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Dec 5, 2012
Bioethanol production begins in Humberside
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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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Dec 11, 2012
The Fairmont ethanol plant has now changed ownership from Advanced Bioenergy to Flint Hills Resources as previously reported by Bioenergy Insight.
The acquisition was announced on 7 December but the finances have not yet been revealed. It is believed that Flint Hill will be looking to appoint four new members of staff at the plant based in Nebraska.
The plant has a capacity... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2012
The UK government has revealed the details of its revised Energy Bill this November but a decision on carbon emission targets will be delayed.
Energy companies will be allowed to charge households an extra £7.6 billion ($12.1 billion) to go towards low-carbon electricity infrastructure by 2020.
Chancellor George Osborne, who is in favour of gas-powered generation,... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2012
Finland-based technology supplier Metso will work with Vamamo Energi to construct a new biomass power plant in Sweden.
The combined heat and power facility order Metso has received is around €17 million ($21.9 million) and have a thermal output of 13.4MW and electrical output of 3.6MW. It will use local forest residues as feedstock.
‘This is an important investment... [Read More]
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Nov 26, 2012
Singapore-based AMG Bioenergy Resources has signed a non-binding letter of intent regarding the potential acquisition of numerous Jatropha assets owned by Eco-Energy China.
The move would see AMG take on EC’s 10,000 hectares of jatropha plantation assets in the province of Guizhou, with a further right to plant an extra 30,000 hectares of the feedstock in the... [Read More]
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Nov 27, 2012
Renewable energy projects are set to benefit as Philippines-based carbon asset management business Greenergy Holdings authorises a raise of its capital stock.
Board approval was obtained in November and the rise will take stock value from PP2 billion (€37.7 million) to PP5 billion.
Greenergy president Antonio Tiu was reported to say that the higher stock would be... [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
