Latest Biofuels and bio-energy company news
Greenpeace and Facebook will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage major utilities to develop renewable energy generation, and develop programmes that will enable Facebook users to save energy and engage their communities in clean energy decisions (1).
The news comes two years after Greenpeace launched its global Unfriend Coal Campaign (2, 3), enlisting 700,000 online activists (4) to call on Facebook to power its datacentres with clean energy instead of coal (5). As a ... [more]
A farm near Ardstraw in Northern Ireland uses technology that allows the production of heat and power from animal waste and vegetation. Fuelled by organic matter produced on the farm, this power plant is also one of the most environmentally friendly of its kind. The plant is very efficient and wastes very little compared to other energy companies. Normally, central power plants pump more than 50% of the energy into the air while turbines waste 75% of the wind’s energy. Now, run on muck, the ... [more]
"Biomass Power in Germany, Market Outlook to 2020, 2011 Update - Capacity, Generation, Power Plants, Regulations and Company Profiles is the latest report from GlobalData. The report provides in depth analysis on global renewable power market and global biomass power market with forecasts up to 2020.
Research and Markets has added GlobalData 's new report "Biomass Power in Germany, Market Outlook to 2020, 2011 Update - Capacity, Generation, Power Plants, Regulations and Company Profiles" to ... [more]
Armed with umbrellas and wellies, thousands of Glastonbury festival-goers head to the Somerset site which is almost as famous for its downpours and quagmires as it is for the impressive line-up of stars. Muddy fields may be part of the Glastonbury experience, but revellers at the festival can look forward to being clean and green thanks to a sustainable heating company providing zero carbon hot water showers.
No matter what the weather holds, Organic Energy has joined forces with eco-charity ... [more]
Viessmann is focussing its presence on biomass at Greenbuild EXPO 2011 on June 29th/30th in Manchester Central. The company will exhibit in the Ignition section of the show (stand F31) following a surge of interest in biomass since the Renewable Heat Incentive announcement in March.
Viessmann will display its Vitoligno boiler (from the company’s 4 kW to 1,250 kW biomass range) in addition to a Vitocal ground source heat pump. Staff will be able to answer questions on any of the company’s broa... [more]
GreenWood Tree Farm Fund (GTFF), managed by GreenWood Resources (GWR), is to supply hybrid poplar woody biomass for ZeaChem Inc.'s first commercial cellulosic biorefinery. The combination of GTFF’s existing tree farms in close proximity to the biorefinery, GWR’s leadership in development and management of tree plantations, and ZeaChem’s highly efficient biorefinery technology will enable the supply of low-cost fermentable sugars used in the production of advanced biofuels and bio-based chemicals... [more]
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