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Biomass to contribute to achieving the Scottish renewable target
Biomass presents an important source used to generate renewable energy, mainly for Scotland that plans to achieve its 2020 target of producing 100% of its energy from renewable sources. Biomass is a valuable source that is not affected by different factors, such as weather, on which depend other types of renewable sources.
read more... 23/06/2011
National Laboratory for clean energy to be opened in China
A National Laboratory for clean energy is expected to be opened in September in a maritime city in the Northeastern part of the Chinese Province of Liaoning. The laboratory activity will be focused on research of petroleum, natural gas, biomass energy, hydro energy, power storage and other areas.
read more... 22/04/2011
China to focus its eye on biomass energy development
According to the Professor Shi Yuanchun, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, biomass has become one of the most important renewable energy generation sources. Due to country’s abundant “microorganisms” and plants sources, biomass represents a convenient “green” source with zero carbon dioxide emissions.
read more... 11/04/2011
New biomass energy testing laboratory in Canada
The new biomass energy testing laboratory was opened on Tuesday in Fredericton, Canada, with the presence of officials from the University of New Brunswick.
read more... 24/02/2011
Iberdrola will build 9 wind farms in Brazil
Iberdrola Renovables, in a consortium with local energy company Neoenergia, won the tender for the construction of 9 new wind farms in Brazil. The tender for the projects was called by Brazil’s electricity industry authority, Agencia Nacional de Energía Elétrica (ANEEL).The complete tender was for 50 wind farms (1,520 MW), five hydroelectric plants (101 MW) and a biomass facility (64 MW).
read more... 08/09/2010