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1 Waste-to-Energy / MBT 2
1.1 WtE projects 2
1.2 WtE plants 8
1.3 MBT & pre-treatment 8
1.4 Company news 10
1.5 Policy & others 11
2 Material recycling 13
2.1 Sorting & recycling projects 13
2.2 Sorting & recycling plants 15
2.3 Company news 16
2.4 Policy & others 17
3 Anaerobic digestion / biogas 19
3.1 Projects agriculture 19
3.2 Projects biowaste 21
3.3 Company news 23
3.4 Policy & others 23
4 Solid Biomass-to-Energy 26
4.1 Projects 26
4.2 Plants 28
4.3 Pellets, Pulp, Sugar & Co. 29
4.4 Company news 30
4.5 Policy & others 31
5 Other waste streams 34
5.1 Other organic waste treatment 34
5.2 Landfills & landfill gas 34
5.3 C&D, hazardous and others 36
Methodology 38
General information 39
ecoprogMay 12, 2017
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1 Waste-to-Energy / MBT
1.1 WtE projects
China / Ruian WtE tender
awarded
Zhejiang Weiming Environment Protection Co Ltd has announced
on 8 May to have won the tender for the development of a new
WtE project in Ruian, Zhejiang Province. The planned project will
have a designed treatment capacity of 1,000 tpd of MSW and 150
tpd of kitchen waste and entail a total investment of RMB 430
million. The proposed development period will start on 10 May
2017 and completed by 10 November 2018.
10.05.2017, huanbao.bjx.com.cn
Link to source
China / Quzhou City plans
WtE project
A new WtE project is currently being planned in Quzhou City,
Zhejiang Province. It will be developed as a PPP project with a
treatment capacity of 1,500 tpd and entail a total investment of
about RMB 900 million. At present, the government of Quzhou
City is looking for project investors from the private sector.
10.05.2017, www.cn-hw.net
Link to source
China / Changsha plant to go
online in late 2017
The Waste-to-Energy project currently being developed by Hunan
Junxin Environmental Protection Group in Changsha is expected
to be commissioned by the end of this year. The project has a
designed treatment capacity of 5,100 tpd, will comprise 6 sets of
850 tpd grate furnaces and 4 sets of 25 MW generators and
entails a total investment of RMB 2.586 billion. Construction of the
project started in August 2015.
10.05.2017, www.cn-hw.net
Link to source
China / WtE project
commissioned in Rushan
The first WtE project in Rushan City, Shandong Province, has
started operations on 2 May. The plant, developed by Dynagreen
Environmental Protection Group Co Ltd as a BOT project, has a
treatment capacity of 500 tpd, consisting of 2 sets of 250 tpd grate
furnaces and one 9 MW generator. The total investment of the
project amounts to RMB 220 million.
09.05.2017, huanbao.bjx.com.cn
Link to source
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China / WtE plant under
construction in Zhijin County
Construction of the first WtE project developed by Zhejiang Feida
Environmental Science and Technology Co Ltd has begun on 28
March in Zhijin County, Guizhou Province. The project will be
developed in 2 phases. Project Phase I will have a treatment
capacity of 600 tpd with additional capacity of 300 tpd reserved for
Project Phase II. The first phase will entail an investment of RMB
330 million and the project is expected to start operations in 2018.
05.05.2017, www.solidwaste.com.cn
Link to source
China / 5 WtE projects
planned in Xi'an
Currently, 8,735 tpd of MSW are produced in Xi'an City, Shaanxi
Province, and the Jiangcungou landfill site, which is the only MSW
treatment facility in the city, is going to be saturated by 2020.
Upon comprehensive research, the city now plans to start
developing 5 WtE projects by the end of 2017, reaching a
combined capacity of no less than 10,000 tpd.
05.05.2017, www.cn-hw.net
Link to source
China / Linyi WtE plant to be
expanded
In order to meet the increasing demand for waste disposal,
construction works have begun at the third phase of the WtE plant
in Linyi City, Shandong Province. The project, developed by
CECEP (Linyi) Environmental Energy Co Ltd, has a designed
treatment capacity of 1,500 tpd, consisting of 2 sets of 750 tpd
grate furnaces and one 30 MW generator, increasing the total
treatment capacity of the plant to 3,000 tpd. No information has
been revealed on the investments for this project.
04.05.2017, www.solidwaste.com.cn
Link to source
China / WtE project awarded
in Weihai City
Shanghai Environment Group Co Ltd has announced on 4 May to
have won the tender for developing a new WtE project in
Wendeng District of Weihai City, Shandong Province. The
planned project will be developed in 2 phases with capacities of
700 tpd and 350 tpd respectively and entail a total investment of
RMB 456.8 million.
04.05.2017, news.bjx.com.cn
Link to source
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China / Puning WtE project to
go online in late 2017
The WtE project developed by Guangdong Yueneng Group Co
Ltd in Puning City, Guangdong Province, is progressing well and
start of operations is expected by the end of 2017. The project has
a treatment capacity of 800 tpd and entails a total investment of
RMB 400 million.
04.05.2017, www.cn-hw.net
Link to source
India / Update on Chennai
WtE projects
According to local officials, the 2 planned WtE facilities in
Perungudi and Kodungaiyur are feasible. The IDR 24 billion (EUR
342 million) projects should generate 58 MW of power by
processing 5,000 tons of MSW per day. A private company should
construct, own and operate the facilities before they are being
transferred to Chennai Corporation. However, the projects are
controversial among local residents.
06.05.2017, www.thehindu.com
Link to source
Jamaica / IDB to finance WtE
projects
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced to
be willing to invest in future WtE projects in Jamaica over the
course of the next years. After Jamaica's government had
emphasised multiple times during the last few weeks to be
seeking to promote WtE solutions for the country, this
announcement is a new step towards the realisation of those
plans. According to government officials, more than 30 EoIs
(expressions of interest) by companies have already been
submitted to the government. The IDB on the other hand stated to
support potential projects as soon as they are definite.
10.05.2017, jamaica-gleaner.com
Link to source
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Philippines / Update on
Quezon City WtE project
Some new information on the costs of the planned WtE facility for
Quezon City has been released this week: According to Metro
Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), the consortium which will most
likely carry out the project, the installation of the WtE site is
expected to cost at least PHP 16 billion (USD 320.4 million). The
local government of Quezon City had previously anticipated an
overall investment of PHP 8 to 10 billion (USD 160 to 200.2
million). MPIC has already been granted the Original Proponent
Status (OPS) and is currently finalising the terms before entering
into a Swiss challenge. If awarded the contract for the project, it
would take MPIC 3 to 4 years to finish construction works. In
addition to that, MPIC also considers new WtE projects for other
regions of the Philippines, amongst others close to the capital
Manila.
05.05.2017, business.inquirer.net
Link to source
South Africa / Mbombela
considers EfW project
The city of Mbombela has sent a five-man delegation to Leiria,
Portugal, as part of the Cooperative Twinning Agreement between
the two cities, among them the general manager for energy and
city planning as well as the senior manager for waste removal.
According to a report, the production of renewable energy from
waste will be explored by the two cities. However, the source does
not provide information on concrete projects.
07.05.2017, lowvelder.co.za
Link to source
South Korea / Standardkessel
Baumgarte wins contract in
Seosan
Duisburg-based manufacturer Standardkessel Baumgarte has
announced to have won a contract to provide a combustion grate
system for Welcron Hantec's new EfW plant in Seosan. According
to Standardkessel Baumgarte, the plant will be the world's largest
of this type, having a maximum rated thermal input of 130 MWth.
