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E.ON permanently closes UK power plant
E.ON is officially closing its Ironbridge power plant in Shropshire, England. The German utility said the plant, which was converted to run on biomass instead of coal in 2012, will stop commercial operations at 1430 GMT on Friday. Despite the conversion, the plant was required under European Union pollution laws to cease operations after generating for 20,000 hours from Jan. 1, 2008. The plant ...
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Aker Solutions confirms GBP115M power project is biomass renewable plant in Scotland
03 February 2010 - Aker Solutions previously announced (Monday 1 February 2010 at 08:00 CET) that it has been awarded a power plant project in Europe. Aker Solutions confirms the contract, awarded by RWE, is to provide design, supply, installation, construction and commissioning for a new 50MW Biomass renewable energy plant at the Tullis Russell Papermakers plant near Fife in Scotland. The ...
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The end of the road for Didcot A?
Last week the team at Aether were joined by some colleagues from the UK emissions inventory team at AEA for a tour of Didcot A power station, one of the UKs largest predominantly coal firing facilities at 2,000 MW (enough to provide electricity to 2 million homes!). In addition, a small amount of biomass is now also burnt at the plant. The tour provided a great chance to get away from the ...
By Aether Ltd
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Frost & Sullivan: Opportunities in Emerging Economies to Offset Declining Prospects for Coal-Fired Power across Mature Geographies
Over the next 25 years, the world will become significantly more dependent on electricity produced from various sources, including coal, to meet its energy needs. Global electricity generation is expected to grow from 21,224 Terawatt hours (TWh) in 2010 to 33,370 TWh in 2030. Coal will continue to hold an increasing share in the energy mix of emerging countries since it is one of the most ...
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Foster Wheeler selects Emerson’s automation technology for the world’s largest 100 percent biomass-fired boiler
Foster Wheeler has chosen Emerson Process Management’s PlantWeb™ digital plant architecture with the Ovation™ expert control system and AMS Suite predictive maintenance software to control a new biomass boiler at the Polaniec Power Station in Poland. When operational in 2012, this will be the world’s largest 100 percent biomass-fired boiler. Foster Wheeler is building the ...
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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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