DTE Biomass Energy landfill gas project begins operation in US
Tuesday, 06 December 2011 REMDTE Biomass Energy has started operating a 3.2 MW landfill gas-to-energy facility at the Smith's Creek Landfill in the Kimball Township of the US state of Michigan.
Malta
Island in Med may benefit from “carbon negative” biomass-CCS plant
Wednesday, 30 November 2011 Toby Price Recent press reports on the Mediterranean island of Malta suggest that its citizens may enjoy cheaper electricity bills in the future thanks to the ingenuity of a Norwegian technology firm specialisin...
Canadian university sees wood biofuel as “competitive industry” by 2020
Wednesday, 30 November 2011 REM Fuel made from wood could become a competitive commercial alternative to fuel made from corn by 2020 if the wood biofuel industry is supported, according to a new University of British Columbia study....
Malaysia
Malaysians establish biomass centre with help of Dutch
Wednesday, 30 November 2011 REM Last week, the Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, announced the launch of the National Biomass Strategy at the BIO Malaysia Conference and Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur. One of the out...
A fifth of global energy could be provided by biomass without damaging food production, says UKERC
Tuesday, 29 November 2011 Toby Price A new report reviewing more than 90 global studies launched last week by the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) suggests that up to one fifth of global energy could be provided by biomass (plants) with...
The Netherlands
Bell rings on world’s first biomass energy exchange
Monday, 21 November 2011 Toby Price Energy Exchange APX-ENDEX successfully launched the world’s first exchange for biomass renewable energy last week, coinciding with the official opening of APX-ENDEX’s new headquarter in Amsterdam ...
United Kingdom
It's a tale of ups and downs for Britain's biomass industry
Friday, 18 November 2011 Toby Price As concerns are raised by Drax about the economic feasibility of a £2 billion pound project to build two new biomass-fired power plants in the UK because of the level of subisidies proposed by the Go...
Canada
Biomass power with a French accent
Thursday, 03 November 2011 Toby Price Quebec in French-speaking Canada is the setting for what its manufacturers describe as “the most powerful biomass heating system in North America”. The 12-MW plant will produce heat to boost growt...
US
$165 million biomass-fired plant earmarked for heart of oil country
Thursday, 20 October 2011 Toby Price Gemma Power Systems, a solely-owned subsidiary of Argan, Inc., has signed an engineer-procure-construct (EPC) contract with East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. for an approximately $165 million cont...
Enviva selected to provide woody biomass fuel to two 50 MW power plants in the US
Wednesday, 19 October 2011 REM Enviva LP, a manufacturer of processed biomass fuel in the United States and Europe has signed a contract with Richmond, Va.-based Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion”) -- one of the largest energy...
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