Aug 12, 2016
Eggersmann Group acquires biogas plant specialist Bekon
Biomass News
Aug 12, 2016
Global financing firm Macquarie Group has reached financial close on £900 million (appr. €1.04m) of total funding for the Tees Renewable Energy Plant (Tees REP).
The 299MWe biomass combined heat and power plant, developed by MGT Power and located in Northeast England, will be the world’s largest new-build biomass plant.
Macquarie, partnering with MGT,... [Read More]
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Aug 11, 2016
A new renewable energy research centre, called VILLUM Center for the Science of Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals, has opened in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The new centre at Technical University of Denmark (DTU) will be headed by Professor Ib Chorkendorff who will bring together a team of researchers from Stanford University, the University of Copenhagen, and the University of... [Read More]
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Aug 11, 2016
UK-based construction specialist Interserve has announced that it is leaving the energy-from-waste (EfW) industry months after revealing complications with on-going projects had cost the company £70 million (€81m).
The company announced its decision in its recently published interim management statement.
An £88m operating loss on the firm’s EfW projects... [Read More]
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Aug 11, 2016
Amur, a new UK-based anaerobic digestion (AD) player, is set to complete the second phase of construction for its AD plant in North Yorkshire, UK, by the end of this year.
The business, part of AB Agri, an Associated British Foods subsidiary, was officially launched in June this year at the ADBA show in Birmingham, UK. Associated British Foods also owns high-street... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 10, 2016
Philippines green technology firm Mackay Green Energy will grow more bana grass in order to convert it into a biomass fuel, according to media reports.
Bana grass can be made into coal and biodegradable plastics. Malaya Business Insight reported that Mackay Green Energy is already exporting bana grass to Japan and Korea from Zamboanga, where an initial 200 hectares has... [Read More]
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Aug 10, 2016
Denmark-based biotechnology company Novozymes has reported half year pre-tax tax profit up 6% to DKK 1,906 million (€256m), compared to DKK 1,792 a year earlier, helped by strong sales growth.
The firm’s net profit was DKK 1,496 million, an increase of 8% from DKK 1,389 million in the first half of 2015, primarily driven by the gain from net finance.
In the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 8, 2016
The Copenhagen Infrastructure II fund and Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor (BWSC) have acquired 100% of a UK biomass-fired combined heat and power plant project.
The companies have also taken the investment decision to construct the project in Kent, with the total investment amounting to approximately £160 million (€188.3m).
The Kent biomass power... [Read More]
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Aug 8, 2016
Smart bricks capable of recycling wastewater and generating electricity from sunlight are being developed by a team of UK-based scientists from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol).
The bricks will be able to fit together and create 'bioreactor walls' which could then be incorporated in housing, public building and office spaces, according to the scientists.
The... [Read More]
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Aug 5, 2016
Antibiotics that could help in the battle against drug-resistant bacteria have been discovered in the digestate produced by a UK anaerobic digestion (AD) plant.
The discovery was made after digestate from a facility owned by malt and malted ingredients producer Muntons was sent for analysis to the University College London.
The sample was delivered to Adam Roberts who... [Read More]
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Aug 5, 2016
US-based wood pellet giant Enviva Partners has reported a second-quarter profit of $12 million (€10.70m), compared to $2.9 million the same period last year, helped by higher wood pellet sales.
Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) improved to $23.5 million in the second quarter of 2016, a 23% percent increase compared to the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 5, 2016
A new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions calculator has been launched by sustainability consultancy Ricardo Energy & Environment to help UK anaerobic digestion (AD) plant operators report their biomethane emissions and secure Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) payments.
Since the 5 October 2015 UK operators looking to claim RHI from producing renewable energy, biofuels and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 4, 2016
UK-based food and agri company Saria’s Doncaster site is now running completely off-grid and using 100% renewable energy, the company says.
Recycling more than 160,000 tonnes of food waste annually in a ReFood anaerobic digestion (AD) plant, the state-of-the-art facility generates 5MWh of electricity via combined heat and power (CHP), alongside hot water and heat.
A... [Read More]
Pellets News
Aug 4, 2016
Drax Biomass’ pellet mills in Louisiana and Mississippi, US, have achieved certification under the Sustainable Biomass Partnership (SBP).
The new certificate comes as an addition to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) acknowledgment... [Read More]
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Aug 3, 2016
Whitehelm Capital, a UK-based independent infrastructure manager, has completed the acquisition of Sarpsborg Avfallsenergi (SAE), a modern waste-to-energy plant in Sarspborg, Norway, on behalf of Australian superannuation fund Prime Super.
The company was recently sold by Hafslund one of the largest regional multi-utilities in Norway.
Located in biorefiner Borregaard ASA’s... [Read More]
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Aug 3, 2016
China Everbright International has won a contract to develop Vietnam’s first energy-from-waste (EfW) project - a 7.5MW plant in Can Tho.
The Hong Kong based environmental services firm explained that the Can Tho Project will be constructed under BOO (Build-Operate-Own) model, commanding a total investment of approximately $47 million (€42m).
The project is designed... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 3, 2016
Wheelabrator Technologies, a US-based energy-from-waste (EfW) specialist, has reached financial close on a new 550,000 tonnes per year EfW facility at Kemsley in Kent, UK.
“To achieve financial close is a significant milestone and I’m very proud of our team for making this possible, and excited to welcome a second facility in the UK to our fleet,” said... [Read More]
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