The order will increase the mill’s energy independence to a large extent Metso has signed a contract with Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill to deliver a biomass-fired BFB (bubbling fluidized bed) power boiler including main auxiliary equipment for boiler and site advisory services. This new boiler replaces one of the client’s existing power boilers and further increases mill’s ...
Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, today announced the completion of construction of an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) with Ohio’s Cloverleaf School District. The $1.2 million project, which included energy efficient infrastructure upgrades at four facilities, is expected to help the ...
This year we have reported on an impeccable condition and of the waste-to-energy plant Global Water & Energy installed in cooperation with CST Wastewater Solutions for NH Foods at their Oakey Beef Exports facility in Australia. In the last few years, GWE’s anaerobic digestion plant required only routine maintenance, and it continuously produces 3000 – 4000 m3 of biogas a day from ...
World Water Day is celebrated annually on March 22nd. This year ’s theme ‘Nature for Water’ explores nature-based solutions to the water challenges we face in the 21st century. Kurita´s target is it to engage in environmental improvement activities by expanding environmental benefits for customers and to reduce our internal environmental impact. In boiler water treatment ...
Pécs is a beautiful city in the Southwest of Hungary with almost 160.000 inhabitants and a large district heating grid. In the past the heat was delivered using coal and natural gas. Today Pécs sees itself as the first green city in Hungary. Starting 2013 the heat generation has been based completely on biomass. Recently, a delegation of the World Bioenergy Association visited ...
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:BW) announced today that its subsidiary, The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), has been awarded a contract to supply and install a replacement boiler for ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s Hamilton, Ontario, steel manufacturing plant. B&W will supply a TSSG® boiler capable of providing 450,000 pounds-per-hour of steam for generating 20 ...
The Government is putting local action at the heart of efforts to keep energy bills down and homes warm, with an £40 million competition aimed at driving local initiatives to boost energy efficiency, reduce fuel poverty and encourage collective switching and purchasing. Energy Secretary Edward Davey said: “With prices rising and temperatures dropping, we want to make sure we are ...
Following the launch of the boiler scrappage scheme in England last month, the Welsh Assembly Government has announced plans for a similar scheme in Wales, beginning on April 1. From this date over 60s living in Wales with inefficient G-rated boilers will be eligible to apply for a £500 voucher towards the cost of replacing their old boiler with a new A-rated one. The Welsh Assembly ...
More old boilers will be available for scrap as Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband announce the start of the boiler scrappage scheme today (5 January). The national scheme aims upgrade household heating systems to cut carbon, save money on fuel bills and sustain work for the heating industry. Up to 125,000 households in England with working ...
Veolia Energy North America, a leading operator and developer of efficient energy solutions, today announced the completion and commissioning of two new, natural gas-fired rapid-response boilers, as part of the company’s recently extended steam supply agreement with the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). The rapid-response boilers replace an older, less-efficient oil-fired boiler, ...
UK organisations could save over £400m a year by taking simple, low-cost actions to improve the efficiency of their hot water boilers, according to new guidance published today by the Carbon Trust. UK organisations could save over £400m a year by taking simple, low-cost actions to improve the efficiency of their hot water boilers, according to new guidance published today by the ...
Ameresco Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, joined with officials from Bates Technical College to host Gov. Jay Inslee and local leaders on Wednesday, March 13, to announce the award recipients for the second round of 2012 energy efficiency grants from the Washington State Department of Commerce. Ameresco customers awarded grants include: Olympic College, ...
Call for clearer ‘value proposition' ahead of Monday launch - as findings reveal no great appetite for energy efficiency A key assumption behind the Green Deal - that once market barriers are removed, there will be a flood of demand from UK homeowners for energy efficiency measures in their homes - is overly simplistic, according to research out today from the UK Energy Research Centre. ...
Check against delivery Thank you for the invitation. I’m delighted to be here at the British Property Federation’s Annual Residential Conference. I’m pleased to see sustainability on your packed agenda for the day, alongside discussions on investment and the future of the residential property sector. As you may know, the Coalition has pledged to be the Greenest Government ...
The free breakfast event, hosted by Switch2 and Winckworth Sherwood, will show delegates how to raise performance standards in heat network management and introduce them to the Heat Trust's new cost comparison tool. This calculator will help customers to better understand and compare their district heating bills. The online tool has been introduced by Heat Trust, which is the first customer ...
The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change is calling on UK business to take advantage of £100m in new funding available to help companies become more energy efficient. The vast majority will be delivered in England through the Carbon Trust’s existing interest-free loans scheme for companies to buy new equipment, which will now be expanded three fold. It comes as new analysis by the ...
Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) released three new reports as part of its Green Proving Ground program, which tests building technologies in real-world situations to evaluate their potential to save energy, water, and reduce utility costs. Through the Green Proving Ground, GSA is finding new ways that federal buildings across the nation can save taxpayer dollars, while also ...
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) will provide a loan to the Bank of Greenland to finance its new environmental loan programme. The 10-year maturity loan totalling DKK 25 million (EUR 3.35 million) will help finance energy efficiency measures in private households. Around 40% of all energy consumption in Greenland derives from heating buildings. Qualifying projects will include investments in ...
Ontario's Environmental Commissioner, Gord Miller, says more money could be spent on in-classroom education, if the Ontario government and the province's school boards improved their efforts to reduce their electricity and natural gas bills. Miller released Volume Two of his 2011 Annual Energy Conservation Progress Report. This report annually reviews reductions in energy usage, increases in ...
In April, the McIlvaine Company predicted the world would be operating 1.7 million MW of coal-fired boilers in 2011. The new forecast in the continually updated, Coal-fired Boilers: World Analysis and Forecast is for 1.6 million MW of installed capacity. However, the forecast for 2020 of 2.1 million MW remains unchanged. The prediction that $2.5 trillion will be invested in new coal-fired ...