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Enviva LP Signs Long-Term Wood Pellet Supply Agreement with Utility Electrabel, Group GDF SUEZ
Enviva Will Supply Biomass to Meet Half of a Major Power Plant’s Fuel Requirements, Powering Hundreds of Thousands of Homes with Renewable Energy RICHMOND, Va. - Enviva LP™ (“Enviva”), a leading manufacturer of wood pellets and processed biomass in the United States and Europe, announced today the signing of a long-term wood pellet supply contract with Electrabel, a ...
By Enviva LP
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World´s First Bamboo-Fired Power Plant
World’s First Bamboo-Fired Power Plant to Open in Japan A company based in Tokushima prefecture in western Japan said it will build the world’s first fire-powered electricity plant which will use bamboo as its main source of fuel. Fujisaki Electric Co. said it will be able to generate 15.8 million kilowatt-hour a year at the plant, or enough to provide electricity for 4,860 ...
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GDF SUEZ subsidiary sponsors `stuff the school bus` drive to collect school supplies for Houston area students
GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, the retail energy business of GDF SUEZ Energy North America, will join Cox Radio in sponsoring the 2010 "Stuff the School Bus" drive, an education initiative designed to collect school supplies for Houston area students. From August 1 through August 22, Kroger stores throughout the area will set up collection barrels at the front of each location. Inside the store, ...
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Imtech: order book up by 10% to 5.2 billion euro
Further improvement in the operational EBITA margin 2010Well-positioned for 2011First concrete steps taken for 2015 growth strategyGouda - The order book of Imtech (technical services provider in Europe and on the global marine market) increases at the end of 2010 by 10% to 5.2 billion euro. Moreover, despite the still challenging economic circumstances in a number of countries and markets, the ...
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Cuba wants to become green - with our help
Our Cuban project is taking firm steps towards its realization! The Cuban renewable energy market has great potential as the country has taken a course towards the energy independence. In the last years, several new projects like solar plants and wind farms were successfully completed in various Cuban provinces. As Cuba is one of the biggest sugar importers, the Cuban government is also ...
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Biomass Power Plant Generates Power for Zealand
The new generator at Asnæs Power Station in Denmark – fuelled by wood chips – is providing power for the Zealand grid for the first time. Henrik Boye Jørgensen, senior project manager at Ørsted and responsible for the construction of Asnæs Power Station’s unit 6, comments: “It’s fantastic that we’ve come this far with the project. In ...
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London Biomass Plant Turned Down on Air Quality Grounds
Secretary of State Eric Pickles has dismissed a planning appeal by Blue-NG regarding the construction of a large, liquid biomass combined heat and power plant in Southall, London. The appeal had been called in by the Secretary of State due to the significance of the proposals for the delivery of the Government"s climate change programme and energy policies. Ultimately, however, the Secretary of ...
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Enviva Executes Agreement with Dominion Virginia Power for Biomass Supply
Enviva LP ("Enviva"), a leading manufacturer of processed biomass fuel in the United States and Europe, today announced that it has signed a contract with Richmond, Va.-based Dominion Virginia Power ("Dominion"), one of the U.S.'s largest energy producers, to supply biomass to two power facilities in southeast Virginia. In April, Dominion announced plans to convert three 63-megawatt coal burning ...
By Enviva LP
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Farmers in UK welcome Biofuel Plans
Gordon Brown – Chancellor, National Farmers' Union (NFU) – announced on 6 December 2006 that he’d be seeking advise on extending 40p excise rebate on biogas and 20p per liter rebate in fuel excise to the so-called “2nd Generation” biofuels. Thereby, confirming the view of the union that bio-energy will play a real & growing role in the country’s future. NFU announced that it would go on to ...
By RNCOS
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European Commission recognizes outstanding sustainable energy projects
On 29 January six winning projects from four EU member states - Italy, Austria, Hungary and France - were awarded trophies at the Sustainable Energy Europe Awards ceremony taking place under the umbrella of the second European Sustainable Energy Week. The European Commission initiative aims to raise public awareness on the use of renewable energy sources and energy-efficient methods. The winners ...
