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Jul 25, 2011
Work begins on biogas plant despite opposition
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Jul 26, 2011
In Texas, US, the Aspen Power biomass plant is due to come online on 1 August.
When it does, the plant will generate renewable power from woodchips sourced from timber harvesting businesses. The plant will also utilise waste, untreated woodchips donated by the public.
The plant broke ground in 2008 and completion was scheduled for October 2010. However, it was then postponed... [Read More]
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Jul 26, 2011
In California, US, a proposal seeking permission to build a biomass-fired power plant near to Lake Tahoe has been declined after Joanne Marchetta, executive director of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), dubbed the location 'unworkable'.
The proposal generated complaints from a huge number of locals, concerned about the environmental and social impacts of the project.
However,... [Read More]
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Jan 11, 2016
Global Bioenergies, a French producer of isobutene, and fermentation technology supplier LanzaTech have made a new collaboration agreement to strengthen their innovations.
Global Bioenergies has developed a process in which a microorganism can produce isobutene from renewable feedstock.
Traditionally, the company's primary focus has been to use industrial-grade or waste-derived... [Read More]
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Jan 8, 2016
EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has reported that the UK's domestic use of wood-based biomass to generate electricity is expected to remain steady over the next five years.
The government department unveiled the announcement in its Wood Disclosure Survey 2015 published today (8 January 2015).
The document drew its conclusions from OFGEM... [Read More]
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Jan 8, 2016
Utility kit specialist Fulcrum has become of the first independent utility infrastructure providers to enter the renewables market with a new biogas service.
Utilising its extensive experience and expertise in the delivery of gas, electricity and water infrastructure across Britain, Fulcrum is entering the renewables sector to provide pipelines that connect biogas plants... [Read More]
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Jul 28, 2011
In the Netherlands, a group of companies have joined forces for the construction of a biomass-fired power plant in the port of Delfzijl.
The project, which will generate 49MW of renewable energy from woodchips, is scheduled to break ground towards the end of 2011, before it begins operations in mid-2013.
The new facility will become the fifth wood-burning power plant to... [Read More]
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Jul 29, 2011
Currently under development in Idaho, US, renewable energy company Camco International says its dairy biogas project will be operational in Q1 2012.
Upon completion, the plant will be one of the largest of its kind in North America. It will convert cow manure from over 1,000 cows into 4.5MW of renewable energy. The preliminary building work is due to finish by Q3 2011,... [Read More]
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Jul 29, 2011
By 2016, the market for renewable energy is expected to grow significantly, increasing from $124 billion (€86.8 billion) in 2010 to $217 billion.
In 2010, the market for biogas production equipment was worth $3 billion. This figure is expected to rise by 19% each year, before reaching $8.6 billion in 2016.
Costing around $100 per barrel, fossil fuel is becoming a... [Read More]
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Jul 29, 2011
In Romania, Gherla, furniture producer Sortilemn is to install a combined heat and power (CHP) project.
The plant will generate 1.4MW of electricity and around 5.3MW of heat.
Turboden, a subsidiary of aircraft company Pratt & Whitney will supply the plant, after Sortilemn awarded it the contract.
The electricity produced at the plant will be distributed to the national... [Read More]
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Jul 11, 2011
In Gainesville, Florida, US, the Gainesville Renewable Energy Centre (GREC) is developing a biomass-fired power plant, for which engineering and technology corporation Metso will supply a 100MWe biomass boiler island and plant automation system.
The plant is slated for completion by 2013. When it becomes operational, the 100MW of renewable power generated will benefit... [Read More]
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Jul 12, 2011
Wood pellet manufactures across the US are increasing capacity as the global market for this renewable energy source expands.
Between 2008 and 2010 exports from the US to Europe rose from 85,000 tonnes to over 600,000 tonnes a year.
Speaking about the US wood pellet market Peter O'Keefe, a partner in Franklin Pellets, said: 'It's exploding.'
Franklin Pellets, based in... [Read More]
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Jul 12, 2011
In Tasmania, Australia, power stations which burn domestically grown timber are not eligible for renewable energy subsidies, as the carbon tax plan no longer classes local forest woodchips a renewable energy source.
While Environment Tasmania supports the decision and the leader of Tasmanian Greens Nick McKim stating: 'This is a big step forward towards valuing our forests... [Read More]
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Jul 12, 2011
China is ramping up its installed biomass power capacity and hopes to generate 13 million kW by the end of 2015, according to China Business News.
Currently, 5.5 million kW of power is generated from biomass in the nation. This includes the production of marsh gas and the burning of household waste.
China has the potential to produce 5 billion tonnes of biomass-derived... [Read More]
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Jul 18, 2011
TeaM Energy Philippines, a partnership between Tokyo Electric Power and Marubeni Corp., will install over 50MW of new capacity from renewable energy sources.
More than $150 million (€107 million) will be invested to make these renewable energy projects a reality; each project is predicted to cost between $2.5 and $3 million.
A biomass plant, which will generate 11MW... [Read More]
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New documents unearthed by GMB indicate that between 89 and 148 roles are expected to be lost at the plant around 31 March 2027.
The cuts could represent more than 30% of the site’s 465-strong workforce
GreenValue GmbH has advised Balance Erneuerbare Energien on the acquisition of a biogas plant portfolio spanning Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania — with a combined thermal input capacity of 46 MW.
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Ireland is backing five research teams with €2.6 million to tackle some of the biggest challenges in renewable gas — from biomethane production using macroalgae to AI-powered digital twins of gas infrastructure.
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