09.05.2017, www.standardkessel-baumgarte.com
Link to source
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Spain / Steinmüller Babcock
to build new WtE plant in San
Sebastián
German company Steinmüller Babcock Environment GmbH has
been awarded the contract to build a waste treatment centre in
San Sebastián in the province of Gipuzkoa in Basque. The waste
treatment park will consist of an MBT plant and 2 waste
combustion lines and the annual capacity amounts to 200,000
tons of municipal waste, generating enough electrical power to
supply 45,000 households. The project is expected to go online in
2019 and investments amount to EUR 217 million. The
contracting authority is led by Urbaser. The whole project has
been debated for several years. Formerly, FCC has won a
contract to design, construct and commission the park. However,
the project was not realised due to a financial crisis.
10.05.2017, waste-management-world.com
Link to source
Sri Lanka / WtE project
planned in Kandy
State-owned company Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has
received an approval to pay 36.20 rupees (about 23 US cents) a
kWh for the waste being burned in a planned WtE facility in the
city of Kandy. The plant is being planned by Solventer Ltd,
AC&RF Engineering and Recycle Energy Ltd. Kandy has about
125,000 inhabitants. Similar tariffs had been awarded to Fairway
Holdings and KCHT Lanka Jang Company. The companies are
planning WtE facilities in Karadiyana and Muthurajawella in the
Western province of Sri Lanka.
08.05.2017, www.economynext.com
Link to source
Tanzania / UNIDO calls for
applications for new WtE
projects
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
seeks to promote WtE solutions in Tanzania and is accordingly
looking for investors to implement WtE projects in the country.
Accordingly, UNIDO has officially released a call for EoIs
(expressions of interest) for companies and consortiums that wish
to invest in biogas, biomass or WtE projects. A deadline for
submitting EoIs has not been determined yet and no further
information on the exact location of new projects has been made
available either.
05.05.2017, www.esi-africa.com
Link to source
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UK / CNIM to construct Parc
Adfer WtE plant
French CNIM has been awarded the contract to construct
Wheelabrator's Parc Adfer WtE facility in Wales together with
construction firm Clugston. By doing so, CNIM will install the
combustion technology of Martin GmbH, a 4-run reverse-acting
grate. The gross heat production of the system will amount to 68.4
MW and the electricity generation to 14.4 MWel, with an intake
capacity of 29 tph of waste. If construction works finish on time,
the WtE site will start operations in 2019.
04.05.2017, www.martingmbh.de
Link to source
USA / New WtE project in
Minnesota
A project called RECAP (Renewable Energy Clean Air Project) is
being discussed in International Falls, Minnesota. It should use
municipal waste from Koochiching County and convert it into liquid
fuel by the means of plasma gasification. The U.S. Department of
Energy and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency have already
supported the project financially. As a result, a feasibility study
could already be carried out. According to project developer
Coronal, additional waste contracts have already been secured for
the project. A similar project had already been discussed in the
county some years ago.
09.05.2017, www.ifallsjournal.com
Link to source
Vietnam / Trisun Energy to
construct WtE plants all over
Vietnam
Australian energy firm Trisun Energy has announced that it is
aiming to construct around 20 WtE plants in the country. Ho Chi
Minh City and Hanoi are the most likely locations up to this point
and Trisun Energy is currently carrying out a feasibility study for a
WtE project in Ho Chi Minh City. The planned facility should have
an intake capacity of around 2,000 tpd of waste. It will supposedly
take 5 to 10 years to construct all of the new plants.
04.05.2017, www.vir.com.vn
Link to source
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1.2 WtE plants
Germany / Hannover
considers district heating
pipe to WtE plant
Enercity, the municipal utility of Hannover, has announced to
increase the use of renewable energy. As stated, the city targets
to generate half of its district heating from renewable energy
sources by 2035. In order to realise this, Enercity is currently
planning to connect EEW Waste-to-Energy GmbH's plant in
Hannover with its heating network. This project requires a 6-
kilometre district heating pipeline with a capacity of 300 million
kWh. Currently, Hannover is generating most of its district heating
from coal.
10.05.2017, www.energate-messenger.de
Link to source
Germany / Steag completes
takeover of Rüdersdorf plant
Steag has completed the acquisition of Vattenfall's industrial
power plant in Rüdersdorf on 4 May. Steag now owns the facility
with retroactive effect from 1 January 2017. Vattenfall and Steag
have agreed not to disclose any information on the purchase
price, which is estimated to be over EUR 100 million for the plant
in Lauta (acquisition in January 2017) and Rüdersdorf together.
The industrial power plant in Rüdersdorf is able to treat 250,000
tpy.
09.05.2017, EUWID Recycling und Entsorgung 19.2017
1.3 MBT & pre-treatment
Finland / New MRF facility for
Northern Finland
Finnish company Oulun Energia plans to set up a new mechanical
sorting plant and combined MRF facility in Northern Finland. This
would be the first of its kind in Northern Finland and a preliminary
study has already been carried out. Probable locations for the
facility include the Rusko Waste Center and the Laanila Industrial
Park. An Environmental Impact Assessment of the project has
been launched a few weeks ago and is currently underway. Up to
this point, the preliminary budget amounts to around EUR 15 to 30
million.
28.04.2017, www.uusiouutiset.fi
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India / Nashik RDF plant
functional again
The combined composting and RDF plant in Nashik is now fully
functional again, after defunct machinery had disabled the facility
from working properly over several years. With some pressure
from the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the responsible agency
for Nashik's local waste management and operations of the
Nashik composting and RDF plant, Mailhem Ikos was able to
upgrade and repair all affected machinery at the site. Mailhem
Ikos had signed a 30-year contract with the civic administration of
Nashik back in December 2016, making Mailhem the operator of
the plant.
05.05.2017, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Link to source
Uganda / Geocycle with
further business activities in
Uganda
Geocycle, subsidiary of LafargeHolcim, has announced to engage
in collecting and burning waste fuels of local cement producer
Hima Cement in the years to come. The two companies have
already been working together for several years in the field of
agricultural waste management.
05.05.2017, www.cemfuels.com
Link to source
UK / N+P Alternative Fuels to
increase RDF exports
Along with the appointment of a new Managing Director for its UK
business and the announcement of the opening a new UK office,
N+P Alternative Fuels has demonstrated that it plans to expand its
RDF exports in the future. The new N+P office is to be located in
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, and the new UK Managing
Director is an expert of the alternative fuels field, who specialises
in the use of alternative fuels in cement kilns. In recent months,
N+P was able to secure multiple contracts for the supply of RDF
and SRF for its domestic UK market and for other European
markets. This goes hand in hand with the firm's new expansion
strategy.
04.05.2017, www.cemfuels.com
Link to source
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USA / Feasibility study
delivers new information on
Brooksville project
The Public Resources Management Group, Inc. (PRMG) has
published a feasibility study for the planned waste pellet plant in
Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida. The study predicts a
revenue of USD 8.1 million from user fees for a lifetime of 20
years. Operating costs should add up to USD 7.6 million. The
balance of about USD 400,000 is forecasted to be used to offset
rate increases or payments for capital needs in the future. If the
plant was built, the current landfill site's lifetime would be
extended until 2038. Freedom Energy Hernando, LLC, the initiator
of the project, estimates the revenue for the County at USD 20
million over 26 years.
06.05.2017, hernandosun.com
Link to source
1.4 Company news
France / Suez increases
processed waste in Q1/2017
As stated in its financial report for the first quarter of 2017, which
was released on 10 May, French company Suez was able to
increase the total volume of its processed waste by 2%. This
development can be linked to the finishing of construction of Suez'
3 new UK WtE plants in Wilton, Severnside and Cornwall. Overall,
Suez increased its global revenue by 4.7% over the course of the
first three months of 2017 (compared to Q1/2016), to around EUR
3.7 billion.
10.05.2017, www.letsrecycle.com
Link to source
Germany / Martin GmbH
scores new supply contracts
German manufacturer Martin GmbH has announced 6 new
contracts in China as well as one new contract in Thailand. The
company will provide combustion grates for the WtE plants in
Caoxian, Chunhui (Shandong Province, 600 tpd each), Taizhou
(Zhejiang Province, 600 tpd), Xuyi (Jiangsu Province, 525 tpd),
Zhangpu (Fujian Province, 525 tpd), Rongcheng (Shangdong
Province, 400 tpd) as well as the plant in Saraburi, Thailand (2
furnaces, 750 tpd each). Just last week, Martin GmbH announced
the completion of a contract to provide the new WtE plant
Shanghai Loagang phase 2 with combustion grates.
