E.ON and Enviva have entered into a wood pellet supply agreement. Enviva is to supply E.ON with 240,000 metric tons of pellets annually, for several years. The contract is to begin in 2013.
Category: Biomass
BP invests in Cool Planet BioFuels
January 5th, 2012 | Posted in Biomass
Cool Planet BioFuels announced that BP Technology Ventures has made an investment in the biofuels startup, as part of the company's C Round of investments. BP has this way joined General Electric, Google Ventures, ConocoPhillips, NRG and North Bridge Venture Partners as investors. GE, NRG and ConocoPhillips have made a joint venture investment company in early 2011, with a plan to invest in 30 venture and growth stage companies, including Cool Planet BioFuels.
Eneco begins construction of 50 MW biomass facility in the Netherlands
November 25th, 2011 | Posted in Biomass
Eneco has begun construction of the 49.9 MW biomass power plant in the municipality of Delfzijl, in the Netherlands. The Golden Raand power plant will supply about 120,000 average households with electricity once completed.
MetCap expanding IRCC power plant in Turkey
November 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Biomass Solar
MetCap Energy Investments (Turkey) and GE have entered into an agreement for the expansion of the Dervish integrated renewables combined cycle (IRCC) power plant in Karaman, Turkey. The project's installed power generating capacity will be doubled using GE's FlexEfficiency 50 technology.
E.ON unveils new details of 30 MW biomass project in England
November 15th, 2011 | Posted in Biomass
E.ON has announced more details about the 30 MW biomass power plant , which is going to be built at Blackburn Meadows, near Sheffield (UK). The power plant will use recycled waste wood to produce electricity.
US DoE finalizes USD 132 million loan to Abengoa for bioenergy project
October 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Biomass
The US Department of Energy has finalized a USD 132 million loan guarantee for Abengoa's bioenergy project, the commercial-scale celluslosic ethanol plant. Abengoa Bioenergy is building the facility in Hugoton, Kansas.
180 MW biomass power plant unveiled in Belgium
September 27th, 2011 | Posted in Biomass
GDF Suez, through its subsidiary Electrabel, has unveiled a 180 MW biomass plant in Belgium. The Rodenhuize power plant was a coal fired power plant in its prior life, and was converted to use biomass as fuel through a EUR 125 million investment.
DONG Energy and partners establish bioenergy consortium
August 29th, 2011 | Posted in Biomass
DONG Energy, and partners including Vestforsyning, Struer Forsyning and the waste company Nomi, have established a bioenergy consortium which will use the next 15 months to assess whether a number of bioenergy projects are feasible and profitable enough to be developed. The projects being assessed include new power plants, as well as existing plants which can be converted to use biomass as the a fuel source.
Abengoa receiving USD 134m US DoE loan guarantee for cellulosic biomass biorefinery
August 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Biomass
Abengoa Bioenergy, subsidiary of Abengoa, has been chosen by the US Department of Energy to be offered a conditional commitment for a USD 133.9 million federal loan guarantee for the construction of a biorefinery in the US, the first of its kind, which will use cellulosic biomass to produce renewable liquid fuel.
Bharat Renewable Energy and SG Biofuels deploying Jatropha hybrids in India
August 11th, 2011 | Posted in Biomass
Bharat Renewable Energy, part of Bharat Petroleum, and SG Biofuels have started a program of development and deployment of elite hybrids of Jatropha, which will be harvested and used for the production of bidiesel in India. The first phase of the program is to develop a high-performing hybrid adapted to the growing conditions in various parts of India.
