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Oct 17, 2011
ICM branches into biomass
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Oct 17, 2011
A new multi-million pound anaerobic digestion plant has opened in Edgmond, Shropshire in the UK, which will convert 23,000 tonnes of food waste and cow slurry into biogas, feeding the electricity onto the local grid.
The plant, designed and built by BiogenGreenfinch for a local university, will work with retailers, manufacturers and caterers to gather the food waste; and... [Read More]
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Oct 17, 2011
Canadian company FireBox Energy is to build a demonstration biomass facility in Glenevis, Alberta to generate about 30MW of electricity.
The primary feedstock for the plant is to be wood waste from north western Alberta and central British Colombia.
‘In addition we are also sourcing Logepole Pine infected by the Mountain Pine Beetle that has cut a swath through a... [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]
Pellets News
Dec 11, 2015
Enviva Holdings, one of the world’s largest wood pellet producers, is establishing the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund.
The $5 million (€4.6m), 10-year programme is designed to protect tens of thousands of acres of bottomland forests in northeast North Carolina and southeast Virginia in the US.
The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund (EFCF), administered by the... [Read More]
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Oct 7, 2011
In the UK, Renewable Energy Generation's (REG), Leeds-based bioliquid-powered plant is ready to begin operating under the company's two-year National Grid contract.
REG is a renewable energy developer and operator whose subsidiary REG Bio-Power was awarded a contract with National Grid in March. Under the contract, REG will supply Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) to... [Read More]
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Oct 7, 2011
In the US, the US Forest Service's Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) has awarded a $70,000 (€52,000) grant to the Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) and Resource Professional Group (RPG).
BTEC and RPG have embarked on a joint venture to encourage energy cost savings and make commercial buildings more greenhouse gas saving. The project will educate building... [Read More]
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Oct 7, 2011
The Board of biomass energy development company Helius Energy is to raise £6.55 million (€7.57 million) by way of a placing of New Ordinary Shares at £0.16 per share.
This placing will raise a large sum of capital for Helius, and additional working capital that will allow it to further develop both its immediate and future projects. These include seeking... [Read More]
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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