09.05.2017, EUWID Recycling und Entsorgung 19.2017
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Singapore / Hyflux reports
slight decrease in earnings
Due to difficulties at their Tuaspring power plant, Singapore-based
company Hyflux has reported a decrease in net profit and total
revenue for the first quarter of 2017. The Tuaspring plant alone
generated a loss of around USD 27 million during the first three
months of this year. It is part of a power and desalination project.
Hyflux is also responsible for engineering works at the TuasOne
WtE project in Singapore. Nevertheless, the extent of these works
has been reduced and were a major factor for the 59% decrease
of the total revenue.
05.05.2017, www.straitstimes.com
Link to source
USA / RWL Water to merge
with EMC Ltd.
Israeli water treatment firm Emefcy Group Limited (EMC) Ltd. is
reportedly going to merge with New York-based company RWL
Water. Both sides intend to form a new company called Fluence
Corp. Ltd., which will be involved with projects in the water
treatment, wastewater treatment, desalination and WtE sectors.
With the two parties' financial figures added up, they have an
expected revenue of USD 90 million for the year 2017. Until now,
a letter of intent has been signed by both sides, which confirms
the integration plans, but is not legally binding yet. 66% of Fluence
Corp. Ltd. would be owned by Emefcy shareholders and 34% by
RWL Water's owner.
07.05.2017, www.globes.co.il
Link to source
1.5 Policy & others
Germany / Decision on
legality of Münster waste
exports
Since the beginning of 2017, Münster is sending 50,000 tpy to the
WtE plant in Hengelo in the Netherlands instead of the plant in
Oberhausen. Remondis, shareholder of the Oberhausen plant has
taken legal action against the contract, referring to a 2016 law.
According to this law, municipal waste from North Rhine-
Westphalia also has to be treated in North Rhine-Westphalia.
However, the city of Münster claims that the export was legal as
the waste was pretreated before being exported. No legal decision
has been made yet.
06.05.2017, www.wr.de
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India / New transfer stations
for South Delhi
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has announced
the inauguration of a transfer station for 11 May. The main
purpose of the new station is cleaning landfills by segregating
waste and sending it to WtE plants. The transfer station will mainly
treat the capital's municipal solid waste.
10.05.2017, www.dnaindia.com
Link to source
Japan / Asian Development
Bank introduces technology
fund
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will establish a trust fund to
promote and integrate high-level technology. Projects in the Asia
and Pacific region are going to be funded. WtE is among the
financed technologies. Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso
said that his country would provide USD 40 million over 2 years to
the fund.
06.05.2017, www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com
Link to source
Sweden / Delegation from
Bangladesh met Swedish WtE
experts
An 11-member delegation form Bangladesh has visited Sweden in
order to hold talks with stakeholders on the sustainable urban
development in Bangladesh. One of the main topics was Waste-
to-Energy, along with renewable energy and transmission and
distribution and efficient energy solutions.
11.05.2017, www.thedailystar.net
Link to source
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2 Material recycling
2.1 Sorting & recycling projects
Argentina / MRF officially
opened in Villa Soldati
The City of Buenos Aires has opened a new single-stream
material recovery facility (MRF) in cooperation with US company
CP Group. The facility is located in Villa Soldati, near Buenos
Aires, and has a capacity of about 10 tph. The single-stream
facility went into training and commissioning phase in late 2016
and was now officially opened. The facility includes several CP
separation equipment.
08.05.2017, www.recyclingtoday.com
Link to source
Australia / Two AWT plants to
be built
Australian ResourceCo is to build two Alternative Waste
Treatment (AWT) plants in Australia. One of the proposed
facilities should be located at the Wetherill Park in Sydney, the
other ones location has not been revealed yet. The plants will
process selected non-recyclable waste types and convert them
into solid fuel, also known as Processed Engineered Fuel (PEF).
The projects receive financial support of about USD 30 million by
the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). The plant in
Wetherill Park is expected to be operational in March 2018 and
should have a capacity to process about 150,000 tons of waste
annually.
09.05.2017, www.insidewaste.com.au
Link to source
Finland / New MRF facility for
Northern Finland
Finnish company Oulun Energia plans to set up a new mechanical
sorting plant and combined MRF facility in Northern Finland. This
would be the first of its kind in Northern Finland and a preliminary
study has already been carried out. Probable locations for the
facility include the Rusko Waste Center and the Laanila Industrial
Park. An Environmental Impact Assessment of the project has
been launched a few weeks ago and is currently underway. Up to
this point, the preliminary budget amounts to around EUR 15 to 30
million.
28.04.2017, www.uusiouutiset.fi
Link to source
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France / Veolia plans bulky
building waste recycling plant
French disposal company Veolia is planning to build a recycling
plant for bulky and construction waste in Bonneuil-sur-Marne, Île
de France. An existing industrial building should be converted into
a recycling facility. The capacity is planned to be about 250,000
tons of waste per year. The plant is to process waste such as old
furniture and construction waste and grind wood as well. The site
is located in an urban environment. Information on investments or
the start of construction have not been revealed in the source.
04.05.2017, www.environnement-magazine.fr
Link to source
France / New recycling centre
for Tours
A new waste sorting centre should be built in Touraine province,
which should replace five existing centres in the region. It will treat
the waste of the communities Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher and
Sarthe, comprising 950,000 inhabitants. The facility will have a
treatment capacity of about 50,000 tpy. The investment costs are
expected to amount to EUR 22 to 25 million and the plant is
planned to be operational by 2020.
02.05.2017, www.environnement-magazine.fr
Link to source
Germany / Sutco to build
Meilo recycling plant in
Gernsheim
As reported in issue 10-2017, Meilo Gesellschaft zu
Rückgewinnung sortierter Wertstoffe mbH & Co. KG is to build a
EUR 30 million fully automatic sorting facility for light packaging in
Gernsheim, Hesse. The facility is scheduled to be operational in
2018 and has an estimated annual capacity of about 120,000
tons. Now Meilo has given a contract to Bergisch-Gladbach-based
Sutco, subsidiary of LM Holding GmbH & Co. KG, to build the light
packaging recycling plant.
11.05.2017, EUWID Recycling und Entsorgung 19.2017
Germany / APK to construct
new plastic recycling plants
Merseburg-based APK Aluminium und Kunststoffe AG is planning
the construction of new plastic recycling plants in Europe and
Southeast Asia until 2025. According to the company, the new
technology they developed will make it possible to separate
specific physical and chemical properties of different polymer
types and to obtain high-purity plastics. However, no detailed
information on possible locations of new plants or investment has
been published yet.
09.05.2017, plasticker.de
Link to source
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Netherlands / Demonstration
plant for polystyrene
recycling planned in
Terneuzen
Dutch non-profit organisation Polystrene Loop is to build a
demonstration plant for the recycling of polystyrene. It should be
located in Terneuzen, Zeeland, and be operational in 2018. The
recycling plant is expected to have a capacity of about 3,000 tons
of PS foam per year and will be operated by a separately funded
entity. The CreaSolv technique, developed by German Fraunhofer
Institute, will be installed at the plant. Selected from the polystrene
waste, the bromine can be reused. The project is supported
financially by the EU Life Innovation Fund with about EUR 2.7
million.
05.05.2017, www.recyclinginternational.com
Link to source
USA / New MRF in Atlanta
operational
A new MRF site has been opened in Atlanta by Georgia-based
paper and packaging company Pratt Industries. The recycling
facility has the capacity to process up to 7,000 tpm of materials,
including 4,000 tons of paper that will be used as fibre for Pratt
Industries' paper mill in Conyers, Georgia. The plant is going to
receive recovered materials from municipal and commercial
recycling programmes and process single-steam recyclables as
well as source-separated and baled materials.
