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Oct 19, 2015
GIC affiliate to acquire majority interest in Greenko Mauritius
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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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Aug 14, 2012
Bio-based chemicals developer Cobalt Technologies and Rhodia, a specialty chemicals company, will together build and operate a biobutanol demonstration plant in Brazil.
The two companies are working together to eventually construct a commercial-scale biorefinery. This facility will be fitted with Cobalt's technology, producing bio n-butanol from Brazilian bagasse and other... [Read More]
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Jul 20, 2012
It has been announced that four of the five contenders set to receive EU funding for innovative low-carbon energy projects come from the bioenergy sector.The European Commission has said the eventual recipients will receive a share of proceeds from the sale of 300 million carbon credits from the New Entrants’ Reserve (NER).Money will be raised through the NER 300... [Read More]
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Jul 23, 2012
A new pilot plant for the production of climate-friendly cellulose ethanol in Germany has been inaugurated.
Developed by Swiss chemicals company Clariant, the €28 million ($33.8 million) project will produce up to 1,000 tonnes of cellulose ethanol from around 4,500 tonnes of wheat straw. It is believed that Germany has around 22 million tonnes of available straw for... [Read More]
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Jul 23, 2012
US power business Southern Company has completed a 100MW biomass facility in Texas.
The power plant is based on 165 acres, will primarily use wood waste from saw mills as a feedstock and is reported to have cost around $500 million (€412.4 million). A 20-year power purchase contract has also been signed with Austin Energy.
‘We recognise our on-time, on-budget... [Read More]
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Oct 21, 2015
KSB Aktiengesellschaft, a German pumps and valves manufacturer, will present a new kind of low-speed submersible mixer for use in biogas production and waste water treatment.
The new Amaprop 1380 can serve as a back-up mixer, scum breaker, or flow accelerator and it can be used alone or in combination with larger mixers.
The new mixer for biogas plants has... [Read More]
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Jul 24, 2012
It has been announced by French agriculture company Louis Dreyfus Commodities that it is to delay the trading debut of its Brazilian sugar, ethanol and bioenergy unit Biosev.
A meeting by the Biosev board of directors decided the market was too ‘uncertain’ after a meeting held on 18 July.
‘The uncertainties on the financial market are the reasons for... [Read More]
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Jul 24, 2012
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by three companies to establish a partnership to enable production of butadiene from renewable feedstocks.
The joint venture is between elastomer producer Versalis, renewable chemical technology provider Genomatica and third generation integrated biorefineries pioneer Novamont.
Versalis will hold a majority interest in the... [Read More]
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Jul 24, 2012
Integrated energy company Maple Energy has claimed its joint ethanol and power project in Peru is now fully operational.
The 37MW power side of the plant was recently completed and Maple is confident it will be now able to increase the amount of electricity before the end of the year, which will eventually supply enough to satisfy the needs of its ethanol plant and provide... [Read More]
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Jul 25, 2012
Renewbale energies group Areva has acquired biocoal technology from French torrefaction technology company Thermya.
Areva will add the technology to its Bioenergy subsidiary and first use it in new Thermya plants in France and Spain before looking to build other facilities in the future. The biocoal technology helps produce plant fuel from biomass which can replace fossil... [Read More]
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Jul 25, 2012
A new biomass gasification energy plant has been officially opened at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
After a testing program which included a 30-day endurance trial, third party emissions tests and an readiness review, the system was declared open by the DOE and ready for full commercial operation.
The... [Read More]
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Jul 26, 2012
Over 500 residents have signed a petition protesting plans to build a large biomass generation plant in Yatala, Australia.
A statement from the Yatala Residents Alliance said locals were fearful for their health if the proposed generation plant, which would burn green waste, goes ahead.
‘We're not against biomass plants but this is too close for comfort and we don't... [Read More]
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Oct 20, 2015
Increasing energy efficiency through the adoption of readily available wastewater management technologies can slash related emissions by nearly half, according to a new study released today by Xylem, a global water technology company.
The analysis further concludes that 95% of the electricity-related emissions abatement can be achieved at negative or neutral cost.
Powering... [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
