Biomass

Among other actions by the Michigan Public Service Commission was the approval of a 220 MW/800 MWh battery storage facility at the site of the former Trenton Channel coal-fired plant.

Hawaiian Electric to repower Waiau plant with biodiesel-burning turbines

The 253 MW project was one of several selected as part of a competitive procurement process for firm renewable generation on Oʻahu.

Hydrogen, CO2 to be produced at Babcock & Wilcox biomass-fueled plant

General Hydrogen would purchase and transport off-site up to 15 tons of hydrogen from the facility per day, according to the terms of the agreement.

Babcock & Wilcox awarded contract for biomass, CO2 capture retrofit study at Michigan coal plant

When the project is complete, the 75 MW TES Filer City Station plant would use biomass to generate power and be equipped with B&W’s SolveBright post-combustion CO2 scrubbing process.

B&W to study carbon capture for waste coal and biomass project

The carbon-negative plant being developed by Consol Energy would run on waste coal and biomass, with the potential for demonstration in 5–10 years and commercialization by 2030.

Xcel unveils plan for net-zero natural gas by 2050

Xcel Energy, provider of electricity and natural gas services to nearly 6 million customers in eight Western and Midwestern states, has committed to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from its natural gas business by 2050.

Gravity-based energy storage developer Energy Vault lands 1.6 GWh deal

The gravity storage systems will be deployed at DG Fuels projects in Louisiana, British Columbia, and Ohio, providing green electricity in conjunction with solar to match demand load of green hydrogen production. The renewable power will be used to power HydrogenPro water electrolysis for both hydrogen and oxygen feedstock production.

Banana packaging transformed into H2 fuel for planned waste-to-energy project in Martinique

A new waste-to-energy project in the Caribbean will work to convert commercial waste into carbon-free renewable hydrogen syngas to generate electric power on the island. California-based Ways2H Inc. and Caribbean energy and ecological firm VALECOM are signed a letter of intent to transform as much as 9,000 tons of commercial waste into hydrogen. The project will focus on H2 production

Biomass

The gravity storage systems will be deployed at DG Fuels projects in Louisiana, British Columbia, and Ohio, providing green electricity in conjunction with sola…

A new waste-to-energy project in the Caribbean will work to convert commercial waste into carbon-free renewable hydrogen syngas to generate electric power on th…

Babcock & Wilcox supplying $35M in waste-to-energy equipment for Greenland district heating projects

The renewables segment of power plant equipment maker Babcock & Wilcox has been contracted to provide and install combustion, boiler and feeder systems for …

Siemens Energy handling power automation, digital twin systems for German wood-based biorefinery

Siemens Energy was selected to lead the electrification, automation and digitalization of a next-gen biorefinery in Germany. Finnish owner UPM-Kymmene chose Sie…

Doosan Å koda to supply turbine for Polish waste-to-energy plant

Steam turbine manufacturer Doosan Å koda Power has entered into a contract to supply a one-core DST-S20 steam turbine with complete accessories for a waste-to…

Bechtel working with Drax to build biomass plants with carbon capture & storage

Power plant engineering and construction giant Bechtel is partnering with a renewable energies company to explore the potential of bioenergy production sites co…

Koehler converts German CHP plant from coal to biomass

The Koehler Group has announced plans to fully convert its power plant at its Oberkirch location in Germany to a combined heat and power plant using biomass as …

INNIO Jenbacher to supply gas engines for SynCraft biomass plants

SynCraft has ordered two INNIO Jenbacher J412 gas engines for its wood gas power plants in Upper Austria. The units, each with an electrical output of 500kW, wi…

Doosan Lentjes participates in new Polish waste-to-energy plant

German-based engineering company Doosan Lentjes has been selected as a subcontractor by South Korea’s POSCO Engineering and Construction for the development o…

Biomass from wood fuels 5 percent of Georgia electricity

Biomass may not be electricity fuel king in Georgia, but the state definitely is peachy keen on the resource. Last year, the state generated 5 million MWh (or 5…

Doosan Å koda supplying 42-MW steam generator to British waste-to-energy plant

A planned waste-to-energy electricity generation project in the United Kingdom will include a 42-MW turbine generator supplied by Czech manufacturer Doosan Å …

Waste not: B&W among energy players touting methane-cutting trash power

By Rod Walton, Power Engineering and POWERGEN+ content director Surely the power generation sector is a competitive world, with resources vying against each oth…