05.05.2017, www.waste360.com
Link to source
2.2 Sorting & recycling plants
Canada / Committee to justify
expansion of Kingston Area
Recycling Centre
A committee is now examining whether to invest USD 7.5 million
in expanding the Kingston Area Recycling Centre (KARC),
Ontario. The current recycling plant has the capacity to process
about 11,000 tpy of material, which is enough to meet the needs
of the Kingston area. According to the proposition, the plant will be
able to process 25,000 tpy of paper, glass and plastics after the
expansion, which means that the city will need to seek new
contracts from municipalities up to 100 km away.
08.05.2017, www.ckwstv.com
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Canada / High damage
caused by fire at Eastman
recycling plant
The fire that broke out last week at the Eastman recycling plant in
Steinbach, Manitoba, has caused damage worth between CAD
500,000 and CAD 2 million, according to the city's fire chief. The
fire broke out at the conveyor belt. The plant processes materials
such as all types of paper, plastic, glass and aluminium. The plant
is operated by Steinbach-based Eastman Recycling Services
(ERS).
04.05.2017, www.cbc.ca
Link to source
USA / Robotic sorting system
installed at Minneapolis
recycling plant
Alabama-based manufacturer of on-site waste compaction and
recycling systems, Marathon Equipment, has installed, in
cooperation with environmental consultation company Organix
Solutions from Minnesota, a bag-sorting robot at Randy's
Sanitation plant in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The system,
developed by Quebec-based Waste Robotics, is to automate the
plant's organics diversion sorting line.
08.05.2017, www.wastetodaymagazine.com
Link to source
USA / Scrap fire at South
Seattle metal-recycling plant
A fire in a pile of scrap metal at Seattle Iron & Metals Corp.'s
South Seattle metal-recycling facility broke out on 7 May.
Firefighters including hazardous-material crews doused the pile
and pulled it apart. No injuries were recorded. The value of the
damage has not been established yet.
07.05.2017, www.seattletimes.com
Link to source
2.3 Company news
France / Séché
Environnement with positive
Q1/2017
French company Séché Environnement has published its figures
for the first financial quarter of 2017. According to the source, the
company earned sales of about EUR 133.2 million, which is about
EUR 20.7 million more compared to the first quarter of 2016.
Contributory revenue increased by 22.6 % up to EUR 124.2
million. The sector of hazardous waste generated a turnover of
about EUR 81.1, a growth of about 16.7 % over the first quarter of
2016. The non-hazardous waste business earned revenues of
about EUR 43.1 million, an increase of 5.6 % compared to the
year before. The company said that the figures would be
influenced by acquisitions and an increase of solid organics.
10.05.2017, www.dechetcom.com
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Germany / Remondis took
over EVD, now turns to
Persch
German disposal company Remondis has fully acquired EVD
Entsorgungsverbund Düsseldorf GmbH & Co. KG last week. EVD
has two locations in Düsseldorf and operates a waste paper
collection and disposal system. This week, Remondis has
furthermore announced to take over Rethmann's subsidiary
Persch Entsorgung, Verwertung und Transporte GmbH & Co. KG,
which is specialising in commercial waste disposal. However, the
value of the deals has not been disclosed.
10.05.2017, www.euwid-recycling.de
Link to source
Germany / Alba records
decreasing sales in scrap
sector
In the trading year 2016, German Alba SE had to record a
decrease in sales in its steel and metal recycling sector. Sales
dropped to EUR 597 million, compared to sales of about EUR
1.022 billion in 2015. The amount of steel scrap declined from 1.9
million to 1.2 million. The decrease in the sector would have been
influenced by the situation of the market and portfolio adjustment
of Alba. Group results in 2016 were about minus EUR 3.5 million,
compared to a loss of EUR 20.1 million in 2015. Alba's service
segment generated an increase in sales for 2016.
04.05.2017, www.euwid-recycling.de
Link to source
2.4 Policy & others
France / Three return systems
for packaging waste
approved
The French Ministry for the Environment has issued three take-
back systems for packaging waste from households for the period
of four years (from early 2018 until the end of 2022). The approval
was granted to French package recycling organisation Eco-
Emballages and its subsidiary Adelphe. Léko, which was officially
founded last year and is now supporting about 650 companies
with the fee volume of EUR 135 million, was approved as a third
system.
09.05.2017, www.euwid-recycling.de
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France / Recycling of
household packaging waste
increases
In 2016, about 3.3 million tons, 68% of the total amount of
household waste, was recycled in France. This is an increase of
about 2.7% compared to 2015. French package recycling
organisation Eco-Emballages and its subsidiary Adelphe invested
about EUR 90 million back in 2014 to support the recycling of
plastic packaging. EUR 43 million of Eco-Emballages were
invested to modernise 36 sorting centres and to create 9 pilot
plants for sorting and recycling new plastic resins. The
organisation will continue to encourage operators and local
authorities to improve and update the collection and sorting
system. Further projects will be launched before 2018.
09.05.2017, www.dechetcom.com
Link to source
Germany / New regulation for
waste containing HBCD
The German Federal Environment Ministry is to determine a new
regulation for the disposal of waste containing HBCD
(hexabromocyclododecane). Currently, the Federal Council has to
vote for the „Verordnung zur Überwachung von nicht gefährlichen
Abfällen mit persistenten organischen Schadstoffen (POP) und
zur Änderung der Abfallverzeichnis-Verordnung". The new
regulation is to regulate that waste with persistent organic
pollutants have to be monitored. The waste has to be collected
separately and an evidence for correct recycling has to be
presented. When HBCD was categorised as a hazardous waste
stream, there was a shortfall in capacities for the disposal of
HBCD waste.
08.05.2017, www.euwid-recycling.de
Link to source
Germany / Strained e-
recycling situation
The situation of electronic scrap (e-scrap) recycling in Germany
has only relaxed slightly in recent weeks. Metal prices had been
increasing temporarily. However, competitive pressure and high
deductions of the mills reduced the impact of this positive
development. Especially the turnover of plastic waste got more
problematic, due the restricted exports to China. The high freight
rates, a strong euro and the strict controls of containers in China's
ports resulted in further price reductions and decreased plastic
sales.
02.05.2017, www.euwid-recycling.de
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3 Anaerobic digestion / biogas
3.1 Projects agriculture
France / Biogas purification
plant operational in Vinzier
The amine washing and purification plant in Vinzier, Haute-
Savoie, has injected biomethane into the grid for the first time.
The plant is operated by French energy supplier Arol Energy and
will purify the produced biogas into biomethane to feed it into the
natural gas network. Arol Energy has developed and installed the
amine washing system. In this process, biogas gets in contact
with a new amine solution to separate carbon dioxide from the
methane. With this, the company generates biomethane and high-
purity carbon dioxide.
06.05.2017, www.bioenergie-promotion.fr
Link to source
France / Two biomethane
projects proposed in
Surgères and Melle
Financially supported by Région Nouvelle-Aquitane, French
company SAS Aunis Biogas will launch two methanisation
projects at its biogas plants in Surgères and Melle. Methanisation
units are to purify biogas into biomethane to inject it into the
network. The methanisation unit in Surgères, supported with EUR
1 million, is expected to produce about 1.8 million Nm³ of
biomethane per year. In Melle, the new unit should produce about
1.6 million Nm³ annually and is supported by the region with about
EUR 985,000. In Surgères, about 40,000 tons of agricultural
waste is processed and the facility in Melle treats about 37,000
tons of this waste type per year.
