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Jun 4, 2013
Norbord accused of exploitation
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Jun 4, 2013
SaniGreen Bioenergy, a joint venture between Canada-based Sanimax and Wisconsin's Green Energy Partners, is developing a $30 million (€22.9 million) biogas plant in South Saint Paul, Minnesota.
The company is expected to break ground on the plant later this year, with completion scheduled for March 2015.
The anaerobic digester will be able to process 150,000 tonnes... [Read More]
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Sep 3, 2015
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun enrolment for farmers and forest landowners seeking financial assistance to grow new sources of biomass for energy production and biobased products.
According to Val Dolcini, Farm Service Agency administrator, funding is available from the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) which was reinstated in the 2014 Farm Bill.
The... [Read More]
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Jun 5, 2013
A power plant in Finland is to rebuild its gas turbine control system to increase its reliability.
Vantaan Energia (VE) will work with process technology provider Metso to replace the existing turbine control system that has reached the end of its life cycle at Martinlaakso.
The project will include overspeed and vibration protection for the turbine, plus changes to turbine... [Read More]
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Jun 5, 2013
An investment of £10 million (€11.7 million) will be used by energy services company Roundwood Energy and biomass boiler manufacturer Woodpecker Energy to replace inefficient heating systems in the UK.
Roundwood, advised by global law firm Bird and Bird, will receive £4.9 million from Energy Saving Investments, in which the UK Green Investment Bank is... [Read More]
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May 15, 2013
The UK-based European Bioenergy Research Institute (EBRI) has appointed a research consultancy to aid in its work.
The Madano Partnership will provide EBRI, which is based at Aston University, with market intelligence and business development support.
EBRI director of operations Tim Miller claims Madano won the contract because it demonstrated ‘sound knowledge of... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 8, 2015
Yokogawa America do Sul, a subsidiary of Yokogawa Electric Corp., has received an order from Areva Renewables Brazil, a subsidiary of France-based Areva, to deliver a control system for a biomass power plant that will be the largest facility of its type in Brazil.
The plant is being constructed by Bolt Energias in Sao Désiderio, Bahia, in the north eastern part... [Read More]
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May 15, 2013
Chemical company BASF and biotechnology provider Dyadic International have entered into a non-exclusive worldwide research and license agreement.
BASF will be able to use Dyadic’s patented and proprietary C1 platform technology to develop, produce, distribute and sell industrial enzymes in certain fields for a variety of applications. It will also fund... [Read More]
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Sep 8, 2015
The 2,000MW coal-fired Eggborough power plant in North Yorkshire, UK, may cease production and close for good in March 2016. Attempts to gain government support in order to convert the station to firing biomass failed.
According to a statement released by Eggborough Power, the facility would need around £200 million (€179 million) in funding over the next three... [Read More]
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May 16, 2013
A new biomass boiler plant in Canada is set to benefit cattle producers in eastern Canada and Quebec according to the government.
The Sanimax facility in Lévis will handle carcass disposal and other related by-products and turn it into energy. It was funded by a repayable investment of $7.6 million (€5.9 million) from the federal government.
Sanimax claims... [Read More]
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May 17, 2013
Lonach Dairy Farm in Sri Lanka, owned by Sunshine Holdings (SH), has become energy self-sufficient after completion of an on-site biogas project.
The facility uses cow dung and urine collected from on the farm to produced 100m3 of biogas a day, via a digester that SH claims to be one of the most advanced in the country.
The farm uses the generated biogas to produce 140... [Read More]
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May 17, 2013
The Port of Pascagoula has received the last piece of funding it needs for a new wood pellet facility.
The $30 million (€23.2 million) facility will be built along two terminals on the port’s Bayou Casotte after the project received $10 million in bond money after a $196 million bond bill was recently approved.
Port director Mark McAndrews believes construction... [Read More]
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May 20, 2013
Biomethane technology provider Purac Puregas is to supply Scotia Gas Networks with a biogas upgrading plant.
The facility will upgrade around 2,000Nm3/hr of raw biogas to grid specification, producing enough energy to heat around 7,500 homes.
‘This contract award represents a significant step change in the scale of biogas upgrading projects in the UK,’ says... [Read More]
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May 20, 2013
The European Commission has approved millions of Euros in aid for a biorefinery research programme.
The Genesys programme will benefit from €39.8 million ($51.2 million) granted by the French government to the PIVERT IEED, an institute working in the field of low carbon energy.
Genesys will aim to use oilseed and lignocellulosic biomass to produce heat and power... [Read More]
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May 21, 2013
The UK’s first bio-LNG filling station was launched by the under secretary for the Department of Transport this May.
The station, located in Daventry and built by Gasrec, is capable of fuelling up to 250 HGVs a day in the first phase from three bio-LNG dispensers. A second phase will increase that capacity to up to 700 vehicles.
The used bio-LNG is Gasrec’s... [Read More]
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New documents unearthed by GMB indicate that between 89 and 148 roles are expected to be lost at the plant around 31 March 2027.
The cuts could represent more than 30% of the site’s 465-strong workforce
GreenValue GmbH has advised Balance Erneuerbare Energien on the acquisition of a biogas plant portfolio spanning Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania — with a combined thermal input capacity of 46 MW.
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Ireland is backing five research teams with €2.6 million to tackle some of the biggest challenges in renewable gas — from biomethane production using macroalgae to AI-powered digital twins of gas infrastructure.
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