FSE Energy is pleased to announce the opening of a new state-of-the-art 135,370 square foot manufacturing facility in Dallas, Texas. This site is the second fabrication facility for FSE Energy; the first is located in Vacherie, La.
R.C. Costello & Associates Inc. and Zeton Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding to provide a customized "end-to-end" solution from feasibility studies, process simulation, front end engineering to detailed design, procurement, and fabrication.
Covanta Energy Inc. has scored a deal with the New York City Department of Sanitation to annually process nearly 800,000 tons of municipal solid waste into energy. The 20-year agreement provides options for two additional five-year periods.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the August 2013 issue of its Electric Power Monthly report, which includes power generation data through June. While total power generation was down, power production from wood increased.
The European Union recently published its annual biofuels report for 2013 with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agricultural Information Network, reporting that solid biomass will play an important role in meeting renewable targets.
The U.K. Department of Energy & Climate Change has announced that starting in 2015, the biomass industry must show its fuel is sustainable to receive financial support. The requirements apply to power generators with 1 megawatt capacity or higher.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change has published a detailed draft of a long-term Contract for Difference, which is a new support mechanism that is being introduced to help incentivize private sector investment in energy infrastructure.
An anaerobic digester that will reuse waste from Michigan State University's farms and dining halls and create energy for several buildings on the south end of campus is now open for business. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was Aug. 13.
On Aug. 15, the USDA awarded more than $21 million in grant and loan funding to 631 projects under the Rural Energy for America Program, several of which include the installation of biomass boilers and anaerobic digestion systems.
During the second installment in Biomass Magazine's free webinar series, four companies provided progress reports on the construction of their respective biomass power, biogas, and advanced biofuel plants.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Office of Energy Projects has published its Energy Infrastructure Update for July 2103, reporting one new biomass unit with an installed capacity of 40 megawatts (MW) was placed in service during the month.
The U.K.'s largest biomass power plant is completing its final day of operation. RWE npower has announced that the 750 MW facility will generate power for the last time on Aug. 13. The facility, originally fueled with coal, operated for 46 years.
Following a visit to the site of Gypsum's new biomass power plant, Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., said this public-private partnership should serve as an example for the nation on how to create jobs and generate energy while also reducing wildfire risks.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has published the August issue of its Short-Term Energy outlook, predicting increased electricity generation from wood biomass and waste biomass in 2014.
Showa Shell Sekiyu, a division of Royal Dutch Shell plc, announced that it will build a biomass power plant in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The 49 MW facility will be constructed at the site of former refinery complex.
NRG Energy Inc. has announced its plan to construct a bioenergy park next to its biomass facility in Montville, Conn. The Montville Renewable Energy Park will consist of two fuel cell generators, a solar energy farm and a biomass power plant.
The U.S. EPA has updated its RE-Powering Mapping and Screening Tool, which is part of the RE-Powering America's Land Initiative. The tool lists thousands of potential sites for bioenergy and biofuels on contaminated land, landfill and mine sites.
Waste No Energy LLC, a company owned by RAKR Farms, has announced the development of a multi-million dollar anaerobic digester facility designed to renew energy and fuel the economy. The facility will begin generating power in December.
Foresight Group and the UK Green Investment Bank plc are investing in the construction of the Evermore Renewable Energy 15.8 MW wood fueled combined-heat-and-power (CHP) station to be built on a 10-acre site in Northern Ireland.
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