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Jan 21, 2011
Wisconsin cancels biomass boiler plans
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Jan 25, 2011
Technology provider Chempolis and producer of non-wood papers Henan Yinge Industrial Investment Co. are looking to partner for the construction of a biorefinery in China.
The two companies signed a frame agreement on 21 January to build the facility in Luohe, Henan province.
The biorefinery is to be based on Chempolis' formicofib technology, using wheat straw as a raw... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2011
In Tolkkinen, Finland, sustainable technology and services supplier Metso has been selected to supply Porvoon Energia with a biomass boiler plant for the generation of combined heat and power (CHP).
MW Power, a joint venture between Mesto and power solutions company Wärtsilä, will deliver the plant. The order is expected to be worth in the region of €15... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2011
Zorg Biogas Ukraine is to build a biogas plant in Zhytomyrsky region, Ukraine.
Construction will begin in the spring later this year and upon completion, expected in Q3-Q4 2011, it will generate 1063kW of renewable electricity.
The plant will process 60 tonnes a day of corn and grass silo, supplied by local agricultural businesses.
While Zorg Biogas Ukraine will conduct... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2011
In Almaty, Kazakhstan, 20 compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelled buses have been launched in the city.
The buses come just months after Kazakhstan's first CNG filling station opened in July.
The vehicles, which are to be part of a 200-strong fleet, arrived in mid-December and will first be used to transport athletes during the Asian Winter Games in February, before beginning... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2011
In a bid to reduce its CO2 emissions and cut the cost of electricity bills, Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines is to build two biomass-fired power plants in the nation.
The two facilities, one of which is planned for Rosario, La Union in Luzon, while the other will be located in Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao, are set to be commissioned in May or June later this year.
In a statement... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2011
A new 30 million gallon a year biorefinery is to be built in Port Arthur, Texas, following a deal between Endicott Biofuels (EBF) and KMTEX.
The site is to use EBF’s technology to produce the biodiesel and KMTEX will provide the project with construction and operational services. Haddington Ventures has funded the development, on which construction is due to begin... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2011
Brazilian ethanol producer Copersucar has partnered with the JAG – Jamal Al-Ghurair Group to form a new shipping company which will deliver ethanol and sugar around the world.
The two companies will hold a 50% share in the new business, Copa Shipping Company, exporting 600 million litres of ethanol and five million tonnes of sugar throughout its first year of operation.
The... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2011
The Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory in Hellendoorn, the Netherlands, will soon be home to a new biodigester.
The digester comes as Unilever implements its Sustainable Living Plan that will see the company slash its production of waste, in addition to its water and energy consumption.
Paques, a producer and developer of water and gas purification systems, is supplying... [Read More]
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Jan 5, 2011
Metso, a global supplier of sustainable technology and services, is to supply Oü Helme Energia with a biomass power plant for combined heat and power (CHP) in Helme, Estonia. Oü Helme Energia is a subsidiary of AS Graanul Invest, a private capital-based company dealing with bioenergy and renewable energy production. MW Power, a joint venture between Metso and Wärtsilä... [Read More]
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Feb 8, 2016
Ireland should launch the renewable heat incentive (RHI) scheme to help create jobs and accelerate the switch from fossil fuels to bioenergy, according to the Irish BioEnergy Association (IrBEA).
A RHI, which has been promised for more than a year and is still under discussion at the Department of Energy, would benefit both farmers and those installing the heating systems,... [Read More]
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Feb 5, 2016
Construction work is due to begin on a new biomass pipeline at the planned St Andrews University biomass plant in Scotland.
Located at Guardbridge, Fife, the £25 million (€32.5m) plant is being built on the site of a former paper mill.
Hot water will be pumped from the plant four miles underground to provide heating to laboratories and student housing at St... [Read More]
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Jan 6, 2011
On 5 January this year Ineos New Planet BioEnergy, a joint venture between bioenergy firm Ineos Bio and New Planet Energy, received a conditional commitment for a $75 million (€57 million) loan guarantee from the US Department of Agriculture’s 9003 Biorefinery Assistance Program. The loan will fund the Ineos BioEnergy Center, a US, Florida-based facility that will... [Read More]
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Jan 10, 2011
In Nicaragua, fresh produce exporter Xagro and its multi-faceted business partner Jam are to begin testing the commercial production of cassava chips to be used for the production of ethanol in China.
Testing will include assessing a number of different cassava varieties for high starch content, which is needed in the ethanol process, in addition to the production of several... [Read More]
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Jan 10, 2011
In the US, lumber firm Allengheny Wood Products, based in Preston County, West Virginia, is to start up a new wood pellet company.
Appalachian Wood Pellets will manufacture wood pellets for use as heating fuel in residential pellet stoves.
The wood pellet company will acquire the sawdust needed to produce the pellets from Allengheny, which will be transported from the... [Read More]
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The cuts could represent more than 30% of the site’s 465-strong workforce
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