Tag: bio-coal

Vega Biofuels leases Georgia facility for bio-coal plant

Vega Biofuels leases Georgia facility for bio-coal plant

April 2, 2012 |

In Georgia, Vega Biofuels has leased a 90,000 square foot facility in Cordele, Georgia, for its bio-coal manufacturing plant. When completed, the facility will produce green energy bio-coal from timber waste for use in existing coal-fired power plants. Said CEO/Chairman Michael Molen, “This building is bigger than we need initially, but gives us tremendous growth […]

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Vega Biofuels lands financing for Georgia bio-coal project

Vega Biofuels lands financing for Georgia bio-coal project

March 26, 2012 |

In Georgia, Vega Biofuels has completed an interim funding package to fund its South Georgia bio-coal manufacturing plant. “We’ve been working with a small group of existing shareholders the past few months to put together a funding package that will help us with expenses associated with the construction of the plant,” stated Michael K. Molen, […]

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What to Burn, Thermal Coal or Bio-Coal?

What to Burn, Thermal Coal or Bio-Coal?

October 10, 2011 |

Is bio-coal an economic alternative to traditional coal – or how close? Tim Sklar looks at the numbers, and finds that selecting bio-Coal over thermal coal can be a hard choice without clean energy mandates By Biofuels Digest contributor Tim Sklar Background For some time, thermal coal fired power plants all over the world have […]

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Vega picks Georgia for bio-coal project site

Vega picks Georgia for bio-coal project site

[ 1 ] May 6, 2011 |

In Georgia, Vega Biofuels reported that their bio-coal manufacturing plant will be located in Crisp County. The final decision was made to locate the manufacturing facility in Cordele, GA after learning that the Crisp County/Cordele Industrial Development Authority and Intermodal Services, Inc. were about to complete construction on the new Cordele Inland Port that will […]

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