ÄFAB USA - CLEAN TECH

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Welcome to read our ”shorties” with samples of bioenergy news from all over the world. If you have some news you want to share with others- send an e-mail to us and we will make a “shortie”.

2010-01-24
Speculation over change in role for Chinese climate negotiator
He Yafei, who was at the forefront of China's blocking actions on the final fraught day of the summit, has been removed as vice foreign minister, according to a short summary of government appointments by the Xinhua news agency.

2010-01-24
Minnesota and Sweden Partner in Clean Tech
Dale Wahlstrom, CEO of the BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota, recently visited Lidköping, Sweden during the International BioEnergy Days. The BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota (BBAM) in collaboration with Minnesota State University, Mankato and the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce (SACC) has become a lead actor in assisting Sweden-based bioenergy companies seeking to enter the US marketplace.

2010-01-24
Where is biomass headed in Canada?
The forest industry may be suffering, but wood-based bioenergy development is booming. In fact, bioenergy has been a mainstay of the Canadian pulp and paper business for decades. Canadian pulp mills have the capacity to produce more than 1,600 MW of power from wood residues and black liquor.

2010-01-24
PEI Ministers tour bioenergy projects
A recent ministerial tour of four privately operated biomass facilities will give the government valuable information on the potential and challenges of using farm and forest products as an energy source, says Prince Edward Island's Environment, Energy, and Forestry Minister Richard Brown.

2010-01-24
Shell Bolsters Its Support Of Biofuels.
Shell is on pace to spend $60 million in 2009 to fund research at Codexis, nearly twice the amount as the year before, according to regulatory filings. Codexis filed paperwork this week for a $100 initial public offering. The start-up is developing microbes to speed up the chemical reactions that turn inedible plants, such as grasses or stalks, into ethanol and diesel.

2010-01-24
Nipissing First Nation has green energy strategy
Nipissing First Nation has a small forestry company it hopes to expand into a wood pellet operation. A northeastern Ontario First Nation community is aiming to crack the biomass market.

2010-01-24
Green house takes on a whole new meaning in eco-friendly projects
QUEBEC -- Canada's latest green community development - Cite verte - has drawn inspiration from leading national and international eco-friendly neighbourhoods and is further proof there's more interest in energy-efficient residential projects, supporters say.

2010-01-24
Current and future developments in domestic U.S. wood pellet manufacturing.
Wood pellet manufacturing and consumption began in the United States some three decades ago. In the intervening years, the industry has grown steadily, with a recent acceleration in response to rapidly rising fossil energy prices.

2010-01-24
Global warming e-mails prompt Republican letter to EPA
GOP members of Congress ask the administration to put climate-change measures on hold because messages from scientists in Britain appear to cast doubt on the idea of man-made warming.

2010-01-24
EPA: Greenhouse Gases Threaten Public Health and the Environment
Science overwhelmingly shows greenhouse gas concentrations at unprecedented levels due to human activity – After a thorough examination of the scientific evidence and careful consideration of public comments, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that greenhouse gases (GHGs) threaten the public health and welfare of the American people. EPA also finds that GHG emissions from on-road vehicles contribute to that threat.

Welcome to ÄFAB

ÄFAB LABORATORY
The laboratory is open for all manufacturers, inventors or agents that wants to test or further develop their products through good instrumentation in combination with extensive knowledge and experience experience.

We help our customers from all over Europe to find solutions in both technical and marketing issues as well as testing and evaluating the technical and environmental performance of different products.

TRAINING AND COURSES
ÄFAB:s custom designed courses for different occupation groups mixes both theory and practice. We offer courses for pellet heating, wood heating, accumulation technology and bioenergy in general all over Europe as well as in the US.

Also offered are special education courses for the calibrating and fine tuning of discharges, both in laboratory and in the field. These education and information efforts are for business professionals, regulators and for public policy makers.

ÄFAB EXHIBITION
Provide a physical meeting place where manufacturers can meet consumers and give competent and objective energy guidance. ÄFAB:s exhibition of small scale bioenergy focuses on modern bioenergy technology.

A creative environment where scientist meet industry, customers and authorities with new projects. This exposure will grow the new products. ÄFAB:s exhibition can be hired for campaigns, vendor meetings or others activities.

CONSULTANCY
With more than 25 years experience from all kind of bioenergy, ÄFAB is one of the most well-known consulting firms in Sweden. We work closely with the scientist at Swedish universities but also run a large numbers of project on our own. We implement the results into producer’s equipment.

Our specialites are combustion technology for wood, chips, pellets cereal grains and crop residues. We have many years of experience in finding system solutions for all kind of small scale technology.

LET US BE YOUR PARTNER
We are an independent privately-owned development and education company in the area of small scale bioenergy. ÄFAB is your link between researchers, authorities, manufactures and consumers. If we do not know how- we know who, and we will take you from know how to show how in any type of bioenergy technologies.

We provide help with testing and developing of new technology, implementing research results, and increase knowledge of small scale bioenergy, through information and education campaigns. We know the bioenergy industry and are there to help you find your new partner in purchasing and sales.

Bengt- Erik Löfgren
Managing director

ÄFAB is an independent consulting company which specializes in the field of small scale bioenergy. We have more than 25 years of practice in the Bioenergy Industry and we are able to offer a broad range of services. We are the link between the scientist at the universities and the manufactures, and also between end-users and governmental regulators. We can help you in areas of product testing, product development, business matchmaking and also training, marketing and education.

We know the Scandinavian energy market in general, and enjoy a good relationship with most of the companies involved. Our office and laboratory is located in Lidkoping in the West Gotaland region of Sweden. Much of the Swedish bioenergy industry is concentrated in this part of the country. Because of this, Äfab is an excellent partner if you want to find manufacturers of Swedish bioenergy technology or if you want to find real expertise ready to train your staff in the biomass industry industry.

International Bioenergy Days - an annual conference that commutes between Sweden and USA trying to “show how” the “know how” by highlight good examples on using of renewable energy. The event is a “show-room” for new cleantech energy technology “Close to Businesses”.

Bioenergy Days 2009 will be a door opener for US partners to present Swedish the best of energy technology and know-how open for an export market. Unlike other energy conferences, that often is linked together with trade fairs and exhibitions, so builds Bioenergy Days on showing up successful and established projects and plants where the participants can meet the end-users of the products instead for producers and vendors. Read more »»

Contact: Bengt-Erik Löfgren

Scandinavian Cleantech Export Association (SCE) will strengthen small and medium sized businesses to grow on an international market for cleantech products and know-how.

The association will cover all fields of Cleantech and serve as a powerful hub for the member companies to enhance their knowledge in international trade, intellectual property management and marketing. This platform will also enable collaboration between the member companies to succeed on the global market by supporting the formation of system solutions. Read more »»