Jun 21, 2023
Philippines looks to biomass-to-fuel opportunities
Biomass News
Jun 20, 2023
Specialist Australian green investor CEFC has announced it is backing HydGene Renewables, a new Australia-based company that has developed an alternative green hydrogen solution that turns biomass into hydrogen. The process is both renewable and carbon negative.
The HydGene technique uses novel biocatalysts to convert the sugars derived from organic waste, including agricultural... [Read More]
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Jun 16, 2023
Whisky and beer producer Whisky Simpsons Malt Limited has announced a project that it said will help decarbonise Scotland's whisky industry, and provide a solution to a compensation system that has been costing consumers millions of GBP each year.
The £45m (€52.5m) AMP Clean Energy Project will see the installation of an energy centre containing biomass and electric... [Read More]
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Jun 16, 2023
Arkansas' City of Clarksville, Clarksville Connected Utilities (CCU) in the US and Ecostrat have announced the issuance of a new Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone designation for poultry litter.
The Clarksville BDO Zone has been rated ‘AA’, or very low risk, based on steady and reliable generation of large volumes of biomass, well-developed and mature... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 14, 2023
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it is investing more than $43 million (€39.8 million) to expand innovative uses of wood, including as an energy source, as a construction material and in manufacturing and processing input for wood products used in framing homes, making paper products and more.
The funds are being invested in 123 projects across... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 14, 2023
A delegation of officials from the British Embassy in Tokyo and Japanese industry have been welcomed to Drax Power Station in Yorkshire - the UK's single-largest generator of renewable electricity.
The group included the British Embassy in Tokyo’s Counsellor on Energy and Infrastructure, as well as a delegation of Japanese supply chain partners, customers and industry... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 13, 2023
Enterra has secured €35m project financing from UniCredit for a biomass plant in Italy.
Located in Foggia in the southern region of Apulia, the 13 MW plant produces electric and thermal energy from biomass.
A unit to remove alcohol byproduct will be installed to extract the distilled alcohol produced during the biomass process.
This alcohol will then be sold to other... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 8, 2023
New Zealand's government is starting to cultivate a more sustainable forestry industry with investments into a bioenergy plant, research into biomass and better forestry practices, announced forestry minister Peeni Henare.
“The Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use recognised current forest harvest practices are not sustainable. In some parts of the country, like Tairāwhiti,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 7, 2023
A delegation of high-level bioenergy players presented their manifesto to Thierry Breton, EU Commissioner for Internal Market, on 6 June.
The manifesto calls for inclusion of the manufacturing of bioenergy technology in the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), among other things.
CEOs from European industry giants such as Lhoist, ONF Energie, Palazzetti, Syncraft, Turboden,... [Read More]
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Jun 6, 2023
Mahdi Vaezi, a professor of engineering technology at Northern Illinois University (NIU), is investigating the feasibility of constructing an innovative, first-of-its-kind biomass pipeline. The project is supported by a $650,000 (€607k) grant over four years from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The project has the potential to lay the groundwork for the world's... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 5, 2023
Vietnam's recently announced National Power Development Plan VIII demonstrates the country's intention to gradually eliminate coal- and gas-fired power generation, and to promote renewable energy to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, reported VOV.
The plan for 2021-2030 contains a vision to 2050, and was approved on 15 May by prime minister Pham Minh Chinh on 15 May.... [Read More]
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Jun 5, 2023
TPC Power Holding (TPCH), the renewable power generation arm of construction firm Thai Polycons Plc, has commenced commercial operation of its Pracharat Biomass Mae Lan power plant, part of its move to increase power generation capacity and sell carbon credits, reported the Bangkok Post.
TPCH aims to support the Thai government's campaign to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.... [Read More]
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Jun 5, 2023
The European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE), the largest biomass conference and exhibition in the world, announced its 2023 award winners today (5 June).
The winners were announced on the first day of the conference, which runs until 8 June.
The Johannes Linneborn Prize was established by the European Commission in 1994 to honour scientific, technical or... [Read More]
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Jun 2, 2023
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has launched a new, comprehensive web page dedicated to one of its priority subprograms, Renewable Carbon Resources (RCR), which helps develop RCR technologies and creates strategies for bioenergy and bioproducts production.
RCR is designed to support applied research and pilot-scale projects for... [Read More]
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May 31, 2023
Last month, Ofgem commissioned a probe into Drax's adherence to sustainability rules. The UK energy regulator tasked US consultants with examining the firm over its use of biomass, having launched an investigation into Drax in 2022, according to documents procured via a Freedom of Information application.
Ofgem is "investigating whether Drax Power Limited is in breach... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 30, 2023
The Government of Ontario in Canada has announced the creation of a new $19.6 million (€13.4m) Forest Biomass Program, which it said will strengthen the economy and promote innovation in the forest sector.
The application-based programme will aim to help develop untapped potential and environmental benefits offered by new and emerging uses of forest biomass.
The programme... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 25, 2023
US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Idaho National Laboratory yesterday (24 May), to herald a $15m (€13.9m) upgrade to a world-leading biomass preprocessing and development facility.
The Biomass Feedstock National User Facility's upgrade is set to help the bioenergy industry overcome challenges related to converting biomass sources... [Read More]
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