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French Biomass Boiler Obtains €11 Million from European Commission

The European Commission has sanctioned a €11 million grant to France under the EU state aid regulations for constructing a 43 MW biomass boiler utilizing renewable sources such as biomass.

25 Nov 2010

Verso Paper to Invest $40 Million in Biomass Plant at Bucksport Mill

Verso Paper Corp, a known coated paper company, has declared the setting up of its renewable energy project utilizing biomass.

25 Nov 2010

Comprehensive Analysis on Brazilian Biomass Industry

A new market research report from Research and Markets covers the biomass power industry in Brazil. The report provides an outlook for the industry till 2020, with coverage on generation, major power plants, capacity, regulations, and major companies.

25 Nov 2010

OPEC Predicts 1.4% Increase in Fossil Fuel Production

A recent report from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for 2011 came heavily on biomass programs all over the world and predicted a growing demand for fossil fuel products.

24 Nov 2010

Innovative Liquid Fuel Technology to Produce Clean Renewable Power

LPP Combustion, a pioneer in the field of liquid fuel technology, based in Maryland, Columbia, has introduced the generation of clean renewable electric power, utilizing bio-diesel and bio-ethanol.

24 Nov 2010

SG Biofuels Forms Alliance with Bunge to Develop Quality Biofuel from Jatropha

SG Biofuels, involved in growing quality Jatropha oil seeds, has formed an alliance with Bunge North America, an associate of Bunge, to conduct research and introduce a method to convert the Jatropha seeds into a raw material to produce biofuel.

24 Nov 2010

PetroAlgae to Introduce Green Jet Fuel in Chile

PetroAlgae, a USA based renewable energy company that provides permission for the commercial usage of its micro-crop technology, declared that it has contracted a non-obligatory off-take supply accord with the Chilean airline company Sky Airline.

24 Nov 2010

Sorghum Produces More Ethanol, Say Research Findings

According to a recent research at the Iowa State University, sorghum grass grown in a single cropping system produces more ethanol than the one that is grown in double cropping system. Deriving ethanol from sorghum grass has created lot of interest among the alternative energy fuel producers and more researches are taking place to improve the production.

24 Nov 2010

BlueFire Renewables Ready to Commence Construction of Cellulosic Ethanol Facility in Fulton

BlueFire Renewables declared that it has obtained all the final permits, such as wastewater, air and storm water for commencing construction for its premier commercial Cellulosic Ethanol project in Fulton, Mississippi.

24 Nov 2010

Clenergen Plans to Penetrate Growing Industrial Markets with its Own Biomass Fuel

Clenergen Corporation declared that it has contracted a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Yuken India Limited for the erection of a 4 MW/h Gasification Biomass Power Plant powered by gas engines at their production facility located in Bangalore, India.

22 Nov 2010