More Biomass, Bio-fuels and Biogases News

David Miliband MP tours social housing biomass installation

15/05/2012

David Miliband MP, attended the unveiling of the latest installation in South Shields, UK of leading international manufacturer of heating systems, Viessmann.

New York state’s largest on-site biogas project opens

10/05/2012

New York state’s largest on-farm, co-digestion biogas power plant is set to open this week.

Haiti agrees on $250m waste to energy power plant

08/05/2012

The government of Haiti has signed a $250m partnership agreement with the "International Electric Power Company"for the construction of a 30 MW waste to energy plant in the capital city of Port - au-Prince to power the city and its environs.

Columbian renewable push advances with $48m cogen plant

03/05/2012

Columbia's largest sugar producer has announced that its board of directors approved a proposal that would allow the company to build a 35 MW biomass cogeneration plant at a cost of around $48m.

Turkey launches first biogas power plant

01/05/2012

Swiss developer and constructor firm Zorg Biogas have constructed the first biogas power plant in Turkey.

Biomass cogeneration plant for Croatia

01/05/2012

Croatian company Lika Energo Eko plans a 1 MW biomass fired cogeneration power plant in the Lika-Senj county region, according to data from the country's energy regulator.

Weltec begins constructing French biogas plant

24/04/2012

Weltec Biopower has begun building a 526-kW biogas plant in Saint-Nicolas-du-Tertre, Brittany, about 60 miles northwest of Nantes, France.

Chemical giant turns to biomass power

24/04/2012

Chemical giant, Chalachem's existing CHP plant in Falkirk, Scotland is to be replaced by a 100 MW biomass facility.

Microsoft to run data center off biogas

24/04/2012

Microsoft is in the process of designing a data center powered by biogas.

Mandela’s famous island set for biogas on-site power plant

23/04/2012

South Africa’s Energy Development Institute is in the early stages of plans that could well see the provision of biogas on-site power plant on Robben Island, the notorious place of imprisonment for Nelson Mandela.

Biogas heat and power plants planned for Finland

12/04/2012

Finnish wealth management firm, Taaleritehdas, plans to build a series of biogas plants throughout Finland, which will convert household biowaste, wastewater slurry, industrial byproducts and agricultural waste into biogas.

Brewery benefiting from CHP

04/04/2012

Through a combination of energy conservation measures, on-site renewable power generation, green power and renewable energy credit purchases, the New Belgium Brewery in Boulder, Colo., is a leader in sustainability.

Rwanda’s prison system using human waste for electricity

03/04/2012

One African nation has found an innovative way of generating cooking electricity for its prison system - Rwanda’s prison system is  turning human sewage into biogas for cooking.

New York waste water plant to install CHP facility

30/03/2012

A waste water treatment plant located in Medina, New York, is to install a combined heat and power (CHP) facility which will be used to feed electricity to the grid.

AREVA awarded funding for innovative biomass project

27/03/2012

French multinational AREVA has been awarded funding by KIC InnoEnergy to develop an innovative bioenergy solution.

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