Latest Biofuels and bio-energy company news
In 2009 Natural Power established their 12th office globally in Valparaiso, Chile from where Natural Power is currently helping clients all across Latin America. Natural Power has now signed an agreement with Argentinean renewables company Nowa Energías SA, which enables Nowa to promote Natural Power's products and services exclusively in the Argentinean renewables market for the next twelve months.
Nowa is a leading Argentinean renewable energy consultancy with experience in wind, solar and ... [more]
Natural Power has announced its move in to the biomass sector, further adding to their global products and services provided in the wind, wave and tidal markets. A dedicated team of experienced professionals across the biomass and associated industries have joined Natural Power’s renewable energy experts at their global headquarters in Scotland.
The biomass team led by Dan Gates, formerly from a forestry background with engineering and project management experience joined Natural Powe... [more]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) is designed to encourage the conversion of new biomass materials into energy without diverting biomass from existing markets. Previously run as a pilot program, the BCAP will pay incentives to owners and operators of forest and agricultural lands to produce new sources of biomass materials for energy production and avoid diverting those materials from existing markets. The program was officially implemented late last mon... [more]
NRG Energy, Inc. has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Green Mountain Energy Company, the retail provider of clean energy products and services, for $350 million in cash.
Green Mountain will be run as a standalone business within NRG. This acquisition, with an anticipated annual EBITDA contribution of $70 million, is immediately accretive to EBITDA and free cash flow. NRG anticipates funding the transaction with cash on hand upon transaction close, which is expected by mid-November.... [more]
Energy crops such as switchgrass, miscanthus and sorghum are high-yielding crops planted specifically for their energy content. They thrive with less water and fertilizer than other crops, and will often also grow on marginal lands where other crops cannot. They therefore represent a very promising addition to traditional biofuel crops. Energy crops also have huge environmental benefits. The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates that biofuel from switchgrass reduces CO2 emissions by 110 p... [more]
Advanced biofuels can deliver up to 90 percent CO2 emission reduction compared to gasoline and are the most cost-efficient way of reducing CO2 in the transport sector.
For the first time in U.S. history, a vehicle fuelled by government office wastepaper and waste cardboard has driven the streets of Washington D.C. Novozymes partnered with Maryland-based Fiberight to provide the demonstration fuel.
“The advanced biofuels showcased here demonstrate that the enzyme technology is ready for ma... [more]
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