Sep 20, 2018
International Biomass Congress & Expo 2018: Q&A with DEPV's Martin Bentele
Biomass News
Sep 20, 2018
The Corinth Wood Pellets manufacturing facility in Corinth, Mississippi caught fire on Wednesday evening. Over 20 fire departments were controlling the fire that broke out.
The fire began at around 6pm in the manufacturing part of the mill. The blaze was described by the dispatcher as a large fire that would take some time to control. The firefighters were fighting the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 19, 2018
Power Philippines has reported that electric power distributor AboitixPower is looking to sell its 8.8 MW biomass plant located in Lian, Philippines.
The biomass plant was acquired by the company in 2016 and led to the expansion of its renewable energy work, as they previously produced hydro, run-off-river hydro, geothermal and solar energy.
The company’s... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 18, 2018
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) announced in a press release that their combined heat and power plant (CHP) Kent Renewable Energy had commenced operations on September 13, two months ahead of schedule ‘to specification and within budget’.
The CHP plant has a capacity of 27MW and is in Sandwich, Kent within the United Kingdom.
With fuel locally sourced... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 18, 2018
In a press release, the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) announced that it is calling for the UK government to ‘do the right thing’ and enable separate food waste collection in England, as is the case in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Separate food waste collection is only available to 25% of households in England.
The National... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 17, 2018
A part of the technology group Wärtsilä, Puregas solutions has been contracted to supply a turnkey biogas upgrading plant to the USA. The plant is set to upgrade an existing anaerobic digester (AD) to produce biomethane. It has been ordered by a leader in sustainable agricultural practices, located in the state of Oregon.
The Puregas solution will process 3100cfm... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 17, 2018
In a press release, the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) responded to the new post-Brexit agriculture bill designed to subsidise farmers for producing clean energy.
The bill, introduced on the 12 September, outlines the UK government’s intentions to reward the production of cleaner energy as part of delivering a ‘Green Brexit’.
A... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 14, 2018
Edmonton Maple Reinders has completed construction of the High Solids Anaerobic Digester at the Edmonton Waste Centre.
The Canadian facility has been commissioned and handed over to the City of Edmonton. It is designed to integrate into the existing processing and transfer facility and will be able to process up to 48,000 tonnes of organic waste per year.
The digester... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 14, 2018
As reported by local media outlet, New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR), New Hampshire legislators voted and subsequently overturned the vetoing of Senate Bill 365 (SB365), a bill which focused on the subsidisation of biomass plants across the state.
The overturning occurred by a narrow margin of 226 to 113 (66.7%) legislators, which was the minimum number of votes needed... [Read More]
Pellets News
Sep 13, 2018
A total of 9 rural businesses in the state of Maine, in the United States, are to receive almost $432,000 (€371,807) for their energy efficiency projects.
Republican Senate, Susan Collins and independent Angus King, say that the money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program will be used to purchased, construct and install solar... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 12, 2018
J Murphy & Sons announced that it had landed a contract to develop a new energy and recycling facility in Huddersfield for Yorkshire Water. The firm estimates the deal to be worth over €64 million ($74 million).
The development will include new aerobic digesters; a new sludge reception plant; sludge thickening plant and storage; CHP and dual fuel boilers; sludge... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 12, 2018
A share of €8 million ($9.2 million) worth of funding has been awarded to a total of 45 innovative energy research projects in Ireland.
The money granted is due to the government’s ambition to develop solutions to help homes, businesses and communities deliver a cleaner energy future, and will vary from one to four years’ worth of funding.
CEO of... [Read More]
Pellets News
Sep 11, 2018
Vancouver based Pinnacle Renewable Holdings has acquired 70% of The Westervelt Co.’s industrial wood pellet production in Aliceville.
Westervelt currently manages more than half a million acres of land, whilst Pinnacle produces sustainable fuel for renewable electricity generation in the form of industrial wood pellets.
The facility in Aliceville has an annual production... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 11, 2018
California-based Bloom Energy has announced its intention to hold a preview outlining a high-efficiency solution for generating clean electricity from waste biogas.
The preview will take place at the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Climate Tech Marketplace, which is an affiliate event of the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco on September 13.
According... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 10, 2018
The Green Party’s spokesperson on agriculture, Pippa Hackett, announced, through a press release, the political party’s concerns over Gas Network Ireland’s proposal to build and develop a series of anaerobic digestion (AD) plants nationwide. The primary cause of concern is the current scarcity of resources in the agricultural sector.
Hackett said in her... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 10, 2018
A press release from the American Biogas Council announced that the letter, signed and approved by 111 separate firms from the biomass and biogas industry, requested that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler include renewable electricity into the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
In 2007, Congress approved the RFS participation... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 7, 2018
BayWa renewable energy (BayWa r.e.) announced in a press release that it had sold a biomethane plant in Mehrum, located in the Lower Saxony region of Germany to prominent France-based biogas operator Evergaz.
In the press release, the biogas developer noted that the plant produces 700Nm³/h and 600kW of electricity (CHP) of total biomethane output.
According to BayWa... [Read More]
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Moeve has announced a €600 million investment plan for the construction of up to 30 new biomethane plants by 2030
During the signing ceremony, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, announced a donation of USD 1.5 million for prefeasibility and detailed engineering studies
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