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Apr 23, 2012
Enel signs agreement with Enea and Roma Capitale to build biomass bi-generation plant
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Apr 23, 2012
Eco 2 (North Lincs) has bought 13 acres of the former British Sugar factory, Scawby Brook, with the plan to develop an £80 million biomass station. The acquired land, now known as Glanford Vale Business Park, will be home to the Brigg Renewable Energy Project, which will reportedly create 80 new local jobs.
This comes as the result of more than 4 years of planning... [Read More]
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Nov 3, 2015
Pretreating municipal solid waste (MSW) in an autoclave before sending it to anaerobic digestion (AD) could increase methane generation by over 300% and substantially reduce the amount of material requiring disposal, research by Aerothermal Group says.
As part of the research, Dr. Zhengjian Wang and Dr. Nigel Baily conducted experiments in triplicate on two waste streams... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2012
Bioeconomy consultants for the UK Government, NNFCC, have released a new report suggesting that heat and power from biomass could create up to 50,000 jobs by 2020.
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change–commissioned research, is aimed at providing evidence for the Government's Bioenergy Strategy. It coincides with two other NNFCC studies on the potential... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2012
Helius Energy has confirmed that it is working with a number of banks including Lloyds Bank Wholesale Banking & Markets, the Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander Global Banking & Markets, amongst others, to finance its Avonmouth dedicated biomass project, located in the Port of Bristol.
It is anticipated that the project's financial close will occur this summer,... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2012
Gloucester-based Markey Group has opened a new £1.1 million (Є1.35 million) biomass facility.
The burner runs on wood waste generated by the subsidiary of Markey Group, Premiere Kitchens. On average, Premiere Kitchens creates approximately 2,350 tonnes of wood waste each year in the form of extracted chipboard dust and residual off-cuts. Previously, the majority... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2012
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) have thanked members of the Senate Agriculture Committee for reauthorizing farm programs that are valuable to the biotechnology industry and ensuring they have the funding to work.
'The Farm Bill's energy title and proposals to support biomanufacturing will help the United States maintain its competitive leadership in biotechnology,... [Read More]
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Apr 30, 2012
EcoPellets's plans to burn an annual 100,000 tonnes of wood pellets at a 17MW solid biomass co-generation plant and a 14MW liquid biomass plant in Llangefni, are on the verge of falling through due to concerns about the potentially damaging effects they will have on local air quality as well as noise pollution worries.
The £100 million (€122.98 million)... [Read More]
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May 1, 2012
Kedco has secured approximately £166,860 (€203,700.77) through a placing of 12,835,385 new ordinary shares (Placing Shares), with a number of existing and new investors, at an issue price of 1.3 pence per ordinary share.
The proceeds are to be used for working capital purposes and for continuing investment in the Company's portfolio of biomass electricity and... [Read More]
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May 1, 2012
The US Patent & Trademark Office has awarded NTE Energy a patent for its proprietary biomass hybrid renewable energy technology. This newly patented technology allows the simultaneous operation of a biomass energy cycle in unison with a traditional power plant.
It integrates biomass and steam electric power, forming a single hybrid power facility that will offer shared... [Read More]
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May 1, 2012
Dyadic International is a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzyme and protein products for the bioenergy, biochemical, biopharmaceutical and industrial enzyme industries. The company has announced that Abengoa Bioenergy New Technologies (Abengoa), has agreed to pay them $5.5 million for an expansion of its rights... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 4, 2015
Barenbrug, one of the largest grass seed producers in the UK, has released initial observations from a research trial assessing the suitability of different grass varieties and mixtures as feedstocks for anaerobic digestion (AD) plants.
At its 15-acre Cropvale trial site in Worcestershire, Barenbrug is mid-way through a two-year programme evaluating the AD potential of... [Read More]
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Apr 16, 2012
The North East Lincolnshire Council in the UK has approved a biomass-fuelled plant, which will be built in the region for about £130 million (€158 million).
Real Ventures, the company behind the development, plans for the facility to have an electrical output of more than 49MW which should power around 90,000 residences.
The plant will be a combined heat and... [Read More]
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Apr 16, 2012
A renewable energy power station worth £250 million (€304 million) will be built in the Port of Blyth after planning permission was granted.
The renewable energy developer RES submitted its planning application in March 2012 and the Planning Inspectorate confirmed formal acceptance on 11th April 2012. The examination and consultation period can take up to nine... [Read More]
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Apr 17, 2012
In Oslo, Norway, the government is planning to run all the city’s buses on biogas produced from food waste.
At the moment there 65 buses in Oslo that are powered by biogas from the city’s sewage treatment plant but with this new development enough biogas will be produced to fuel at least 200 buses.
Using 50,000 tonnes of food waste a year, the facility will... [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
