Bioenergy News
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European Commission`s proposed changes to biofuel legislation support Neste Oil`s continuous efforts to extend raw material portfolio
Neste Oil CorporationPress release17 October 2012 4:00 p.m. (EET) European Commission's proposed changes to biofuel legislation support Neste Oil's continuous efforts to extend raw material portfolio The European Commission has today published information on its proposal for updating biofuel legislation in the EU. The Commission is proposing that the EU-level mandated bio content contained in ...
By Neste
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Habitat for Humanity And PG&E Join Forces To Brighten Lives Of Families With Solar-Powered Homes
Habitat for Humanity, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), and City of Oakland are celebrating the construction of a new 12-home affordable housing development in Oakland's District 7 and the renewal of PG&E's Solar Habitat program for a sixth year. This unique partnership provides solar power to Habitat homes built in Northern and Central California. Since its inception in 2007, the ...
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BIO President & CEO Jim Greenwood to Discuss Renewable Fuel Standard During RETECH Keynote Speech
BIO: WHAT: BIO President & CEO Jim Greenwood will deliver a keynote address at the RETECH 2012 conference, discussing the advanced renewable fuels industry’s ongoing need and support for the Renewable Fuel Standard. Companies have made significant private investments and measurable progress in developing advanced biofuels. Instability in government policy ...
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First Solar to Build 13MW Solar Power Plant for Dubai Electricity & Water Authority
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it has been selected by the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) to construct a 13 megawatt (MWDC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Seih Al Dahal, approximately 50 kilometers south of Dubai. Under the terms of the agreement, First Solar will provide engineering, procurement and construction services, as well as its advanced ...
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MHI Awarded Concept Study of 3,400ton/day CO2 Recovery Facility
- One of World's Largest Recovery Plants for CHP Power Station - Tokyo, Oct 17, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has been awarded by Statoil, an international energy company with headquarters in Norway, to undertake a concept study for a technology qualification program (TQP) for one of the world's largest carbon dioxide (CO2) capture facilities. The approximately ...
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Commission misses opportunity to get biofuel policy right
With today’s biofuel proposal, the European Commission has acknowledged the climate impact of biofuel emissions from indirect land-use change (ILUC) [1] but does not tackle it. The proposed obligation to monitor ILUC emissions from biofuels will not solve the key environmental issue of halting production of unsustainable biofuels that are, in some cases, more harmful to the climate than ...
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In Lean Times, Top Business and Public Sector Organizations are Using Grad Student Talent to Uncover High-Value Energy Savings
Facing tight budgets and limited resources, a growing list of companies and public sector organizations are turning to a unique initiative offered by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) that provides specially-trained graduate students from top schools around the country to uncover cost-effective energy savings opportunities and develop concrete strategies to capitalize on them. EDF Climate Corps ...
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Penn Energy Renewables and Canadian Solar Expand EPC Agreement for the Construction of an Additional 10 MW Solar Power Project In Ontario
GUELPH and TORONTO, Ontario, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that its subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., has expanded its relationship with Penn Energy Renewables Ltd. ("Penn Energy") with an additional 10MW (AC) turnkey engineering, ...
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India Renewable Energy Sector Analysis
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: India Renewable Energy Sector Analysis http://www.reportlinker.com/p01008667/India-Renewable-Energy-Sector-Analysis.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Renewable_energy Renewable energy contributes substantially to the total power generation capacity in India. In fact in ...
By ReportLinker
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BIO President & CEO Jim Greenwood to Discuss Renewable Fuel Standard During RETECH Keynote Speech
BIO: WHAT: BIO President & CEO Jim Greenwood will deliver a keynote address at the RETECH 2012 conference, discussing the advanced renewable fuels industry’s ongoing need and support for the Renewable Fuel Standard. Companies have made significant private investments and measurable progress in developing advanced biofuels. Instability in government policy ...
