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Clenergen signs agreement to install basification biomass plants in India
In New York, Clenergen Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Juken India Limited to install up to 2MW/h gasification biomass power plants at their manufacturing site in Bangalore, India. Clenergen now owns a total of 19.5MW/h of operational biomass power plants in India, the Philippines and Ghana, with an additional 40MW/h under agreement. [...]
BioCentric Energy Holdings files patent for Algae Pro Closed-Loop Photobioreactor
In California, BioCentric Energy Holdings, Inc. filed a patent for version #4 of its Algae Pro Closed-Loop Photobioreactor system. In the coming weeks, the system will first be used at the company’s commercial site in Death Valley Junction, California, and then at subsequent sites later in the year.
The system includes 8 skids of proprietary plastic [...]
National Forest Service awards $1.7m to small business in New Mexico and Arizona
In New Mexico and Arizona, the National Forest Service has awarded $1.7 million to small businesses to expand their use of waste wood. The companies will use the funds to produce or process products using biomass for fuel reduction projects on National Forest land.
The Arizona companies chosen to receive funding are Cooley Forest Products, Log [...]
Opinion: “You have to manage the land so it actually ends up growing trees”
President of Emerson Process Management, Steve Sonnenberg: “Biomass-to-energy conversion is the fastest-growing segment of the energy business. Faced with high energy costs and environmental goals, our customers recognize they can retrofit decades-old plants to convert their own waste streams into environmentally friendly and low-cost sources of power, which is a plus to both the environment [...]
IFC to invest $3m in Philippines’ power sector, including biomass projects
In the Philippines, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private-sector division, is planning to invest an additional $300 million in the country’s power sector, including biomass projects. The IFC has already invested $900 million in the Philippines over the past three years, with $600-700 million for the energy sector. The IFC is specifically [...]
Namibia project to install bush-to-electricity plant in rural Namibia
In Namibia, the Combating Bush Encroachment for Namibia’s Development project (CBEND), funded by the European Union, intends to install one 0.25MW bush-to-electricity power-generating plant in a densely bush encroached area in rural Namibia. The pilot project will demonstrate the feasibility and potential for expanding throughout the region.
Estimates from the feasibility study performed by the Southern [...]
Palm biomass mills in Malaysia confront viability issues
In Malaysia, palm biomass mills in the eastern state of Sabah can currently produce up to 120MW of electricity, with a potential 260MW if all 120 palm mills in the state were to be used. However, some of the mills are too far from transmission grids to be economically viable.
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board is [...]
CleanTech Biofuels given patent for Biomass Recovery Process
In the US, a patent was given to CleanTech Biofuels, Inc. for its Biomass Recovery Process. CleanTech Biofuels Ltd. is St. Louis, Missouri based company that produces cellulosic biomass feedstock derived from municipal solid waste (MSW) for renewable energy and bio-based chemical production.
The Biomass Recovery Process uses an angled reaction vessel with steam and pressure [...]
Federal funds awarded to Oregon’s Lake County for biomass projects
In Oregon, Federal stimulus funds have been awarded to Lake County for biomass projects. The Lakeview cogeneration project will receive $1.7 million and must be fully operational by mid-February 2012. The new plant is expected to produce enough electricity to sell to utility companies. The project will also improve air quality, as an old [...]
US Forest Service grants $1.7m to expand use of waste wood
In Arizona and New Mexico, the US Forest Service has granted $1.7 million to small business in order for them to expand their use of waste wood from National Forest land for energy production.
The companies in Arizona receiving funding include Cooley Forest Products in Phoenix, Arizona Log and timberworks in Eagar and San Carlos Apache [...]
