Bioenergy News
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ANDRITZ to supply new waste-to-energy power plant to Riikinvoima Oy, Finland
International technology Group ANDRITZ has been selected by the local utility company Riikinvoima Oy to supply a waste-to-energy power plant to Leppävirta, Finland. Start-up is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2016. The new plant is designed to treat 145,000 tons of waste per year coming from eight local waste management companies. The design capacity is 16 megawatts for electricity and ...
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Retrofit Chicago Awards: Windy City’s Energy Efficiency Leaders
The Retrofit Chicago Commercial Building Initiative has announced its inaugural awards honoring one building and three building engineers leading the effort to unleash the power of energy efficiency across Chicago’s iconic skyline. “More than 40 of Chicago’s largest and most recognizable buildings have been taking part in the unique partnership that has transformed the ...
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New Report: Positive Energy Trends Continue to Bode Well for U.S. Security and the Economy
The United States is reducing oil dependence, slowing the growth of electricity needs, and making energy services more affordable to all Americans--and our smarter use of energy is the single most important contributor to these positive trends, according to a report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council. “Despite what you may be hearing from a final onslaught of negative ...
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OFI ASIA 2014: Körting Hannover AG visits Kuala Lumpur
This year again, Körting Hannover AG will take part in one of the most important exhibitions in the field of the edible oil and fat processing industry in Asia. The OFI ASIA 2014 takes place in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Malaysia from November 5th to 7th, 2014 and focusses on products and services of the worldwide edible oils and fats industry. Customers from all over the world ...
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NRDC President: “Stamp out our carbon footprint - in our lifetime”
- In an assertive bid to put the brakes on the fossil fuel pollution driving global climate change, NRDC President Frances Beinecke has called for the United States to stamp out its carbon footprint -- to become carbon-neutral -- in our lifetime. A veteran of four decades on the front lines of environmental advocacy, Beinecke issues the call to action and lays out a visionary plan to achieve the ...
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Shoreham Port takes next step in renewable energy initiative
energyTEAM client, Shoreham Port, has been making significant progress in reducing its carbon footprint and the demand that it's every day activities have upon fossil-fuel energy sources. Shoreham are investing in improving energy efficiency and generating renewable energy within the Port, working towards a more sustainable future. Annual electricity consumption at the Port is 1.7GWh ...
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Power Plant Rule Is Flexible But Reductions Are Aggressive, Complex, State Officials Say
The Environmental Protection Agency's proposed carbon dioxide standards for existing power plants provide states tremendous flexibility, but the emissions targets are complex and very aggressive, officials said at a forum Oct. 14. States are still assessing how the EPA's proposed rule will affect their power sector and which of the options the agency poses will be the most attractive, state ...
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Onshore wind cheaper than coal, gas and nuclear, according to European Commission report
Based on EWEA's analysis of the data in the report, onshore wind has an approximate cost of EUR 105 per megawatt hour (MWh) which is cheaper than gas (up to EUR 164), nuclear (EUR 133) and coal (between EUR 162-233). Offshore wind comes in at EUR 186 and solar PV has a cost of around EUR 217 per MWh. The total cost of energy production, which factors in externalities such as air quality, climate ...
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Energy sector is key to powering prosperity in sub-Saharan Africa
Increasing access to modern forms of energy is crucial to unlocking faster economic and social development in sub‑Saharan Africa, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Africa Energy Outlook, a Special Report in the 2014 World Energy Outlook series. More than 620 million people in the region (two-thirds of the population) live without electricity, and nearly 730 million ...
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World of clean energy ‘feasible’ by mid-century
A global low-carbon energy economy is not only feasible, it could double electricity supply by 2050 while actually reducing air and water pollution, according to new research. Even though photovoltaic power requires up to 40 times more copper than conventional power plants, and wind power uses up to 14 times more iron, the world wins on a switch to low-carbon energy. These positive findings are ...
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Renewable Energy Created from Food Waste
Cranfield’s anaerobic digestion (AD) plant will support the UK’s contribution to the European Union target of 20% of energy to be supplied from renewable sources by 2020. Sir Peter Gregson, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive of Cranfield said: “We are delighted to officially open the Anaerobic Digester plant. This celebration reflects our desire to work closely with ...
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Europe throws nuclear power a state aid lifeline
The European Commission has now agreed that Britain can subsidise the building of the world’s most expensive nuclear power station − despite previously believing that the deal breaks the European Union’s rules on state aid. The £16 billion plant planned for Hinkley Point in Somerset, south-west England, was approved by just one vote at a meeting yesterday of the EC. And ...
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EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Permit for Victoria Power Station Expansion
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final greenhouse gas (GHG) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) construction permit to Victoria WLE to expand the Victoria Power Station. The expansion will allow the Victoria County, Texas, facility to add equipment and capacity to its combined-cycle electricity generating unit. “Texas continues to play a key role in our ...
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Global energy efficiency market ‘an invisible powerhouse’ worth at least USD 310 billion per year
The global energy efficiency market is worth at least USD 310 billion a year and growing, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency that confirms the position of energy efficiency as the world’s “first fuel”. The report also finds that energy efficiency finance is becoming an established market segment, with innovative new products and standards helping to ...
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EPA Recognizes Webster Groves, Mo., as a Leading Green Power Community
The city of Webster Groves, Mo., has been officially designated by EPA as a Green Power Community, in recognition of its collective use of more than 7 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, enough to meet three percent of the community's total electricity use. Webster Groves is buying a combination of renewable energy certificates (RECs) and utility green power products from ...
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Construction contract for 250 kW biogas plant concluded in Japan
Setting new standards: That's the common goal of EnviTec Biogas AG and the Japanese biogas company RENAGEN. Following the signing of the planning contract, which already took place in the summer, the Lower Saxon biogas all-rounder EnviTec has now received the signed construction contract. The 250 kW biogas plant to be built near the Japanese city of Osaka is scheduled to go online in spring 2015. ...
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Construction Contract for 250 kW Biogas Plant Concluded in Japan
EnviTec Waste-to-Energy pilot project launched Lohne, October 7, 2014 – Setting new standards: That's the common goal of EnviTec Biogas AG and the Japanese biogas company RENAGEN. Following the signing of the planning contract, which already took place in the summer, the Lower Saxon biogas all-rounder EnviTec has now received the signed construction contract. The 250 kW biogas plant to be ...
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Legislative Panel Jeopardizes Action to Protect Pennsylvanians’ Health from Dangerous Carbon Pollution
A state legislative panel today made it harder to protect Pennsylvanians’ health by requiring the General Assembly to approve a state plan to curb power plant carbon pollution before it goes to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to health and environmental groups. With just days left its legislative session, the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy ...
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An industry first: SNC-Lavalin successfully integrates a commercial post-combustion CCUS system into a coal-fired power plant
SaskPower recently set a precedent when it fired up a commercial-grade carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) system at its Boundary Dam power plant in Saskatchewan. It’s the first time that a CCUS system of this size has ever been retrofitted into a coal-fired plant anywhere in the world. SNC-Lavalin was proud to provide complete EPC and training services for the project’s ...
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Eaton Targets Energy Policy, Electrical Efficiency and Carbon Management at 2014 World Energy Engineering Congress on Oct. 3
Power management company Eaton, in collaboration with the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), is providing educational presentations and moderated panels focused on energy policy, electrical efficiency and carbon management on Oct. 3 at the 2014 World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC) in Washington, D.C. Eaton is a host sponsor of the event, which takes place at the Washington Convention ...
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