Jul 28, 2015
Aston University develops portable bioenergy facility
Biomass News
Jul 27, 2015
The Sustainable Biomass Partnership (SBP) says it welcomes the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) initiative to develop a voluntary mechanism for the transfer of GHG emission-related data along the PEFC-certified supply chain.
The SBP had identified this as an important opportunity for PEFC given that wood-for-energy producers need to collect... [Read More]
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Jul 27, 2015
In the US, Greenleaf Power, an owner and operator of green energy power plants and a portfolio company of leading energy and resources-focused global private equity firm Denham Capital, has finalised the purchase of the Plainfield Renewable Energy Plant located in Plainfield, Connecticut.
'The acquisition of Plainfield Renewable Energy will mark Greenleaf Power's sixth... [Read More]
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Jul 23, 2015
UPB Energy has begun the construction of a biomass cogeneration station at Cieceres parish, Kurzeme region, Latvia.
The station, with a planned electric power output of 3.98MW and thermal power of 15.9MW, has been commissioned by 4 Energia, an independent electicity producer in the Baltic States, with UPB supplying and installing the plant’s technology.
The biomass... [Read More]
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Jul 22, 2015
Saxlund International, a fully-owned subsidiary of the energy and environmental technology group Opcon, has received an order for the delivery of a biomass handling system.
The system will be delivered for Babcock & Wilcox Vølund, Denmark, for a green energy project in Margam – Port Talbot, between Swansea and Cardiff in South Wales, UK.
The scope of the... [Read More]
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Jul 21, 2015
Brazilian biomass plants have produced an average of 1,449 MW in the first five months of 2015, Brazil’s Power Commercialisation Chamber (CCEE) reports.
InfoMercade Mensal, a CCEE newsletter, reports the amount is up 17.5% from last year’s.
In May Brazil’s calculated biomass power capacity was 10.7 GW, which is up by 9.6%.
The state of Sao Paulo is the... [Read More]
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Jul 16, 2015
The world's largest ever single shipment of biomass has been discharged on the quayside at Associated British Ports' (ABP) Humber International Terminal (HIT) at the Port of Immingham ready for onward transit to Drax power station.
Almost 60,000 tonnes of wood pellets were unloaded from the POPI S – the first time such cargo has been carried by a Panamax-class vessel.... [Read More]
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Jul 14, 2015
Vecoplan has executed a fixed-price contract with Fulcrum BioEnergy, to design, engineer, install and commission a municipal solid waste (MSW) feedstock processing system for Fulcrum's Sierra BioFuels Plant.
Fulcrum has developed a reliable and efficient process for converting MSW, or household garbage that would otherwise be landfilled, into low-cost, low-carbon renewable... [Read More]
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Jul 14, 2015
Boeing and Japanese aviation industry stakeholders have charted a course to develop sustainable aviation biofuel for flights during the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, when millions of people are expected to visit Japan.
The Initiatives for Next Generation Aviation Fuels (INAF) – a consortium of 46 organisations including Boeing, All Nippon Airways (ANA),... [Read More]
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Jul 14, 2015
On 10 July Mr Haris Basit became the new CEO of clean energy company Viaspace and was also appointed to the Viaspace board of directors.
Basit comes to Viaspace with a proven and successful track record as a senior executive and technology entrepreneur. He has worked as a staff engineer at IBM, a manager at Rockwell International, a manager at Bell Labs, VP of business... [Read More]
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Jul 14, 2015
Since it was launched one year ago, the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) has already launched over €250 million in calls for research proposals.
The BBI JU is a €3.7 billion public-private partnership between the European Commission and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC). It is expected to help make the EU's economy more resource-efficient... [Read More]
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Jul 14, 2015
Amber Infrastructure, a sponsor and manager of social and economic infrastructure projects, has announced the official start of construction on a £25 million (€35 million) green energy centre at Guardbridge in Fife, a project being developed by St. Andrews University which is part-financed by Amber's Scottish Partnership for Regeneration in Urban Centres fund... [Read More]
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Jul 7, 2015
The University of Louisville Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research has formed a partnership with a South Carolina company to accelerate the commercialisation of a coal-like product made from wood and biomass materials.
Greenville, South Carolina-based Integro Earth Fuels is the developer of NuCoal, a product made from sustainable wood waste that can be burned with... [Read More]
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Jul 3, 2015
Mark Rising of Johnstown, New York, has been named health and safety manager at ReEnergy Holdings.
Rising has more than 30 years' experience in industrial health and safety management. Before joining ReEnergy, he worked most recently as a safety specialist at PSEG Bethlehem Energy Center. Prior to that, Rising was a programme safety manager supporting Antarctica mission... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2015
Grontmij, a listed consulting and engineering company, has been appointed by Helsingør Utilities to convert the Helsingør combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Denmark from natural gas to biomass.
With the construction of a new boiler unit and the redevelopment of existing facilities, Helsingør Utilities aims to lower CO2 emissions, in line with the... [Read More]
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Jun 26, 2015
The Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking, a public-private partnership between the EU and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC), has approved the funding of 10 projects totalling €120 million to boost the EU capacity to stimulate growth and jobs via a more circular, low carbon and sustainable bioeconomy.
The BBI is a €3.7 billion innovative partnership... [Read More]
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Jun 26, 2015
Renewable energy company China Everbright International has signed three contracts with DP CleanTech for the construction of three 30MW straw-fired biomass power plants in China.
This brings the number of Everbright International plants in China using DP technology to five; and the total number of DP power plants in China to 55, which represents over 30% market share.
The... [Read More]
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