Monday, 15 July 2013 09:36
Fierce lobbying on biofuels criteria ahead of EU vote
MEPs voted 43-26 in favour of a 5.5% cap on European support for biofuels, as new research showed that growing fuel crops in place of food creates more hunger and deforestation. The vote was on whether to endorse a strict…
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Monday, 08 July 2013 08:30
VTT: New gasification method turns forest residues to biofuel with less than a euro per litre
According to the new research results of the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, lignocellulosic biomass can be used in the production of high-quality biofuels for the price of less than one euro per litre. A new technology developed in…
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Monday, 08 July 2013 07:46
Tree fungus offers biofuel potential
The hunt for the most efficient and, ideally, most environmentally friendly biofuels continues. One possible source for triggering 'power cells' is a common tree fungus. There are many different ways to produce biofuels and the search for the optimal way…
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Thursday, 04 July 2013 11:30
Job fears as biomass bid at power station fails
MORE than 200 workers could lose their jobs after it was announced work developing a new power plant at Tilbury Power Station had halted. Workers were told on Monday by plant owners RWE npower that plans to build a dedicated…
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Wednesday, 03 July 2013 10:23
ABB wins order for automation of new biomass boilers at SCA Ortviken
Control of the biomass boilers will contribute to safe and efficient operation ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order for a System 800xA automation solution from SCA Ortviken for their new biofuel plant for handling…
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Tuesday, 02 July 2013 11:00
SUTTON BRIDGE: Meeting fails to halt biomass plan
Plans to build a £300 million biomass power station in Sutton Bridge look set to go ahead despite councillors deferring a final decision. Scores of villagers packed into the South Holland District Council offices in Spalding on Wednesday to watch…
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Tuesday, 02 July 2013 10:00
European Biomass Demand Continues to Grow Domestic Markets Face Uncertainty
Legislation and funding uncertainty loom over the domestic market while a boom in the European market soaks up North American supply. What is the future for both markets when it comes to wood pellets and biomass for energy? Wood-based energy…
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Monday, 24 June 2013 20:34
Haldor Topsøe, Phillips 66, others produce gasoline from woody biomass
In the future, biomass may be a significant feedstock source and Haldor Topsøe expects that the combination of technologies used will be part of the solution to future fuel supply. The integrated pilot plant consists of Andritz Carbona gasification and…
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Wednesday, 19 June 2013 14:00
€22m biomass plant gets green light
Plans to build a new briquetting plant capable of processing 300,000t of biomass a year have been unveiled. As revealed in the Farming Independent last week, British fuel distribution firm CPL is to locate its €22m factory at the port…
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Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:00
Minnesota, Sweden Sign Bioenergy Pact
Hoping to emulate Sweden's bioenergy savvy, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton on Friday signed a pact to continue working on bioenergy research, technology and public policy with the country. Dayton and a Swedish government official signed the document in Stockholm while…
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Wednesday, 19 June 2013 10:00
Fortum’s biofuel-fired CHP plant inaugurated in Järvenpää
Fortum’s new biofuel-fired plant has been commissioned in Järvenpää, Finland. The plant utilises biofuels to produce district heat for about 34,000 residents in Tuusula and Järvenpää as well as electricity for the national grid. The plant’s annual production is about…
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Monday, 17 June 2013 22:54
Reduced climate impact as Iggesund Paperboard invests in biofuel
The new biomass boiler involves an annual reduction of fossil carbon emissions equivalent to the emissions from more than 58,000 cars, each driven 20,000 kilometres per year. As well as now being self-sufficient in electricity and heat, the mill will…
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