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Metso Signs For Swedish Biomass
[background=rgb(0, 128, 1) !important]23/09/2013[/background] Finnish company Metso is to supply a biomass-fired combined heat and power plant for Oskarshamn Energi in Sweden. The plant in the municipality of Oskarshamn will have a thermal output of 17.2MW for district heating, a process steam output of 4MW to local industry and an electrical output of 3.8MW. The project, which will use local forest residues such as bark and wood chips as fuel, is scheduled to go live in winter 2015 and the value of the contract has not been disclosed. “There is great interest in district heating and our customer base since 2007 has grown far beyond our expectations,” said Oskarshamn Energi managing director Jöns Wahlström. “This has meant that production has increased by 50% and that is one of the reasons that we now invest in a new power plant. When the new plant is commissioned almost 99% of district heating at Oskarshamn will be produced with renewable biofuels.” Metso will install patented BioGrate combustion technology and be responsible for training and commissioning. The plant automation will be based on Metso’s DNA technology and the company will also supply a flue gas condenser and ventilation system. “Metso has been working with Oskarshamn Energi for several years to find an optimal solution for their increasing demand to supply district heating,” said Metso sales director for power Mikael Barkar. Oskarshamn Energi is owned equally by Oskarshamn Municipality and Eon Sweden AB. Image: the plant will use wood chip and bark as fuel (Metso) Continue reading
BioNitrogen Acquires Land, Signs Pre-Construction Contract
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VIASPACE Signs Giant King Grass Contract in Philippines
PRESS RELEASE May 30, 2013, 7:00 a.m. ET VIASPACE Signs Giant King Grass Contract in Philippines WALNUT, Calif., May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — VIASPACE Inc.— (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that the company has signed a Giant King™ Grass supply contract with Sagay Central, Inc. of Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The initial payment has been received and the VIASPACE agronomist visited the Philippines recently to meet with Sagay. Sagay Central is a sugar milling and sugar growing company in the center of the Philippines sugar industry. It produces 150,000 tons of sugar per year. Sagay Central was founded in 1945 and its products include raw sugar, washed sugar and specialty Muscavado sugar for the domestic market and export. Mr. Romie Cortez, President of Sagay Central, Inc. said: “We are indeed very happy to be working with VIASPACE Inc. on this important biomass renewable energy project. This fits well with our goal of diversifying our sugar operations in order to remain competitive in this very difficult sugar business in the Philippines. We are looking forward to grow the VIASPACE Giant King Grass in our estate for energy production and for export to Korea and Japan.” VIASPACE CEO, Dr. Carl Kukkonen, stated, “Giant King Grass grows very well where sugarcane can be grown. The climate and soil in Negros Occidental are perfect for Giant King Grass. They have good rainfall and irrigation is available. The Philippines is strongly encouraging renewable biomass electricity. We look forward to a long partnership with Sagay Central.” VIASPACE Chairman, Dr. Kevin Schewe, commented: “We are delighted to announce this project and partnership with Sagay Central in the Philippines. Their expertise and experience with growing sugar cane makes them a perfect fit for growing Giant King Grass as a renewable, high-yielding, biomass platform. Although we are currently seen by investors as a penny stock Company, VIASPACE is actively working with many different international companies and continues to diversely expand its global footprint. This is an exciting time of rapid growth and setting the stage for the future of VIASPACE and its shareholders.” About VIASPACE Inc. VIASPACE grows renewable Giant King™ Grass as a low-carbon fuel for clean electricity generation; for environmentally friendly energy pellets; and as a feedstock for bio-methane production and for green cellulosic biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials. Giant King Grass is a proprietary, high yield, dedicated biomass clean energy crop that does not compete with or displace food production. For more information, please go to www.VIASPACE.com or contact Dr. Jan Vandersande, Director of Communications, at 800-517-8050 or IR@VIASPACE.com. Safe Harbor Statement Information in this news release includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Such factors include, without limitation, risks outlined in our periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, and other factors over which VIASPACE has little or no control. SOURCE VIASPACE Inc. /Web site: http://www.VIASPACE.com Continue reading
