Renewable Biomass Power Generation
Biomass power generation has increased steadily by upgrading older coal plants to biomass plants. Biomass energy is used in conjunction with cogeneration or district heating to increase energy efficiency. However a consistent source of biomass fuel continues to be a major problem to overcome. |
Biomass Power News
Biogas first for Sub-Saharan Africa
18/06/2013
A combined heat and power plant powered by biogas is to be the first such facility introduced to Sub-Saharan Africa.
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GDF Suez inaugurates Polish biomass plant
10/06/2013
GDF Suez has inaugurated a 205 MW biomass power plant in south Poland, and the company says it the biggest 100 per cent biomass...
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Scottish government approves $710m plant
03/06/2013
SSE has won approval from the Scottish government to build a $710 biomass power plant at the port of Grangemouth, Scotand in as...
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Biomass and hydro projects add much-needed capacity to Chile's SIC system
29/05/2013
This month, three new biomass-fired plants will be operational in Chile and adding 71.6 MW to the Central Interconnected System...
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Carbon neutral or a Trojan horse?
22/05/2013
Utilities are looking for the holy grail: reliable baseload electricity derived from a sustainable, low carbon source and avail...
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Doosan awarded major biomass conversion project
22/05/2013
E.ON has awarded Doosan Power Systems a contract to upgrade its coal-fired power plant in Provence, France, converting it into ...
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Fortum inaugurates Baltic’s first waste-to-energy CHP power plant
17/05/2013
Finnish engineering company Fortum has inaugurated the first waste-to-energy combined heat and power plant in the Baltic countr...
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New 20 GW of gas and coal plant face post-cash crunch challenges
07/05/2013
More than 20 GW of gas and coal power stations are currently being built in Western Europe, a new report shows. |
Estonia takes the lead in Euro renewable target race
29/04/2013
New Eurostat figures show Estonia is top of the leader board in the race to generate 20 per cent of its energy use from renewab...
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Ditch coal for biomass and gas and build nuclear, urges UK report
22/04/2013
A cornerstone of the UK decarbonising its power sector is to switch from coal to biomass or gas and build a wave of new nuclear...
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