Aug 28, 2018
Bioenergy could fuel Europe for 43 days in 2018
Biomass News
Aug 21, 2018
Major UK energy supplier Drax has switched on the fourth biomass generating unit at its power station in North Yorkshire, marking a significant step in what it claims to be Europe’s largest decarbonisation project.
Back in June this year, Drax took the coal-fired generating unit offline in preparation for its conversion to running on sustainable biomass. Three of... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 1, 2018
European stakeholders involved in the wood chips sector can now review and comment on the main elements of Bioenergy Europe’s (formerly AEBIOM) proposed woodchip certification guidelines.
Since the start of 2018, Bioenergy Europe has been ‘actively’ working on a quality scheme for woodchips ‘at the international level.’
Named ‘GoodChips’,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 31, 2018
In a bid to improve the efficiency of its biomass generating units Drax has signed a £40 million (€44.9 million) contract with Siemens for turbine upgrades.
Drax operates the UK’s biggest power station, near Selby in Yorkshire. As part of a massive decarbonisation project, Drax is converting the facility and its associated supply chain infrastructure from... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 30, 2018
In a press release, the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced a EUR 50 million loan to assist in financing a new biomass-fuelled power plant, to be built in the Spanish La Coruña municipalities of Curtis and Teixeiro on a 103000 m² publicly owned site. The plant will be supplied with forest waste sourced within a 100 km radius.
Planned to be operational... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 30, 2018
The Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) and the Institute for Applied System Analysis (iIASA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to begin a cross-disciplined research collaboration into Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS).
According to a statement, the BECCS collaboration is expected to begin shortly. It is expected that scientists from both institutions... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 24, 2018
Major British power generator Drax has reported its half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2018.
Although the company’s full year expectations remain unchanged, results from the first half of the year were impacted by two unplanned outages.
Drax currently runs Europe’s biggest biomass-fuelled power station, near Selby in Yorkshire. As part of a... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 16, 2018
Arensis has opened its new UK Alternative Energy Biomass Testing Laboratory in Andover, Hampshire.
In 2017 the company acquired the Verdo Renewable pellet plants in Andover and Grangemouth, giving Arensis capacity to produce 100,000 tonnes of renewable heating pellets per annum.
The grand opening event marked the debut of the Entrade E5 biomass-to-energy power system CHP... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 16, 2018
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its Short Term Energy Outlook for July.
Total renewables consumption is forecast to grow over the next couple of years, according to the EIA figures. While total consumption was 11.016 quadrillion (British Thermal Units) in 2017 (up from 1o.256 quadrillion BTU in 2016), it is expected to reach 11.383 quadrillion... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 16, 2018
Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI) has announced that it has secured an order to build a 75MW biomass plant in Kanda City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As part of the deal, SHI has established a joint enterprise Nippon Steel and Sumkin Engineering. The order for the biomass plant has come from Kanda Biomass Energy.
According to a statement from SHI, the primary feedstock for... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 16, 2018
AEBIOM, the European Biomass Association, has rebranded to Bioenergy Europe. According to an announcement, the new corporate identity is aimed at giving a ‘clearer, more united voice to Europe’s first source of renewable energy’.
Bioenergy Europe puts the rebrand down to bioenergy’s consistent industrial success and growing importance to the European... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 9, 2018
London based Active Energy has raised £1 million through the issue of 33,333,333 new ordinary shares of 1p each at a price of 3p per share, according to an announcement from the company.
The net proceeds with be used to fund the execution phase of Active Energy’s business plan, which aims to develop forestry management operations and commercialise the company’s... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 27, 2018
Things are looking up for the UK’s biomass industry with the Wood Recyclers’ Association reporting an increase in the amount of locally sourced biomass materials distributed throughout the UK. These statistics have been countered by a 50% decrease in exports on waste wood and panel board feedstock from 2016 to 2017.
WRA members have reported as having seen... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 14, 2018
Plans for a woodchip biomass power plant have been accepted in Cardiff, various media are reporting.
According to both the BBC and Wales Online, outline plans for the biomass power station have been approved by councillors.
Developer Parc Calon Gwyrdd says the plant would produce 9.5 megawatts of green energy if built.
The outline plans include a 167ft (51m) high chimney,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 11, 2018
The UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced the outcomes of its consultation on amendments to the Contracts for Difference scheme (CfD). These include a number of revisions for Combined Heat and Power plants (CHP).
CfDs are used by the UK government to support new, low carbon electricity generation projects.
Generators compete... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 8, 2018
On 6 June Drax Power Station in Yorkshire, UK, took its fourth coal-fired power generating unit offline as it prepares to convert it to running on sustainable biomass.
Drax has already converted half its power station and ‘associated supply chain infrastructure’ to use sustainable biomass instead of coal. Having already invested £700 million into the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 7, 2018
Finnish company Apetit is planning to build a bioenergy plant at its Avena Kantvik rapeseed oil milling plant in Kirkkonummi, Finland.
According to a statement, the planned bioenergy plant would replace the current energy solution that uses non-renewable fuels, in turn significantly reducing the carbon dioxide emissions of the entire Apetit Group.
“In addition to... [Read More]
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