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$4 mn US Methane Power system operational in South Carolina (Ind. Report)

Methane Power Inc. has built a $4 million US system to process methane gas from Greenwood County's landfill in South Carolina and pipe it five miles to FujiFilm's manufacturing operations. "We have retrofitted some of our boilers to burn the methane gas from the landfill, so they can now burn natural gas or methane gas," said FujiFilm's Allen Creighton. (Source: WYFF, June 25, 2009)

Contact: Donna Sightler, Manager Solid Waste, Greenwood County, (864) 942-8754, donnas@co.greenwood.sc.us, www.co.greenwood.sc.us; James Voss, President & CEO, Methane Power Inc. (520) 615-8995, jamesvoss@methanepower.net, www.methanepower.net; Allen Creighton, FujiFilm, (864) 223-2888, acreighton@fujigreenwood.com, www.fujifilm-sc.com

Methane capture mandated in California (Leg. & Reg.)

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has adopted a regulation to capture methane from landfills throughout the state and require 14 uncontrolled municipal solid waste landfills to design and install new gas collection and control systems by 2012.

In addition, the regulation will require landfills with existing control systems to minimize methane emissions. CARB estimates that 218 of the state's overall 367 municipal solid waste landfills with the potential to generate methane emissions may be subject to the regulation. (Source: CARB, June 25, 2009)

Contact: Leo Kay, California Air Resources Board, (916) 322-2990, lkay@arb.ca.gov, www.arb.ca.gov Regulation Details

Kent BioEnergy targets South Carolina power applications (Ind. Report)

Kent BioEnergy Corporation, a provider of state-of-the-art algae-based industrial solutions, has created a South Carolina Division in Charleston. Managing Director Knox Grant will focus on the application of Kent BioEnergy's microalgae based technologies for the capture and use of CO2 from flue gas generated by power plants. Grant said, "South Carolina has a development strategy to build several new power plants and is heavily dependent on coal. Our approach offers solutions to the anticipated air quality permitting opposition and carbon emissions." (Source: Business Wire, June 29, 2009)

Contact: Leah Knoll, Kent BioEnergy, (858) 452-5765, lknoll@kentbioenergy.com, www.kentbioenergy.com

Bion Environmental patents Waste treatment process (New Prod. & Tech.)

Bion Environmental Technologies' U.S. Patent application 11/592,513 entitled "Low Oxygen Biologically Mediated Nutrient Removal" has been approved and, once granted, will remain in force until November 5, 2024. This new patent strengthens Bion's protection for the process's ability to convert and remove phosphorous and provides wider process configuration coverage, greatly enhancing the ability to provide flexible waste treatment systems. Bion's patents protected proprietary technology uses biological, chemical and mechanical processes to remove nutrients and other harmful substances, as well as extract renewable energy, from high-volume concentrated livestock waste streams. According to the company, its system can be configured to simultaneously reclaim renewable energy from the 'waste' biomass in a highly efficient process. (Source: PR Newswire, June 30, 2009)

Contact: Mark A. Smith, President, Bion Environmental Technologies, (303) 517-5302, mas@biontech.com, www.biontech.com.

Covanta Holdings acquires stake in Detroit Energy-from-Waste facility (M&A)

Michigan Waste Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Covanta Holding Corporation today announced it will continue to operate the Energy-from-Waste Facility located in Detroit, Michigan. Covanta also announced that it has completed an agreement to purchase a 30% interest in the Detroit facility for an undisclosed price.

Michigan Waste Energy will continue to operate the facility as it has since 1991, providing services to the City of Detroit under contract with the Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Authority. The facility processes approximately 800,000 tons of municipal solid waste annually and sells approximately 200,000 MWh/year of electricity to Detroit Edison. (Source: Covanta Energy, July 1, 2009)

Contact: Marisa Jacobs, VP Investor Relations, Covanta Holding, (973) 882-4196, Seth Myones, President , Covanta Americas, (973) 882-9000, smyones@covantaenergy.com, www.covantaenergy.com

Waste to Energy Finance & Investment Summit, July 22, 2009, San Diego, California (Conf. & Events)

The Waste to Energy Finance & Investment Summit will be held on July 22, 2009 at the Hilton Del Mar Hotel in San Diego, California and will address the business of Waste to Energy which is primed to enter into a period of growth.

The dual needs of refuse management and reliable renewable energy sources are creating opportunities for investors and project developers. Market players who have developed the relationships and identified the right technologies will have positioned themselves to grow with this promising industry.

However, not-yet-fully-commercialized technologies, a tight credit market and an evolving regulatory environment present significant industry challenges requiring strong business relationships with key market players. The Summit will bring together market players, including technology innovators, project developers, equity sponsors, financiers, investment bankers and municipal landfill representatives, offering a unique networking opportunity.

Market insiders will discuss the business aspects of developing projects that meet the needs of refuse management and utility-scale energy production, while creating the relationships that serve as the foundation for successful business development.

Contact: David Church, Infocast, (818) 888-4445, ext. 26, www.infocastinc.com/wastetoenergy

Landfill gas powers Houston Brewery (G&C - Ind. Report)

In a joint project with landfill operator Republic Services, Anheuser-Busch's Houston brewery is using biogas from East Houston's landfill to fulfill more than half of its energy demands. Ameresco Services installed the system which uses the biogas to produce steam energy. (Source: Houston Business Journal, June 24, 2009)

Contact: George Sakellaris, President and CEO, Ameresco, (508) 661-2200, gsakellaris@ameresco.com, www.ameresco.com; Republic Services, www.republicservices.com; Anheuser-Busch, www.anheuser-busch.com.