Mar 6, 2017
Diacarbon Energy to restart wood pellet operations in June
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Mar 6, 2017
There has been excessive use of land for bioenergy crops in Germany which has led to a loss of species, according to the German environment minister Barbara Hendricks.
Hendricks, speaking to the magazine Mehrwert, included energy as part of general comments on how she planned to reverse some policy in a bid to assist nature conservation, Power Engineering International... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 3, 2017
Finnish energy firm Fortum has installed a lithium-ion battery, which is believed to be the biggest in the Nordic countries, at its biomass power plant in Järvenpää for storage use.
The investment was part of Fortum’s Finland-based ‘Batcave project’ and cost around €1.6 million. Fortum will also receive a 30% energy investment subsidy... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 2, 2017
US-based science and engineering centre Argonne National Laboratory has developed technology that synergistically uses two waste biomass streams to generate two bioproducts and enhance the process of anaerobic digestion (AD).
According to the organisation, the digestion of wastewater can be improved sludge by incorporating biomass-derived, carbon-sequestering char within... [Read More]
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Mar 2, 2017
Oil giant BP has announced that it will buy Clean Energy Fuels Corp.’s biomethane business for $155 million (€147m).
Clean Energy Fuels is a US provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America.
In a statement, BP said that the deal enables both companies to accelerate the growth in renewable natural gas supply and meet the growing demand... [Read More]
Pellets News
Mar 1, 2017
UK power giant Drax Group is looking to buy two pellet plants in the US that have filed for bankruptcy.
The owner of the UK’s largest power plant said it has submitted initial cash offers for the operating assets of Texas Pellets and Louisiana Pellets as part of auction processes to be held on 1 and 2 March, 2017.
“Whilst these are binding bids, and could be... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 1, 2017
A coalition of green groups is calling on the UK Chancellor Exchequer Philip Hammond to use his first budget statement to end future subsidies for biomass.
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) such as NRDC, Biofuelwatch, Fern and Dogwood Alliance wrote a letter to earlier today (1 March, 2017). They wrote: “A large proportion of UK renewable energy is generated... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 27, 2017
Japanese trading houses and electricity retailers are increasing their imports of wood chips and palm shells, with demand expected to surge amid a rush of construction of biomass power plants, according to a report from the Nikkei Asian Review.
The government is revising its fixed-price power purchase scheme so that the price for biomass-generated power falls to 21 yen... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 27, 2017
Canada-based firm Airex Energy officially inaugurated its biomass torrefaction plant, located in the La Prade industrial park in Bécancour, Quebec.
The industrial-size demonstration plant, which required around CAN $10 million (€14m) in public and private investments for its design, construction, and start-up, showcases the latest trademarked biomass torrefaction... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 27, 2017
The Scottish Tenant Farmers Association (SFTA) is repeating its warning to the UK government that the "headlong drive to produce renewable energy from by-products of the distilling industry through anaerobic digesters and biomass plants will cause severe damage to the beef industry".
The supply of distillery by-products, draff, pot ale syrup and dark grains, which beef... [Read More]
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Feb 27, 2017
A new way of drying wood chips for bioenergy has been developed by Finnish researchers.
The artificial dryer, in the form of a shipping container, is developed by Finnish company SFTec and the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke).
The project highlights the complexities of drying technology. A wide range of artificial dryers on the market run into technical... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 27, 2017
China will invest $184 million dollars into a 30 megawatt biomass power plant in Guinea Bissau, according to a media report in Reuters.
"The funds are meant for construction of a biomass plant fed by two generators each with 15 ( sic.) kilowatt (MW) capacity," a statement from the Chinese embassy said, quoted in Reuters.
China will foot 93% of the bill for the project,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 24, 2017
Shares in UK-based construction firm Interserve have fallen by a third after the board announced that the costs of quitting the energy-from-waste (EfW) business are more than double those originally expected.
The construction firm announced in August that it was leaving the EfW field after issues arose with its six contracts in the sector, noting that the ‘unique... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 24, 2017
The Renewable Energy Association (REA), the UK’s largest trade association for renewable heat, power and transport, has slammed the Chatham House report on wood-based biomass and labelled it “misleading”.
Yesterday (23 February), a report published by Chatham House, a London-based policy institute, stated that using wood pellets to generate low-carbon... [Read More]
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Feb 24, 2017
The UK should vary the pace at which it reduces carbon emissions by 2050 in order to prioritise energy policies that “keep the lights on”, according to a House or Lords committee.
The Economic Affairs Committee examined the impact of the policies of successive governments on the electricity market.
In its report, "The Price of Power: Reforming the Electricity... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 23, 2017
Using biomass to generate low-carbon electricity is a flawed policy that is speeding up and not slowing down climate warming, according to a new study from Chatham House.
The report is entitled ‘Woody biomass for power and heat impacts on the global climate’.
The study maintains that wood is not carbon neutral and emissions from pellets are higher than... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 22, 2017
French industrial gas manufacturer Air Liquide has completed its acquisition of ENN Clean Energy UK, subsidiary of China’s largest privately-owned energy company ENN Group.
Air Liquide did not disclose the value of the transaction.
ENN Clean Energy's natural gas stations in Wellingborough, Portbury, and Huntingdon in the United Kingdom, will now become part of Air... [Read More]
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