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ADBA National Conference 2012
We will be exhibiting at ADBA’s National Conference entitled ‘AD: Safeguarding Tomorrow’s Food and Energy Security’. The focus of this conference will be delivering the huge potential of anaerobic digestion in the UK in a time of a deficit constrained economy. The event will take place on the 12th December at One Great George Street, Westminster. Clarke Energy will be ...
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Data Centres Ireland – What backs up the back-up generator?
Minimisation of carbon emissions and ensuring environmental and financial stability is an important factor in the global data centre industry. Gas engine based captive power plants not only offer the ability to deliver energy security, they can also improve energy efficiency and environmental performance in data centres. John Curley, General Manager of Clarke Energy in Ireland will be delivering ...
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Coalition of America’s Best-Known Companies Endorses Michigan’s Proposal 3
BICEP Announces Support for Michigan Renewable Energy Amendment SOURCE: Ceres DESCRIPTION:BOSTON, October 15, 2012 /3BL Media/ – Three weeks before Election Day, BICEP (Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy) today announced its support for Michigan’s Proposal 3, which would require at least 25 percent of the state’s electricity to come from renewable energy sources by 2025. A project ...
By 3BL Media
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Proposed new biofuel policy doesn’t cause job losses, report says
Biodiesel industry claims that addressing indirect land-use change (ILUC) emissions from biofuels would cause massive job losses in rural areas are groundless, a recent study shows. The report, authored by consultancy Ecofys (1), concludes that it is possible to account for ILUC (2) emissions in EU biofuel legislation while maintaining employment in the industry and paying back investments in ...
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New edition of industry-leading cost calculator helps AD industry work out biogas costs and returns
The latest edition of the UK’s leading anaerobic digestion (AD) cost calculator has been published by Bioeconomy Consultants NNFCC; helping businesses to assess and understand the potential costs and returns of using AD as a way of generating heat and power from organic waste. "Despite a stuttering start, the AD industry is beginning to flourish in the UK and we are working with a number ...
By NNFCC Ltd.
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Canadian Solar Comments on the U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Investigation`s Final Determination
Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies with a global supply-chain and manufacturing facilities in Canada and China, today announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce ("DOC") issued a final determination to impose antidumping duties (AD) of 15.42% and countervailing duties (CVD) of 15.24% on crystalline silicon ...
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Frost & Sullivan: Energy Storage is the Answer to Looming Power Shortages
The significant shortfall in electricity supply within the next three years highlighted by Ofgem in its latest report presents a strong case for energy storage technologies as they can de-couple production and consumption of electricity by creating a buffer. Electrical power generation in the UK has been facing many challenges in the last decade. Some of the most critical include: reduction in ...
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A Commitment to Energy Efficiency at Verizon Wireless Retail Stores
Verizon sets a goal of EnergyStar certification for all eligible Verizon Wireless retail stores. SOURCE: Verizon SUMMARY:Verizon's Chief Sustainability Officer James Gowen blogs on our commitment to Energy Star and Verizon's new goal of earning Energy Star certification for all eligible Verizon Wireless retail stores at least once. DESCRIPTION:At Verizon, we strive to set higher goals for ...
By 3BL Media
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Win an iPad when you register with the Carbon Trust SME Network
Engaging with small and medium sized businesses on environmental and sustainability issues could win you a new iPad. The Carbon Trust SME Network is an online community for small and medium sized businesses to share knowledge and best practice for reducing carbon emissions and saving money. Most businesses could use a lot less energy. In fact the Carbon Trust's experience shows that even low ...
By Carbon Trust
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GLOBAL BIOENERGIES Opens the Way to Bio-sourced Propylene
Regulatory News: Global Bioenergies (Paris:ALGBE) demonstrates a novel metabolic pathway enabling the direct conversion of renewable resources to propylene, one of the main building blocks of the petrochemical industry. Propylene, mainly used to manufacture polypropylene plastics for the packaging and the car industries, is the second largest petrochemical by volume and currently represents a ...
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