The 2,000MW coal-fired Eggborough power plant in North Yorkshire, UK, may cease production and close for good in March 2016. Attempts to gain government support in order to convert the station to firing biomass failed. According to a statement released by Eggborough Power, the facility would need around £200 million (€179 million) in funding over the next three... [Read More]

Bettaland Products, a composting company part of Organic Recycling, is set to complete an anaerobic digestion plant in Crowland, UK by the end of 2015. Once completed, the plant l, located at Decoy Farm, will provide power to more than 1,400 homes through the conversion of crops and waste. Plans for the plant were greenlit last August, with the original intention of building... [Read More]

The UK government is being taken to court by two energy companies, who accuse the government of not providing adequate notice before announcing the removal of the climate change levy (CCL) exemption this August. The companies, Infinis and Drax, claim the 24-day notice period given by the Department of Treasury was not sufficient for them to adapt their businesses accordingly. Drax,... [Read More]

Brazil’s biomass power production has increased 15% year-on-year to 1,860 average megawatts (MWa) in the first half of 2015, says Brazil’s Power Trading Chamber (CCEE). Installed biomass power capacity hit 10,793MW in June 2015, totalling at about 7.7% of the total power generation in Brazil for the period, a 9.4% expansion over the same period last year. The... [Read More]

US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun enrolment for farmers and forest landowners seeking financial assistance to grow new sources of biomass for energy production and biobased products. According to Val Dolcini, Farm Service Agency administrator, funding is available from the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) which was reinstated in the 2014 Farm Bill. The... [Read More]

Long Island Compost (LIC) and its American Organic Energy (AOE) affiliate are moving forward with a plan to build a $40 million (€35.6 million) facility to turn food waste into natural gas. After delays, AOE is planning to begin construction of an anaerobic digester in Yaphank, New York state by early next year. Accepting and separating 180,000 tonnes of food waste... [Read More]

Pulp company Waggeryd Cell in Sweden has invested SEK 60 million (€6.3 million) in a biomass boiler in order to replace liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) with bioenergy as energy source for the flash dryer. The ground work is just about to start, with the mounting of the boiler scheduled for March 2016 and the start-up for September. The mill’s emission of fossil... [Read More]

Ecotricity has announced it is to develop a third Green Gas Mill, a new green energy site in Somerset, UK, that will generate enough gas from grass to power up to 2,500 homes. The company launched its first Green Gas Mill project in Gloucestershire back in April, with a second announced in August in Hampshire, while a fourth is also due to be unveiled before the end of... [Read More]

California-based CR&R Waste and Recycling Services is set to build a $100 million (€88.7 million) anaerobic digester complex in Perris, California. The company expects to have the plant up and running by early 2016. Using food scraps and garden waste as feedstock, the facility will produce fertiliser and biogas, which will be used to power 45% of the vehicles... [Read More]

Valoneo, a French waste-to-energy company, has started trading on the deregulated market Marche Libtre of Euronext Paris. The company’s market capitalisation runs at €14 million, with shares trading at €11.60 after being on the market since July. Valoneo was listed on the public market through a direct quotation, advised by French corporate finance adviser... [Read More]

Sevier Solid Waste (SSW) in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee has engaged PHG Energy (PHGE) to build a new biomass gasification plant capable of cleanly converting more than 30 tonnes a day of composted material into thermal energy while producing a valuable high-carbon biochar. 'This new installation will help us reduce the amount of compost we need to transport by converting it... [Read More]

Marathon Capital has announced the successful sale of OwnEnergy, a locally-owned renewable energy systems manufacturer, to EDF Renewable Energy (EDF). The acquisition of OwnEnergy's team, development platform, and pipeline of wind projects will add to EDF’s North American portfolio containing 3.2GW of biomass, biogas, wind, and solar projects. Marathon Capital led... [Read More]

South Korea’s wood pellet imports dropped by 22% to 126,012 tonnes in July from last year, according to freshly released customs today. Despite the drop from year on year, imports increased by 10% from June. In total, the country has imported 730,364 during the first seven months of 2015, which is 12% less than in the year-earlier period. Vietnam retains its place... [Read More]

The European Biogas Association (EBA) is organising two events taking place in Brussels in early September. On 2 September, the FABbiogas Project will hold its Final Conference at the historical Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Sciences and Arts (which co-organises the event). Since its introduction in 2013, the EU co-funded project aims at changing the mindsets of... [Read More]

Astec Industries has entered into an agreement and received a related down payment to build, deliver and install the first production line of a new turnkey wood pellet production facility. The $30 million (€26 million) agreement with Highland Pellets includes the option to add additional production lines, related equipment and installation services which could bring... [Read More]

Greenlane Biogas has received an order for a 'Rimu' biogas upgrading plant from Sifang Leo Livestock Science and Technology (SF Leo), a dairy farm engineering company and manufacturer of high-tech livestock equipment and farm machinery in China. Greenlane's water scrubbing based biogas upgrading plant will be used in an eco-dairy farm demonstration operation to convert... [Read More]