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State aid: Commission approves €11 million aid for biomass project in France
The European Commission has authorised France under EU state aid rules to provide an €11 million grant for the construction of a 43 MW boiler using renewable sources (biomass). The heat will be produced and delivered on the industrial site operated by Roquette Frères in Beinheim. The Commission concluded that the aid is in line with EU state aid rules, because on balance, the positive ...
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Austria has made progress on R&D and renewables, but needs to act on energy efficiency and market competition, says IEA
“Austria has made good progress in bringing renewable energy technologies forward and is a leader in sustainable energy technology research”, said the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Nobuo Tanaka, today in Vienna. During the presentation of the publication Energy Policies of IEA Countries – Austria 2007 Review, Mr. Tanaka also praised the government’s 2007 revision of ...
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Bioenergy now the Main Heat Source for Swedish Houses
Bioenergy is now the main source of heat for semi-detached and detached houses in Sweden. In 2008 more than half the energy used for heating and hot water came from bioenergy. In total 31.5 TWh were used to provide heating and hot water in detached and semi-detached houses in Sweden in 2008. 51% of these homes had bioenergy as their primary energy source and 49% had other primary energy sources ...
By Elmia AB
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Austria makes commendable progress on R&D and developing renewables
Recovery Processes“Austria has made good progress in bringing renewable energy technologies forward and is a leader in sustainable energy technology research”, said the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Nobuo Tanaka, today in Vienna. During the presentation of the publication Energy Policies of IEA Countries – Austria 2007 Review, Mr. Tanaka also praised the ...
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New report by NNFCC highlights the importance of biomass in power production
A new briefing report by bioeconomy consultants NNFCC says biomass can deliver cost-effective, low-carbon energy that delivers real and meaningful environmental and economic benefits, but warns that the way we calculate these benefits needs to be more transparent and robust. By the end of the decade 15 per cent of the energy supplied in the UK must come from renewable sources. Biomass is ...
By NNFCC Ltd.
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EU Clean Energy Package: Energy efficiency first approach a step in the right direction
COGEN Europe welcomes the renewed commitment to the “energy efficiency first” principle in the European Commission’s “Clean Energy for All Europeans” package released today. To unlock the potential of high efficiency cogeneration, the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle should be consistently applied across all the legislative proposals in the Package, ...
By COGEN Europe
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Renewable Energy: Opportunities and Mistakes
Robert Leak completed an engineering apprenticeship in 1982 before moving to the Metropolitan Police Service where he progressed to the position of Senior Engineer within their Property Services Department. In 2005 Robert decided to focus on the growing opportunity presented by renewable energy technologies and the opportunity they presented in providing cost effective solutions to businesses ...
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ENERIA and XYLOWATT signed an agreement to develop the biomass combined heat and power generation sector
ENERIA, energy arm of the Monnoyeur Group, is the Caterpillar distributor in France, Poland, Romania, Algeria, Belgium and Luxembourg. The company has accumulated more than 30 years experience in combined heat and power plants equipped with gas engines. XYLOWATT, a Belgian company (based in Charleroi) has developed a unique gasification technology that converts biomass into a high-quality fuel ...
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Metso to supply biomass-fired heating plant for district heat production to Savon Voima in Finland
/www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Metso to supply biomass-fired heating plant for district heat production to Savon Voima in Finland Metso Corporation's press release on January 22, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. local time Metso's biomass-fired heating plant delivery will increase the production of green energy in line with Savon Voima's strategy Metso will supply a biomass-fired heating plant for district ...
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Message from the EUBCE Conference General Chairman Prof. André Faaij
The deployment of biomass for production of power, heat, transportation fuels, renewable feedstock and materials has become one of the most complex, promising, politicized and debated options we have at our disposal to combat climate change and to create a sustainable energy system. State-of-the-art analysis strongly confirms the necessity of large scale biomass deployment to meet the maximum ...
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The 18th European biomass conference and exhibition is focusing on strategies to combat climate change and offers the perfect business platform for bioenergy technology & application
The 18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition will take place in Lyon, France, from 3 to 7 May 2010. The Conference subjects cover the entire range of bioenergy issues: Resource availability, conversion technologies, demonstration projects, integration in the energy system, environmental impact and market deployment as well as the need for policy actions. The Conference will be chaired by ...
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World Bioenergy 2x larger than World Nuclear
While fossil fuels still dominate the global energy supply with a combined share of 81%, renewable energy sources have the potential of becoming the dominant sources of energy for coming generations. Bioenergy is already around twice as large as nuclear energy in the world. Within the renewable energy sector, bioenergy is the dominant source followed by hydropower and to a smaller extent wind ...
By Elmia AB
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Metso`s heating plant delivery for Kotka Energy increases the utilization of renewable fuels in local heat generation
Metso Corporation's press release on September 8, 2011 at 13:00 local time Metso will supply Kotka Energy Ltd a biomass-fired heating plant for the production of district heat in the township of Kotka in Finland. The turn-key heating plant will be delivered by the Metso-Wärtsilä joint venture MW Power. The value of the order is not disclosed. Once completed, the plant will produce hot ...
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Bioenergy in Asia a driver for research and innovation
In many countries renewables are outpacing fossil fuels in terms of new investments. In 2013 the global amount of investments (not including hydro) reached USD 270.2 billion, 17% up from previous year (source REN 21). In this context, dominated by investments in solar and wind power, several Asian countries are increasingly looking at ways to use their biomass resources and are adopting ambitious ...
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18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Conference Programme with 264 Plenary & Oral Presentations as well as 542 Visual Presentations Unique Conference Programme Covering all Areas of Biomass The Conference Programme for the 18th European Biomass Conference (May 3-7, 2010) and Exhibition (May 3-6, 2010) is available. A total of 872 abstracts have been received for the 18th EU BC&E. Following the conclusions of the abstract ...
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AEBIOM and EBA publishes a position paper on sustainability of solid and gaseous biomass
AEBIOM and EBA publishes a position paper on sustainability of solid and gaseous biomass. The two associations support the introduction of sustainability scheme for solid and gaseous biomass if such criteria ensures a harmonised framework in the EU, flexibility by taking into account the existing schemes, cost effectiveness by diminishing administrative burden and equal level playing field. ...
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Global Renewable Energy Report
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Renewable Energy Report http://www.reportlinker.com/p01094731/Global-Renewable-Energy-Report.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Renewable_energy This global renewables market research report provides a full overview of all of the renewable energies, and ...
By ReportLinker
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World Biomass Report
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: World Biomass Report http://www.reportlinker.com/p01094729/World-Biomass-Report.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Renewable_energy The biomass market suffered during the economic downturn in the face of low coal prices, logistic barriers and supply issues. 2010 saw more ...
By ReportLinker
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