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Feb 19, 2016
Tasmania state in Australia considers biomass power
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Nov 1, 2010
Sweden-based Vargardbuss is to purchase 11 buses with methane/diesel technology from Volvo Buses. The order includes the Volvo 8500 intercity bus model and the fleet will begin running in July next year. The buses consist of a conventional diesel-powered vehicle containing gas tanks attached to the roof. These tanks inject gas into the engine, producing a combination... [Read More]
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Nov 1, 2010
Syed Nadeem Ahmed, Senior Power Plants Engineer at Pakistan International Airlines, is the latest speaker to confirm his participation at the upcoming Bioenergy International Asia expo & conference, being held on 10-11 November at the Hotel Maya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. World aviation fuel demand is growing rapidly, and is being led by Asia. The global aviation... [Read More]
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Nov 8, 2010
A manufacturer of fuel cell power plants, FuelCell Energy has sold 4.8MW of power plants to renewable energy firm California-based Biofuels Fuel Cells. The deal consists of three power plants, including a 2.8MW plant, a 1.4MW model and a 300kW plant. FuelCell Energy will then use them to convert biogas into electric power. According to FuelCell the 300kW plant will... [Read More]
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Nov 8, 2010
A six-mile stretch of 13 dairies along Interstate 10 between El Paso and La Cruces produces around 1.6 billion pounds of cattle manure annually. With this in mind, start up company R-Qubed is currently developing a biogas plant in the region. It will convert the manure into methane for electricity production, in addition to high-grade fertiliser, compost and other materials.... [Read More]
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Nov 9, 2010
In March earlier this year Solid Energy business Nature’s Flame opened New Zealand’s largest wood pellet production facility. The Taupo-based plant, which cost $34 million (€24.55 million) to build, has a total output capacity of 40,000 tonnes of pellets a year but the company is already planning to expand this to 90,000 tonnes. Earlier this month Nature’s... [Read More]
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Nov 9, 2010
Orangeburg County Biomass is looking to build a wood-fired power plant but is struggling to find a client to secure the power purchase agreement. The biomass power generator, planned for Orangeburg County’s John Matthews Industrial Park, will cost in the region of $100 million (€72.2 million) to erect. Located on 55 acres of land, the project would burn mostly... [Read More]
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Nov 9, 2010
With no biogas plants under construction in Greece or South Africa, biogas plant designer and constructor Zorg Biogas AG is looking to build two. The company recently received its first advanced orders from the two nations. Both of the 1MW plants will use manure as the feedstock. Prior to purchasing the biogas facilities, the prospective customers we able to visit... [Read More]
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Nov 9, 2010
The 26 November 2010 will see a biogas plant open at the Sant’Antnin waste treatment plant in Marsascala. 250,000 tonnes of waste are produced yearly by the local residents and the new facility will use a large percentage of this producing renewable energy from 71,000 tonnes of waste. The gas extracted will generate enough electricity to power 1,400 households. Heat... [Read More]
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Nov 9, 2010
A manufacturer of biomass-based boilers and waste heat recovery systems, Thermax is to acquire Danish firm Danstoker A/S and its Germany-based subsidiary Omnical Kessel for $42 million (€29.5 million). Danstoker is another boiler manufacturer and the deal is expected to boost Thermax’s presence within the European renewable energy sector as it aims to source 20%... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 1, 2016
Almost 150 farmers joined around 90 Members of Parliament (MP) and Peers the UK’s House of Commons today to champion the anaerobic digestion (AD) industry.
Farming representatives from across the UK will join the farming themed event to raise awareness about the technology's value to their businesses and the rural economy.
They will also petition politicians for... [Read More]
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Nov 11, 2010
Bioenergy firm Solena Group has signed a letter of intent with clean energy company Rentech for the use of its proprietary Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuel technology in Solena’s sustainable biojet fuel project – GreenSky. The facility will convert more than 500,000 tonnes of waste biomass feedstock into synthesis gas every year using Solena’s plasma gasification... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 29, 2016
In Finland, Taaleri and Gasum have completed an arrangement to transfer the ownership of the Biotehdas group to Gasum.
The nationwide Biotehdas group, owned by Taaleritehdas Biotehdas I Private Equity Fund, is the market leader in the biogas sector in Finland.
It comprises operational biogas plants in Huittinen, Kuopio, Oulu, and Honkajoki, and a plant to be completed... [Read More]
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Nov 12, 2010
In Shandong province, China, the world's first industrial-scale plant for CO2 storage by algae is being developed. And GEA Westfalia Group, Oelde, Germany, has been awarded a €1 million contract which will see the company supply three high-performance separators for harvesting and washing of the algae. The algae are cultivated by feeding purified flue gas from... [Read More]
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Nov 12, 2010
Anaerobic digestion (AD) specialist Farmgen, headquartered in Lancaster, UK, is currently building an AD plant at Carr Farm, which will generate 800kW of renewable electricity for the grid when it comes online next spring. And the company has now secured a power purchase agreement with supermarket chain Marks and Spencer (M&S). In a bid to consume only green energy... [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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