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Aug 1, 2012
Biomass intrigues Lloyds as it announces renewable investments
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Aug 1, 2012
Plantation company PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) is to construct a bioethanol plant in Mojokerto, Indonesia.
The company claims the plant will be the first ever bioethanol plant to be operated by a state-owned company and aims to produce up to 30 million litres of fuel a year.
PTPN finance director Dolly Bulungan says the project will abosrb around $48 million (€39... [Read More]
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Aug 2, 2012
A new biobutanol plant is being devised through a joint venture between chemical company Rhodia and next generation bio-based chemicals developer Cobalt Technologies.
The demonstration facility will be based in Brazil and is set to utilise Cobalt’s technology to convert bagasse and other local non-food feedstock in biobutnaol in Latin America.
‘This agreement... [Read More]
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Aug 7, 2012
In Canada, electricity generation company Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has awarded construction and infrastructure development firm Aecon Group's industrial division a $170 million (€137 million) design and construction contract for its Atikokan Generating Station (GS) biomass conversion project.
Under the contract, Aecon will modify the existing facility with the... [Read More]
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Aug 7, 2012
In Alaska, Doyon Utilities officially opened its biogas plant on 2 August.
The new plant will convert landfill gas from the Anchorage Regional Landfill into renewable energy that will be used by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. JBE-Richardson is a joint US army and air force base and will use the power to feed around half of its 13MW demand.
The plant's capacity will increase... [Read More]
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Aug 7, 2012
Algae cultivation technology provider Solix BioSystems has finalised a £20 million (€25 million) round of funding and can now begin building its inaugural commercial plant.
The new large-scale plant, the location for which has not yet been decided, will grow algae biomass that can then be used for the production of biofuels and animal feed.
Solix already operates... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 20, 2015
The third quarter of 2015 saw a significant 31% increase in renewables generation from the same period in 2014, overtaking coal as the third largest contributor to the UK's electricity generation, after gas and nuclear power.
Figures included in the Q3 GB Electricity Market Summary, from energy data specialist EnAppSys, showed that during the July-September period, renewables... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 20, 2015
The Weltec Group has acquired two biomethane refineries in Hesse and Saxony-Anhalt in Germany.
One of the plants is located in Ebsdorfergrund, Hesse, and has been acquired within the framework of an asset deal.
Nordmethan Produktion Ebsdorfergrund, an affiliate of Weltec, is now responsible for the operation as the new owner, and for this purpose all employees have been... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 20, 2015
Greenlane Biogas has signed a distribution agreement with Sysadvance, a Portuguese company specialising in advanced gas separation systems that utilise pressure swing adsorption (PSA) technology.
The agreement will allow Greenlane to distribute Sysadvance products in Canada, the US and Mexico, and will see the two companies work together to integrate their systems to offer... [Read More]
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Aug 9, 2012
Second generation ethanol producer Fulcrum BioEnergy has been awarded a $105 million (€85 million) loan guarantee from the US Department of Agriculture.
The finalisation of the loan guarantee, which was awarded to the company's Sierra BioFuels Plant to be built in Storey County in Nevada, US, means Fulcrum will secure bank financing. This, combined with Fulcrum's... [Read More]
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Aug 9, 2012
ENCE has awarded engineering and technology group SENER a turnkey contract for the construction of its biomass power plant in Mérida, Spain.
The new facility will consist of a renewable energy generation facility, producing 20MW of power from energy plantation trees, including poplar and eucalyptus crops.
The contract includes the design, procurement, construction... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 19, 2015
BMW South Africa's Rosslyn plant in Pretoria — where the car manufacturer’s 3 Series is built — has made a partial switch to renewable energy produced by the South African biogas company Bio2Watt.
The two companies signed a power purchasing agreement in 2014, which set the ground for the first project of this kind in South Africa.
According to the German... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 19, 2015
Greenko Energy Holdings, an affiliate of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, has proposed acquisition of Indian renewable energy company Greenko Group’s majority interest in its Mauritius-based holding firm, Greenko Mauritius, for about £162.8 million (€222.7 million).
Greenko is a mainstream participant in the growing Indian renewable energy... [Read More]
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Aug 14, 2012
In the US, Rollcast Energy – a developer of clean, renewable bioenergy projects – has received a $250,000 (€202,000) grant as part of the US Forest Service Woody Biomass Utilization Grant Program.
The funds have been awarded to the company's LaGrange, Georgia-based Greenway Renewable Power project, construction on which will start next year before start-up... [Read More]
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Aug 14, 2012
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted Parts 79 and 80 registration to Ineos New Planet BioEnergy (INPB), a joint venture between Ineos Bio and New Planet BioEnergy, for the production and sale of bioethanol from non-food waste materials.
This notice of registration comes as building of the Indian River BioEnergy Center has finished and is going through... [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
