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	11,819 professional visitors at Expobioenergía 2010 11/11/10The Bioenergy Technological Fair, which took place between 27 and 29 October in the Spanish city of Valladolid, attracted 11,819 professional visitors, a rise over the 2009 figure of 10,650. Furthermore, the 2010 edition attracted visitors...
	A revolutionary new system to improve pelletising machines 18/10/10Prodesa Medioambiente and Promill-Stolz have developed an innovative new oil-based roller lubrication system® which provides several major added advantages for pelletising machines. From an environmental perspective, this new mechanism...
	Apisa presents its Dual Temperature Dryer system 18/10/10This leads to an increased evaporation capacity and consequently greater production levels; in other words, the dryer performance is enhanced even though the amount of waste energy remains unchanged, thereby increasing energy efficiency rates.
	Efficiency in pellet production 18/10/10In addition to its new improved CPM 7932-5 machinery, equipped with engines of up to 355 kW designed to improve performance rates and cut maintenance costs thanks to a gear-based transmission system producing mechanical rates of 98% -, Molinos Afau...
	Expobioenergía amply exceeds its targets for 2010 18/10/10Expobioenergía is now firmly consolidated as Europe's largest annual bioenergy event and, judging by the figures for the 5th edition, is continuing to strengthen its position within the sector. The organisers’ forecasts for exhibition...
	The Jenz BA 720 crushing machine, sold by Masias Recycling 18/10/10Masias Recycling S.L. will be using Expobioenergía as the showcase for its wide range of biomass recovery solutions, including both turnkey facilities and individual equipment (manufactured under the Komptech and Jenz brand names). The...
	Gestamp will invest €45M in a biomass plant in the Environment City of Soria 20/09/10Gestamp Biomass will be the first company to arrive in the Environment City (EC), a project promoted by the Junta de Castilla y León and which will be located in El Soto de Garray, in the province of Soria.
	Ideas for innovation in thermal biomass 20/09/10In Spain, the thermal use of biomass is the most important in energy produced, ahead of electric production. Furthermore, in Latin America, huge opportunities are on the horizon for the production of pellets and the manufacture of boilers and, as...
	Innovative vertical pelletisation machine: the Pellet Tower 20/09/10The dry raw material enters the pellet tower from a height of 9 metres and first of all goes through the hammer mill from where it is sent to the pelletisation machine via a pneumatic system. The pellets are ejected from the lower section of the...
	New technology for producing more biogas 20/09/10Bio-extrusion consists in milling biomass using a double-screw system thanks to which the fines obtained contain a greater quantity of broken cells the hydro-thermal decomposition of which is greater. The reason is that the cellulosic and hemi-...