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Sep 1, 2015
CR&R to build $10m AD plant in California
Biogas News
Sep 1, 2015
Valoneo, a French waste-to-energy company, has started trading on the deregulated market Marche Libtre of Euronext Paris.
The company’s market capitalisation runs at €14 million, with shares trading at €11.60 after being on the market since July.
Valoneo was listed on the public market through a direct quotation, advised by French corporate finance adviser... [Read More]
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Jul 10, 2013
Algae-based energy is the order of the day for Thailand-based petroleum company PTT and it is working in Australia to achieve that end.
PTT is already in early partnership with Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, with the end-goal of developing algae-oil extraction. The venture is currently focusing on fatty acid methyl ether from selected marine algae.
‘Oil... [Read More]
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Jul 10, 2013
A wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based BioPower Operations, simply named BioPower, has agreed to develop a castor plantation and milling operation in Paraguay.
Under the terms of the agreement Ambrosia, a development company, will provide the land, pay costs for the testing and give BioPower a monthly $45,000 (€35,100) project management fee and reimbursement of expenses... [Read More]
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Jul 11, 2013
Planning permission for an 80,000 tonne clean energy recovery from waste facility in Lisburn, Northern Ireland has been granted by environment minister Alex Attwood.
The advanced conversion facility from Energos at the former Burn House rendering facility will use non-recyclable, non-hazardous mixed waste to generate 7MW of electricity, enough to power 17,000 homes.... [Read More]
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Jul 11, 2013
A new renewable energy technology which aims to help eradicate the problem of open field burning in India has been unveiled.
The technology, a Pyroformer container, has been developed by scientists at the European Bioenergy Research Institute (EBRI) at Aston University, UK as part of a collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar.
It is believed farmers... [Read More]
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Jul 12, 2013
Forty-eight companies have joined forces with the European Commission this July to set up a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for bio-based industries.
The PPP brings together €3.8 billion ($4.9 million) with an aim to advance the bioeconomy in Europe. The European pulp and paper industry is one strategic partner in this PPP, with 13 of the 48 member companies from... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 28, 2015
Sevier Solid Waste (SSW) in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee has engaged PHG Energy (PHGE) to build a new biomass gasification plant capable of cleanly converting more than 30 tonnes a day of composted material into thermal energy while producing a valuable high-carbon biochar.
'This new installation will help us reduce the amount of compost we need to transport by converting it... [Read More]
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Jul 15, 2013
Local news reports claim a renewable energy project may be located at a naval base in Portsmouth, UK.
A heat and power facility to cater for two new aircraft carriers and visiting ships is on the table and a biomass-based solution appears to be favoured by the local council, with council leader Gerald Vernon-Jackson confirming Helius Energy as being in talks with... [Read More]
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Jul 15, 2013
A university in Pakistan is to delve into the world of biogas research by setting up a dedicated centre on campus.
The Biogas Resource Centre will sit within the Ravi Campus Pattoki of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore, and aim to train and facilitate those working in the field of renewable energy.
University vice-chancellor Talat Naseer Pasha, in... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 27, 2015
Marathon Capital has announced the successful sale of OwnEnergy, a locally-owned renewable energy systems manufacturer, to EDF Renewable Energy (EDF).
The acquisition of OwnEnergy's team, development platform, and pipeline of wind projects will add to EDF’s North American portfolio containing 3.2GW of biomass, biogas, wind, and solar projects.
Marathon Capital led... [Read More]
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Jul 1, 2013
Home owners in Solwezi, Zambia will be connected to biogas stoves thanks to a project run by the Devolution Trust Fund (DTF).
DTF will connect 120 households through the North-Western Water and Sewerage company at a cost of KR2.2 million (€307,850). It has built five biogas units, a decentralised waste water treatment plant and sewer network to connect the project.
The... [Read More]
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Jul 2, 2013
UK-headquartered Green Biologics (GB), an international biotechnology company, has announced collaboration and planned investment in facilities with US business Easy Energy Systems (EES).
The collaboration will result in the modification of Easy Energy’s ethanol demonstration plant in Iowa to produce renewable n-butanol and acetone.
‘We’ve been working... [Read More]
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Jul 2, 2013
It has been reported the Tanzania domestic Biogas Programme (TDBP) is to spend $21 million (€16.1 million) to create an infrastructure supporting new 50 enterprises.
In a statement TDBP said the project is being worked with the Centre for Agriculture Mechanisation and Rural Technology and is a component of the Africa Biogas Partnership Programme, funded by the Netherlands... [Read More]
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Jul 2, 2013
UK waste-to-energy BioWayste has signed a six year contract with recycling business Brocklesby to provide green electricity and heat via its anaerobic digestion (AD) technology.
BioWayste will run and manage a £2 million (€2.3 million), 40,000 tonne per year AD plant based on Brocklesby’s seven acre site in Yorkshire. Six reactors, along with combined... [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
