Thursday, 18 January 2018 09:08
UPM Biofuels receives Uruguay's first RSB sustainability certification for biofuel feedstock
UPM Biofuels has received a sustainability certificate for the cultivation of the Brassica carinata crop - a new feedstock for biofuel production - in Uruguay. The RSB (The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials) certification in biofuel feedstock production complements UPM Biofuels'…
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Tuesday, 05 September 2017 11:10
Södra commences biofuel production
Södra will invest more than SEK 100 million in the production of biomethanol, a sustainable fuel from forest raw material. The project will commence in autumn 2017 and is scheduled to be ready for operation by spring 2019. The aim…
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Friday, 02 June 2017 08:06
Forest Fuels appoints renewables specialist, Kevin Smith as sales and marketing director
Forest Fuels, the country’s leading supplier of premium grade and RHI compliant wood pellet and wood chip, has announced the appointment of renewables specialist, Kevin Smith, as sales and marketing director. This new board level position underpins the company’s ambitious…
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Monday, 06 March 2017 10:09
Mercer International Inc. to Acquire One of Germany's Largest Sawmills and a Bio-Mass Power Plant
Mercer International Inc. (Nasdaq:MERC) (TSX:MERC.U) has just announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of one of Germany’s largest sawmills and a bio-mass power plant, near Friesau, Germany (the "Friesau Facility") for…
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Tuesday, 20 December 2016 18:53
Södra’s nursery in Falkenberg to become fossil-free
Södra is investing SEK 6 million in its Falkenberg nursery. The investment will result in a new greenhouse and means the facility will take another step towards fossil-fuel independence. The investment is in line with the sustainability targets set by…
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Thursday, 01 December 2016 10:55
UNTHA optimises WtE production and metal recycling at Turkish paper mill
An UNTHA shredder is now fully operational in Turkey’s first solid waste incineration plant. The single step XR3000C has transformed Modern Enerji’s approach to metal recycling, at the same time as boosting the production of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF). The…
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Wednesday, 30 November 2016 08:26
Great results from testing UPM’s wood-based diesel in buses
UPM has successfully tested Finnish wood-based diesel fuel both in laboratory conditions as well as in traffic. The tests clearly demonstrated that UPM's renewable diesel, UPM BioVerno, works just like the best diesel fuels. The laboratory tests of renewable UPM…
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Thursday, 20 October 2016 09:48
SKF technology keeps Metsä Group’s pioneering bioproduct mill moving forward
With SKF providing cutting edge lubrication technology, the world's first next generation bioproduct mill from Metsä Group will operate reliably and efficiently, as well as sustainably. SKF’s industry leading lubrication technology and system engineering support is being used to help…
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Monday, 12 September 2016 08:35
Pöyry challenges forestry sector to unlock benefits of forest carbon
A new Pöyry Point of View explores market based forest carbon solutions that are emerging to help mitigate climate change. The article, ‘Unlocking the benefits of forest carbon ’, outlines how the Paris climate agreement has been a catalyst for…
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Wednesday, 07 September 2016 11:20
Valmet to supply biomass-fired power boiler, biofuel storage and conveyor systems to HOFOR power plant in Denmark
Valmet and HOFOR Energiproduktion A/S have signed a contract regarding delivery of a biomass-fired boiler plant and related biofuel storage and conveyor systems to HOFOR's Amagerværket heat and power plant in Copenhagen. The new power plant will supply electricity and…
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Monday, 01 August 2016 08:38
Tennessee Awards $250,000 Matching Grant For Lebanon’s Waste-To-Energy System
A $250,000 matching funds grant has been awarded to The City of Lebanon to assist with construction of a new waste-to-energy facility that will reduce landfill usage and provide clean electrical power. The funding comes from the Clean Tennessee Energy…
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Monday, 01 August 2016 08:35
Lebanon Waste-to-Energy Plant Called Model for Partnerships
“This facility is going to be a model for waste-to-energy partnerships,” Lebanon Mayor Philip Craighead said last week, “as well as the first stage in moving our city completely away from dumping waste into landfills.” His remarks were part of…
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