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Dec 4, 2015
Number of UK biomethane plants could quadruple by 2021
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Nov 21, 2011
In Barsikow, Brandenburg, Germany, production has started at Weltec's biomethane refinery.
The plant will handle around 1,000m3 of biological raw gas an hour and convert it into around 4.3 million m3 a year of biomethane.
This total quantity is the equivalent to around 5MW, which is enough to power 3,000 households.
350m3 of the biomethane produced will be fed into the... [Read More]
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Oct 25, 2011
Biomass fuel supplier Enviva has signed an agreement with Dominion Virginia Power in the US to supply biomass to two power facilities in southeast Virginia.
Dominion plans to convert three of its 63MW coal burning power plants into 50MW biomass plants that will create continuous electricity generation.
Enviva is to supply two of these, in Southampton and Hopewell (a third... [Read More]
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Oct 26, 2011
Bioenergy company Iberdrola Renewables has ceased operations at its biomass power plant at Collins Pine Fremont sawmill in Lakeview, Oregon because it could not find a company to buy the power generated on the site.
The 26.8MW facility was previously owned by two other companies and has been under development for the past few years.
When Bioenergy Insight contacted Iberdrola... [Read More]
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Oct 27, 2011
Renewable biomass company Trebio has received ENPlus certification for its new wood pellet mill, which opened this year.
It is the first company outside of the Europe to receive the certification, which is listed as number CAN001, and says it is an ‘accolade from the European Pellet Council’.
The certification will give the company third party verification... [Read More]
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Oct 28, 2011
UK-based supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has signed an anaerobic digestion (AD) deal with waste management company Biffa to dispose of all left-over organic waste from the retailer to AD plants around the country.
The food waste will be converted into power which will be put on the grid for home and business use.
London alone is going to produce about 25.8 million... [Read More]
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Oct 31, 2011
Biodiesel producer Viridis Fuels has received approval from the East Bay Municipal Utility District Board of Directors to build a 20 million gallon a year biodiesel processing facility in West Oakland, California.
The plant will be built next to a water treatment facility and will include the construction of rail and truck loading facilities, a power plant and a tank storage... [Read More]
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Oct 31, 2011
The British government has given approval for a power plant to be built in Yorkshire, generating power from biomass and waste.
SSE Generation has invested £250 million (€287 million) into the development and about 350 jobs are expected to be created during the construction phase.
The project will be built within the existing Ferrybridge coal power station site... [Read More]
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Oct 31, 2011
A farm in Northern Ireland is to use cow waste from 600 animals, processing the poo to produce methane gas.
The gas is then sent into two engines which power generators, producing water which dries the waste, which is called ‘digestate’. The water is also used for pasteurising milk.
The plant produces 430kW an hour, which can power about 430 homes and has an... [Read More]
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Nov 1, 2011
Bioenergy company Clenergen is to begin building a 1MW biomass plant in Romblon in the Philippines which will help to supply power to houses that are in the off-grid zone of the region.
The development is part of an agreement Clenergen signed with the country’s National Power Corporation recently, in which the company is to build an array of facilities.
Another power... [Read More]
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Nov 1, 2011
The USDA said today that it will grant a total of $44.6 million (€32.6 million) in payments to more than 150 biofuels producers in the US to help support them in producing and expanding their developments.
Some companies, such as Texas-based White Energy, are being awarded more than $3 million towards ethanol production. Whereas others, such as QB Corporation, based... [Read More]
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Nov 3, 2011
Kyriakos Maniatis, Principal Administrator from DG Energy, part of the European Commission, will open the conference on the 16th of November by discussing the most recent developments in biofuels in Europe. Talking about advancements being made in aviation biofuel in particular, Maniatis’ presentation promises to be an insightful analysis of the European market as... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 9, 2015
Dieffenbacher, a German international industrial equipment manufacturer, has received an order from Hong Kong, China, for its new recycling division.
The Eppingen-based company will supply two treatment lines for the size reduction and homogenisation of organic waste for a fermentation plant.
In Hong Kong, one of the most technologically advanced fermentation plants for... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 9, 2015
The European Biomass Association (AEBIOM), a non-profit bioenergy representative, has selected its new president and vice president.
At AEBIOM’s latest general assembly, Gustav Melin (SVEBIO, Sweden) was elected as AEBIOM president for one further term.
Following his election, Melin gave statement in which he hoped for positive results from the COP21 climate summit... [Read More]
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Dec 9, 2015
A group of six green banks and two leading non-profit groups are establishing a Green Bank Network to help meet the urgent need of increasing and accelerating investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency worldwide.
With nations around the world making new commitments to reducing heat-trapping pollution, more capital than ever will need to be deployed for clean... [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