05.05.2017, www.bioenergie-promotion.fr
Link to source
France / Installation of
biodigester in Roche-sur-
Linotte
Finnish company Uponor is to install a new fermenter at the
methanisation unit of civil society Groupement agricole
d'exploitation en commun (GAEC) in Roche-sur-Linotte,
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The fermenter is heated and solid
material is mixed with slurry. The slurry will then be directed to a
grinding pump, cut into pieces and incorporated directly into the
hydrolysis pit. According to the sources, the companies are
expecting to produce about 2 million kWh per year with the
project. Uponor is working in cooperation with CH4 Biogaz and
Biogaz ingénierie.
05.05.2017, www.maisonetenergie.info
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Germany / Demolition of
Neubulach composting plant
to be finished soon
Public waste management company Abfallwirtschaft Landkreis
Calw (AWG) has announced that the demolition of the composting
plant in Neubulach-Oberhaugstett will be finished in July at the
latest. Instead of the composting plant, a new anaerobic digestion
plant will be built. Operations at the site had been stopped by the
end of 2016.
04.05.2017, EUWID Recycling und Entsorgung 18.2017
Ireland / Gorthill AD project
nears completion
Update on the Gorthill AD project currently under construction in
Eglinton, County Londonderry: According to the source, the
project is now in its final stages. However, the source does not
provide further information on the exact project schedule. Williams
Industrial Services has been announced as EPC and O&M
contractor. The 0.5 MW AD plant should be using grass silage,
poultry litter and cattle slurry that is being produced on and off the
farm. The electricity produced by the plant should be fed into the
national grid.
03.05.2017, www.agriland.ie
Link to source
Netherlands / Ellomay
acquires majority stake in
Groen Gas Oude-Tonge
Ellomay Luxemburg, subsidiary of Israel-based company Ellomay
Capital Ltd., has acquired 51% of Dutch project company Groen
Gas Oude-Tonge B.V. The Dutch company is currently building an
anaerobic digestion facility in Oude Tonge. The plant is expected
to produce about 475 Nm³ per hour. Israel-based engineering
company Ludan has been awarded to be responsible for
engineering, procurement and construction of the plant.
04.05.2017, ir.ellomay.com
Link to source
USA / California to fund dairy
digester development
Dairy farmers may now apply for a grant of up to USD 3 million
from the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Dairy
Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP) for AD
projects. The main goal of the program is to reduce greenhouse
emissions. The DDRDP will provide USD 29 to 36 million for the
construction of dairy digesters in California.
10.05.2017, www.feedstuffs.com
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3.2 Projects biowaste
Canada / Potential investors
for Clarington AD project
Potential contractors have voiced interest in constructing the
discussed anaerobic digester for the WtE plant in Clarington,
Ontario. The companies Veridian Corporation and Enbridge Gas
contacted Durham Region Council's committee in order to express
their interest in long-term investments. However, the region has
not decided whether the anaerobic digester will be built. An
updating report on the project is scheduled come to council in
June.
09.05.2017, www.durhamregion.com
Link to source
Italy / Plans for biowaste-
fuelled AD unit at WWTP in
Baciacavallo
Waste company Alia Spa Servizi Ambientali and waste waster
treatment plant (WWTP) operator Gida Spa will collaborate on
waste water supply and the treatment of organic waste. Both
parties will work on a feasibility study aimed at implementing an
AD process at the sewage treatment plant in Baciacavallo, Prato.
The biogas produced should then be turned into energy and
digestate material should be used for producing compost.
09.05.2017, www.gonews.it
Link to source
Italy / Commissioner refuses
biomethane project in
Sant'Arsenio
The Commissioner of the municipality of Sant'Arsenio has refused
the plans for a biomethane plant that was proposed to be built in
Fosso del Mulino. The proposal for a plant running on organic
waste was made by Italian energy company Biometano
salernitano srl. As already reported earlier, residents were
concerned about health risks and possible other damages caused
by the plant. In recent months, numerous municipalities, the
National Park of Cilento und Vallo di Diano as well as the
Montana Community have expressed their opinions on the
proposal.
03.05.2017, www.salernotoday.it
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Netherlands / Attero converts
Venlo plant to introduced new
product
Dutch waste management firm Attero has begun the conversion of
the fermentation and composting plant in Venlo, which will make it
possible to add a new product to the company's product line. The
new product called Attero Substrate Compost will be made from
vegetable, fruit and garden residues and was developed for
potting soil companies. After cleaning and composting, it will meet
all the quality requirements and be free of germs. The converted
plant is expected to be operational in Q4/2017.
10.05.2017, www.afvalonline.nl
Link to source
Tanzania / UNIDO calls for
applications for new
bioenergy projects
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
seeks to promote WtE solutions in Tanzania and is accordingly
looking for investors to implement WtE projects in the country.
UNIDO has officially released a call for EoIs (expressions of
interest) for companies and consortiums that wish to invest in
biogas, biomass or WtE projects. A deadline for submitting the
EoIs has not been determined yet and no further information on
the exact location of new projects has been made available either.
05.05.2017, www.esi-africa.com
Link to source
USA / Quantum's Southington
AD plant officially open
The 40,000 tpy AD plant in Southington, Connecticut, has now
been officially opened. This was announced by plant developer
Quantum Biopower. The first waste already arrived at the site in
December 2016. The facility is fed with 150 tons of food waste per
day and has a capacity of 1.2 MWel. It generates 420,000 Nft³
(about 12,000 Nm³) of biogas each day at 62.5% methane (CH4).
The generated electricity is being sold to the town of Southington
under a 20-year purchase agreement. Moreover, the Southington
site also produces 5.6 tons a day of dry bio fertiliser. The total
investment sum amounted to EUR 11.2 million.
02.05.2017, www.quantumbiopower.com
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3.3 Company news
Germany / Steag to sell
biogas plants, reduce RE
involvement in general
German energy company Steag is to reduce its RE portfolio by
selling several subcompanies. According to the source, the
company is to sell its electricity grid in the German state of
Saarland, shares in Poland and the USA and is to divest its
biomass and biogas plants. With these steps, the company wants
to improve its financial situation and focus on the power plant
sector.
06.05.2017, www.waz.de
Link to source
Germany / Schmack Biogas
withdraws from plant
construction sector
Viessmann Group has announced that its subsidiary Schmack
Biogas GmbH withdraws from the business of planning and the
construction of biogas facilities. Reason for the withdrawal is the
weak development of the biogas industry. Nevertheless, Schmack
will continue its service business, including the maintenance and
optimisation of existing AD plants. In the course of the withdrawal
from the plant construction business, 50 jobs will be cut.
04.05.2017, www.euwid-energie.de
Link to source
3.4 Policy & others
Europe / Researchers
optimise enzymes for biogas
production
As part of the EU project Demeter, researchers have developed
an enzyme product from the fermentation of Myceliophthora
thermophila. As reported in issue 5-2017, the project already
began at the end of 2016 and is funded by the EU Research
Framework Program Horizon 2020. The research objective was to
increase the yield of fermentation by 20%, to improve the product
recovery process by 40% and to reduce the total product costs by
at least 15%. Moreover, the productivity of the enzyme production
process is to be increased. According to the German Biomass
Research Centre, in preliminary experiments, the use of the
enzyme showed a promising cost reduction in the production of
biogas from organic waste.
04.05.2017, EUWID Neue Energie 18.2017
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France / Paris starts
separated waste collection in
two arrondissements
Separate waste collection schemes have been launched in the
2nd and 12th arrondissement of Paris. Inhabitants now have to
use different bins and the waste is to be emptied twice a week.
According to the source, collected waste from the
arrondissements will be brought to anaerobic digestion (AD)
plants and converted into biogas. In this way, the city wants to
reduce the waste burnt and buried and achieve a recycling rate of
about 50% in 2020.
04.05.2017, www.ouest-france.fr
Link to source
Germany / Biogas and
composting plants treat more
and more organic residues
The amount of organic residues processed in composting and
biogas plants has almost tripled since 2000, amounting to 11.7
million tons at the end of 2016. According to a report by the
Federal Association of Compost (BGK), the growth since 2007
can mostly be accounted to biogas plants. In the past year, about
7 million tons of input material were processed in composting
plants, 51% of which were collected through the biowaste bin. The
number of AD plants amounted to 524 in March 2017 and they
have processed 4.75 million tons of input material in the last year.
