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Dec 20, 2012
Can these trees be Poplar as bioenergy feedstock?
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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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Dec 28, 2012
A biomass project slated for construction near Truckee, US has been given the green light by the Placer County Planning Commission.
Approval for the 2MW facility was awarded on 20 December and it will convert local wood biomass into gas to power turbines to produce electricity. The facility will be based over 11,000m2 and a further one acre area will be used for fuel storage.
A... [Read More]
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Dec 5, 2012
New Leaf Energy (NLE) has set in motion plans to purchase a biomass plant which closed in 2011.
A letter of intent for the purchase of the Greenville Steam plant has been signed by NLE and it has claimed it will rehire around 20 employees that had been laid off after the closure. The plant is currently owned by Gallup Power Greenville.
The plant has the capacity to produce... [Read More]
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Dec 5, 2012
Energy from waste company DP Cleantech has been subject of an equity buyout which has led to a change of ownership structure.
The change comes as a result of an equity buyout led by longstanding CEO Simon Parker and is accompanied by a refinancing deal.
‘We are pleased to take full control of the company at such an exciting time for the industry, which we strongly... [Read More]
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Dec 6, 2012
Control systems provider Tri-Mer and Enginuity Energy (EE) will work together to test the air emission quality of various biomass fuels.
Both companies will share technologies and work out of EE’s research and development laboratory in Pennsylvania, where EE gasifies a range of high moisture and high ash content material. Tri-Mer will provide a filter system that... [Read More]
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Dec 6, 2012
US-based Portland General Electric (PGE) is delving deeper into alternative biomass sources to help replace coal at the Boardman power plant.
According to plant research and development director Wayne Lei, 18 different products have been tested in scaled-down apparatus at Washington State University. Of the 18, it has been decided that corn stover, wheat straw, poplar... [Read More]
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Dec 7, 2012
Germany-based biogas plant manufacturer Weltec Power has been chosen to help bring a new project online in France.
The company will work with engineering and development business Methaneo to establish a 500kW plant in Saint Varent, western France. Weltec has worked on five previous biogas projects in the country to date.
‘We decided to work with Weltec because it... [Read More]
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Dec 7, 2012
A working partnership believes it has found, following a year and a half of research, a direct biological pathway to convert renewable sources into butadiene.
Butadiene, a light olefin generated from oil, is used to manufacture rubbers, nylon plastics and latexes. Around 10 million tonnes is produced a year with a market value coming in at over $20 billion (€15.4... [Read More]
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Sep 24, 2015
The global wood pellet market for power plants and heating is expected to grow annually by 14.1% and reach a value of €20,073 million by 2023, according to Transparency Market Research.
Wood pellets production has increased substantially in the past few years, owing to the implementation of stringent emission norms in Europe and North America.
High energy... [Read More]
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Dec 10, 2012
US-based technology provider ArborGen has signed a long-term partnership with the College of Charleston Foundation to support forest conservation and restoration efforts.
Its first order of business was to donate 75,000 Longleaf Pone seedlings that will be planted over the next few months across 144 acres of Dixie plantation.
‘We are grateful for ArborGen’s... [Read More]
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Dec 11, 2012
US-based Enova Wood Pellet Group has signed a long-term port agreement as it looks to solidify a presence in Georgia and South Carolina.
The deal was inked with Georgia Kaolin Terminals (GKT) and will provide Enova with enough capacity to export up to 1.35 million tonnes of wood pellets via the facility in Savannah. GKT is a subsidiary of the Colonial Group.
‘This... [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
