Latest Biofuels and bio-energy company news
Community Interest Company Community Energy Solutions (CES) is continuing its partnership with Wakefield Council in an effort to help tackle the town’s fuel poverty.
CES which has offices in Leeds Boldon (Tyne and Wear) and Stockton worked alongside Dyson Insulations Ltd to install a 2.2kWp solar photovoltaic (PV) system at the home of Ryehill residents, Mr. and Mrs Fletcher in December 2011.
The couple, who are expected to earn around £27,000 over the next 25 years in fuel savings and f... [more]
Administered by Ofgem, the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme is a fixed, index-linked income paid to organisations for each kWh of heat produced by renewable technologies such as biomass boilers over a 20-year period.
Held on 5-6 October 2011 at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire, EBEC (European Bioenergy Expo and Conference) provides a unique opportunity for those involved in the production of bioenergy to make direct contact with visitors who are interested in maximising the financial ben... [more]
According to research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute's Climate and Energy Program, global production of biofuels increased 17 percent in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 105 billion liters, up from 90 billion liters in 2009. High oil prices, a global economic rebound, and new laws and mandates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, and the United States, among other countries, are all factors behind the surge in production.
The United States and Brazil remain the two largest producers ... [more]
A new strategic initiative shows the commitment to sustainable aviation through the promotion and development of aviation biofuels. Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA), operator of Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) and Willow Run Airport (YIP), has partnered with Michigan State University (MSU) Extension Office to grow, harvest and process bioenergy crops on airport-owned property.
Together, DTW and YIP airports have approximately 1,700 acres of property that is potentially suitable for b... [more]
With the escalation of landfill tax, a growing emphasis on recycling and recovery, new government incentives to encourage renewable energy from waste, and new technologies coming on stream, the opportunities for small and medium sized waste contractors have never been greater, especially in the area of commercial and industrial waste, where the volumes being generated in the UK are four to five times higher than municipal solid waste. And nowhere are the commercial and environmental pressures gr... [more]
The Washington State Algae Alliance, comprised of bioscience firm Targeted Growth, Inc. (TGI), Inventure Chemical (Inventure) and Washington State University (WSU), will benefit from $2 million in funding through WSU as part of the 2010 Senate Energy and Water Development appropriations bill.
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) was instrumental in securing funding for the Alliance, which will jointly develop a new system for the production of sustainable and renewable fuels, chemicals, and chemica... [more]
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