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DECC: Financial support for anaerobic digestion

The Government has announced ambitious plans to provide financial support for anaerobic digestion technologies through feed-in-tariffs (FITs) and the “world’s first” renewable heat incentive scheme. The schemes are designed to bring about a significant increase in the amount of locally produced green energy and help the UK meet its renewable energy targets. FITs is a financial support system ...

Feb. 2, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

UK reaches 100 anaerobic digestion plants milestone

The burgeoning anaerobic digestion (AD) industry in the UK has reached a “significant” milestone, as the number of AD plants outside of the water industry has passed 100 for the very first time. The official figures gathered by bioeconomy consultants NNFCC and WRAP, reveal that the number of AD plants in the UK has ...

Mar. 18, 2013

By NNFCC

Anaerobic Digestion Says: Waste to Energy and Biomass set to be the recipients of huge capital injections up to 2020

Cascadia Capital, specialist investment bankers, corroborate this view – They believe that technologies capable of converting municipal solid waste to energy are ready for commercialization and will replace incinerators and landfills as the primary option for municipal solid waste. So the opportunity for technologies such as AD and gasification are clear. But the challenge of providing ...

Feb. 3, 2012

By FC Business Intelligence

Research and Markets: Biogas Production; Pretreatment Methods in Anaerobic Digestion

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9s5f75/biogas_production) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Biogas Production. Pretreatment Methods in Anaerobic Digestion" to their offering. Biogas Production covers the most cutting-edge ...

Jul. 24, 2012

Consultation on biomass grandfathering expected imminently

A consultation document on renewable obligation grandfathering in relation to biomass is expected before the end of next week, according to the Renewable Energy Association. It is expected that the document, issued by the Department for Energy and Climate Change, will form part of the Budget announcement. As reported previously in MRW, the renewable energy industry has expressed ongoing ...

Mar. 19, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

The Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show -- the Golden Gate to Biomass

With an abundance of biomass resources and renewable incentives, the Pacific West provides ample opportunities for developers. Attendees of the Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show will have access to biomass industry stakeholders involved in every aspect of biomass-based power, thermal and biofuels. BBI International's Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show, produced ...

Oct. 27, 2011

ADI Systems Asia Pacific Discusses The Anaerobic Treatment Of Dairy Wastewater

Dr. Stefanie Tömmers of ADI Systems Asia Pacific presented a paper on the anaerobic treatment of dairy wastewater at the New Zealand Trade and Industrial Waste Forum held recently in Hamilton, New Zealand. Stefanie discussed issues related to the expanding dairy industry, including ...

May 2, 2014

By ADI Systems

GBP 12m to help expand biomass heating in England

Moving to low-carbon heat sources is crucial in the battle against climate change with nearly half of the UK's emissions coming from heating. Today more government money becomes available for industry, businesses and community organisations to help towards the cost of buying and installing biomass-fuelled heating and combined heat & power projects, including anaerobic digesters, in England. ...

Dec. 10, 2008

Biomass Capital Investment to Reach $33.7 Billion by 2015

Biomass, which is currently the leading source of renewable energy worldwide, is conducive to producing a wide variety of energy products including transportation fuels, bio-derived products such as plastics and chemicals, and electricity generation. While the biomass industry has waxed and waned with shifting government policies and mandates over the years, a recent report from Pike Research ...

Dec. 23, 2010

Rollcast Energy Project Awarded Woody Biomass Utilization Grant

Rollcast Energy, (www.RollcastEnergy.com), a developer of clean, renewable bioenergy projects, announced today that its Greenway Renewable Power project in LaGrange, GA has been awarded a $250,000 grant as part of the US Forest Service Woody Biomass Utilization Grant Program. "We're excited about the award and about working with the Forest ...

Aug. 9, 2012

The UK paves the way for energy recovery from biomass and waste

According to the UK Waste Strategy landfilling waste is the worst environmental option. The methane it produces is a potent greenhouse gas, 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Consequently, the Landfill Directive calls for a 50 percent reduction of the biodegradable municipal waste that is dumped at increasing costs. Energy recovery from biomass and waste is going to play an important role ...

