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UK supermarket sets zero-waste goalSainsbury, a United Kingdom supermarket chain, is launching a zero food waste initiative starting in Scotland. Sainsbury's 28 Scotland stores will begin diverting approximately 42 tons of food waste per week from the landfill to be made into biofuel and electricity.READ MORE Companies partner on India biomass projectsGreen energy developer W2 Energy Inc. and renewable energy product developer Alpha Renewable Energy announced Jan. 22 they are collaborating on the development and sale of biomass-to-energy plants in India.READ MORE Ontario company to build hemp plantOntario-based Stonehedge Bio-Resources Inc. has received $2 million from United Kingdom investors to construct an industrial hemp processing plant in eastern Ontario. The plant will produce products and coproducts, such as wood-like chips and pellets, that will be used for multiple applications, including energy production.READ MORE Colorado biomass projects receive NEED grantsEight Colorado organizations received New Energy Economic Development grants, which were provided by Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter's Energy Office through the state Clean Energy Funds. A total of $370,000 was awarded to biomass, energy efficiency, wind, solar and other projects.READ MORE Companies developing biomass robot engineRobotic Technologies Inc. has contracted with Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. to develop a biomass engine system to power the company's Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot, a vehicle which will be capable of self-obtaining and ingesting biomass to produce energy to power itself.READ MORE Senators introduce biogas tax incentive legislationA bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation Jan. 22 to promote the development of biogas. Under the Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009, producers would receive a tax credit of $4.27 for every million British thermal units of produced biogas.READ MORE Production, demand for renewable energy increasingAccording to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest report, the U.S. electric power industry is increasing its capacity using renewable energy sources more than any other resource. As well, the report stated that wood and wood-derived fuels continue to be the largest source of renewable generation.READ MORE Dow, Süd-Chemie to turn syngas into chemicals, fuelThe Dow Chemical Co. of Midland, Mich., has announced it will work with Germany's Süd-Chemie Group to develop catalysts that can be used to convert syngas derived from biomass into hydrocarbons for the production of liquid fuels and chemicals.READ MORE |
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