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BASF and Renmatix to Scale up Plantrose Process for Production of Lignocellulosic Biomass-Based Industrial Sugars

BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, and American technology provider Renmatix Inc. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will jointly scale up the Renmatix Plantrose process for the production of industrial sugars based on lignocellulosic biomass. The two companies signed a non-exclusive joint development agreement.

19 Dec 2013

Green project wins award for Highland drinks giant and bio-waste business

Clearfleau and Diageo Scotland received the prestigious Best Project honour at the 2013 Scottish Green Energy Awards, organised by Scottish Renewables.

10 Dec 2013

Market Outlook Report on Biomass Power in the US

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Biomass Power in the US, Market Outlook to 2025, 2013 Update - Capacity, Generation, Levelized Cost of Energy, Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles" report to their offering.

9 Dec 2013

Concord Blue and LanzaTech Partner to Demonstrate Production of Fuels from Waste Materials

Concord Blue USA, Inc. and LanzaTech have entered into an agreement to integrate their individually proven technologies to demonstrate the production of fuels and chemicals from waste materials.

5 Dec 2013

Uniflare and Allison Engineering Introduce New Micro-biological Desulphurisation System at the Cory Waste Management Site

The commissioning of a new cost-saving micro-biological desulphurisation system at the Cory Waste Management site in Weston-super-Mare is the result of a successful collaboration between Uniflare, the Warwickshire based environmental technology specialists and Allison Engineering.

4 Dec 2013

University of Florida Researchers to Use $1.45 Million Grant for Producing Bioenergy

University of Florida researchers will use $1.45 million in federal grants to develop trait-prediction models and accelerate the growth of loblolly pine trees to produce more bioenergy.

3 Dec 2013

Fortum Commissions New Bio-Oil Plant in Joensuu, Finland

Fortum’s new bio-oil plant has been commissioned in Joensuu, Finland. Producing bio-oil from wood-based raw materials, the plant is the first of its kind in the world on an industrial scale. The bio-oil plant is unique in that it has been integrated with Fortum’s Joensuu combined heat and power plant.

30 Nov 2013

South Carolina Pinelands Biomass Project Dedicated by EDF RE and Santee Cooper

EDF Renewable Energy and Santee Cooper today dedicated the Pinelands Biomass project which consists of two nominal 17.8 megawatt (MW) generating facilities located in Allendale and Dorchester Counties in South Carolina. The Dorchester facility achieved commercial operation on November 1; Allendale followed on November 19.

22 Nov 2013

Using Mobile Catalytic Pyrolysis Technology to Produce Bio-Oil from Wood Chips

Battelle engineers and scientists have developed a mobile device that transforms unwanted biomass materials such as wood chips or agricultural waste into valuable bio-oil using catalytic pyrolysis.

From Battelle 8 Nov 2013

Leidos Reaches Agreement to Assume Ownership of 37.5 MW Biomass-Fueled Electric Generation Facility

Leidos Holdings Inc. (Leidos) has reached an agreement on the terms pursuant to which it will assume ownership of a 37.5 megawatt (net) biomass-fueled electric generation facility, being constructed in Plainfield, Conn., by Leidos Constructors.

17 Oct 2013