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Oct 24, 2013
E.ON pulls plug on UK biomass project
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Oct 24, 2013
Renewable fuels and chemicals company Amyris and GOL South American airline Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that could pave the way for GOL commercial flights to use Amyris renewable jet fuel in 2014.
Under the MoU, the two companies will establish a framework for bringing Amyris renewable jet fuel, produced from... [Read More]
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Oct 28, 2013
Scientists at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology have acquired 200 hectares of coastal land in the Western Region to set up a demonstration farm with aims to start producing sustainable jet fuel from plants.
The Integrated Seawater Energy and Agriculture System Project plans to be 100% sustainable once operational, using aquaculture to eventually produce biofuels.
The... [Read More]
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Oct 28, 2013
Emerald Biogas has opened its new anaerobic digestion plant in County Durham, UK.
The £8 million (€9 million) facility handles commercial food waste collected from around the area and uses this to generate renewable energy for around 2,000 households per year.
Antony Warren, director of Emerald Biogas, says: 'We are now in the position to accept and process... [Read More]
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Oct 28, 2013
New York-based renewable sugar producer Sweetwater Energy has formed a 50/50 joint venture with Naturally Scientific to produce sugar from waste carbon dioxide.
The new technology converts carbon dioxide taken directly from the emissions of industries such as ethanol refineries and natural gas power plants into usable sugars.
Sweetwater says the JV will expand its reach... [Read More]
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Oct 28, 2013
Ashton Stewart Capital has closed the private offering of a combination of debt and equity for Gulf Coast Renewable Energy – a newly formed entity – for the acquisition of Bayou Wood Pellets.
Bayou is a Louisiana, US-based manufacturer of white wood pellets. The debt facility and the preferred equity units were purchased by a US-based private institutional... [Read More]
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Oct 30, 2013
The European Bioenergy Research Institute (EBRI) has unveiled new facilities which will allow it to expand its bioenergy research and knowledge transfer activity.
The new £16.5 million (€19 million) development, funded jointly by the University and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), features research suites, laboratories and technology demonstration... [Read More]
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Oct 30, 2013
Vietnamese biopower producer Hau Giang Power Plant Joint Stock Company and Malaysia's CHE Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to build 20 biomass-fired power plants across southeast Vietnam.
The plants, each to generate 10MW of renewable energy, will use rice husk as feedstock. They will be located in six provinces: Dong Phap, Hau Giant, An Giang, Can Tho,... [Read More]
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Nov 1, 2013
The development of two biomass-fired power plants in British Columbia, Canada has progressed with the announcement that Iberdrola Engineering will be building them.
Iberdrola was awarded contracts for both plants, worth a total €240 million. One facility will be located in Fort St. James, while the second is planned for Merritt. Total combined capacity is 80MW.
Iberdrola... [Read More]
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Nov 4, 2013
In a period of financial constraints and uncertain investors, a new initiative is attempting to inject a generous dose of optimism in the European biomass sector by gathering together companies and organisations in a user-friendly online map with a Wikipedia-approach model.
The idea of the repowermap.org is to show examples of renewable energy use and energy efficiency... [Read More]
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Nov 5, 2013
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting a new biomass-fired power plant to be built in Ukraine by Biogasenergo, a subsidiary of EIG Engineering.
The project involves the development, construction and operation of the facility, which will burn 210,000 tonnes of woodchips for the production of 18MW of power.
To be built in Ivankiv in Kiev... [Read More]
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Nov 5, 2013
Nova Scotia Power has officially opened its 60MW Port Hawkesbury biomass plant in Canada.
The plant started full operations in July, generating both renewable power and steam.
'A project like the Port Hawkesbury biomass plant takes the cooperation and expertise of many partners to help bring it to a successful completion,' says Mark Sidebotton, Nova Scotia Power's VP of... [Read More]
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Nov 5, 2013
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has approved the registration of six biogas plants in KwaZulu-Natal.
These latest projects will be located in Izimpongo Village, Melmoth and Mgwabi Village at Eshowe and come shortly after a further 21 similar plants were registered this year, planned for Limpopo and one in Pretoria. This brings the total number of biogas operations... [Read More]
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Nov 5, 2013
Nippon Paper Industries is reported to have started operations at its new biomass in Port Angeles in Washington, US.
The new $85 million (€63 million) co-generation plant at the site of Nippon's existing mill is not yet fully operational; this is slated to begin by the end of 2013 when it will generate electricity and steam from forest wood waste.
The majority of... [Read More]
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Nov 6, 2013
A biomass refinery in Malaysia is set to become the second in the world to convert biomass waste into renewable products before 2017.
Work is scheduled to begin on the facility in Johor by the end of 2014 and will be developed by MYBiomass, a collaboration between the Malaysian Industry Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), renewable energy business Sime Darby... [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
