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Delegates registering for the upcoming Bioenergy International Asia expo & conference can start networking straight away! Using pre-event software delegates can set-up meetings and contact other visitors, delegates, speakers and exhibitors, maximising networking opportunities at this event.
The two day event, being held on 10-11th November in Kuala Lumpur, organised by market leading…
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The Antwerp Port Authority is said to be considering the possibility of constructing a large-scale biomass-fired power plant in the Antwerp Port area.
The plant would ideally generate between 200MW and 400MW of renewable energy, on a site adjacent to the local petrochemical infrastructure with direct waterfront access and road and rail links.
The Antwerp Port Authority is now calling on…
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INEOS Bio’s first commercial project in the US has secured key permits to build its waste-to-bioenergy facility in Indian River County, Florida.
The INEOS Bio joint venture has obtained its final air permit and environmental resource permit from the State of Florida, its wetlands permit from the US Army Corps of Engineers and a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant…
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In Emden, Germany a totally enclosed, air-supported conveyor system has been installed at a biomass-powered power plant generating 20MW of renewable energy a year.
The system feeds the facility’s new woodchip-fired block, while it manages to control the majority of fugitive materials in the strong winds common to its North Sea location.
Owned by BKE and managed by Statkraft Markets GmbH…
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On 13 October 2010 biomass fuel producer Enviva acquired a controlling interest in alternative fuel company Tomorrow’s Energy and its Piney Wood pellet manufacturing facility.
Today the facility produces approximately 50,000 tonnes of wood pellets a year but under Enviva’s ownership this is expected to increase to around 150,000 tonnes a year. Piney Woods Pellets will also be renamed Enviva…
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A $59.16 million (€42.48 million) biomass power plant is to be built in the province of Phu Tho, Vietnam.
The facility will generate 40MW of renewable energy from agricultural and municipal waste.
Almost 3,500 jobs will be created at the plant when it comes online in 2013.
Vietnam High-Tech Renewable Biomass Energy Joint Stock Company has been contracted to build the plant, for which the…
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A car that runs on wood pellets alone has achieved a world speed record at the World of Speed 2010 competition held at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, US after reaching 48mph.
Speaking about the competition the owner of the 1989 Mercury Cougar XR7 Robert ‘Chip’ Beam said: ‘There’s no category for a wood-powered car. This year we set the record. Next year we’re hoping to break the…
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Renewable energy firm HRS Energy is developing a UK-based multi-million pound waste wood biomass plant which will be located in an East Yorkshire village.
The site near Tansterne, located near Hull, will produce enough electricity to power 11,000 homes and is expected to open in 2017.
The 22MW facility will also have the capacity to process up to 175,000 tonnes of waste wood each year, with 100%…
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Construction of a £3 million (€3.4 million) biomass plant at Dryholme Farm in Cumbria, UK is expected to commence by the end of this year.
Developer, manufacturer and operator of anaerobic digestion plants Farmgen is developing the project, which is expected to generate renewable energy for the National Grid by Q3/Q4 2011.
An estimated 1,000 homes will benefit from the 1.2MW of electricity…
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A subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources, Ohio, US-based Renewafuel has finished the construction of its biomass cube fuel pellet plant in Gwinn, Michigan.
The project, which was announced back in June 2008, cost $19 million (€13.85 million) to build and will create 25 new jobs when fully operational.
Renewafuel, a provider of renewable energy for industrial and institutional applications,…
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In Sicily, Italy, RWE Innogy Italia is to build a biomass cogeneration plant after signing a construction agreement.
Together RWE Innogy and its JV partner Fri-EI Green Power will own 90% of the project, while the remaining 10% will be owned by Infrastrutture e Gestioni S.p.A.
Construction of the plant is expected to commence later on this year before it comes online in late 2012. When…
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Developer, owner and operator of renewable energy projects Methane Power is looking to raise $20 million (€14.59 million) to build a number of power projects in the US states of North and South Carolina.
Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Methane Power aims to generate up to 10MW of renewable energy from landfill gas (LFG) within the next 12 months.
According to Methane Power’s founding…
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In Shropshire, UK, Bishop’s Castle Biomass Power looked set to acquire land on which it was planning to construct a biomass power plant.
However a recent meeting saw the development scrutiny committee agree to send the matter back to the Shropshire Council’s cabinet to review its decision.
Over 350 people attended the meeting to voice their concerns about the project and the committee’s…
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American Renewables, a Boston, US-based company which develops, builds and operates clean energy facilities, has secured a long-term supply deal for its 100MW biomass plant in Gainesville, Florida.
The contract will see waste recycling firm Wood Resource Recovery supply around 50% of the total biomass fuel needed when operations at the plant commence towards the end of 2013.
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The Japanese government has implemented a set of guidelines that could see the nation cut its CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030 compared to levels in 1990.
Japan is the fifth largest producer of greenhouse gases in the world and is looking to boost the amount of electricity generated from non-fossil fuels in a bid to cut these emissions by 25% by 2020. Currently just 34% of the country’s…
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