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Apr 26, 2010
SNP biomass network comes under fire
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Apr 26, 2010
North Carolina-based renewable power plant operator Rollcast Energy is planning to construct three biomass plants – the first of which is expected to be operational by 2012.
The Piedmont Green Power plant will utilise around 500,000 tonnes of wood waste annually to generate 53.5MW of power that will benefit 40,000 homes located in Barnesville, Georgia, US. The facility,... [Read More]
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Apr 26, 2010
In the UK liquid anaerobic digestion (AD) pioneer BV Dairy is aiming to cut its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by over 65%.
Reducing its carbon footprint by 1,200 tonnes annually is the equivalent of planting 120,000 trees. This change will also help towards saving the dairy an estimated £150,000 (€174,000) a year.
The AD system is expected to be fully operational... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2010
Following the resignation of the Czech Minister of the Environment Jan Dusík in March, Vladimír Vlk, energy advisor for the new Minister of the Environment Rut Bízková, will now make the keynote presentation at the upcoming Bioenergy International expo & conference next week in Prague on 5-6 May.
Dusik resigned because he felt that the prime minister had put... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2010
A new biofuel processing facility has been approved for Surrey, Canada, by the Metro Vancouver regional district board in British Columbia.
A partnership between Metro and Surrey, the plant will convert rubbish from the domestic and commercial divisions into gas that will be consumed by the city’s waste collection lorries.
The plant, expected to utilise around 80,000... [Read More]
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Apr 28, 2010
Germany-based Biogaspark Neckar-Odenwald GmbH (BNO) is building a biogas refinery that will produce 800kW of energy.
Following construction company UTS’ recent signing of a €1.5 million contract that will see the construction of the biogas plant based in Bieringen, Germany, the official ceremony took place on 26 April at the site of the new plant.
The order came... [Read More]
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Apr 30, 2010
Key Speakers include the likes of Vladimír Vlk, Advisor to the new minister of environment of the Czech Republic,Ivan Soucek, CEO, Ceska Rafinerska, Marc Gillmann, Bioenergy expert, Total, Miroslav Bažata, Head of biofuel sales, Agropodnik, Robert Gmyrek, Director, Biofuels Department, PKN Orlen, Dag Roger Rinde, CEO, Statoil and many more.
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May 4, 2010
In comparison to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, the south-western state of Kerala is not dedicated to generating biomass power, according to the government.
India has the potential of generating 21,000MW of biomass power and Farooq Abdullah, the minister of new and renewable energy, said: ‘The leading states in producing biomass power... [Read More]
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May 4, 2010
The minister of plantation industries and commodities Tan Sri Bernard Dompok has claimed that the energy sources from biomass has the potential to be exploited to help tackle electricity shortages in Sabah, Malaysia.
Although these renewable sources will not replace traditional fossil fuels they will be used to expand Sabah’s energy supplies.
Dompock said: ‘It can... [Read More]
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May 4, 2010
After critics claimed that a biomass plant proposed for Shelton town, Mason County, US, would create pollution harming human health and the environment, advanced biopower company Adage’s refinery is now facing some resistance from local residents.
Located in Maryland, Adage is developing a $250 million (€190 million) refinery that will convert 604,000 tonnes of wood... [Read More]
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May 4, 2010
The consultation period for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), part of the targets that will dramatically slash Britain’s carbon dioxide emissions, has just closed and is due to be introduced in April next year.
The RHI aims to enable the construction of 80TWh (Tera Watt hours) of renewable heat in the UK in the short- to medium-term. Almost 10% of this target is... [Read More]
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Apr 21, 2016
The UK has the potential to increase its production of biomethane in the future and improve resource efficiency, according to a report published by the Renewable Energy Association (REA).
In the report, the trade body said that the UK could produce the equivalent of more than 45 liquified natural gas (LNG) by tankers' worth of biomethane, or 40 TWh, per year by 2035.
By... [Read More]
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May 5, 2010
The city of Naperville, located in Illinois, US, is to create energy from landscaping debris in its newly launched project.
The Packer Engineering’s Green Depot Project, a system turning biomass into vehicle fuel, will utilise tree branches and other waste biomass found on the pavements.
The gasifier will generate electricity that will be injected into the grid and... [Read More]
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Apr 20, 2016
Malaysian waste management company Cenviro will be using DONG Energy’s waste-to-energy technology after signing an agreement with the Danish firm.
DONG Energy’s technology is called REnescienece. This uses enzymes to convert food waste and organics household waste constituents into biogas.
Thomas Dalsgaard, executive vice president in DONG Energy, said: "Malaysia... [Read More]
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May 5, 2010
The partnership between New Page and Nova Scotia Power, coated papers producer New Page Port Hawkesbury, has proposed a biorefinery that will be constructed on the Canadian island of Cape Breton.
The facility would convert waste biomass from forests into 60MW of electricity, benefitting 30,000 homes.
However the proposal is not being well received by local residents... [Read More]
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Proceeds from the bond sale have been used to refinance $40 million of Gevo RNG’s outstanding 2021 green bonds
SIAAP (Greater Paris Sanitation Authority) and SUEZ have officially inaugurated a new state-of-the-art biogas production unit at the Seine Aval wastewater treatment plant in the Paris metropolitan area
Natural State Renewables has announced a key strategic partnership with Axens as part of its plan to produce carbon-negative sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from surplus forest biomass
