Biomass Power

23 hours ago

Ag groups urge Congress to quickly complete work on Farm Bill

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsMore than 150 ag groups and businesses sent a letter to leaders of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and House Committee on Agriculture urging them to complete work on the 2018 Farm Bill before the Agricultural Act of 2014 expires on Sept. 30. READ MORE

23 hours ago

Weltec Group to update 2.2 MW biogas plant in Germany

BY Weltec Biopower GmbH Found In:Power, BiogasAs of Aug. 1, Nordmethan GmbH, a company of the Weltec Biopower Group, has taken over an insolvent biogas plant in Südergellersen, Lower Saxony, in Germany. The company plans to fully modernize the facility. READ MORE

August 13, 2018

CO2 captured by Drax could be used to carbonize beverages

BY Drax Group Found In:PowerDrax is about to begin a pilot trialing the first boenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project of its kind in Europe, which could make the renewable power generated at Drax carbon negative. It could also supply CO2 for the beverage industry. READ MORE

August 13, 2018

SFW wins contract to supply boiler island for biomass power plant

BY Sumitomo SHI FW Found In:Pellets, PowerSumitomo SHI FW (SFW) has been awarded a contract by Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. for design and supply of the Daesan Biomass Power Plant boiler island. This is SFW's third biomass-fired CFB boiler unit in South Korea. READ MORE

August 09, 2018

DOE schedules meeting of biomass R&D advisory committee

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsThe U.S. Department of Energy has announced it will hold an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee on Aug. 22-23 in Arlington Virginia. READ MORE

August 09, 2018

Arensis, Green Mark Energy sign 2 MW project agreement

BY Arensis Found In:Pellets, PowerArensis, a biomass-to-energy system provider, and Green Mark Enegy Co. Ltd., a renewable energy pellet producer, recently entered into an agreement for a 2 MW energy project in Kumamoto, Japan. READ MORE

August 08, 2018

Bruks Siwertell introduces innovative enclosed conveyor design

BY BRUKS Siwertell Found In:Pellets, Power, ThermalBruks Siwertell has announced The Belt Conveyor, a system composed of a standard belt supported on a bed of pressurized air over a formed steel trough. This new design eliminates idlers and certain maintenance issues. READ MORE

August 07, 2018

EIA: Bioenergy capacity, generation to increase next year

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, BiogasThe U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the August edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting that nonhydropower renewables will provide more than 10 percent of electricity generation in 2018. READ MORE

August 03, 2018

EIA: 630,000 tons of densified biomass fuel produced in April

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Pellets, Power, ThermalThe U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing that U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 630,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in April, with sales reaching 600,000 tons. READ MORE