09.05.2017, EUWID Recycling und Entsorgung 19.2017
Switzerland / Amount of
biogas fed into the grid
increases
In 2016, more biogas was fed into the grid in Switzerland than in
2015. The demand of biogas and natural gas in 2016 was about
39,029 GWh, an increase of about 5% compared to the previous
year. The amount of biogas produced in the country that was fed
into the grid increased by 18 % to 308 GWh. In order to meet the
high demand, biogas is also imported from other countries.
Furthermore, the biogas share mixed into natural gas is also
increasing in the country. Financial support for biogas plants
amounted to about CHF 2.8 million in 2016.
03.05.2017, bauschweiz.ch
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USA / ABC supports new AD
incentives draft law
US-based trade association American Biogas Council (ABC) has
expressed its support for a new draft law aimed at energy tax
credits for farms. The legislation recently introduced to the
Finance Committee in the Senate would allow a 30% investment
tax credit (ITC) for qualifying biogas and nutrient recovery
systems until 2021. As stated in an official bill summary, "qualified
biogas property" would include AD units or other processes
converting biomass material into gas for a subsequent use as fuel.
According to ABC, the incentives proposed in the draft would
increase the farms' sustainability as they would be encouraged to
install further nutrient recovery and AD systems.
09.05.2017, www.biomassmagazine.com
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4 Solid Biomass-to-Energy
4.1 Projects
Finland / Sulzer to supply
pumps for Kilpilahti CHP
plant in Porvoo
German pump manufacturer Sulzer has been awarded a contract
by EPC contractor Técnicas Reunidas to deliver key safety pumps
for the new Kilpilahti CHP plant in Porvoo. The plant is owned by
Finnish oil company Neste, French disposal and energy company
Veolia and plastic manufacturer Borealis. Sulzer will supply 12
feedwater pumps and 11 AHLSTAR pumps, which will be
manufactured by Sulzer in Germany and Finland respectively, and
expects to deliver the pumps by spring/summer 2017. The CHP
plant will incorporate 3 steam generators with a capacity of 450
MWth and 30 MWel.
05.05.2017, www.decentralized-energy.com
Link to source
Italy / AET to build new
biomass power plant in Russi
Danish engineering company Aalborg Energie Technik (AET) in a
joint venture with Italian company Termokimik Corporation
Impianti e procedimenti industriali SpA (TKC) will supply the
equipment for a new biomass power plant in Russi, Emilia-
Romagna. The new facility will be operated by PowerCrop Russi
S.r.l., a company owned and operated by Italian utilities Enel
Green Power and Seci Energia, and is expected to have a
capacity of 30 MWel. The AET biomass boiler, which will be
developed in Russi, will have a fuel heat input of 84 MWth at a
normal continuous rating.
08.05.2017, www.aet-biomass.com
Link to source
Kenya / BtE project in Marigat
nears completion
American engineering firm Cummins Inc is nearing completion at
its 12 MW biomass gasification project in Marigat, Baringo
County. According to ecoprog information, construction works
began in 2013. Electricity producer TowerPower, a joint venture
between Comcraft Group and Powergas International, will operate
the facility. Investments for the project amount to USD 21 million.
10.05.2017, www.businessdailyafrica.com
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Pakistan / NEPRA approves
two 31 MW biomass plants
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority of Pakistan
(NEPRA) has granted approval to Ittefaq Sugar Mill and Ashraf
Sugar Mill to construct a 31.2 MW biomass power plant at each
location. The plants should be fuelled with bagasse and are
estimated to cost around USD 35 million each. For the two
biomass plants, the two sugar mill companies founded the energy
companies Bahawalpur Energy Limited and Ittefaq Power Limited.
06.05.2017, www.thenews.com.pk
Link to source
Philippines / 5 MW BtE plant
receives approval to operate
The Philippine Board of Investments has approved the operation
of a 5 MW biomass power plant in Aurora, Isabela. The project
costs amounted to EUR 7.5 million (PHP 410 million). The plant is
fuelled with rice husks and started commercial operations in April.
Plant owner and operator is rice milling company La Suerte Rice
Mill Corp.
05.05.2017, www.thestandard.com.ph
Link to source
Sri Lanka / Tokyo Cement
opens 10 MW BtE plant in
Trincomalee
Sri Lanka-based cement company Tokyo Cement has opened a
biomass power plant in the city of Trincomalee. Total investment
costs amounted to USD 16.4 million and the plant has a capacity
of 10 MW. According to the source, Tokyo Cement now has a
total of 23 MW in generating capacity as well as an additional 2.5
MW in surplus capacity that can be fed into the national grid.
However, the source does not reveal the fuel type of the facility.
09.05.2017, www.worldcement.com
Link to source
Tanzania / UNIDO calls for
applications for new
bioenergy projects
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
seeks to promote WtE solutions in Tanzania and is accordingly
looking for investors to implement WtE projects in the country.
UNIDO has officially released a call for EoIs (expressions of
interest) for companies and consortiums that wish to invest in
biogas, biomass or WtE projects. A deadline for submitting the
EoIs has not been determined yet and no further information on
the exact location of new projects has been made available either.
05.05.2017, www.esi-africa.com
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USA / Hawaii biomass
modernisation project agrees
to power purchase deal
Hawaiian biomass energy project developer Hu Honua has
reached an agreement with Hawaiian utility company Hawaii
Electric Light Co (HELCO) for a power purchase agreement for its
biomass 30 MW modernisation project. HELCO is now in the
process of submitting the revised power purchase agreement
contract to the Public Utilities Commission and is waiting for
approval. The revised agreement is in line with Hu Honua's
proposed pricing. The plant is located in Pepe'ekeo and was a
former sugar mill power plant that fuelled on bagasse. In the
future, the plant should run on locally available biomass.
10.05.2017, www.westhawaiitoday.com
Link to source
4.2 Plants
Austria / Liebenfels biomass
plant to receive capacity
upgrade
Austrian energy supplier Bioenergiezentrum GmbH plans to
expand the 2 MWel and 18 MWth Liebenfels biomass CHP plant
by installing a new boiler. The wood-fuelled plant is located next to
a retired saw mill, which was owned by timber firm Hasslacher
Norica Timber. Bioenergiezentrum plans to increase the
capacities of the plant to 5 MWel and 26 MWth. Furthermore, the
expansion of the plant is to include an expansion of the district
heating network in order to supply the city of Klagenfurt, for which
a 12-km connection should be built. The company also plans to
build a pellet plant next to the power plant in 2019.
10.05.2017, EUWID Neue Energie 15.2017
Germany / Biomass CHP to
expand heating district
network
Danpower GmbH, the owner of the biomass CHP plant in
Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Bavaria, has invested in the efficiency of
the plant and renewed the fuel station in 2016. Currently,
Danpower is planning to expand the district heating network,
which could connect further office buildings and houses in
residential areas. The expansion of the district heating network of
around 300 metres would cause an additional reduction of about
half a megawatt of heating output for the power station. The costs
for the measure, which is to be carried out in July/August, amount
to EUR 200,000.
05.05.2017, www.onetz.de
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Sweden / BWSC wins fuel
conversion project in Uppsala
Danish provider of turnkey power plant solutions Burmeister &
Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S (BWSC) has won a DKK 60
million (EUR 8.06 million) fuel conversion contract of a 100 MW
heat boiler in Uppsala. The heat boiler is used for district heating.
BWSC built the original boiler in 1985, originally burning oil. The
boiler is currently operating on peat and will run on wood pellets
after the conversion. The conversion will start in 2017 and is
expected to end in 2018 with commissioning in late 2018
(autumn/winter).
