GS Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd., has chosen Metso to supply automation for the Dangjin 4 Biomass Power Plant, currently under construction in Dangjin City, about 70 kilometers southwest of Seoul in South Korea.
Iberdrola Ingenieria was awarded in Canada contracts valued at $326.16 million for the construction of Fort St. James and Merritt biomass power plants, with a combined capacity of 80 megawatts (MW). Both facilities are located in British Columbia.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announced in October that it will support the development of two biomass projects; a renewable power plant in Ukraine and a district heating project in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation that aims to create a national renewable energy standard that would require utilities obtain at least 25 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2025.
The Stobart Group Ltd. has released interim financial results for the six months ended Aug. 31. The company reported biomass tonnages increased to 354,000 for the period, up 52 percent from 232,000 tons in the comparable six months of 2012.
Nigel Burdett of Drax Power kicked off a panel discussion at the U.S. Industrial Pellet Association's 3rd annual Exporting Pellets Conference by commenting on the role of sustainability in the transition from coal to wood pellets.
WE Energies' 50-megawatt biomass cogeneration plant in Rothschild, Wis., is nearly complete. The plant has been in development for the last four years and is located at the site of Domtar's century-old paper mill, which it will supply steam to.
After a year of development, the Forest Country Potawatomi Community's combined-heat-and-power biogas plant in Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley has come on line, with an official grand opening held on Oct. 28.
The Ridgewood Wastewater Treatment Plant in northern New Jersey recently brought an anaerobic digestion plant online. The facility is using a combination of biogas and solar energy technologies to produce 100 percent of its power requirements.
A report recently filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agricultural Information Network by Netherlands government discusses the implications of the Dutch Energy Accord on pellets and biomass power.
Greenleaf Power recently announced it finalized the purchase of the Quebec-based St. Felicien Cogeneration Power Plant from Enel Green Power, Canada. The 21-megawatt (MW) facility first began operations in 2001.
The U.S. EPA has released its third year of greenhouse gas data gathered through its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, which tracks more than 8,000 facilities in the U.S. An online tool provides users with easy access to the information.
U.K.-based Estover Energy Ltd. recently announced it has received planning consent from Dover District Council to proceed with a biomass-fired combined-heat-and-power (CHP) facility at Discovery Park at Sandwich, Kent, in England.
Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has issued a request for proposals for electric power produced by Class I biomass, landfill gas and run-of-river hydropower facilities. Applications are due Nov. 18.
Energy, road and rail projects worth GBP 33 billion ($53.35 billion) were prequalified after applying for a U.K. government infrastructure guarantee program. Biomass power projects were among those prequalified for the program.
Koda Energy LLC will soon be back in operation after an April accident brought the 23.4-megawatt biomass generation plant in Shakopee, Minn., offline. The company is making $6.8 million in repairs and upgrades to improve safety and performance.
E.ON UK plc has announced it will not proceed with the proposed 150 megawatt Portbury Dock biomass project, noting the project was not a priority investment for the company under the current regulatory and policy framework.
A group of 30 biomass companies and organizations recently wrote to four congressmen supporting mandatory funding for Farm Bill Energy Title programs. The letter highlighted the economic benefits those programs can bring to rural areas.
Connecticut-based FuelCell Energy Inc. announced updates to the development and commercialization of solid oxide fuel cell 9SOFC) technology, including a SOFC power plant preparing for operation at a California dairy farm.
Energias Renovaveis do Brasil has signed a contract to construct a cogeneration facility to produce power and steam from sugarcane bagasse biomass at an ethanol plant owned by SVAA, a joint venture of Dow Chemical and Mitsui & Co.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Office of Energy Projects has published its Energy Infrastructure Update for September 2013, reporting that three biomass-fired power generation units were brought into service during the month.
Penn State Extension has announced plans to host a two-day short course on next generation biomass conversion in Philadelphia Nov. 11-12. The event will feature researchers and biofuel business developers who will discuss a wide range of issues.
Oct. 17 marks the first-ever National Bioenergy Day, which is being celebrated by trade associations, schools and universities in 13 U.S. states and one Canadian providence. The celebration features 25 events to demonstrate the benefits of bioenergy.
An anaerobic digestion project underway at the largest wastewater treatment plant in Israel will use eight 1.4 megawatt (MW) ecomagination-qualified General Electric Jenbaucher engines to produce 11.2 MW of heat and power.
AREVA and its partner Engcon Energy Philippines have been awarded a contract by the Green Innovations For Tomorrow Corp., an independent power producer, for the construction of a biomass power plant in the Philippines.
The State Energy Office of Hawaii recently announced that the Hawaiian Public Utilities Commission has approved a new fuel contract between Hawaiian Electric Co. Inc. and Hawaii BioEnergy LLC for the purchase of 10 million gallons of biofuel per year
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