LNG will use the biogas, sourced from waste landfill sites which produce methane as a by-product, to produce LNG in its liquefaction facility in Topock, Arizona that will be sold to the transportation fuel market.
'We are committed to providing affordable, cleaner and... [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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