29.04.2017, www.bwsc.com
Link to source
USA / Valmet improved
biomass combustion at mill in
Virginia
Finnish technology company Valmet has improved the
combustion at the biomass boiler at WestRock's Covington mill in
Virginia. With the help of Valmet's Advanced Process Control
(APC) application and the Valmet DNA FBB Combustion
Manager, the main steam output of the biomass boiler was
maximised beyond the maximum continuous rating (MCR). Other
benefits were, amongst others, a more stable and controlled
steam output, an O2 average lowered by 0.3 percentage points,
an improved boiler efficiency, reduced NOx emissions and
minimised NH3 consumption.
04.05.2017, www.valmet.com
Link to source
4.3 Pellets, Pulp, Sugar & Co.
Canada / Fibreco Export
phases out wood chip
handling
British Columbia-owned port terminal Fibreco Export Inc is
reducing its handling of pellets and phasing out its handling of
wood chips in order to increase the handling of agricultural
products. According to the source, the volume handled by the
facility has decreased continuously in the past 10 years. In 2002,
handling of wood chips were at a maximum at 2 million tons, while
in 2016 only 221,000 tons were handled. The reduction in volume
is due to the inauguration of a terminal in Prince Rupert.
09.05.2017, www.nsnews.com
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Canada / Pinnacle to build
new wood pellet plant in
Alberta
Wood pellet producer Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc will build a
new wood pellet plant near Entwistle, Alberta. The plant is
expected to have a capacity of 400,000 metric tons per year and
the investment amounts to USD 85 millions. About 70 full-time
positions will be created when the plant is operational. With this
facility, Pinnacle runs 8 pellet plants with a total capacity of 1.9
million metric tons per year.
04.05.2017, www.biomassmagazine.com
Link to source
USA / BSP signs fibre supply
agreements
Biomass Secure Power Inc (BSP), Canadian supplier of torrefied
biomass briquettes (TBB) from forest residuals and waste, has
signed various 15-year fibre supply agreement with suppliers in
the Natchitoches area, Louisiana. The company is currently
constructing a torrefied biomass briquettes plant in Natchitoches,
Louisiana. EPC contractor is UK-based engineering company
Amec Foster Wheeler. According to the source, a 20-year
agreement with several industrial sectors expects Biomass
Secure Power to sell 200,000 tpy, resulting in USD 40 million of
annual sales. Muss Ländermarke nicht USA sein, da supply
agreement und Anlage dort sind?
05.05.2017, www.upticknewswire.com
Link to source
4.4 Company news
Germany / Steag to sell
biomass plants, reduce RE
involvement in general
German energy company Steag is to reduce its RE portfolio by
selling several subcompanies. According to the source, the
company is to sell its electricity grid in the German state of
Saarland, shares in Poland and the USA and is to divest its
biomass and biogas plants. With these steps, the company wants
to improve its financial situation and focus on the power plant
sector.
06.05.2017, www.waz.de
Link to source
UK / Stobart plans to supply
60% of country's biomass
British logistics firm Stobart Group is planning to handle 60% of
the country's biomass supply. According to Stobart, the company
is ready to deliver long-term supply contracts to more than 20
biomass plants in the UK. The company's major storage
processing site supplies the 20 MW Widnes and 40 MW Tilbury
biomass plants. Stobart has a 40% stake in the Widnes plant.
11.05.2017, www.theenergyst.com
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4.5 Policy & others
Brazil / PLD expected to
increase in 2017
The Electric Energy Trading Chamber (CCEE) in Brazil has
announced in a forecast that the Settlement Price of Differences
(PLD), which is an indicator for the sale of electricity from
sugarcane biomass on the spot market, should be in the range of
about USD 110/MWh during 2017. The increase of the PLD was
caused by the poor rainfall in the first months of 2017, which
affects the reservoirs of hydroelectric plants, the country's main
energy supplier. In November 2017, the PLD is expected to reach
a minimum of USD 82/MWh and in 2018, minimum values are
expected to be reached in the middle of the year.
05.05.2017, www.jornalcana.com.br
Link to source
Canada / NEB publishes
report on Canadian biomass
power
The Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) has published a
report on the country's adoption of renewable energy sources.
According to the report, Canada generates a larger electricity
share compared to most other developed countries. In 2014,
Canada had about 70 biomass generating power plants with a
total capacity of 2,408 MW. This includes facilities that rely on
wood, wood byproducts and landfill gas. Biomass has a 1.7 %
electric generation capacity share and 1.9% of actual generation.
12,161 GWh of electricity was generated by biomass plant in
2015. Biomass generation increased by 54% from 2005 to 2015.
08.05.2017, www.neb-one.gc.ca
Link to source
Europe / Coal plants could
face closure due to tightened
emission standards
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (EEFA)
has published a report on Europe's coal power plants. In April, EU
member states adopted stricter limits for several pollutants. About
a third of all coal plants in Europe face a closure by 2021. To
prevent closure, operators would need to engage in retrofitting
activities to meet emissions standards. 35% of the generation
capacity from coal, lignite and biomass exceed the upcoming
pollution limits by about 40%. This 35% represents a group of 108
power plants. 69% of 592 coal and lignite plants exceed the
upcoming limits for NOx. According to the EEFA, the Drax power
station in the UK will also not comply with the limits.
09.05.2017, www.ieefa.org
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Japan / AHK Japan reports on
biomass potential
According to the German international chamber of commerce in
Japan (AHK Japan), Japan is currently the fifth largest biomass
market in the world. The Japanese government plans to double
the current biomass electricity generation to 32.8 TWh by 2030.
By then, biomass power generation should be a fifth of the total
renewable energy share. According to the AHK, West Japan has
an abundant amount of waste wood. Other technologies that the
government favours include biogas power plants from sludge,
industrial waste and food waste.
09.05.2017, EUWID Neue Energie 18.2017
Kenya / UN to help finance
renewable energy projects
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation plans to
invest KES 250 million (USD 2.4 million) in Kenya to fund
renewable energy projects. In particular, the UN is seeking Waste-
to-Energy and biomass gasification projects. As announced by the
UN agency, a grant funding of up to USD 300 will be provided per
installed kW of produced power.
10.05.2017, www.businessdailyafrica.com
Link to source
Russia / Russia to represent
its biomass innovations at
LIGNA fair
Russian domestic producers will visit the LIGNA wood fair in
Hannover, Germany, for the first time and present their products.
Among the Russian representatives will be the director of "Forest
technology company" with a report on timber harvesting and
production of dry lumber, wood flooring and sets of houses from
glued beams, the production of biofuel from wood waste as well
as a new way of profitable processing wood waste in remote
areas away from the railway as well as the new patented
technology to produce coal from any wood waste through
briquetting and carbonisation. For further information on LIGNA,
which will take place from 22 to 26 May, please visit:
www.ligna.de
03.05.2017, www.infobio.ru
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Sweden / CHP consortium
develops biomass
gasification technology
A biomass gasification technology is currently being planned by a
Swedish CHP consortium. The consortium includes Swedish
developer of small and circular energy systems Meva Energy, the
Research Institute of Sweden (RISE) as well as an international
furniture manufacturer. The project, which began in 2016, is called
the Local Residue Energy (Loreen) project and has recently
secured EUR 2.9 million in funding to develop a gasification plant
technology fuelling on unprocessed, dry biomass residues from
agriculture and wood-based manufacturing. The capacity of a
respective plant is estimated to be below 10 MWel.
09.05.2017, www.paneuropeannetworks.com
Link to source
USA / Lawmakers pass bill
making biomass carbon
neutral
A new bill passed by the US House of Representative directs the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider biomass as a
carbon neutral source of energy. However, scientists do not
consider biomass as renewable and argue that it does more harm
to the environment than fossil fuels. The US biomass industry and
the National Alliance of Forest Owners appreciate the bill, while
scientists and environmental organisations oppose it. The new bill
that will keep the US government funded through the end of the
fiscal year (by 30 September 2017), is now moving to the Senate,
which is expected to pass it before the deadline (midnight Friday).
