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UK waste wood biomass gains permits
In the UK, planning permission has been granted for a 12MW gasification power plant in Lincolnshire that will use 140,000 metric tons of waste wood and biosolids from wastewater as a feedstock. Possibly the first of its kind to be approved in the UK, the project is a joint venture of Alternative Use Group and [...]
Pell Energy proposes UK biomass plant
In the UK, Peel Energy has announced the details of a proposed biomass power plant that replaces plans for an ethanol plant that had already received planning permission. The company says the plans changed because national legislation had changed that no longer made the ethanol facility viable.
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UK courts clear way for Helion Energy project
In the UK, the High Court in Cardiff refused protestors of the Helion Energy biomass power plant project at Avonmouth Dock permission to apply for a judicial review of the project. Helius originally received planning permission for the power station back in March.
The biomass power plant will require up to 850,000 tonnes of sustainably sourced [...]
U Nottingham builds $10M renewables research center
In the UK, the University of Nottingham is building a $10 million research center that will be dedicated to renewable energy working in the fields of bioenergy, hydrogen fuels, carbon capture and storage, sustainable architecture and biomass, among others. The new facility is expected to open in January 2012.
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Is Biomass combustion zero-carbon? UK report says no.
In the UK, the national Sustainable Building Association AECB has published the findings of its commissioned report that claims that policies assuming biomass energy is zero-carbon or ‘green’ are leading to additional carbon emissions in the UK rather than reducing them.
Nick Grant , co-author of ‘The Green Electricity Illusion said, “There is a lot of [...]
Forth Energy begins to plan 100MW biomass-fired power plant
In the UK, Forth Energy has applied for planning permission for a 100MW biomass-fired power plant in Dundee, Scotland. Forth Energy’s plans to construct four 100MW plants — in Edinburgh, Dundee, Rosyth and Grangemouth — are part of a strategic joint venture between Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) and Forth Ports. The Dundee plant is [...]
Camco acquires portfolio of W2E projects in UK
In the UK, Camco International announced acquisition of a portfolio of emission reduction projects from Greenhouse Gas Services.
The operational projects acquired include reductions from agricultural waste-to-energy installations and landfill gas projects and it is anticipated that they will generate emission reductions in excess of 110,000 tons of CO2 equivalents per year, as well as rights [...]
The Last Word: “Residents are justifiably worried about the impact on their quality of life.”
Gavin Adkins, Director of the Wood Panel Industry Federation and Kronospan Director of Sawmilling: “Since the Government started subsidising biomass power stations to burn timber the price of wood has increased by 30% over 3 years. Inevitably this will have to be passed on to the consumer. This could all be avoided if the Government [...]
Drax delays UK biomass investments, citing policy instability
In the UK, the country’s largest private energy supplier Drax—who had planned to convert three of its coal-fired boilers to biomass—has delayed its investment plans because it sees the government’s policies as too unstable.
The UK government last month announced financial support for 20 years to biomass-based energy plants but the subsidy policy is to be [...]
The Last Word: “Certification of the massive Burger project without proper scrutiny could weaken Ohio’s renewable-energy standard.”
Neil Etherington, Able UK, group development director: “Quite rightly the potential for the UK in becoming an international leader in the renewable energy sector has been compared to the impact of North Sea oil and this project offers the chance for the Humber to become the key centre in the UK and Europe.”
Will Reisinger, Ohio [...]
