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Aug 31, 2012
Bernard Matthews gobbles up biogas plant
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Aug 31, 2012
Canada-based renewable energy system providers Nexterra Systems has formed a partnership to market its products to the UK.
Nexterra will be working with project management company Stopford Projects to market its energy-from-renewable-waste gasification systems to the UK industrial and district energy markets.
‘The UK is a growing market for clean, renewable energy... [Read More]
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Aug 31, 2012
France-based aircraft manufacturer Airbus has worked with a Chinese university to complete a sustainability analysis report on converting feedstocks, including cooking oil, into sustainable aviation fuel.
Airbus, with researchers from the Tsinghua University, hope the project will show how to support the development of a value chain to speed up aviation biofuel commercialisation.
‘The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 13, 2015
The global biogas upgrading market is expected to grow to $1.97 billion (€1.72bln) by 2022 at a compound annual growth rate of 28.65% from 2014-2022, according to a new market study.
Some of the key drivers of the market include strict government regulations, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, volatile fertiliser price, and demand for renewable energy and transportation... [Read More]
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Sep 4, 2012
New improvements to the Westview Terminal have been announced by the Prince Rupert Port Authority in Canada.
Part of the developments will include docks and storage facilities to ship up to two million tonnes a year of wood pellets through the port. The project is aided by support from pellet manufacturer Pinnacle Renewable Energy and is part of a growth strategy to boost... [Read More]
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Sep 4, 2012
The Daithi O’Mhurchu Marine Research Station in County Cork, Ireland is set to become the country’s first commercial algae production facility for biofuel.
The facility has been experimenting with algae growth for three years and is funded by a Marie Curie grant from the EU. The grant is due to expire next year and has pushed the decision to commercial production... [Read More]
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Sep 5, 2012
A council vote on a proposed new biomass facility near Wrexham, Wales has been deferred ahead of a site visit.
There have been concerns that the new facility, to be constructed by wood panel product producers Kronospan in the town of Chirk, would have a negative impact on local tourist attractions.
Wrexham mayor Ian Roberts convinced fellow committee councillors to both... [Read More]
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Sep 5, 2012
Sawn timber and pellet provider Vapo Group posted a drop in overall turnover for the first half of 2012.
Its turnover for the January – June period dropped from €418 million ($523.4 million) to €391.3 million compared to the same time last year. The company puts this figure down to a warmer spring season and lower electricity prices which aided a drop in... [Read More]
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Sep 6, 2012
Switzerland-based chemicals group Clariant has entered into a partnership agreement with Emerald Technology Ventures.
Clariant will work with Emerald in order to identify opportunities to invest in, or cooperate with, technology companies active in the area of cleantech advances like new catalysts to improve process efficiency, advanced materials for the reduction of energy... [Read More]
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Sep 6, 2012
UK-based green energy company ITM Power is set to work with one of Germany’s top local utility companies on power-to-gas energy storage.
ITM believes the integration of renewable energies into the existing electricity and gas networks in Germany presents great challenges to energy providers.
The collaboration will investigate the potential of energy storage by the... [Read More]
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Sep 7, 2012
Fuel brand BP Biofuels has signed a three year agreement to work alongside Texas AgriLife Research (TAR) in developing feedstocks in the US Gulf coast.
The team at TAR will focus on production agronomics and plant breeding, while also concentrating on researching new varieties of energy cane, napiergrass, pearl-millet, miscane and kinggrass.
‘The goal is to develop... [Read More]
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Sep 7, 2012
US-based Patriot Bioenergy (PB) has announced plans for the construction of an ethanol plant in Whitley County, Kentucky.
PB is already growing beet feedstock in Whitley and Adair counties as a base for its ethanol production, moving away from corn which is no longer subsidised by the US government.
‘What we have been doing over the last eighteen months is looking... [Read More]
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Sep 10, 2012
Global agriculture and industrial concern Cargill is to expand its grain storage facility in Manitoba, Canada.
The expansion of the Elva grain facility, which primarily handles wheat, canola, barley and oats, will see capacity jump from 14,500 metric tonnes to 24,500. Rail car handling is also set to rise from 56 cars to 112.
‘This decision comes from Cargill’s... [Read More]
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Sep 11, 2012
Prenergy Power is considering adding wood pellets as a feedstock to its proposed biomass plant in Port Talbot, Wales.
Construction on the £400 million ($641 million) has yet to start, but it was believed only wood chips would be used to generate energy. Neath Port Talbot Council is due to give the request a response this week.
However opposition to the proposal are... [Read More]
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Sep 11, 2012
A 500kw biogas plant is set to come online at Yorkshire producer Melrose Pigs this month.
Commissioning has started on the EnviTec Biogas anaerobic digestion project, which will be fed partly with slurry from Melbourne-based Melrose’s finisher pigs.
Maize and grass silage from sister company Northern Crop Driers will also be fed into the system, which will produce... [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
