Dec 20, 2016
GB Railfreight inks biomass haulage contract
Biomass News
Dec 19, 2016
The third generating unit at Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire, UK, has been given European Commission (EC) approval to be fully powered by sustainable biomass.
Drax can now complete the upgrade of the third of its six units to run on wood pellets, a process that started in July 2015.
Now half the power station will produce renewable electricity, saving 12... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 14, 2016
Blenheim Palace, an Oxfordshire, UK, UNESCO World Heritage Site, has instigated a series of environmental initiatives in a bid both to reduce its reliance on traditional energies and its overall carbon footprint.
Among the most significant improvements are a 42% reduction in overall mains water consumption from 2013, the lowest electricity usage figures in five years,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 7, 2016
The University of St Andrews’ £25 million (€29.3m) biomass plant at the Eden Campus at Guardbridge has been officially commissioned.
The plant marks a major step forward for St Andrews’ plans to become the UK’s first carbon neutral university.
Located on the east side of a former paper mill site, the plant produces hot water in a biomass boiler... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 7, 2016
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a 15-year loan with the Finnish utility Lahti Energia for the construction of the new biomass-fuelled heating plant, the Kymijärvi III.
The project is part of the City of Lahti’s plan to halve CO2 emissions by 2025, compared to 1990 levels.
The new 170MW facility will replace the existing 350MW coal-fired plant, Kymijärvi... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 6, 2016
China plans to increase the share of biomass-based energy in its power supply in a bid to reduce reliance on coal and improve air quality.
According to China’s National Energy Administration’s 13th five-year plan, covering the period of 2016 to 2020, the country will achieve biomass energy equivalent of 58 million of tonnes by 2020 the end of the plan.
Despite... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 25, 2016
Indian researchers have found a new use for sugarcane pulp as a source of highly fluorescent carbon quantum dots, which could reduce agricultural waste and offer a new revenue stream for farmers.
These dots are tiny carbon nanoparticles, which are about four nanometers across, meaning that more of them would fit on the head of a pin than there are stars in the Milky Way.
Because... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 25, 2016
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has appointed energy consultancy Baringa Partners to lead a new ETI bioenergy project examining the future of biomass logistics in the UK, alongside Ecofys and LLamasoft.
Utilising LLamasoft’s supply chain design software, Supply Chain Guru, the six month project will model the logistics requirements of future bioenergy scenarios,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 22, 2016
The Indian government aims to generate 16,725MW of clean and renewable energy in 2016-17 (Apr-Mar), of which 12,000 MW would come from the solar power sector.
Clean and renewable energy capacity addition through wind, biomass and small hydro projects is expected to be of 4,000MW, 500MW and 225MW, respectively, to meet the target for the ongoing financial... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 10, 2016
Sustainable wood waste, agricultural residues, manure, and other organic residues generated in Europe will only cover around 80% of the EU’s projected bioenergy use in 2030, a new analysis claims.
Conducted by environmental groups BirdLife Europe and Transport & Environment (T&E), the study states that if Europe does not limit the use of bioenergy eligible... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 9, 2016
US energy company Convergen Energy has bought the L’Anse Warden Electric Co. biomass plant in Michigan from Traxys Power Group at an undisclosed price.
L’Anse Warden is a 20MW combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Michigan's Upper Peninsula that supplies electricity and steam to the CertainTeed plant in L’Anse, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Convergen... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 3, 2016
The shuttered Aspen Power biomass plant in Texas has been sold to an undisclosed buyer at a price of nearly $5 million (€4.5m).
Located in Lufkin, the 57MW plant that was marketed as the first wood waste-based biomass facility in Texas was sold during a court-ordered auction, the Lufkin News reports.
The plant opened in 2011, but went silent just a year later in 2012... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 3, 2016
US states can achieve better carbon reduction results and improve their use of biomass energy by working together, a new study finds.
Under the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan, states soon could be mandated to significantly reduce carbon emissions.
Researchers at the University of Missouri have identified the most effective... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 24, 2016
Renewable energy is estimated to soon overtake fossil fuels in the Finnish energy supply, a new report by Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment says.
In 2015, fossil fuels accounted for 37% of total consumption whereas renewable energy and fuels made up 35% of the total, and the portion is expected to keep growing.
“A historic turn will soon... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 20, 2016
Drax Biomass (DBI), a pellet manufacturer operating in the Southeast US, has signed an agreement declaring the cypress and tupelo stands found in forested wetlands, including the Atchafalaya Basin, to be off-limits for its timber purchases.
Louisiana’s famed Atchafalaya Basin is a popular destination for boaters, fishermen, and migratory birds.
The “river of... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 19, 2016
Biomass co-firing is a “must” for resolving the global dependency on coal, a new report by the international consulting company Pöyry says.
The latest Pöyry Point of View highlights that, despite growing climate change concerns, global demand for coal has almost doubled since the Kyoto Protocol in 1997.
The report argues that the future role of coal... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 18, 2016
The US Federal District Court in San Francisco has issued an order allowing the Native American Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe to intervene in the Clean Air Act enforcement case currently pending against the Blue Lake Power biomass facility.
The Tribe has been opposed to any restart of the facility located in in Blue Lake, California, because of significant air pollution impacts... [Read More]
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