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Jan 6, 2014
PPA approved for Hawaii biomass power plant
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Jan 6, 2014
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... [Read More]
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Jan 6, 2014
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,... [Read More]
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Jan 6, 2014
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... [Read More]
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Jan 6, 2014
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... [Read More]
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Jan 6, 2014
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... [Read More]
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Jan 6, 2014
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... [Read More]
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Aug 4, 2015
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... [Read More]
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Jan 7, 2014
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... [Read More]
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Aug 3, 2015
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... [Read More]
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Jan 13, 2014
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... [Read More]
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Jan 13, 2014
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... [Read More]
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Jan 13, 2014
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.... [Read More]
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Dec 19, 2013
UK-based Gazasia is to develop an anaerobic digestion plant in the Philippines with local business Aseagas to provide clean, renewable transport fuel.
The project will create the first biomethane plant in the country, which will produce biogas from organic waste. This, in turn, will be processed to generate liquid biomethane to be used as fuel.
The initial $47 million... [Read More]
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Aug 5, 2015
Genera Energy, a bioenergy supply chain management company and a feedstock developer, has launched its first mobile agriculture app, Biomass.
The Biomass app was developed to serve as a mobile crop planning and learning tool for biomass farmers and landowners.
The Biomass app offers features such as a biomass crop library complete with detailed information, photos, and... [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
