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Jul 19, 2010
Oregon home to new biomass plant
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Jul 16, 2010
A biomass plant being developed for the Isle of Wight may have the capacity to supply electricity to more than two thirds of the island’s population.
Costing £130 million (€154 million) to construct, the Reality Energy Centre has been proposed for a disused landfill site in Newport, adjacent to Vestas R&D centre.
Real Ventures Ltd. is expected to submit a... [Read More]
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Jul 20, 2010
A new quarterly magazine will launch in September, targeted at companies producing biomass, biopower and biogas.
BIOENERGY INSIGHT magazine is a brand new international publication borne out of extensive research and a market demand for information. Using a totally up to date circulation list, the magazine will provide the inside track on issues surrounding pellet/briquette... [Read More]
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Jul 20, 2010
Industrial gas and equipment supplier Air Products is planning to construct a renewable energy plant in Tees Valley, UK.
The facility still needs to be approved by Stockton on Tees Borough Council and receive consent from the Environment Agency. However, if it goes ahead, 50 permanent jobs will be created, in addition to 500-700 construction jobs.
It is expected to... [Read More]
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Jul 21, 2010
London looks likely to miss its 20% renewable energy target that was set prior to the Olympic Games.
In a meeting between the London Assembly’s Environment Committee and the head of sustainability at the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, David Stubbs explained that there are not enough renewable energy projects in the city. A planned wind turbine scheme... [Read More]
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Jul 22, 2010
In a bid to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, British Airways (BA) has teamed up with Solena Group, a renewable energy producer, to construct a waste-to-biofuels plant.
Solena will invest around $300 million (€233.9 million) in the plant and is already considering two potential sites, both located close by to Dagenham, east London, UK.
The plant will produce... [Read More]
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Apr 4, 2016
US energy firm Bowerman Power has opened a new green energy plant in California.
The plant, based in Orange County, will turn landfill gas into electricity. According to Bowerman, the facility will provide enough electricity to power 26,000 homes.
With Bowerman, a subsidiary of Montauk Energy, joining the Olinda Landfill in Brea and the Prima Deshecha Landfill in San Juan... [Read More]
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Jul 23, 2010
In Boston, Lincolnshire, UK, an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant is under construction at Staples Vegetables plant.
The plant will utilise vegetables out-of-specification at the packhouse or bypassed in the field to generate electricity for supply to the site and the surplus will be injected into the grid. Heat will also be produced by the plant and will be used to chill... [Read More]
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Apr 7, 2016
Clean Energy Technologies (CET) will deliver an innovative waste-to-energy system set for completion in Tennessee, US, later this year that will provide renewable electricity to a municipal wastewater treatment plant.
The Tennessee project will mark the second commercial collaboration utilising the Clean Cycle Generator from CET.
CET's equipment will generate over... [Read More]
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Jul 6, 2010
In May this year the Lower Reule Bioenergy anaerobic digestion (AD) plant, supported by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), came online in Staffordshire, UK, with the ability to generate 1.3MW of power from 15,000 tonnes of waste.
However it is expected that this will increase to 30,000 tonnes of waste a year once phase two of the development process is... [Read More]
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Jul 6, 2010
In a bid to incorporate anaerobic digestion into its composting process, organic recycling firm Ceder Grove Composting has ventured with Germany-based green energy producer BioFerm Energy.
‘Cedar Grove is always seeking proven new technologies to bring waste materials to a higher use, for example, turning food waste into compost or energy,’ Ceder Grove Composting’s... [Read More]
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Jul 9, 2010
Gameslack Farm, Wetwang, UK, is to be home to a new biomass plant after having been given the green light.
Despite huge opposition from local residents, East Riding planning councillors granted permission for the project to go ahead.
The plant, which was voted nine to six in favour by the councillors, will burn mostly straw for the generation of 12MW power.
Coun... [Read More]
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Jul 9, 2010
In Rwanda, southern Africa, a biogas plant has been constructed for Nsinda Central Prison in Rwamagana District, Eastern Province.
The project is supported by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which came about in an attempt to reduce the amount of firewood being consumed at the prison.
The commissioner... [Read More]
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Jul 9, 2010
In Oregon, US, three projects dedicated to generating energy from sustainable sources have been awarded $3 million (€2.4 million) in government funding.
The US department of Energy’s State Energy Program split the funds between the counties of Lake, Tillamook and Wallowa.
The Lakeview Cogenerative project received $1.7 million to convert wood waste into bioelectricity... [Read More]
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Jul 12, 2010
France-based energy provider GDF Suez is thought to be investing €5 million in a biomass plant located in Bansko, Bulgaria.
GDF Suez representatives met with the town mayor Alexander Kravarov and privately owned French company Bul Eco Energy.
GDF Suez will present Bansko Municipality with its investment offer by the end of July 2010.
To date the French energy company... [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
