Jun 29, 2023
Virginia biomass company announces $7.5 million expansion
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Jun 28, 2023
India's Power Ministry has decided to benchmark the prices of biomass pellets used for co-firing in thermal power plants (TPPs).
The decision comes due to the evolving market conditions for biomass pellets and requests received from stakeholders including TPPs, pellet manufacturers, farmers, bankers etc, according to the Ministry.
“The benchmarked price shall take... [Read More]
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Jun 27, 2023
Japanese power utility Chubu Electric Power plans to invest in a 2MW Yahaba biomass-fired power generation plant in northern prefecture Iwate, aiming to begin commercial operations by January 2026, reported Argus Media.
Chubu and domestic material supplier Inabata agreed to finance Furusato FIC Energy, the developer of the power plant, on 27 June. Chubu did not disclose... [Read More]
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Jun 26, 2023
The UK government has once again delayed releasing a strategy to outline its vision for the role biomass will play in the country’s energy system, reported Bloomberg.
Climate change minister Graham Stuart said the UK's biomass strategy could be delayed for another three weeks - as late as 20 July.
It was first announced in November 2020 and was scheduled to be published... [Read More]
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Jun 21, 2023
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the Philippines could develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry by tapping its biomass resources, reported BusinessWorld.
Trade Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual said he discussed the country's SAF potential in talks with aerospace companies at the Paris Air Show on 19 June, which was held for the first time after... [Read More]
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Jun 20, 2023
Specialist Australian green investor CEFC has announced it is backing HydGene Renewables, a new Australia-based company that has developed an alternative green hydrogen solution that turns biomass into hydrogen. The process is both renewable and carbon negative.
The HydGene technique uses novel biocatalysts to convert the sugars derived from organic waste, including agricultural... [Read More]
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Jun 16, 2023
Whisky and beer producer Whisky Simpsons Malt Limited has announced a project that it said will help decarbonise Scotland's whisky industry, and provide a solution to a compensation system that has been costing consumers millions of GBP each year.
The £45m (€52.5m) AMP Clean Energy Project will see the installation of an energy centre containing biomass and electric... [Read More]
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Jun 16, 2023
Arkansas' City of Clarksville, Clarksville Connected Utilities (CCU) in the US and Ecostrat have announced the issuance of a new Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone designation for poultry litter.
The Clarksville BDO Zone has been rated ‘AA’, or very low risk, based on steady and reliable generation of large volumes of biomass, well-developed and mature... [Read More]
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Jun 14, 2023
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it is investing more than $43 million (€39.8 million) to expand innovative uses of wood, including as an energy source, as a construction material and in manufacturing and processing input for wood products used in framing homes, making paper products and more.
The funds are being invested in 123 projects across... [Read More]
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Jun 14, 2023
A delegation of officials from the British Embassy in Tokyo and Japanese industry have been welcomed to Drax Power Station in Yorkshire - the UK's single-largest generator of renewable electricity.
The group included the British Embassy in Tokyo’s Counsellor on Energy and Infrastructure, as well as a delegation of Japanese supply chain partners, customers and industry... [Read More]
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Jun 13, 2023
Enterra has secured €35m project financing from UniCredit for a biomass plant in Italy.
Located in Foggia in the southern region of Apulia, the 13 MW plant produces electric and thermal energy from biomass.
A unit to remove alcohol byproduct will be installed to extract the distilled alcohol produced during the biomass process.
This alcohol will then be sold to other... [Read More]
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Jun 8, 2023
New Zealand's government is starting to cultivate a more sustainable forestry industry with investments into a bioenergy plant, research into biomass and better forestry practices, announced forestry minister Peeni Henare.
“The Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use recognised current forest harvest practices are not sustainable. In some parts of the country, like Tairāwhiti,... [Read More]
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Jun 7, 2023
A delegation of high-level bioenergy players presented their manifesto to Thierry Breton, EU Commissioner for Internal Market, on 6 June.
The manifesto calls for inclusion of the manufacturing of bioenergy technology in the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), among other things.
CEOs from European industry giants such as Lhoist, ONF Energie, Palazzetti, Syncraft, Turboden,... [Read More]
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Jun 6, 2023
Mahdi Vaezi, a professor of engineering technology at Northern Illinois University (NIU), is investigating the feasibility of constructing an innovative, first-of-its-kind biomass pipeline. The project is supported by a $650,000 (€607k) grant over four years from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The project has the potential to lay the groundwork for the world's... [Read More]
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Jun 5, 2023
Vietnam's recently announced National Power Development Plan VIII demonstrates the country's intention to gradually eliminate coal- and gas-fired power generation, and to promote renewable energy to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, reported VOV.
The plan for 2021-2030 contains a vision to 2050, and was approved on 15 May by prime minister Pham Minh Chinh on 15 May.... [Read More]
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Jun 5, 2023
TPC Power Holding (TPCH), the renewable power generation arm of construction firm Thai Polycons Plc, has commenced commercial operation of its Pracharat Biomass Mae Lan power plant, part of its move to increase power generation capacity and sell carbon credits, reported the Bangkok Post.
TPCH aims to support the Thai government's campaign to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.... [Read More]
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Jun 5, 2023
The European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE), the largest biomass conference and exhibition in the world, announced its 2023 award winners today (5 June).
The winners were announced on the first day of the conference, which runs until 8 June.
The Johannes Linneborn Prize was established by the European Commission in 1994 to honour scientific, technical or... [Read More]
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