Mar 26, 2025
European Investment Bank approves Poland’s €238m biomass programme
Biomass News
Mar 21, 2025
Kemper County, Ecostrat, and the BDO Zone Initiative have announced the issue of an investment grade BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Kemper County, Mississippi.
The BDO Zone is rated for 1,105,000 bone dry tons per year of woody biomass and extends within a 75-mile radius from the centre point, Scooba, MS.
Kemper County's 'A' rating indicates high prospective viability to... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 21, 2025
px Group, a leading fully integrated industrial operations and solutions provider based in Teesside, England, has appointed Tracy Wilson-Long as its new Managing Director Power & Renewables.
Originally from Teesside, Tracy brings a wealth of experience to the role, having previously held strategic leadership positions at bp Exploration & Production and Exergy... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 20, 2025
Elyse Energy and its partners have selected BioTfueL® technology for its biomass-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project called BioTJet.
This initiative will produce sustainable SAF from end-of-life wood waste & local forestry residues with the addition of green hydrogen.
Led by Elyse Energy and with Axens, Avril and IFPEN as partners, the BioTJet project aims... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 20, 2025
Mark Hayton has been announced as the new Chair of the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA), taking over from Richard Coulson who steps down after a four-year term.
Richard chaired his final members’ meeting and AGM in Bristol on March 19, before handing over the reins to Mark, director of wood recycling company EGGER Timberpak, which sources waste wood for EGGER’s... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 19, 2025
British American Tobacco has invested €4.7 million in a biomass-fuelled heating plant at its cigarette factory in Kanfanar, Croatia aiming to cut the factory's CO2 emissions by 65%, reported See News.
BAT acquired the factory in Kanfanar, on the Istria peninsula, in 2015 when it took over local tobacco company Tvornica Duhana Rovinj (TDR) for over €500 million.
According... [Read More]
Policy News
Mar 17, 2025
The Canadian province of Nova Scotia has directed its main electricity producer to ramp up biomass use, starting immediately and continuing for the next two years.
As reported by CBC News, the Tim Houston-led province government has made a regulatory change, which requires Nova Scotia Power to use 160 gigawatt hours of biomass every year until 2027.
This builds from... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 14, 2025
A report by The Times has outlined how Drax attempted to 'silence' an employee, after she raised concerns that it had misled British energy regulator Ofgem about its true sustainability credentials.
In a London-held tribunal, Rowaa Ahmar, who was head of Drax’s public affairs and policy team, claimed she was unfairly dismissed, months after expressing concerns to executives... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 14, 2025
New Zealand's government has welcomed the announcement of an initiative to establish the country’s first large-scale biomass torrefaction facility in the Central North Island.
This facility, developed by Carbona, represents a significant step in New Zealand’s transition to a sustainable, low-emissions energy future while supporting regional economic growth and job... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 13, 2025
Brazil’s national oil company (NOC) Petrobras-controlled Riograndense refinery has completed tests to produce fuels from eucalyptus biomass in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state, reported Argus.
Bio-oil derived from eucalyptus biomass has been processed by the refinery, and converted into various fractions.
These include fuel gas, liquefied petroleum gas, components... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 12, 2025
Mote, a technology leader in carbon-negative energy production, announced the successful first close of its Series A funding round this month, securing $7 million in investment led by Nella Next and Preston-Werner Ventures.
The round also included Counteract and other strategic partners.
This first phase is part of a targeted $15 million Series A funding round.
Mote’s... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 11, 2025
Fortum's CHP plant in Częstochowa, Poland, is undergoing a transition project to enable it to be fully fuelled by biomass.
Currently, EC Częstochowa uses 30% biomass and 70% coal. As part of a €100 million investment, the plant will switch to 100% biomass, with completion scheduled for 2027.
The CHP plant will use certified wood biomass, consisting of 90% wood chips... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 10, 2025
Anora is investing in a new, state-of-the-art biomass-boiler at its Koskenkorva Distillery in Finland.
This replacement investment will allow the distillery to fully transition to fossil-emissions-free fuels by the end of 2026 and help the distillery to achieve its carbon neutrality target.
The new biomass-boiler is set to replace the existing fossil fuel-fired steam... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 6, 2025
Solvay has announced it will phase out coal at its soda ash and bicarbonate plants with a new energy transition project in Torrelavega, Spain, aiming to nearly halve CO2 emissions by 2027 and ensure the site’s long-term competitiveness.
The Group secured a long-term energy supply agreement with ENSO, which will invest in, construct, and operate a biomass cogeneration... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 5, 2025
The Vietnam Sugarcane Association (VSA) has proposed adjusting the draft revised Power Plan VIII, to resolve the ongoing problem of disposing of waste and to fully exploit the potential of biomass development in the country, reported VietNamNet Bridge.
The association's proposal to the Ministry of Industry and Trade involved reviewing and abolishing regulations that classify... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 4, 2025
RENOVA has postponed the operational start date of its Karatsu biomass facility from this month to September this year.
This is due to additional time required for adjustments to the boiler and turbine facilities, to ensure long-term stable operation at the plant.
Karatsu Biomass Energy G.K., the owners, are expected to receive liquidated damages from the EPC for a period... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 3, 2025
A Korean investor has spent $2.7 million to replace coal-fired boilers with biomass ones, at a Nam Dinh textile dyeing factory.
The Youngone Corporation's biomass boiler will use rice husk pellets.
The refit was completed by 15 January, and aligns with the organisation's aim to reduce carbon emissions by 40% by 2030.
The coal elimination project kicked off in early... [Read More]
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