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EBRD helps boost green energy use in Poland
The EBRD is promoting the use of renewable energy in Poland with a loan to finalise the construction of one of the country’s first large-scale biomass power plant. The Bank is providing a €30 million loan to Saturn Management, an independent company producing and supplying energy to Mondi Swiecie, one of the largest paper and containerboard producers in Europe, situated in Swiecie, in northern ...
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IPC starts to take applications for energy projects
The Infrastructure Planning Commission has started to consider applications for energy projects including energy-from-waste plants that produce more than 50MW. The IPC was formed in October 2009 as part of a move to strip local authorities of the ability to block or delay projects considered to be of high national priority. It aims to separate national decisions from individual planning ...
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Berlin Starts Production on New Biomass Power Plant
More than 250 people turned out for the groundbreaking ceremony of Burgess BioPower, formerly known as the Berlin Station, in Berlin, N.H., Oct. 6, including New Hampshire's governor and the city's mayor. The $275 million, 75-megawatt plant is expected to begin generating power in 2013, selling it to New Hampshire Public Service under a 20-year power purchase agreement. New Hampshire Gov. John ...
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E.ON signs asset swap agreement with Statkraft worth nearly EUR 4.5bn
E.ON has finalized its agreement with Statkraft which sees the company take full ownership of E.ON Sverige, thereby strengthening its position in the Nordic market. As part of the deal, signed in Stockholm, E.ON will acquire Statkraft’s 44.6% shareholding in E.ON Sverige and a hydropower plant in Sweden, valued at a total purchase price of approximately EUR 4.5 billion. In return, Statkraft ...
By E.ON AG
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Thailand Energy Awards 2018 - 3 awards for on-grid renewable energy LAWI power plants
For the 19th time, the Thailand Energy Awards were presented to 69 winners from 268 participants in five categories - renewable energy, energy conservation, energy personnel, energy innovation and energy supporter. We are proud to report that 3 out of 4 awards for on-grid renewable energy power plants went to facilities where LAWI Engineering participated. 1. Biomass Power Plant 9.9 MW LAWI ...
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A first introduction to World Bioenergy 2012
The World Bioenergy 2012 conference kicked-off for the first international delegates on their arrival to Stockholm Arlanda airport. At least for those who opted for the pre-conference “transfer” tour no. 1 taking them from the airport to Elmia in Jönköping via a number of bioenergy facilities en route. One of the stops for the delegates was to the ENA Energi AB biomass ...
By Elmia AB
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New biomass plant to be built in Lincolnshire
RWE Innogy UK is acquiring 100 % of Helius Energy Alpha Ltd from British biomass to power company Helius Energy Plc.. Helius Energy Alpha Ltd. owns the rights for the development and operation of the Stallingborough biomass power plant to be built in North East Lincolnshire. Overall, RWE Innogy will invest approx. € 260 million in this project. Consent for the power plant has already been granted ...
By RWE AG
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Abengoa to develop in Belgium the largest biomass power plant in the world
Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has been selected by the electricity and gas company, Belgian Eco Energy (Bee), to develop the largest commercial plant in the world of new construction in Ghent (Belgium), which will produce 215 MW of electricity, being one ...
By Abengoa
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Renewable energy plans for Kent
A planning application has been submitted to Kent County Council for a new Biomass combined heat and power plant at Ridham Dock. If approved, the proposed plant would be capable of processing up to 160,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste wood per annum. Approximately 25MW of power and up to 35MW of low grade steam heat could be produced, with the plant saving about 540,000 tonnes of CO2 ...
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Biomass Power Developers Are Busy Generating Jobs
In some areas of the country, people are finally starting to realize the potential for biomass plants to create jobs. Recently there have been many news stories of project developers starting construction, breaking ground or just announcing their projects. Most recently, Rentech Inc.'s Northwest Renewable Energy Center in Port St. Joe, Fla., was approved by the City Commission. The $225 million ...
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