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Dec 2, 2015
Vega Biofuels forms JV to produce bioenergy from industrial hemp
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Nov 25, 2011
The Port of Amsterdam is preparing for a growth in biomass product as European countries look to replace existing coal-fired power plants with renewable materials.
As the port gears up to meet the expected growth in this sector, new developments of fossil fuel terminals are no longer allowed, although expansion projects of existing terminals will still be able to go ahead.
The... [Read More]
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Nov 29, 2011
KTG Agrar, a producer of agricultural commodities, has reached a 20MW milestone as it continues to expand its biogas capacity.
To date the company generates enough electricity for 34,000 homes; a significant increase from the 28,000 households it served in mid-2011.
This figure is set to increase further as KTG Agrar is currently building more biogas plants with a combined... [Read More]
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Nov 29, 2011
In Amel, Belgium, one utility company has co-fired fossil coal with biocoal supplied by renewable energy company 4Energy Invest.
4Energy Invest manufactures the biocoal, which it made from black torrefied woodchips, in its large-scale production unit.
The co-firing trial lasted for around 20 hours. The utility reported successful results as it did not have to modify the... [Read More]
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Nov 29, 2011
In Berlin, New Hampshire, US, a new programme has been set up to encourage local homeowners to convert from burning fossil fuels to wood pellets.
The Model Neigborhood Project, a collaboration between the Northern Forest Center, Berlin BetterBuildings, the city of Berlin and Maine Energy Systems, is to offer subsidies to around 40 local homeowners to incentivise them to... [Read More]
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Nov 29, 2011
In Pakistan, the Italian government, along with the Small Industries Development Board (SIDB) is to invest Rs50 million (€716,000) in the development of biogas plants in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The project will see 436 biogas plants erected throughout six districts: Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Abbottabad, Haripur and Mansehra.
Pakistan's potential for... [Read More]
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Nov 29, 2011
Canada-based wood pellet producer Biomass Secure Power has outlined its three-year growth plan.
The company currently has five wood pellet production plants under development, which will manufacture a total 3.5 million tonnes of wood pellets a year.
The first plant is slated to come online in 2012, with a further two to be ready for commissioning in 2013. The remaining... [Read More]
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Dec 5, 2011
Wood pellet manufacturer Enviva is to develop a production factory in Courtland, Virginia, US.
The plant, which could be up and running by the first half of 2013, will produce 454,000 tonnes of wood pellets a year. The majority of these pellets will be exported to utility companies in Europe through Enviva's Port of Chesapeake deep-water port terminal outside of Norfolk.
Upon... [Read More]
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Nov 30, 2011
Belgium-based tradeshow operator easyFairs has acquired the market leading bulk liquid storage conference and exhibition, StocExpo.
easyFairs will take over the organisation of the 2012 event with immediate effect. International sales manager, Sharé Mason, has transferred to the UK offices of easyFairs in Twickenham and will continue in the success of the 2012... [Read More]
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Dec 1, 2011
Algae.Tec, a company dedicated to the production of renewable oils from algae, has been awarded a contract to build its algae biofuels production facility in Sri Lanka.
The plant is being constructed for cement and building company Holcim Lanka and is Algae.Tec's first plant to be built in Asia.
Holcim is investing in the plant to reduce its carbon footprint by channelling... [Read More]
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Dec 5, 2011
Canadian company Core BioFuel has produced a wood-to-fuel process to create high-octane, benzene-free, drop-in petrol.
The fuel will be produced from dimethyl ether and Larry Melnichuk, vice president of process design and development at Core says the technology ‘performs better than expected’.
He says: ‘The catalyst for this reaction did not produce... [Read More]
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Dec 6, 2011
Atlantec BioEnergy says it is to build an R&D demonstration plant on Prince Edward Island off Canada.
The company recently purchased a facility in Cornwall in the UK and is also turning this into a demonstration plant by renovating it and installing its technology.
Atlantec plans to use ‘non-traditional feedstocks’ to create the bioenergy, such as energy... [Read More]
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Nov 15, 2011
At the end of November, energy company E.on will break ground on a £120 million (€140.6 million) biomass-fired power plant in Tinsley, Sheffield, UK.
According to the project's final plans, which have now been announced, the plant will produce up to 30MW from UK-based waste wood only. This is enough to power 40,000 homes when it comes online in mid-2014.
The... [Read More]
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Nov 15, 2011
Turkey producer Bernard Matthews is looking to become more self-sufficient with the installation of a biogas plant at its factory in Suffolk, UK.
The £4 million (€4.7 million) AD plant will produce heat and power for the factory's onsite operations from 28,000 tonnes of poultry effluent, blood fluids and fat.
It is hoped the new facility will supply 13% of the... [Read More]
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Dec 4, 2015
The announced £1.15 billion allocation for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) budget by 2021 could quadruple the number of UK biomethane plants.
The forecast, released by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), says that the Chancellor George Osborne’s spending review could support the construction of an additional 140 biomethane plants.
These... [Read More]
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Drax Group has reported a decline in earnings for the six months ending 30 June 2025, reflecting tightening margins and weaker profit growth amid ongoing energy market challenges
A new voucher scheme has been launched by the Supergen Bioenergy Hub, based at Aston University’s Energy and Bioproducts Institute (EBRI)
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a loan of up to €264 million to Snam to support the construction of new infrastructure dedicated to integrating biomethane production plants into Italy’s national gas transmission system
