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Suzano, the world's largest market pulp producer, has announced the successful operational startup of its new mill, which it said is the largest single pulp production line in the world, in Ribas do Rio Pardo, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil.
This marks the completion of one of Brazil's largest ever private investment projects.
This facility will have an annual production capacity of 2.55…
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The Town of Swan River and Ecostrat have announced the issue of an investment grade BDO Zone ‘BBB’ Rating for Woody Biomass.
The Swan River BDO Zone is the first rating in the Province of Manitoba and extends a 120-km drive distance from the centre point in Swan River, Manitoba.
Swan River's 'BBB' rating indicates a good prospective capacity to support new biobased plant operations and the…
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SUEZ, a global leader in circular solutions for water and waste, is acquiring a 51% controlling stake in ARA Cursus (ARA), a developer and operator of biogas plants based in Poland.
The Group said the move reinforces its position as a major player in the European market for anaerobic digestion of waste and production of renewable energy from waste
Alongside SUEZ, EIFFEL - through its fund…
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An explosion took place at a biomass plant in Ishikari, Hokkaido in Japan today (19 July).
The local fire department and the plant's operating company said that an employee was rushed to hospital as a result.
Operated by Ishikari Bio Energy Godo Kaisha, a local organisation, the fire department received the alert at around 9.30am.
According to the authorities, the explosion took place in a…
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SENTRY Water Tech, is helping municipal co-digesters and standalone ADs double their biogas production and plant revenue, thanks to the real-time biomass health data their microbial sensors are able to provider operators. Patrick Kiely, CEO, tells Bioenergy Insight more.
SENTRY has developed the first and only bio-electrode sensor that measures consumable VFA (volatile fatty acids) and biomass…
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A leading biomethane company SFP Group has raised senior debt from ABN AMRO Bank N.V and ING Bank N.V., and a junior tranche from Zencap Asset Management.
The funds will be used for the construction of two 20 MW biomethane facilities in the Netherlands.
The equity will be provided by SFP Group and SWEN Capital Partners. Longspur Capital acted as Sole Financial Advisor on the capital…
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Danish biomass company Dall Energy has made its biggest ever deal with French energy firm Coriance/Caen la Mer Energie Verte.
Dall will provide four biomass boilers to expand the existing Caen Nord Heating Network and Hérouville-Saint-Clair Heating Network in Caen
la Mer and help power nearly 40,000 homes with 100% renewable and recovered energy by 2031.
The total development enterprise is…
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Trade associations in Germany's Capital Office for Bioenergy have criticised the revision of the leaflets of the Federal Funding for Energy and Resource Efficiency in the Economy (EEW) as 'insufficient'. These were presented by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).
According to the associations, the current revision, for which a stakeholder participation process is…
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The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is disappointed at the state's plan to lessen biomass and biogas fuels' contribution in an upcoming power development plan (PDP). The association wants the authorities to maintain or increase the proportion of these materials to make better use of agricultural waste.
The PDP does promote greater use of renewable power, but it emphasises solar energy.
The…
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Last year, EU wood pellet consumption fell by 1.2% to 24.5 million metric tons (MMT), the first reduction since 2015, according to a report produced by the US Department of Agriculture.
This drop was caused by a mild winter and a reduced demand from the commercial power sector.
Current low prices, combined with government incentives, are forecast to support the popularity of biomass for…
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Last month, Vauban Infrastructure Partners - through Core Infrastructure Fund IV SCSp and Core Infrastructure Fund IV SCA SICAV RAIF (together “CIF IV”) - closed the acquisition of a majority stake in the Wijster companies.
The companies are Green Create W2V Europe BV and its wholly owned subsidiary Green Create Wijster B.V., paving the way for a long-term partnership in the biomethane…
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Climate change exacerbates water stress: from unpredictable rainfall patterns to shrinking ice sheets, most impacts of climate change come down to water and the disruptions in the water cycle could profoundly alter how we live our lives, according to the European Biogas Association (EBA).
The biogas value chain, closely linked with water cycles, offers solutions on multiple fronts: it supports…
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India's TruAlt Bioenergy has secured a Rs 390-crore (€42.9 million) order from leading oil marketing companies (OMCs).
These include Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), and Mangalore Refineries and Ports.
This order entails the supply of nearly six crore litres of 1G bioethanol over three months from August to October…
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Drax Group (Drax), a renewable energy company, has named and launched a new transport ship, the m.v. Ultra Yorkshire, in a ceremony at the Shin Kurushima Shipyard in Japan.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Drax Power Station beginning to generate power and to celebrate this occasion the owners of the new ship, Ultrabulk, invited Drax to name its latest vessel.
Drax selected the name in…
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Quảng Ngãi Sugar Joint Stock Company has approved an investment of over VNĐ2 trillion (€72 million) to expand its An Khê sugar processing plant and biomass power plant.
The investment includes VNĐ1.169 trillion (€42 million) to increase the sugar processing capacity at the An Khê plant in Gia Lai to 25,000 tonnes per day.
This project started preparations in June this year, with the…
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