Bioenergy

Sebigas secures construction contract for biogas plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Sebigas, an Italian biogas construction services provider, through its Brazilian subsidiary Sebigas Do Brasil, has secured a contract for the construction of a 17.5MW biogas plant in the city of Guariba, São Paulo State.

Green Plains to sell three ethanol plants to Valero Renewable Fuels

Green Plains has signed an asset purchase agreement with Valero Renewable Fuels Company to sell three of its ethanol plants for $328m.

Primus Green Energy to finalize first methanol plant in US

Primus Green Energy stated that it will finalize plans for the development of a modular 160MT/day methanol plant in the Marcellus shale region near New Martinsville, West Virginia.

NIB provides funding for biofuel CHP plant in Helsinki

The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has agreed to provide a loan to Vantaan Energia Oy for retrofitting its K1 boiler to use biofuel at the Martinlaakso CHP plant in Vantaa, Finland.

Valmet to supply biomass boiler to Greenalia’s power plant in Spain

Valmet has secured a contract to supply a biomass boiler to Greenalia's new Curtis-Teixeiro biomass power plant in Teixeiro, Spain.

Siemens and SISW commissions waste-to-energy plant in Idaho

Siemens and Southern Idaho Solid Waste (SISW) have commissioned a power plant which uses energy from landfill gas to generate electricity in Idaho, US.

Alabama Power issues RfPs for energy projects

Alabama Power has issued two requests for proposal (RfPs) to meet the future energy and reliability needs, including proposals for potential renewable energy projects.

Atlantic Power to acquire two US biomass plants from EDF Renewables

Atlantic Power has executed an agreement to acquire two biomass plants in Allendale and Dorchester in Harleyville, both in South Carolina, from EDF Renewables for $13m.

Covanta wraps up acquisition to operate two energy-from-waste facilities in Florida

Covanta has completed acquisition of an undisclosed company that handles operations and maintenance of two energy-from-waste (EfW) facilities in West Palm Beach, Florida on behalf of Solid Waste Authority (SWA) of Palm Beach County.