October 2009
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Gas Turbine Efficiency introduces Turbine Services business group
Gas Turbine Efficiency, plc, a leader in energy and aviation products and services, announces the creation of a new Turbine Services business group.
Bredenoord delivers 50th biogas aggregate
Within four years Bredenoord succesfully delivers its 50th biogas aggregate. Between April 2005 and October 2009 the company deliverd 50 biogas aggregates. They vary in capacity between 190 and 800 kWe.
Isobutene, building block for tranportation fuel
Global Bioenergies, located on the Genopole campus close to Paris, has today announced the proof-of-concept of a synthetic metabolic pathway for producing isobutene, a key building block that can be converted into transportation fuels, polymers and various commodity chemicals.
WELtec BioPower: Construction begins in England
WELtec BioPower started building another 500-kW biogas plant in Gnossall, Stafford. The plant in Staffordshire, West Midlands,England, will be commissioned in January 2010.
Achieving an energy revolution in challenging times
The 6th European Conference on Green Power Marketing 2009 in Geneva attempted to index the different approaches and contributions to green power marketing. Participants agreed that the transition to a new energy era is well under way.
IRENA set the path for its 2010 work
The 869 member states of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) met from October 12 – 13 in Abu Dhabi to discuss the Agency’s Work Programme and Budget for 2009 and 2010.
Biotechnology Can Address Global Mega Trends
Innovations in biotechnology can help address the growing global demand for food and fiber and reduce dependence on fossil fuels, DuPont Executive Vice President James C. Borel, told attendees of the BioJapan 2009 World Business Forum.
Second-generation Biofuels Heading Steadily towards Commercial Success
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Worldwide Market Analysis of Second Generation Biofeedstock, finds that pre-treatment and gasification technologies are on the verge of making second-generation biofuels a commercial reality.
Waste-Based Biofuel Could Cut Global Emissions
Converting the rubbish that fills the world’s landfills into biofuel may be the answer to both the growing energy crisis and to tackling carbon emissions, claim scientists in Singapore and Switzerland.
First Derbisolar panels in The Netherlands
The Belgium company Derbigum has been succesfully selling the Derbisolar solar panels in many countries. The first panels have now been sold and installed in The Netherlands.
