Dec 5, 2025
SPIE backs Bretagne Pellets in bid to boost wood briquette output
Biomass News
Dec 4, 2025
Germany’s Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has released the results of its October biomass tender, confirming strong demand as bids exceeded the available volume by more than 120 megawatts (MW).
A total of 813 MW of capacity was offered, while 940 MW in bids were submitted.
Despite the tender being expanded at short notice, the round remained oversubscribed.
Sandra... [Read More]
Policy News
Dec 3, 2025
The UK government has opened a wide-ranging consultation on plans to establish a common sustainability framework for biomass, aiming to strengthen oversight, improve public confidence and ensure the sector continues to support the country’s transition to net zero.
Published on 2 December, the consultation seeks views on proposals to align and tighten existing sustainability... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 2, 2025
A decade’s worth of harsh weather, whisky mould and industrial wear has been stripped away from the Rothes CoRDe facility following a major restoration project carried out by specialist cleaning contractor NEREC Ltd.
The plant, which opened in 2013, had never undergone a full exterior clean.
Years of exposure to Speyside’s damp climate, combined with chlorinated... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 2, 2025
Drax has announced it will cease operations at its pellet plant in Williams Lake by the end of 2025, citing a significant decline in available fibre supply.
The company said curtailments and closures at nearby sawmills, along with the loss of a bid for key local fibre, have made continued operations at the facility commercially unviable.
According to Drax, the plant... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 28, 2025
Sendai-ko Biomass Power GK, a joint venture funded by Sumitomo Corporation, Tokyo Gas, Hokuriku Electric Power Company and Sumitomo Corporation Tohoku, has begun commercial operations at the Sendai Port Biomass Power Plant following the completion of construction in November 2025.
With an output of 112 MW and expected annual generation of around 800,000 MWh - equivalent... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 27, 2025
New computational modelling tools developed at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) could significantly improve how biomass materials are milled and processed for use in fuels and biobased products.
As demand grows for renewable feedstocks made from wood chips, crop residues and municipal waste, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has identified... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 26, 2025
Drax has pushed back against allegations about its Canadian biomass supply chain following coverage of a Stand.earth report in The Guardian.
The company’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Miguel Veiga-Pestana, wrote to the newspaper to challenge what he described as misconceptions about the firm’s role in Canadian forestry. An excerpt of his response appeared in The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 25, 2025
India's state of Haryana has inaugurated a 240-tonne-per-day biomass pellet plant in Rewari. The facility was opened by Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi.
The project is part of Haryana’s broader clean energy initiative, aimed at supporting rural livelihoods, increasing farmer incomes, and strengthening India’s renewable energy sector.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 24, 2025
In Australia, the company behind a proposal to revive the long-idle Redbank power station as a biomass facility has launched legal action after New South Wales’ final planning authority refused the plan.
Verdant Earth Technologies has applied to the state’s Land and Environment Court to overturn a September ruling by the Independent Planning Commission (IPC), which... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 21, 2025
Vital Energi, a provider of energy infrastructure solutions, has acquired the Port Clarence biomass facility in Teesside, England.
The acquisition follows Vital Energi’s successful £175 million Nordic Bond issue, one of the largest Sterling-denominated Nordic Bond raises in the UK energy infrastructure sector.
The fundraising demonstrates strong international investor... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 20, 2025
P7 pupils from Doonfoot Primary School in Ayr were given an inside look at how renewable energy is produced during a visit to the Land Energy biomass factory near Girvan this month.
The trip, organised as part of their curriculum on electricity, biomass and environmental issues, aimed to offer pupils real-world understanding of sustainable energy and an introduction to... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 19, 2025
Bel Group has inaugurated a new biomass boiler at its Ulzama production site in Iraizoz, Navarra in Spain, alongside announcing a €1.5 million expansion of the facility.
The ceremony was attended by Navarra’s Minister of Industry and Ecological and Digital Business Transition, Mikel Irujo; Bel Group’s Chief Operations Officer, Stéphane Dupays; and Bel Ulzama Plant... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 18, 2025
A new study from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has highlighted the potential of biomass briquettes produced from fruit waste and sugarcane bagasse as a sustainable, low-emission fuel for commercial and domestic use.
Conducted by Eldana Zeleke Gebremariyam, Eyasu Derbew Demeke, Wondimagegn Mamo Mengistu, and Yedilfana Setarge Mekonnen and published in Scientific Reports (2025),... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 17, 2025
Norrenergi AB has partnered with Belgian technology firm Vyncke to replace one of its oil-fired boilers with a high-efficiency unit fuelled by renewable wood powder.
The upgraded boiler will deliver higher output and include advanced flue-gas cleaning technology designed to cut emissions and improve overall efficiency.
Engineering and design work is now under way, with... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 13, 2025
Celignis USA Corporation, the U.S. franchise of Irish bioeconomy analytics and bioprocess development company Celignis, has launched commercial operations at a new 10,000 sq. ft. laboratory in Waterloo, Iowa.
The facility will offer the full Celignis portfolio of analytical and bioprocess development services directly to U.S.-based clients.
These services include more... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 12, 2025
Gorontalo Province has become a key centre for Indonesia’s biomass industry, accounting for nearly 30 per cent of the country’s wood-pellet production in 2024, according to figures from the Ministry of Forestry.
The growth has drawn attention amid public debate over deforestation in Gorontalo.
Industry and government officials say expansion is taking place within... [Read More]
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Drax has announced it will cease operations at its pellet plant in Williams Lake by the end of 2025, citing a significant decline in available fibre supply
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