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Biomass

A Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) planning inspector has overturned the Vale of Glamorgan council's decision to refuse planning permission for a 9MW wood-fuelled pyrolysis plant at Barry Dock.

Category: Biomass, other than pellets, England, Scotland



Renewable Energy

It is a familiar, and sometimes confusing, story. Primary energy production in the United Kingdom showed a fall of 6.5% in the first quarter of 2010, compared to the same time period in 2009.

Category: England, Scotland



Renewable Energy

Only Denmark, Britain and the Netherlands have met a 30 June deadline for submitting national renewable energy plans for 2020.

Category: Sustainability , European Community, Netherlands, England, Scotland



Fewer than 10 per cent of the companies and public sector bodies covered by the UK government's recently launched Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency (CRC) scheme have registered their participation with the Environment Agency, raising fears organisations could miss the legally binding Sep...

Category: Carbon Emissions (CO2)and carbon capture, Scotland, England



Biomass Plant

The new "green energy" biomass plant proposed for Leith would take at least 40 years to become carbon neutral, according to a new study.

Category: Biomass, other than pellets, Scotland



Renewable Energy

The Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has written to Chancellor George Osborne ahead of today's (June 22) emergency budget calling for funding to be made available for renewable energy in Scotland from the existing Fossil Fuel Levy.

Category: Solar Energy, Wind energy, Other energy sources, Scotland



Energy from wood

The Forestry Commission Scotland has launched a series of energy forestry trials to help maximise Scotland's capacity to generate renewable energy from woodfuel.

Category: Biomass, other than pellets, Scotland, wood



Biomass

Scotland today become one of the first countries in the world to set out plans to become a "zero waste society", announcing a series of new initiatives and targets designed to ultimately reclassify waste as a valuable resource.

Category: Residues and waste, Scotland



SSE

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has signed a deal worth £13.5 million to start construction on what will be Scotland's largest biogas plant on completion next year.

Category: Biogas plants and installations (incl. anaerobic digestion), Biogas, Scotland



Biomass

Grants totalling £1.1 million from the third round of the Scottish Biomass Heat Scheme have been awarded to 16 projects across Scotland, with the aim of reducing energy costs, securing jobs in forestry and delivering annual savings of over 7,000 tonnes of carbon.

Category: Biomass, other than pellets, Scotland



Biomass

The board unanimously approved a conditional use permit for a company that wants to build a $14 million biomass facility on Airbase Road, in the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Industrial Park.

 

Category: Biomass, other than pellets, Scotland



Biomass

Global engineering consultancy Pöyry has launched a new division in Aberdeen dedicated to the renewables industry to boost Scotland’s capabilities in the sector.

Category: Scotland, Biomass, other than pellets



Biomass

An unused paper mill is set to become Scotland's latest biomass project as the Brussels-headquartered, European division of International Paper Company (Memphis, Tennessee) has announced plans to build a £60 million ($91 million) green-energy centre.

Category: Biomass, other than pellets, Scotland



Biomass

Controversial plans for a huge biomass power plant in the heart of Edinburgh's waterfront regeneration area have been thrown into doubt after SNP politicians spoke out against the scheme.

Category: Biomass, other than pellets, Scotland



Wood pellets

It was a great day for Southeast Georgia last Thursday morning when announcements were made in Waycross, Atlanta and Berlin, Germany telling of impending plans for construction of the world’s largest fuel pellet plant in our midst.

Category: Biomass, other than pellets, Scotland



Biomass

Perth and Kinross Council in Scotland has said it plans to invest £100,000 in renewable energy over the next year. The council said it was particularly keen to fund biomass energy projects and hydro-electric schemes.

Category: Biomass, other than pellets, Hydro Power, Investments and financial news, Scotland


Outline proposals for a £360 million biomass plant at Leith Docks that could meet most of Edinburgh's energy needs go on public show tomorrow.

Category: Scotland, Biomass, other than pellets, Electricity (Green)



Metso

Metso and Aker Solutions will be the main contractors for RWE npower renewables’ £200 million biomass combined heat and power (CHP) plant at Markinch, Fife, Scotland.

Category: Biomass, other than pellets, Electricity plants and installations (sustainable), Electricity (Green), Scotland



Left to right - Dave Raybould from Aker Solutions, Peter Sharman from RWE, Dave Ley from Aker Solutions (standing), Lennart Ohlsson from Metso (standing), Martin Lenkens from RWE (sitting) and Kari Remes from Metso.

RWE npower renewables has announced its key contractors for the £200 million, state of the art, biomass combined heat and power plant at Markinch in Fife. Metso (Finland) and Aker Solutions (Norway) have been appointed as main contractors to take forward the project. Metso, a global supplier of tech...

Category: Biomass, other than pellets, Electricity plants and installations (sustainable), Electricity (Green), Scotland



View of Glasgow

A strategy to transform Glasgow into one of Europe's greenest cities within a decade will be published later.

 

Category: Sustainability , Scotland


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