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Jan 14, 2013
Biomass demand to exponentially increase in Europe by 2020
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Jan 15, 2013
A new algal biotechnology pilot facility in Roeselare, Belgium is set to allow scientists to explore methods of treating wastewater with microalgae and new microalgal harvesting techniques.
It is one of nine pilot sites across North West Europe that will be constructed as part of the EnAlgae project. The project's aim is to develop sustainable technologies for algal biomass... [Read More]
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Sep 21, 2015
Glennmont Partners has completed the £160 million (€220 million) purchase of the Port Clarence Energy Project from ECO2 and Temporis Capital on behalf of its dedicated clean energy fund, Glennmont Clean Energy Fund Europe II.
The Port Clarence Energy Project will see a new biomass power generation plant built at Port Clarence, Stockton-on-Tees, UK, providing... [Read More]
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Jan 16, 2013
Research and consultancy firm GlobalData has revealed that supportive government policies will see Germany continue to dominate global biogas energy generation for the foreseeable future.
According to its latest report, biogas power generation is forecast to increase from 18,244GWh in 2012 to 28,265GWh in 2025.
The US, the second most productive biogas power producing... [Read More]
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Jan 16, 2013
An explosion at a biogas factory in Maharashtra, India claimed two lives on 15 January.
A third person was critically injured on the site of the under construction Solapur Bioenergy (SB) facility on the outskirts of the town.
The source of the explosion has been attached by local police to some drilling and welding work near a cement tank which caused a gas leak.
It has... [Read More]
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Dec 17, 2012
Drax Biomass International is to plan for three projects in the Gulf region.
It expects to begin construction of two pellet manufacturing plants in Louisiana and Mississippi, as well as storage and loading facilities at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, during the first half of 2013.
The manufacturing facilities, Amite BioEnergy in Mississippi and Morehouse BioEnergy... [Read More]
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Dec 18, 2012
Renewable energy watchdog for Europe EurObserv’er has calculated the final gross energy consumption for the 27 European member states.
There has been an estimated rise of nearly 1% over 2011, which finished on 13.4%, compared to 2010 on 12.5%.
The report believes the increase in renewable energy share across the 27 states can be explained by the combination of a... [Read More]
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Dec 18, 2012
Malaysia-based developer of a dedicated biotechnology park and ecosystem, Malaysian Bio-XCell, has unveiled its new Central Hub facility to support the country’s Bioeconomy Transportation Programme.
Based in Johor, the Central Hub will serve as the focal point in the Bio-XCell biotechnology park, acting as a catalyst for a biotechnology ecosystem in Iskandar Malaysia.... [Read More]
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Dec 19, 2012
A consortium is to use a multi-million euro grant to construct a large-scale biomass refinery in the Netherlands.
The companies involved are BioMCN, Siemens, Linde, and Visser and Smit Hanab, which received a €199 million NER300 grant to fund the project also known as Woodspirit.
NER300 is a financing instrument, jointly managed by the European Commission (EC), European... [Read More]
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Dec 19, 2012
Bioenergy and bio-based product sectors received a $10 million (€7.5 million) boost from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) this month.
The announcement was made by agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack, who also highlighted the growth potential in the automobile industry of bio-based products via research conducted by the Iowa State University
USDA’s National... [Read More]
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Dec 20, 2012
Researchers at Clemson University and commercial forestry business ArborGen are to jointly study the potential use of poplar trees for bioenergy and biofuels feedstock in the US.
The South Carolina-based project will see the pair plant thousands of poplar trees on-site at the university’s Pee Dee Centre.
ArborGen's southeastern field research manager David Brown... [Read More]
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Dec 20, 2012
A new agreement has been signed that will see Cenovus Energy purchase the carbon dioxide created by a new carbon capture and storage facility under construction by SaskPower.
Cenovus will purchase the full volume of CO2, approximately 1 million tonnes per year, captured at the Saskatchewan-based facility and use it for enhanced oil recovery at a nearby project it operates... [Read More]
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Dec 20, 2012
North America-based energy company Emera has acquired Brooklyn Energy, a biomass electrical co-generation facility, located in Nova Scotia.
The $25 million (€18.8 million) transaction was completed alongside the government of Nova Scotia.‘Brooklyn Energy and its employees are an important addition to our energy generation portfolio because they produce electricity... [Read More]
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Dec 21, 2012
Plasco Energy Group has proposed a waste conversion facility to be constructed in Ottawa, Canada.
An agreement has been signed with the City of Ottawa and the plant is set to convert around 150,000 tonnes of waste a year.
The City has signed up to supply 109,500 tonnes per year of Ottawa's municipal solid waste and has first refusal to supply the balance of plant capacity... [Read More]
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Dec 27, 2012
China-based Sino Bioenergy has completed a transaction to own a controlling stake in Huizhou Biotech.
Sino has spent $13.5 million (€10.1 million) to acquire a 55% stake in the research company, which will produce around 3,000 tonnes of rice as biomass feedstock a year.
‘This is a significant acquisition that will start producing profit immediately for us,’... [Read More]
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Proceeds from the bond sale have been used to refinance $40 million of Gevo RNG’s outstanding 2021 green bonds
SIAAP (Greater Paris Sanitation Authority) and SUEZ have officially inaugurated a new state-of-the-art biogas production unit at the Seine Aval wastewater treatment plant in the Paris metropolitan area
Natural State Renewables has announced a key strategic partnership with Axens as part of its plan to produce carbon-negative sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from surplus forest biomass
