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Nov 1, 2011
Biomass power plants planned for the Philippines
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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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Nov 8, 2011
Two new boilers have been installed at an extraction facility in Merry Hill, North Carolina, which can consume 10 tonnes of biomass an hour, producing 30,000lbs of steam.
The installation at Pharmachem’s Avoca, a food and beverage company, is the first of its kind on the east coast of the US.
The company needs steam to process a range of its ingredients and previously... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 14, 2015
The UK government’s revised green gas strategy could place anaerobic digestion at the heart of UK carbon abatement efforts in the wake of the Paris climate agreement, Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) says.
ADBA says in a statement that this ‘historic commitment’ to limiting the amount of greenhouse gas emissions should prove to... [Read More]
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Oct 18, 2011
Biomass gasification company Nexterra has signed a research agreement with the University of British Columbia to develop a conditioning synthetic gas.
The new method will be based on Nexterra’s proprietary biomass gasification technology and will research towards developing a lower cost catalytic process for removing tars from the synthetic gas produced by Nexterra’s... [Read More]
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Oct 18, 2011
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Regional Board of Investments says it has approved a P24 million (€405,000) investment into expanding cassava starch producer Matling Industrial and Commercial Corporation.
The company is to expand its operations by building biomass power plants around the country and has also received investment from surrounding regions... [Read More]
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Oct 18, 2011
Placer County officials say they will consider building a biomass power generation facility near a material recovery facility in Cabin Creek in California.
The research will be funded by a Department of Energy (DoE) grant that was given to the region in 2008 and the development will not cost more than $200,000 (€146,200).
A proposal for development could be made by... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 14, 2015
The German Biogas Association (Fachverband Biogas) and the Indian Biogas Association (IBA) have launched a three-year project to foster development of the biogas industry in India.
The initial project, with an option for an additional three years, is funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and operated by Sequa.
‘The potential... [Read More]
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Oct 19, 2011
Algae.Tec, an algae production company, has received approval for its demonstration facility in Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia.
The facility was approved under the Shoalhaven City Council Environment Planning and Assessment Act and the plant will be used to capture carbon dioxide waste from power stations and manufacturing facilities, feeding the pollution into... [Read More]
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Oct 19, 2011
The Port of Antwerp and chemical company Solvay have signed an agreement to carry out a feasibility study on the potential to build a biomass power station in the port.
Output at the proposed plant would be large, between 200-400MW, or enough to power between 500,000 and 1 million homes.
Under the agreement the two companies will draw up the outlines of the project, hoping... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 11, 2015
A consortium including the Japanese Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding has been awarded an order to construct a biomass combined heat and power plant in Cramlington, UK.
The 27.8MW facility will be built by Mitsui’s subsidiary Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor as a turnkey solution in a consortium with the Danish boiler supplier Burmeister & Wain... [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
