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Sep 13, 2013
Fortum inaugurates CHP plant in Latvia
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Sep 13, 2013
Cool Planet Energy Systems, a developer of small-scale biorefineries for the conversion of non-food biomass into biofuels, is to build its first commercial facility in Alexandria, Louisiana.
The $168 million (€125.9 million) plant will produce 10 million gallons a year of cellulosic fuel and biochar, which is a by-product of the refining process and is used as an... [Read More]
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Sep 13, 2013
A $170 million (€128 million) 49.9MW biomass-fired power plant, developed by Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) and its partner Novi Energy, has commenced its trial run.
On 11 September the first flow of renewable electricity was connected to the PJM regional electric transmission grid during testing. The companies anticipate that pre-commercial operation... [Read More]
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Sep 17, 2013
Ameresco, a provider of solutions for the renewable energy industry, has completed the construction of its 1.4MW landfill gas-to-energy project at Johnson Canyon Landfill in California.
The company designed, built and now operates the renewable energy facility and SVSWA owns the landfill site. Under a 20 year power purchase agreement, the city of Palo Alto will buy the... [Read More]
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Sep 17, 2013
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has formed a new partnership to increase the use of wood for energy purposes while helping to improve the health and safety of the nation's forests.
Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack said the new partnership includes the USDA, the Alliance for Green Heat, the Biomass Power Association, the Biomass Thermal Energy Council and the Pellet... [Read More]
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Sep 23, 2013
Cleantech company Blue Sphere has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a landfill gas-to-energy project at the Akouedo Landfill in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Under the agreement, Blue Sphere will own the gas and energy produced in exchange for financing the cost of the project and sharing a portion of the profits with its partner in Ivory Coast.
The Akouedo Landfill... [Read More]
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Aug 27, 2013
Wood pellet manufacturer Curran Renewable Energy has become the second pellet mill in the US to receive certification from the Pellet Fuels Institute (PFI) for premium grade wood pellets.
The PFI sets a standard for wood pellets in the US, certifying that premium wood pellets meet a certain quality requirement. The institute carries out rigorous tests to assure all pellets... [Read More]
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Aug 27, 2013
Fiberight, a Maryland-based renewable energy company, has received approval to build a $30 million (€22.5 million) waste-to-energy facility in Marion City, Iowa after signing a deal with the city's council.
Construction on the Marion Waste Revitalisation Facility, which will generate biogas from solid waste, could begin by the end of this year. The biogas will be... [Read More]
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Aug 28, 2013
Building work has started at a site in Suffolk, the UK where BioCore Environmental is developing an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant.
The plant will use locally produced energy crops to generate around 2,000m3/hour of raw biogas which, following an upgrading process consisting of CO¬2 and trace contaminant gases removal, will be converted into 1,100Nm3/hour of biomethane.... [Read More]
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Aug 29, 2013
Commissioning has begun at the 75MW Burgess BioPower plant in Berlin, New Hampshire and on 28 August the facility received its first delivery of woodchips.
The power plant cost $273 million (€205 million) to build. It is located on the site of the Burgess Pulp Mill and has been designed to consume 750,000 tonnes of wood biomass annually – around 100 truckloads... [Read More]
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Aug 29, 2013
In Limburg, Belgium NPG Energy, an investor and project development company, is developing a 2.4MW biogas plant, expected to be operational by the second quarter of 2014.
This renewable electricity has the potential to benefit around 5,000 homes but instead will be consumed by the Spin-group BV in its textile factory.
Initially, the plant will use maize silage to generate... [Read More]
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Aug 29, 2013
Unilever, together with the University of Liverpool, has established a research project to develop biomass-based chemicals that can be used in the manufacture of its home and personal care products.
The three-year project will see the development of renewable chemicals from surplus sugars, fats, oils and carbohydrates produced via commodity by-products and forestry wastes.... [Read More]
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Aug 30, 2013
The biomass to power sector is expected to grow substantially in the future and worldwide revenue from biomass power generation could reach $11.5 billion (€8.7 million) a year by 2020. This is according to a recent report from Navigant Research.
This growth is being attributed to 'technological breakthroughs and the expansion of international trade in biomass pellets',... [Read More]
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Aug 30, 2013
Eagle Valley Eco Fuels, a manufacturer of biomass fuel, has earned the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) 'certified bio-based product' label for its Brickenmore biomass fuel brick and fire starters.
The USDA certified label verifies that the bio-based materials used in a product meet or exceed prescribed USDA standards.
'The label will assure our customers that Brickenmore... [Read More]
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Sep 2, 2013
Latvia's largest combined heat and power (CHP) biomass plant is due to come online later this month.
Energy company Fortum developed the Jelgava-based plant, which will consume woodchips to generate 45MW of power and 23MW of electricity – enough to benefit 85% of the city's heating capacity.
The inauguration ceremony on 11 September will be attended by Latvia's president... [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
