September 5, 2014
BY Erin Krueger
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NB Power has reached two important milestones in its plan to transition the Belledune Generating Station from coal to sustainably sourced advanced pellets made from wood and agricultural hemp biomass.
OPAL Fuels on Sept. 16 announced that it has extended its landfill gas rights agreement with the Miramar Landfill in San Diego, California, for an additional five years. The site has been producing renewable electricity since 1998.
Montauk Renewables Inc. and its subsidiary, Montauk Renewables Ag LLC, on Sept. 15 celebrated the official opening of the company’s Turkey, North Carolina, facility. The project converts swine waste into electricity.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office on Sept. 4 announced up to $58 million in funding to advance novel, high-impact chemical technologies that use domestically sourced alternative and waste feedstocks.
A U.K. official on Sept. 1 confirmed that the U.K. government does not intend to introduce replacement subsidies for small-scale biomass generators when the current Renewables Obligation (RO) support scheme expires in April 2027.