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Jan 29, 2016
Government committee: UK should not increase emission reduction targets
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Feb 18, 2011
Manufacturer of processed biomass Enviva has acquired a port terminal in Chesapeake, Virginia, US.
The purchase will help Enviva satisfy the growing demand for renewable energy feedstock overseas, primarily Europe.
The terminal was formerly owned by Giant Cement Company. Under Enviva's ownership the terminal will receive, store and load more than three million tonnes a... [Read More]
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Jan 29, 2016
Orthios, a UK sustainable energy company, is preparing to begin work on two combined food and power plants in the UK.
To be located at a former Anglesey Aluminium in Wales at Holyhead, Anglesey, the £1 billion (€1.3bn) Orthios Eco Park will process waste wood to produce 299MW of electricity, enough to power 300,000 homes.
The heat produced during power generation... [Read More]
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Feb 21, 2011
In a bid to reduce the cost of energy bills, cutting tool manufacturer Simonds International, headquartered in Fitchburg in Massachusetts, US, is to install a combined heat and power (CHP) congeneration plant to generate electricity and thermal power.
After deciding to install a 100% modular all-in-one and connection-ready congeneration system to save costs and reduce... [Read More]
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Feb 21, 2011
Two biomass-fired power plants in California, US, have been fined a combined total of $835,000 (€610,165).
Ampersand Chowchilla Biomass and Merced Power received the penalty after a joint investigation by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District found that the two facilities violated the Clean Air Act and... [Read More]
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Feb 21, 2011
Helius Corde, the joint venture of biomass energy development company Helius Energy and The Combination of Rothes Distillers has received conformation of credit approval from both Lloyds Banking Group and the Royal Bank of Scotland for a non-resource project finance credit facility.
Under the approval, the two banks will provide up to 75% of the total funding requirement... [Read More]
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Feb 22, 2011
In the Northeast of the US forest biomass has the potential to replace one quarter of liquid fossil fuels currently used in both industrial and commercial heating applications, according to a report released by the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.
Forestry waste can provide an alternative to fossil-based energy sources, create local jobs and provide incentives to forest... [Read More]
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Feb 22, 2011
The Indonesian government has been urged to implement more incentives in a bid to encourage households and small businesses to use biogas as a source of renewable energy and reduce the nation's reliance on fossil fuels.
According to the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and industry chairman Suryo Bambang Sulisto, the country's potential to develop biogas is great, however... [Read More]
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Jan 29, 2016
Waste and resource management company Biffa is creating a network of strategic food waste transfer stations across the UK, as it continues to focus on the anaerobic digestion (AD) market.
Biffa is making a £1.5m investment into four new food waste transfer stations across the UK, which will be used to collect and sort food waste before it is sent to be treated at... [Read More]
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Feb 8, 2011
In Sweden energy company Göteborg Energi AB is developing a biogas project, known as GoBiGas20MW.
GoBiGas20MW is focusing on producing biogas through the gasification of biofuels and forestry waste. Technology provider Metso will supply the gasifier to sustain new gasification technology.
A demo gasification plant is scheduled to be built in two stages to demonstrate... [Read More]
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Feb 8, 2011
The 7 February 2011 saw Dutch fish processing company A van de Groep open its biogas plant.
Located in Spakenburg, the Netherlands, the facility is one of the largest in the nation. It has enough capacity to provide 3,500 households with gas.
At the plant, fish and other food waste is converted into 6 million m3 of renewable energy annually. That is 6% of the total biogas... [Read More]
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Feb 3, 2016
US-headquartered wood pellet producer Enviva Partners is due to open a wood pellet manufacturing facility in North Carolina, US, by the end of 2017.
The plant will be built in Richmond County, North Carolina.
A company representative told the Richmond County Board Commissioners that construction of the facility should begin later this year, according to the Richmond County... [Read More]
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Feb 10, 2011
In the US Ineos New Planet BioEnergy, a joint venture between Ineos Bio and New Planet Energy, broke ground on its commercial-scale waste-to-biofuels plant on 9 February.
The $130 million (€95.4 million) Indian River BioEnergy Center in Vero Beach, Florida, will convert yard, vegetative and household wastes into cellulosic ethanol and renewable power for the... [Read More]
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Feb 2, 2016
The joint venture of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), PensionDanmark, and Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor (BWSC) has completed the construction of a £162 million (€233m) biomass power plant investment in the UK well ahead of schedule.
The construction of the Brigg Renewable Energy Plant, the JV’s first 40MW straw-fired biomass plant... [Read More]
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Feb 2, 2016
China has become the major destination for eucalyptus chips from Australia with record-high shipments in 2015, according to new research from forest industry consulting firm Wood Resources International.
Eucalyptus chip export volumes from Australia were up 15% in 2015 year-over-year to reach a record-high of 5.2m tonnes, valued at almost one billion Australian dollars.... [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
