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Feb 23, 2015
Applied LNG and BP Energy reach biogas agreement
Biomass News
Feb 23, 2015
Seneca Sustainable Energy's biomass plant, located in Oregon, US, has received its final Title V permit from the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).
The granting of this permit, which took a very long time, confirms that the plant has been operating within its stated pollution limits since it went into operation in 2011. Seneca also has received confirmation that... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 26, 2015
In France, Delipapier Frouard, part of the multinational paper company Sofidel Group, has launched its new biomass plant with an overall investment of approximately €6.5 million.
This is yet another step forward in Sofidel's strategy to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases.
The plant is expected to reduce greenhouse gases by over 6.8 million m3 and will cut Delipapier's... [Read More]
Other News
Jan 26, 2015
Warrington's Stobart Group has signed a £110 million biofuel supply deal with a Welsh company.
In the agreement, Stobart Energy will source, process and supply 250,000 tonnes per year of recycled waste wood to Margam over 14 years.
The Transport business will also transport the product which will generate additional revenue for the company's Energy Division.
'This... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 26, 2015
Tibbar Energy USVI, a Nervada-based construction company, will begin construction on its bioenergy power plant on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, in Q2 2015.
The 7MW anaerobic digestion biogas power plant will utilise Viaspace’s Giant King Grass, which is now ready for the production fields and will be obtained from its nurseries on St. Croix.
Tibbar will... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 27, 2015
Waste-to-energy solutions provider PHG Energy (PHGE) of Nashville, Tennessee, has acquired a municipal gasification plant and multiple intellectual property assets following the bankruptcy of Florida-based MaxWest Environmental Systems.
In addition, Jeff Snyder has joined PHGE from MaxWest to lead the sales division. Snyder had served nearly three years as head of sales... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 12, 2015
On 11 May the US Department of Energy (DoE) Savannah River Operations Office (SR) and Ameresco held a ceremonial groundbreaking for construction of a new biomass heating plant project at DoE's Savannah River Site (SRS).
The event will mark the start of phase two to the original energy savings performance contract (ESPC) to increase critical steam security and provide additional... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 29, 2015
The Babcock & Wilcox Company's Denmark-based subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Vølund, has been awarded contracts by Margam Green Energy for more than $200 million (€177 million) to engineer, procure and operate a biomass power plant in Margam, Wales.
The clean energy technology provider's consortium partner, Interserve Construction, will build the plant.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 29, 2015
On 27 January, an explosion at Electrabel's biomass-powered plant has damaged the facility, the company has confirmed.
The explosion, which caused a fire to break out, happened in one of three biomass silos used to store feedstock for the Max Green plant in Ghent, Belgium.
Emergency services responded and the fire was brought under control. No injuries were reported.
An... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 30, 2015
China Everbright has signed a concession agreement and an investment agreement with the government of Mianzhu City, Sichuan Province, for the investment and construction of a household waste-to-energy project and a biomass power generation project, both in Mianzhu City.
The Mianzhu waste-to-energy project is designed to have a daily household waste processing capacity... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 3, 2015
On the 23 January, REG Bio-Power formally unveiled its 18MW power plant in Selby, North Yorkshire, UK. The plant will recover used cooking oil (UCO) into renewable energy for the National Grid.
In partnership with local councils and waste contractors, including Selby District Council, Living Fuels operates a scheme by which UCO can be recovered into sustainable, clean... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 3, 2015
In the UK, Matthew Hancock MP, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise and Minister of State for Energy, has visited MWH Treatment's biopower plant in Tyseley, Birmingham to mark one year since the project's groundbreaking.
The plant is the first of its kind in the UK and it will be supplied with approximately 67,000 tonnes of wood waste secured under a long-term... [Read More]
Pellets News
Feb 3, 2015
Wood pellet exports from North America rose again in the third quarter of 2014, with an increased number of shipments heading to Asia, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review (NAWFR).
Prior to 2014, more than 95% of wood pellets leaving North America were shipped to Europe. However, this trend changed last year when exports to Europe increased just slightly,... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 12, 2015
Sustainability software and data company Ecometrica has teamed up with Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) to de-risk the investment in the UK biomass energy industry by combining a powerful computer model with state of the art mapping software that will help fire up the UK's energy crop industry, with potential to unlock tens of millions of pounds of new investment.
The Biomass... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 12, 2015
DONG Energy has entered into an agreement to divest its waste-fired Måbjerg combined heat and power (CHP) plant near Holstebro to the Danish utility companies Struer Forsyning Fjernvarme and Vestforsyning Varme.
Thomas Dalsgaard, executive VP of DONG Energy Thermal Power, says: 'The divestment is part of our strategy to focus on the central power stations in Denmark.... [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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