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Dec 19, 2013
Renewable transport fuel project set for Philippines
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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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Dec 24, 2013
A decision on who will supply Fort Drum, New York, US, with biomass power will not be made until 2014, according to the Defense Logistics Agency.
Negotiations are reportedly still taking place, but issues 'should be resolved in January'.
The contract will be worth millions of dollars each year. ReEnergy Holdings, which already operates a biomass facility on post, is tipped... [Read More]
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Nov 26, 2013
Northern Virginia Electric cooperative, its development partner, Novi Energy, and a number of Virginia state officials celebrated the grand opening of the Novec Energy Production Halifax County Biomass plant in South Boston, US earlier this month.
The $178 million (€131 million) renewable-energy power plant, which can generate up to 49.9MW of electricity, burns wood... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 10, 2015
Alliance BioEnergy Plus, a publicly traded company focusing on green energy and renewable technologies, has entered into a non-exclusive development agreement with Renewable Resources Development of America (RRSA) for the construction and operation of up to 56 cellulose conversion plants. The plants will be located both domestically and abroad utilising Alliance's licensed,... [Read More]
Pellets News
Aug 7, 2015
The European Pellet Council (EPC) has published a new version of the ENplus Handbook, to adapt the certification system to the latest market developments.
The ENplus certification, covering the entire supply chain of wood pellets, was launched in 2011 to ensure a sustainable development of the pellet market by harmonising quality on the international level. Since the start... [Read More]
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Nov 28, 2013
The Romanian Commercial Bank (BCR) has announced a financing deal with First Biogaz, a member of Austria's Biogest, for the construction of a 1.5MW biogas plant in northern Romania.
According to Marin Schlerka, Biogest CEO, the plant requires an investment of around €6 million ($8 million) and its output can cover the energy consumption of around 4,500 households.
Tobias... [Read More]
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Nov 28, 2013
Work on a Hawaii biomass facility that was expected to generate 10% of the island's electricity needs has been halted until the developer, Hu Honua Bioenergy, receives the final regulatory permits and approvals, according to John Sylvia, the company's CEO.
The company is waiting on final regulatory permits and approvals, and has had to extend the construction schedule... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 7, 2015
In China, renewable energy company China Everbright International and DP CleanTech have announced the development of a new 30MW straw-fired biomass power plant in Nanqiao City, Anhui.
This marks the fourth project for Everbright International and DP this year alone and the sixth project between the two companies. DP's advanced technology boiler will be optimised to handle... [Read More]
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Nov 29, 2013
A wood panel manufacturer on the border of Shropshire and north Wales, UK is to abandon plans for a massive biomass plant to produce its own heat and electricity.
Owners of the Kronospan factory will instead submit a new planning application to build a smaller plant that will generate heat only.
Mike McKenna, company chairman, says that the international owners of the... [Read More]
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Nov 29, 2013
Ottowa, Canada-based biotechnology firm Iogen will see construction begin on a commercial-scale facility based on its technology after a 10-year wait.
The company announced that the plant will now be built in Brazil instead of Canada as originally intended.
Raízen Energia Participacoes (REP) has signed a deal to license Iogen's biomass-to-ethanol technology, which... [Read More]
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Dec 2, 2013
Cory Environmental, a UK-based recycling, waste management and energy recovery company, has launched its first anaerobic digestion plant in Weston-super-Mare.
The plant can generate up to 500kW of energy per hour for onsite use and export to the national grid using around 12,000 tonnes of food waste a year. Around 7,500 tonnes of this feedstock is part of a seven year... [Read More]
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Dec 2, 2013
Biomass and waste-to-energy provider DP Cleantech has developed a biomass combustion technology to convert coconut waste into clean energy.
DP recently signed a contract to deliver the new turnkey solution for the Mahachai Green Power project in Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand. The 9.5MWe high pressure, high temperature plant will be delivered on an EPC basis including... [Read More]
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Dec 3, 2013
Global technology provider of specialised biofuels and renewable chemicals, Biochemtex, is to invest around $200 million (€147 million) in its new cellulosic biofuels plant in Sampson County, North Carolina, US.
The firm will operate at the location as Carolina Cellulosic Biofuels, established in early 2013 as a special purpose vehicle for delivering the first commercial-scale... [Read More]
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Dec 4, 2013
German Pellets has announced that its US wood pellet production facility in Woodville, Texas has received ENplus certification.
The certification confirms that the facility, which commenced operations this summer, is producing high-quality product, thus securing a high level of security of supply for customers in Europe. German Pellets says its import of ENplus pellets... [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
