Sep 18, 2024
CM Biomass changes CEO “after mutual agreement”
Biomass News
Sep 18, 2024
Canadian renewable fuel company Woodland Biofuels has announced a $1.35 billion investment at the Port of South Louisiana for a renewable natural gas (RNG) plant and ultra-green hydrogen facility.
The company uses waste biomass to produce sustainable biofuel.
The new facility will be located at the Globalplex facility at the Port of South Louisiana, the company said.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 12, 2024
FortisBC is issuing a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEOI) for additional power to meet its customers’ growing energy needs and support economic growth in B.C.’s Southern Interior region.
As the company identifies promising projects, FortisBC said it will work with power providers to bring these new projects online and increase the amount of electricity available... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 12, 2024
NewEnergyBlue, a clean-technology designer of biomass refineries that turn agricultural waste into highly decarbonised biofuels and biochemicals, has finalised its purchase of Inbicon biomass-conversion technology from Ørsted.
NewEnergyBlue’s acquisition extends its scope of operations worldwide, includes ownership of Inbicon’s international patent portfolio, and... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 11, 2024
Infrastructure management company Ancala has acquired a 5 MW biomass facility in Croatia from renewable energy firm Akuo.
Ancala is an independent infrastructure manager with a diverse €4 billion portfolio of 18 investments in 15 countries.
It has now added a 5 MW green energy plant to its Central and Eastern European EU Renewables Platform.
This platform incorporates... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 11, 2024
Renewable energy company Drax and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) have reached a settlement in connection with Notices of Violation (NOV) at its Mississippi plant.
The NOVs were due to the alleged permit exceedance of hazardous air pollutant limits with respect to methanol and a failure to timely conduct an emissions performance test by a... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 10, 2024
Japan’s Renova Inc. has rescheduled the launch of its Omaezakikou biomass plant.
It was scheduled to become operational in October this year, but has now been postponed to March next year.
This is due to additional time necessary for final adjustments to the boiler and turbine facilities, in order to ensure stable operation.
The plant is owned by Omaezakikou Biomass... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 6, 2024
The Georgia Public Service Commission is set to vote on a proposal enabling Georgia Power to add almost 80 Mw of biomass power to its facilities, with three power purchase agreements (PPAs).
In 2022, Georgia Power released a request for proposals, seeking up to 150 Mw of additional biomass capacity.
In response it received proposed PPAs with combined 77.9 Mw of capacity.
These... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 6, 2024
As part of their Green Energy Sully project, Meridiam, Dalkia and Swiss Krono France have inauguarated their energy plant.
The primary goal was to reduce CO2 emissions, with two new low-temperature dryer belts installed, powered by a biomass plant.
Dalkia chose to work with VYNCKE to supply this plant.
The Green Energy Sully project addresses a triple challenge at the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 5, 2024
Following a thorough review of operating conditions, including the persistent challenge accessing economic fibre, ongoing financial losses, weak lumber markets and increased US tariffs, Canfor Corporation announced the closure of its Plateau and Fort St. John operations located in northern British Columbia.
These closures will impact approximately 500 employees and will... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 5, 2024
px Group, a Teesside-based infrastructure solutions business, has been awarded an operations and maintenance contract by green energy solutions company Gren at its combined heat and power station in Nottingham, England.
The 6.8MWe biomass-fired combined heat and power station is designed to provide sustainable green electricity for over 10,000 homes.
px Group will have... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 3, 2024
Gensol Engineering Limited, in partnership with Matrix Gas & Renewables Ltd has secured a contract worth ₹164 crore to develop India’s first bio-hydrogen project, reported Energyworld.
The consortium emerged as the lowest bidder for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of the project, which will convert 25 tons of bio-waste into 1 ton of hydrogen... [Read More]
Policy News
Sep 2, 2024
bp America's Cherry Point Refinery in Blaine in Washington State will receive a federal grant of $26,763,504 to build infrastructure and buy equipment to allow it to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time, using renewable biomass feedstocks.
bp estimates being able to produce 10 million gallons of SAF per year.
The large federal grant was awarded... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 30, 2024
On 31 August, Ørsted shut down its last coal-fired combined heat and power plant, Esbjerg Power Station, located in the Western part of Denmark.
Having previously been one of Europe's most coal-intensive companies, since 2006, it has reduced its coal consumption significantly.
It has achieved this by reducing its number of heat and power plants, as well as conversions... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 29, 2024
Ofgem has announced that Drax misreported data relating to biomass imported from Canada, and that the energy giant would pay £25 million to its voluntary redress fund, reported Reuters.
According to the investigation, Drax failed to implement adequate data governance controls on biomass imports from Canada between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022.
However, Ofgem said... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 28, 2024
Do North, Forestry Accelerator, Ecostrat and the BDO Zone Initiative have issued an investment grade BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Caledonia County, Vermont.
Caledonia County’s BDO Zone rating for 726,000 bone dry tons per year of woody biomass is the first rating in the State of Vermont and extends a 75-mile drive distance from the centrepoint in Lyndonville, VT.
Caledonia... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 28, 2024
More than 40 environmental groups have urged UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband to put an end to financial support for biomass-burning companies - including Drax, which owns Britain's biggest power station in North Yorkshire.
An open letter was signed by groups from countries that export wood pellets to the UK, such as the US, Canada, Portugal, Estonia and Latvia.
Drax... [Read More]
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