Tuesday, 08 September 2015 07:27
PHG Energy - Sevier Solid Waste
New Waste-To-Energy Facility Will ProvideMultiple Benefits for East Tennessee Sevier Solid Waste in Pigeon Forge, TN, has engaged PHG Energy (PHGE) to build a new biomass gasification plant capable of cleanly converting more than 30 tons of composted material daily…
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Tuesday, 08 September 2015 05:30
Beat the Clock with WELTEC
Fast construction of biogas plants is more important than ever On July 21, 2015 the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced a consultation period on proposed changes to the feed-In tariff accreditation. The consultation is relatively short and…
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Friday, 31 July 2015 08:05
ESG helps Drax Fuel a Cleaner Future
Drax Group plc, the innovative energy generation business responsible for supplying some 8% of the UK’s electricity, has awarded ESG a five-year contract to continue fuel testing and analysis work at its plant near Selby, North Yorkshire. This follows a…
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Wednesday, 29 July 2015 07:35
Saxlund takes 3 m EUR order for biomass handling system in the UK
Saxlund International GmbH, a fully-owned subsidiary of Opcon AB, the energy and environmental technology Group, has received an order from Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S, Denmark, for the delivery of a state-of-the-art biomass handling system to a green energy project…
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Monday, 27 July 2015 06:37
Red Rock Reaches Agreement with FedEx Express to Provide Biofuels for Renewable, Low-Carbon Jet Fuel
Red Rock Biofuels LLC, a pioneer in renewable biofuels, has announced that it will produce approximately three million gallons of low-carbon, renewable jet fuel per year for FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX). The agreement runs through 2024,…
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Tuesday, 09 June 2015 08:41
Valmet to modernize automation and remote control for Kuopion Energia's district heating plants in Kuopio, Finland
Valmet will modernize the automation and remote control of Kuopion Energia's district heating plants in Kuopio, Finland. The outdated systems will be replaced by modern technology in six district heating plants, three district heating containers and 11 pumping stations. At…
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Thursday, 21 May 2015 07:05
Pallmann joins forces with Standard Bio to develop new biorefinery concept using timber waste
PALLMANN Group, one of the world's largest manufacturers of innovative size reduction technology, is joining forces with Standard Bio, an expert in novel biomass conversion technologies, to develop a new biorefinery concept that will use low-value organic waste as a…
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Wednesday, 22 April 2015 05:27
Engineered softwood could transform pulp, paper and biofuel industries
Scientists have demonstrated the potential for softwoods to process more easily into pulp and paper if engineered to incorporate a key feature of hardwoods. The finding, published in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could improve the…
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Tuesday, 21 April 2015 17:12
Advanced Plasma Power is shortlisted in £25m Department for Transport competition to construct advanced biofuel demonstrator
Advanced Plasma Power (APP), the advanced waste to energy and fuels company, National Grid (NG), Progressive Energy (PEL) and CNG Services (CNG) are one of six consortia that have been shortlisted to receive funding to demonstrate the scaled up production…
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Tuesday, 21 April 2015 07:48
Wirral business invests £250,000 in renewable energy technology
A Wirral family funeral supplies business is set to make significant carbon and financial savings after investing £250,000 in renewable energy technology. Halliday Funeral Supplies has installed a £220,000 199kW HDG biomass boiler – one of the leading models available…
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Monday, 30 March 2015 07:46
Södra develops its processing of forest fuel
Södra is developing and enhancing the efficiency of its processing of forest fuel and is transitioning to less invasive methods to reduce the risk of soil damage. As part of this effort, the Group is undertaking a comprehensive procurement of…
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Wednesday, 18 March 2015 12:13
Södra and Statkraft launch fuel company
Södra and Statkraft have signed a cooperation agreement to start a jointly-owned company for the future production of biofuel at the former Tofte pulp mill. The company will be named Silva Green Fuel AS, and will be 49-percent owned by…
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Friday, 06 March 2015 06:21
Guests of honor at UPM’s biorefinery in Lappeenranta
H.M. King Carl Gustaf XVI and H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden visited UPM’s new biorefinery in Lappeenranta, Finland, together with the President of the Republic, Sauli Niinistö, and his spouse, Mrs. Jenni Haukio, this afternoon. UPM's Chairman of the Board…
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Wednesday, 04 February 2015 10:13
PHG Energy Acquires Gasification Plant and Patents from MaxWest
PHG Energy of Nashville has officially acquired multiple intellectual property assets and a municipal gasification plant in the bankruptcy of Florida-based MaxWest Environmental Systems, Inc. In addition, PHG Energy (PHGE) announced that Jeff Snyder has joined the company to lead…
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Wednesday, 04 February 2015 09:37
Valmet to supply flue-gas cleaning and condensation plant to Tampereen Energiantuotanto's Naistenlahti power plant in Finland
Valmet will supply flue-gas cleaning and condensation plant to Tampereen Energiantuotanto Oy's Naistenlahti power plant in Finland. The investment will increase the plant's energy efficiency and district heating production capacity, as well as decrease the plant's emissions. The order is…
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