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Apr 4, 2016
US Senator pushes for promotion of biomass
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Jul 27, 2010
Spain-headquartered biomass plant builder and operator Gestamp Biomass and US renewable energy development company Clean Power Development will work together to develop, finance and operate biomass energy projects across the north-east region of the US.
While multiple projects are under consideration in New Hampshire, the first to move forward under the exclusive agreement... [Read More]
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Jul 27, 2010
The Vinogradovsky district in north-west Russia will be home to a new wood pellet plant.
The plant, which will employ 100 specialists, is expected to be completed by 2013 and will produce 35,000 tonnes of pellets annually.
The project will challenge the issues of lumbering wastes and low-quality lumber in the region.
Made from compacted sawdust, wood pellets are a... [Read More]
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Apr 4, 2016
Food businesses producing more than 50kg of food waste per week in Northern Ireland have to separate and recycle waste under a new law that came into effect on 1 April, 2016.
Published guidance describe a “food business” as being “an undertaking, whether carried on for profit or not, and whether public or private, carrying out any activity related to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 4, 2016
UK-based food waste recycler ReFood has started construction work on its £32m (€39m) anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Dagenham, south east London.
Once complete, the facility, which will be located at the London Sustainable Industries Park (SIP) in Dagenham Dock, will be the company's third UK plant adding to its existing sites in Doncaster and Widnes.
Being... [Read More]
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Jul 28, 2010
UK-based waste management company Viridor Laing is to open an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Manchester.
In September this year Viridor will start sending waste to the site in Manchester where its two wet AD tanks will convert the organic waste into methane.
The plant will process roughly 100,000 tonnes of waste annually and the methane produced will be used to... [Read More]
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Jul 29, 2010
Hearings for a new biomass plant proposed for Nova Scotia, Canada, by Nova Scotia Power and NewPage, have begun.
The $200 million (€152.9 million) cogeneration facility is facing opposition from groups claiming that it would result in high levels of deforestation. Plans cannot go ahead until the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board approve the project.
If approved... [Read More]
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Aug 2, 2010
In Tennessee, US, biomass and bioenergy company Genera Energy has broke ground on its Biomass Innovation Park, a unique campus that, once completed, will integrate and optimise the entire biomass supply chain.
The campus, which is being desgined by Michael Brady Architects of Knoxville and constructed by J&S Construction of Cookeville, will be built nearby to Genera... [Read More]
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Aug 3, 2010
Drax’s plans to build its second biomass plant are close to completion.
Following the success of its smaller facility in Goole, North Humberside, UK, the Yorkshire-based power station operator is now developing a pellet producing facility for the town of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
Made from shredding, grinding, drying and compressing straw and miscanthus or elephant... [Read More]
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Aug 3, 2010
The UK’s leading advanced digestion and integrated biogas to energy business Monsal has secured £14 million (€16.85 million) in funding.
Awarded by the Waste Resources Fund (WRF), managed by FourWinds Capital Management, the capital will go towards financing Monsal’s AD company within the UK’s wastewater sector, in addition to providing infrastructure funding... [Read More]
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Aug 4, 2010
In the area of Cowichan Lake, British Columbia, Canada, mayor Ross Forrest is considering starting up a wood pellet plant.
As nearby forest companies are currently burning their waste wood, Forrest believes that a pellet facility would be beneficial to the region, not only for utilising waste wood, but for bringing jobs to the area.
Following a meeting with the representatives... [Read More]
Pellets News
Mar 30, 2016
Tennessee, US-based Astec Industries has received a $122.5 million (€108.3m) order to supply equipment for a Highland Pellets pellet plant, along with a related deposit on the order.
Astec previously announced receipt of the initial $30 million order on August 20, 2015.
The company plans to build and deliver the equipment in the additional order during 2016 and... [Read More]
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Aug 6, 2010
Following two-and-a-half years of planning, Harper Adams University College, located in Edgmond, UK will finally see work begin on its £3 million (€3.6 million) renewable power system.
The turf cutting ceremony took place on 4 August and brought together all the major partners, including plant designer BiogenGreenfinch, energy company E.ON and local contractor Adonis... [Read More]
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Aug 9, 2010
Construction has commenced on biogas company Swedish Biogas International’s plant in Flint, Michigan, US.
The biogas facility is being built at Flint’s wastewater treatment plant and, once completed, will produce electricity from human waste.
Phase 1 of the build is expected to cost more than $4 million (€3.01 million).... [Read More]
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Aug 9, 2010
Following an announcement in July this year that food retailer Waitrose had submitted a planning application to the council that could see its 18,000 square foot supermarket in the Isle of Wight powered by biomass, the company is now switching to green transport fuel.
Five of Waitrose’s home delivery vans – Mercedes Sprinters – will run on liquid biomethane (LBM),... [Read More]
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Redexis has announced plans to invest over €34 million in the construction of three new biomethane production plants in the Aragon region of Spain
Delgaz Grid, part of the E.ON Group in Romania, has announced the rollout of three pilot projects designed to advance the country’s green gas capabilities and prepare its infrastructure for a low-carbon future
The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has welcomed the UK government’s announcement that engineered greenhouse gas removals (GGRs) will be included in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) by 2029