Feb. 11, 2009

By Freesen & Partner GmbH

The first Molinari mill for biomasses has now been installed

The first Molinari mill designed to pre-treat biomasses for anaerobic digestion came into operation on January 31st 2013. Construction of this machine began a year ago following a request from Mr. Zangrandi, the owner of a 1 MW biogas plant. His first need was to reduce the size of the various products used to feed the plant. Thus increase the surface that could be attacked by bacteria. Once the ...

Feb. 13, 2013

By MOLINARI S.r.l. Socio Unico

Biomass power generation will reach $11.5 billion in annual revenue by 2020

Standalone biopower facilities have the potential to bring hundreds of megawatts online per installation. Biopower can also optimize existing industrial processes, such as combined heat and power (CHP) installations, reducing coal emissions through co-firing, and onsite generation for industrial facilities like biorefineries. While biopower currently remains limited as a subsidy-dependent ...

Aug. 28, 2013

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

REA reveals proposals to be included in DECC consultation on biomass financing

The proposals set to be included in the Department for Energy and Climate Change consultation on the financing of renewables plants have been revealed by the Renewable Energy Association. The REA has said the proposals will be as follows: Energy from waste and anaerobic digestion will be grandfathered in the pure sense For biomass the capital costs will be grandfathered, but the fuel ...

Mar. 29, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

GLV Inc. teams up with a world leader to market cutting edge anaerobic wastewater treatment equipment

Management of GLV Inc. (“GLV” or “the Company”; ticker symbols GLV.A, GLV.B / TSX) is pleased to announcethe creation of a North American joint venture with Hong Kong-based Global Water Engineering Limited (“Global Water Engineering”) to market some of this company’s technologies, notably its anaerobic digestion processes for the treatment of industrial wastewater and its energy production ...

Feb. 5, 2009

By Ovivo (Formerly Eimco Water Technologies)

BioConversion Solutions To Provide Advanced Biomass to Biogas Process Technology For Increased Efficiency and Profitability

PMC BioTec, a leader in biomass conversion process technology, has relaunched as BioConversion Solutions, LLC (BCS) as part of a major global business expansion. In 2012, the company doubled its revenue over 2011 and launched its Advanced Fluidized Co-Digestion & Co-Generation (AFC2) anaerobic process that converts organic waste to renewable energy. Renowned organic bioconversion expert, Dr. ...

Feb. 26, 2013

Biomass Power Generation Installed Capacity to Reach At Least 82 Gigawatts Worldwide by 2020, Forecasts Navigant Research

Currently accounting for 3 percent of global electricity generation capacity, biomass power generation (biopower) is widely utilized by industrial facilities and distributed energy customers alike. Offering dispatchable, baseload support to the grid with high load reliability, biopower will continue to play a cornerstone role in meeting renewable energy targets. Biopower projects, however, remain ...

May 30, 2013

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

NNFCC and CNG Services win WRAP funding to assess feasibility of biogas networks

WRAP has awarded funding to a partnership between bioeconomy consultants NNFCC and biomethane injection specialists CNG Services to assess the feasibility of developing biogas networks in the UK. NNFCC and CNG Services will work in partnership to assess the feasibility of biogas networks in the UK, using a group of Cheshire ...

May 7, 2013

By NNFCC

ElectraTherm Green Machine Installed at Biogas Plant in Austria

ElectraTherm installed its first Green Machine in Austria at a biogas power generation facility to increase electrical production at the site without adding fuel or emissions. The site produces biogas through anaerobic digestion to fire a 500kWe GE Jenbacher 312, generating electricity to sell to the grid while using heat to dry crops during harvest. With the addition of the Green Machine, excess ...

Feb. 6, 2012

By ElectraTherm

GBP 4m to help make your business, school or hospital greener through bio-energy

Today further government funding becomes available for business and community organisations, such as schools and hospitals, to help towards the cost of buying and installing biomass-fuelled heating and combined heat & power projects in England. £4 million is available overall under Round 6 of the Bio-energy Capital Grants scheme, with grants up to £500,000 on offer to individual projects. ...

Dec. 17, 2009

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