Jan 10, 2025
Terviva partnership to test pongamia’s biomass potential
Biomass News
Jan 9, 2025
A Labour environment group has asked the UK government to reconsider support for Drax's biomass plant in Selby, reported PoliticsHome.
The Labour Climate and Environment Forum (LCEF) observed that Drax's plant is the country's 'single biggest emitter of carbon dioxide'.
In the US, the company was found to have breached environmental regulations 'over 11,000 times'.
PoliticsHome... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 8, 2025
Brazil has changed its National Biofuel Policy Act to ensure independent producers of biomass used for biofuels benefit from Decarbonisation Credits (CBIOs).
The Law changes the existing Renovabio framework, in which only biofuel producers had access to revenue generated by the sale of CBIOs.
The new wording establishes that such revenue be shared with the producers... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 6, 2025
Dairygold Co-operative Society has received planning permision approval for a biomass plant in Mitchelstown, County Cork in Ireland.
The works will involve a single-storey woodchip boiler building, with a parapet height of 16.236 metres, and a stack height of 24.735 metres above ground level.
Over 30 conditions accompany the planning permission - including limiting the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 6, 2025
CM Biomass has appointed Simon Plagborg as its new CEO, effective today (6 January).
Since December, Ask Michael Munck has been the interim CEO for CM Biomass, one of the world’s largest suppliers of wood pellets and biomass.
Ask Michael Munck will reassume his position as Group CFO at CM Biomass.
“We were looking for a profile that had the right commercial and... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 3, 2025
RENOVA's Tokushima-Tsuda biomass plant in Japan resumed regular operation on 22 December, and is continuing stable operation.
The facility, which is owned by its consolidated subsidiary Tokushima-Tsuda Biomass Power Plant G.K., is powered by wood pellets and palm kernel shells.
The facility began operations in December 2023, but experienced operational problems the following... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 3, 2025
The Irish government's COFORD Council for Forest Research and Development has published a paper that recommends future policies to support an expanded role of forest-based biomass.
The paper, entitled "Forest Based Biomass and Modern Bioenergy, Moving to Net Zero", complements and rounds out an earlier series of COFORD statements on the role of forests and forest... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 2, 2025
The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has launched its Solid Biomass Capacity Statement (SBCS) report.
The objective of this report is to demonstrate the potential of the sector to deliver decarbonised heating solutions using solid (woody) biomass to a wide variety of heat users across the residential, commercial and industrial sectors.
Speaking at the launch, Seán... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 20, 2024
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic has announced a new scheme of support for local companies to produce energy from biomass.
Under the specific objective of promoting renewable energy, the government allocated 500 million Czech koruna (€20 million) in the framework of the Operational Programme Technologies and Applications for Competitiveness (OP... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 19, 2024
Macquarie Asset Management, on behalf of its institutional clients, has provided approximately €420 million of debt financing to Nadara, one of Europe’s largest renewable independent power producers (IPP).
Nadara is a developer, owner and operator of a diverse portfolio of more than 200 biomass, wind, solar, and energy storage assets across Europe and the US.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 18, 2024
A biochar processing plant in Upper Lake, California, has had its permit approved, following months of opposition.
The project, which is led by Scotts Valley Energy Corporation with the Habematolel Pomo Tribal Nation, will convert forest woodchips into syngas to power generators.
Approval was granted on 12 December by four votes to none, with one commissioner absent.
Laura... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 17, 2024
North American organisations have written an open letter to request that Japanese banks and power generation companies adopt a wood biomass climate and sustainability policy, or strengthen existing policies.
This will ensure communities' rights are better protected, fully disclose emissions from biomass use and ensure that primary or natural forests are not cut down for... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 16, 2024
Vietnam's Mekong Delta region offers an affordable and sustainable resource for biomass power generation, according to Tomoki Kakuta, CEO of Erex.
In particular, its abundance of straw and rice husks makes it an attractive prospect.
Kakuta was speaking at the Mekong Connect 2024 press meeting in the southern An Giang province, reported Viet Nam News.
He went on to say... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 13, 2024
New Zealand's Genesis Energy plans to generate electricity utilising biomass at its Huntly facility in three to four years.
It will back local biomass production to reduce reliance on imported coal and decilining gas reserves.
Chief executive Malcolm Johns said Genesis will work with local investors and forest owners to facilitate domestic production, and provided long-term... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 12, 2024
UK-based renewable energy company Drax and Pathway Energy (Pathway), a carbon negative energy company, have reached heads of terms on a multi-year deal that could see Drax supply over 1 million tonnes of sustainable biomass pellets each year to Pathway’s proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant on the US Gulf Coast.
Under a separate agreement, Drax could also... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 10, 2024
UK local Authorities, industry leaders and key stakeholders across the biomass and other solid fuel industries has united under the newly launched Cleaner Safer Group (CSG), to discuss how they can work together to achieve a cleaner, safer and more sustainable environment.
Hosted at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre in Swindon, the Cleaner Safer Group 2024... [Read More]
Pellets News
Dec 9, 2024
Outokumpu, a leader in sustainable stainless steel has decided to invest EUR 40 million for building a high quality biocarbon production plant in Germany.
Approximately EUR 10 million of the capital expenditure is included in the CAPEX frame related to Outokumpu’s second strategy phase and the company remains committed to maintaining the maximum CAPEX frame of EUR 600... [Read More]
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