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Jun 11, 2012
Additional funding secured by Topell Energy
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Jun 11, 2012
The Punjab government has decided to push forward and devise strategies for meeting domestic and agricultural requirements through biomass and solar energy in cities and villages across Pakistan.
Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif has said private sector biomass and solar energy projects would be encouraged in the next budget and has asked both the energy and planning... [Read More]
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Jun 12, 2012
In Cuba, the government has set a new target for 16.5% of the nation's energy to derive from renewable sources by 2020.
Today, 3.8% of energy is produced from renewables and Cuba is looking to utilise mainly forest biomass and sugarcane, but will also use solar, wind and hydraulic energy.
By-products of Cuba's sugarcane industry will be a major player in helping the nation... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 27, 2015
Veolia Water Technologies has launched Package Exelys, a standard range of continuous thermal hydrolysis units for small to medium sludge digestion plants.
Thermal hydrolysis is a well proven pre-treatment technology for sludge digesters that increases digester throughput, pasteurises the sludge, enhances biogas production, and reduces the final biosolids volume for disposal.
Veolia’s... [Read More]
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Jun 15, 2012
The California Energy Commission has awarded a grant of $1.8 million (€1.42 million) to the Biodiesel Industries of Ventura (BIV), a subsidiary of Biodico.
The money will be used to spearhead new technologies for the production of advanced biodiesels at the Biodico facility at the National Environmental Technology demonstration site in Port Hueneme, which BIV will... [Read More]
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Jun 15, 2012
Renewable energy developer Iceni Energy (IE) has had planning application for a new biomass plant near Snetterton, Norfolk approved.
The plant will primarily burn cereal and oilseed rape straw to produce enough power to meet the yearly energy consumption of between 62,000 and 68,000 homes. IE engaged with over 2,300 local residents via a website, local exhibition and community... [Read More]
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Jun 15, 2012
Renewable energy firm Infinergy has won a new contract to create a carbon neutral energy plant in the UK.
The contract was won from Intermet Refractory Products and is worth more than £1 million (€1.2 million). Intermet will use the new facility at its Oughtibridge plant based near Sheffield and it will produce electricity from wood pellets rather than fossil... [Read More]
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Jun 18, 2012
UK-based energy provider Tilbury Green Power (TGP) has agreed a new partnership with biomass fuel provider Hadfield Wood Recyclers.
Under the contract Hadfield will supply more than 50,000 tonnes of wood a year to TGP’s new power facility in Tilbury Docks, Essex. TGP is approved to use up to 650,000 tonnes of fuel per year at the facility including SRF and biomass... [Read More]
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Jun 19, 2012
More US fuel plants are potentially considering retrofits to be able to produce isobutanol biofuel on-site.
Technology provider Butamax Advanced Biofuels has signed up four ethanol plants for potential retrofits, bringing the total of what it is calling ‘the early adopters group’ to seven interested parties overall. The latest plants are Granite Falls Energy,... [Read More]
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Jun 19, 2012
Hu Honua Bioenergy has signed an agreement with the Hawaii Electric Light Company to provide 21.5MW of power.
The power will come from Hu Honua’s Big Island biomass plant and, pending approval from the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, the agreement will last for 20 years.
Big Island is located on the site of the former Pepeekeo sugar mill and a converted electric... [Read More]
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Jun 19, 2012
A proposed biomass plant in Killarney, Republic of Ireland that would provide a district heating system has drawn ‘reservations’ from local residents.
Killarney Renewables (KR) has lodged a planning application for the plant but home owners close to the chosen site, which is the centre of town, claim the development would be unsuitable for the predominantly... [Read More]
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May 29, 2012
Global investment company Goldman Sachs is set to invest $40 billion (€31.8 billion) in renewable energy projects over the next ten years.
Despite that figure being lower than the $4.8 billion it put into clean technology companies worldwide in 2011, Goldman Sachs allegedly see the earning potential in growing economies such as China, Brazil, India and Europe.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 29, 2015
Following the acquisition of biotechnology company Virdia last year, Stora Enso is building a demonstration and market development plant at Raceland, Louisiana, US.
The new plant will become the Stora Enso Biomaterials divisions’ US headquarters. It uses technology developed by Virdia and enables cellulosic biomass, such as wood or agricultural waste, to be... [Read More]
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May 30, 2012
A new program launched by the Australian Pork Cooperative Research Centre is to focus on maximising the value of captured emissions from the pork industry.
The capture, production and use of methane from piggery effluent treated in covered anaerobic lagoons will be the main priority for the Pork CRC Bioenergy Support Program. Research will also be conducted into making... [Read More]
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May 31, 2012
Bioinnovation company Novozymes has inaugurated a $200 million (€161 million) enzyme plant in Nebraska, US to help advance the biofuels market.
Novozymes claims the plant will specialise in developing ‘world-leading’ enzymes to advance both existing and advanced biofuel markets. The facility will create 100 job positions and 400 construction jobs.
‘Advanced... [Read More]
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Indonesia’s transition towards environmentally friendly, zero-emission energy took centre stage this week as experts from seven countries convened at IPB University for high-level discussions on biomass and bioenergy
Spanish energy company Naturgy has connected Navarre’s first biomethane facility to its gas distribution network
Emvolon, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology spin-off, and Montauk Renewables have announced the launch of a joint venture to convert biogas into green methanol, following the successful completion of a field demonstration project