04.05.2017, www.alternative-energies.net
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5 Other waste streams
5.1 Other organic waste treatment
Germany / Biogas and
composting plants treat more
and more organic residues
The amount of organic residues processed in composting and
biogas plants has almost tripled since 2000, amounting to 11.7
million tons at the end of 2016. According to a report by the
Federal Association of Compost (BGK), the growth since 2007
can mostly be accounted to biogas plants. In the past year, about
7 million tons of input material were processed in composting
plants, 51% of which were collected through the biowaste bin. The
number of AD plants amounted to 524 in March 2017 and they
have processed 4.75 million tons of input material in the last year.
09.05.2017, EUWID Recycling und Entsorgung 19.2017
Sweden / Hans Andersson
acquires Allfrakt
Swedish Hans Andersson Recycling has acquired Sweden-based
recycling company Allfrakt. Acquisition includes 100% of the
shares and comprises the subsidiaries Högsbo Transport AB and
ReWest AB. Allfrakt is working around Gothenburg, operating
plants and treating about 70,000 tons of waste per year. Hans
Andersson Recycling aims to expand its portfolio in sectors such
as construction and demolition waste. However, the source does
not say anything about the value of the deal.
11.05.2017, www.recyclingnet.se
Link to source
5.2 Landfills & landfill gas
Australia / New transfer
station opened in Melbourne
Waste management company Cleanaway has opened the new
South East Melbourne transfer station in the district of
Dandenong. It should be fully operational by the end of May 2017.
The site is expected to be a consolidation point of waste, which
will be transported from Dandenong to the Melbourne Regional
Landfill in A-Double trailers. At the same time, the company is
closing its landfill in the Clarinda area and starts remediation
works to return the landfill to the community as recreational land.
10.05.2017, www.insidewaste.com.au
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France / Cryo Pur seeks
further funding
French start-up company Cryo Pur has started a new fund raising
of EUR 6 million for financing its projects in the field of bioLNG,
generated from landfill gas systems. According to Cryo Pur, the
funds would be used for, amongst others, supporting the industrial
ramp-up. Cryo Pur produces biomethane from landfill biogas and
offers the simultaneous production of gas and liquid CO2. The
company's treatment capacities range between 100 and 2,000
Nm³/h of biogas, which equals about 1 to 20 tons of biomethane
per day.
04.05.2017, www.gaz-mobilite.fr
Link to source
Malaysia / Gas Malaysia to
buy BioCNG from O’rec
Gas Malaysia Venture 2 Sdn Bhd (GMV2), part of Gas Malaysia
Berhad, has signed a contract to acquire bio compressed natural
gas (BioCNG) extracted by O’rec Ind Sdn Bhd from landfill gas for
a period of 10 years. GMV2 expects the potential customers to
buy natural gas for a minimum volume of 7 million m³ (250,000
MMBtu) per year. The financial details of the agreement have not
been disclosed.
05.05.2017, www.thestar.com.my
Link to source
Mexico / Landfill gas project
to be built in Mexico City
A landfill gas plant will be constructed at Bordo Poniente, once
Mexico City’s largest landfill site, which was closed in 2011. The
facility is expected to harvest methane gas produced by 70 million
tons of trash. The project has already received a budget of about
EUR 144 million.
09.05.2017, www.bioenergy-news.com
Link to source
Ukraine / Landfill gas facility
operational in Ivano-
Frankivsk
A landfill gas plant has been installed at a landfill site in Ivano-
Frankivsk, Western Ukraine. According to an official of the Ivano-
Frankivsk Regional State Administration, the plant will extract
biogas from the landfill and will turn it into electricity. As
furthermore stated, the plant has two CHP units with an installed
capacity of 330 kWh each.
05.07.2017, www.galka.if.ua
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USA / LFG collection system
in Richland to be expanded
The landfill gas (LFG) collection system at the Horn Rapids
Landfill in Richmond, Washington, is to be expanded. The landfill
is an active municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal site and its
capacity is expected to be reached in 2020. Now the city plans to
enter a long-term LFG purchase agreement with a fitting
company. The US EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program
(LMOP) and the city have recently published request for proposals
(RFP). Proposals may be submitted until 26 May 2017.
04.05.2017, www.wastetodaymagazine.com
Link to source
5.3 C&D, hazardous and others
Germany / AZV Riß test
phosphor recovery
technology
Waste water association Abwasserzweckverband (AVZ) Riß,
Baden-Württemberg, and MSE Mobile Schlammentwässerungs
GmbH, subsidiary of EnBW, are currently testing a new system for
the recovery of phosphorus out of sewage sludge at the waste
water treatment plant in Warthausen, Baden-Württemberg. The
trial phase is underway since mid-April and is expected to take 5
to 6 weeks, treating about 20,000 litres of wet sewage sludge per
day. When in continuous operation, the plant is expected to treat
about 100,000 litres of wet sewage sludge per day. The waste
water treatment plant will be affected by the upcoming
phosphorus recovery regulation.
11.05.2017, EUWID Recycling und Entsorgung 19.2017
Netherlands / Attero converts
Venlo plant to introduced new
product
Dutch waste management firm Attero has begun the conversion of
the fermentation and composting plant in Venlo, which will make it
possible to add a new product to the company's product line. The
new product called Attero Substrate Compost will be made from
vegetable, fruit and garden residues and was developed for
potting soil companies. After cleaning and composting, it will meet
all the quality requirements and be free of germs. The converted
plant is expected to be operational in Q4/2017.
10.05.2017, www.afvalonline.nl
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Sweden / EasyMining
developed new phosphorus
recovery technology
Swedish company EasyMining Sweden AB, subsidiary of Ragn-
Sells, has developed a new technology to recover phosphorus
from ash that results from the incineration of sewage sludge. The
company is now cooperating with Denmark-based engineering
company COWI. COWI is to support EasyMining by designing the
technology named Ash2Phos. EasyMining plans to set up a
demonstration plant in Helsingborg. After this plant is operational,
the company expects to build more recycling plants within Europe
in the next 10 years.
01.05.2017, www.recyclingnet.se
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Methodology
Municipal solid waste
(MSW)
Commercial waste
(C&I)
Mixed & Residual
Waste
Separately collected
waste
Material recycling
Organic waste
Anaerobic
digestion (Biogas)
Sorting & pre-treatment,
including MBT
Energy recovery
Landfilling, incl. landfill gas
Composting
Plastic
Metal & E-Waste Paper
Glass
Thermal treatment
plants
Other
Others, incl. cement
kilns, waste to fuel
Recycling wood
Other, including
waste-to-fuel
Sorted rawmaterials
Sortingresidues
Sorting
residuesSorting
residues
Slag, Ash,
Dust
1
2
3
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waste & bio Matrix
4
5.1
Other anaerobic
digestion
Other solid
biomass
5.2
Other
waste streams
5.3
ecoprog’s waste & bio Infrastructure Monitor focuses on infrastructure projects and related news in the waste and bioenergy business according to the following system: 1 Plants for the treatment of mixed waste streams from households and businesses. This includes all mechanical technologies or biological treatment technologies. It also includes energy recovery plants, e. g. thermal treatment plants (Waste-to-Energy plants), RDF plants and cement kilns. 2 Plants for the (further) sorting of waste streams to produce secondary raw materials that can be used by the original industry, e. g. plastic granulate for producers of plastic. 3 Anaerobic digestion plants (biogas plants). Due to the similar technology, this chapter also regards non-waste fuels, such as agricultural feedstocks.
4 Solid biomass power plants. Due to the similar technology, this chapter also regards non-waste fuels, such as untreated wood, black liquor or bagasse. 5 Other treatment plants for organic waste, such as composting plants; landfill gas and large landfill projects; infrastructure for non-MSW and non-C&I waste streams, such as hazardous waste or construction & demolition waste.
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