Dec 5, 2017
Commercialisation plans launched for Minnesota biomass facility
Biomass News
Nov 30, 2017
The Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) has launched a consultation as part of its governance transition process.
Following a comprehensive review of 12 certification systems in operation across a variety of sectors a proposal for the new governance arrangements for the SBP has been developed.
The overriding objective is to transform SBP into a multi-stakeholder governed... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 29, 2017
Biomass and waste derived fuels contributed 2% of total US electricity generation in 2016, according to figures recently released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The EIA figures, included in its recently released annual electric power data, reveal that biomass and waste fuels produced 71.4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2016. EIA defines biomass... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 28, 2017
SENER is set to design, supply, build and commission a new, low emission biomass electricity plant in Huelva, Spain.
Engineering and technology group SENER has signed a contract with ENCE Energía y Celulosa for the turnkey arrangement that will see SENER operate and maintain the new facility during its first years of operation.
The new facility will be an electricity... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 23, 2017
International technology group Andritz will supply a boiler to a new biomass power plant set to be built on the premises of the MES shipyard in Ichihara, 30km east of Tokyo in the Chiba Prefecture.
The new biomass power plant, fired with palm kernel shells and wood pellets, will generate around 50MW of power, meaning it will be able to supply approximately 100,000 households... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 21, 2017
Treated excrement from turkeys, chickens and other poultry, when converted to combustible solid biomass fuel, could replace approximately 10% of coal used in electricity generation, in turn reducing greenhouse gases and providing an alternative energy source, according to a new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU).
A statement from American... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 21, 2017
The European Biomass Association (Aebiom) has unveiled a new ‘Bioenergy Day’ campaign to raise awareness on bioenergy’s "pivotal" role in the renewable energy transition.
More than 20 European countries are expected to benefit from the campaign thanks to the support of 30 national associations and a dozen international trade federations.
The ‘Bioenergy... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 20, 2017
VerdEnergy, a Yorkshire-based company, has secured £200,000 (€224,000) to support its growth from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.
VerdEnergy supplies customers throughout the North of England from its headquarters in York, depots in Richmond and Goole and through its fleet of specialist delivery vehicles.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 17, 2017
A group of NGOs have called upon the British government to end subsidies for biomass and instead invest in other renewable sources.
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and its partners the Dogwood Alliance and Southern Environmental Law Centre have written to Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond ahead of the upcoming Autumn Budget announcement.
A significant... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 15, 2017
The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided an €8.3 million loan to finance the creation of a biomass boiler plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
As part of its Green Cities Framework, EBRD is supporting the construction of a 49MW district-heating boiler plant fired by wood biomass in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s second largest... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 9, 2017
UK power giant Drax is going out to town halls and community rooms near its plant in the north of England to tell people about its plans to modify two its coal-fired generating units and turn them into gas-powered ones.
The company, which is based near Selby, UK, has also made plans to install a battery storage facility at the plant called the Drax Power Station.
Drax... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 9, 2017
Hong Kong-based China Everbright Greentech has announced that it has recently secured the Henan Zhecheng integrated biomass and waste-to-energy project, and the Jiangxi Guixi Hazardous waste integrated treatment project with a total investment of approximately RMB918 million (€119m).
The Zhecheng integrated project has a total investment of RMB537 million. Around... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 9, 2017
UK-based University of Chester and biomass specialist Arensis will run a new research project to trial a range of new waste feedstocks to feed into a decentralised clean energy power system.
The development aims to discover which waste materials can be redirected from landfill to create electricity and heat for commercial biomass.
A range of feedstocks sources –... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 8, 2017
Japanese construction firm Fujita Corp. has announced that it will develop a 1.8MW biomass power project fuelled with rice husk in Myanmar.
Fujita will be working with its partner Myanmar Agribusiness Public Corp.(MAPCO) on the project and will work on the scheme through a newly-created joint venture called Myaung Mya FM Biomass Power to under. Fujita has an 80% stake... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 6, 2017
Active Energy Group (AEG), a London Stock Exchange-listed firm and renewable energy specialist, has announced that it has completed an oversubscribed placing totalling £1.75 million (€1.97m) through the issue of 83,333,334 new ordinary shares of 1p each at a price of 2.1p per share from new and existing investors.
The net funds raised will be used to accelerate... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 6, 2017
Orsted, formerly known as Dong Energy, has launched its new combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Fredericia, Denmark.
The new facility, called the Skærbæk Power Station, will use wood chips as fuel to generate district heating and electricity.
It was inaugurated by HRH the Crown Princess of Denmark on 25 October, 2017. The power station is now able to supply... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 6, 2017
The Energy Secretary of the Philippines is not keen on extending feed in tariffs (FITs) for biomass, according to report in Power Philippines News.
It was reported on the news channel that Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi said: “The Philippines, as a developing country… it’s difficult for us to be giving subsidy or FIT. Especially when we want... [Read More]
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