Metso announced it will be the supplier of a biomass plant for hot water district heating to energy company Elenia Lampo in Turenki, Finland. The 10 MW plant will be fired on locally sourced biomass and utilize Metso's BioGrate combustion technology.
On Board with Energy Crops
August 20, 2013
Torrefied biomass may extend the life of Portland General Electric's Boardman Power Plant by several decades.
Surplus sugar is one step closer to entering the U.S. biofuels industry as feedstock. The USDA Farm Service Agency recently published a notice soliciting bids under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers.
A fungus and E. coli bacteria have joined forces to turn tough, waste plant material into isobutanol. University of Michigan research team members said the principle also could be used to produce other valuable chemicals such as plastics.
What If We Included Biogas In Waste-to-Energy Investments?
By Patrick Serfass
August 20, 2013
More for Less
August 20, 2013
Zeachem Inc.'s use of dedicated hybrid poplar trees means more feedstock at a lower cost.
You've heard of racecars running on E15, E85 or even E100. Recently, I talked to a record-breaking motorcycle team that uses E85.
Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at its recently-acquired ethanol plant in Atkinson, Neb. on Aug. 21. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., will attend as the guest of honor. The plant commenced operations on July 22.
The West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund is investing in a minimum of five dairy farms to generate electricity from anaerobic digestion (AD) technology in Pennsylvania's Cumberland County and Franklin County.
Management and board members of a currently idled Garnett, Kan., ethanol plant are continuing to work toward restarting the facility this fall after an attempt to take control of the plant's board of directors recently failed.
California-based NextFuels has emerged from stealth mode and is unveiling its strategy to produce advanced biofuels from wet, unprocessed agricultural waste via a hydrothermal process originally developed by Shell in the 1980s.
Active Energy Group plc has announced a new supply contract with Biomasse Italia SpA, one of Europe's largest biomass energy producers. Biomasse Italia operates two power stations in southeast Italy, with a combined biomass demand of 700,000 tons.
CHS Inc. was named the ethanol marketing partner of Patriot Renewable Fuels LLC, a 100 MMgy ethanol plant in Annawan, Ill. The partnership could give the ethanol plant additional global market access, as CHS is expanding its ethanol platform rapidly.
U.K.-based Eco2 Ltd. has announced the sale of its Brigg Renewable Energy Plant project to BWSC PLC for GBP160 million ($248.48 million). BWSC PLC is a joint venture formed by Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S and PensionDanmark.
U.S. Energy Services was purchased by World Fuel Services Corp., based in Miami, Florida. WFS is a global fuel logistics company, engaged in the marketing, sale and distribution of aviation, marine and land fuel products and related services.
A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held for a 1.2 MW landfill gas project in Turkey, near the provincial capital Malatya, East Anatolian. The project will utilize a MWM TCG 2020 V12 genset, and is expected to be operational in October.
On Aug. 13 Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., issued a statement urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to require freight rail carriers to either create a plan to retrofit DOT-111 tank cars, or phase them out completely.
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