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Montreal, Canada-based energy company Boralex Inc. is said to be considering the closure of its biomass plant in Ashland.
The company's 40MW facility will have to be shut down indefinitely if it fails to win an energy contract by March this year. Boralex blames spot market fluctuations in New England for its decision.
However, the current market will not affect a 36MW wood-fired power plant in…
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In Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia, power business Quantum Power has completed its second biogas-fired power plant.
The facility converts biogas from meat processing and production firm AJ Bush & Son's covered anaerobic waste pond into electricity for use at the site. Construction was completed by Quantum, which also owns and operates the plant.
'Quantum has enjoyed the support of the AJ…
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Incentives implemented by the German government have led to a surge in over 6,000 anaerobic digestion (AD) plants being built across the nation.
However, the vast majority of these are large-scale, around 1MW or above, thus affecting the tipping fees for waste food – which now stands at between €10 and €20 per tonne, down from €60 to €80 per tonne – and biocrop…
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In India the state of Haryana's total energy needs – 1,019MW – could be met by the nation's waste forest and agricultural biomass, according to a study conducted by the Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA).
The state is currently generating 128.11MW of power from renewable energy sources.
The study shows that Haryana's available biomass, after taking into account…
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The US Department of Agriculture's Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels is awarding two wood pellet companies almost $300,000 (€218,691) in funds.
$163,000 will be awarded to Woods Pellet Company in Athens, Maine, while Corinth Wood Pellets will receive $125,000.
The federal grant is part of a scheme to encourage biofuel production.
The programme is dedicated to supporting businesses that…
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An operator of wood pellet production facilities, US-based Wood Fuel Developers, is developing its second plant in Richmond, Virginia.
Plans for the new $8.6 million (€6.3 million) plant come after the company’s first Virginia-based plant was announced earlier this year in Greensville County.
Planned for Sussex County, the facility will create an estimated 28 jobs for the local…
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Lincoln Park Capital Fund has agreed to invest up to $10 million (€7.3 million) into BlueFire Renewables, a producer of renewable fuels via non-food cellulosic wastes.
The investment, which will be spread out over 30 months, will go towards new developments by BlueFire, improving its processing capabilities.
The round of funding comes following a busy year for BlueFire. In 2010 the company…
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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 the biodigester, the…
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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 joint venture…
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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 at the end of this…
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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 about the project…
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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 commercial operation in…
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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 the planning and…
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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 million and is included in…
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