Biomass News

Natixis has granted a €145 million project finance refinancing to Greenalia Biomass Power Curtis-Teixeiro S.L.U., a subsidiary of Spanish renewable energy company Greenalia S.A., for its biomass power plant in Curtis-Teixeiro, A Coruña. Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) advised Natixis on the transaction. Operational since 2020, the Curtis-Teixeiro plant is one of the largest biomass…
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Engineering firm Jenike & Johanson has been awarded a patent for a feeding technology designed to address one of the persistent practical obstacles in biofuels manufacturing: reliably introducing low-density feedstocks such as agricultural residues, forest biomass and municipal solid waste into high-pressure reactor systems. The challenge — sometimes described as the 'pressure gap' —…
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ASTM International and CSA Group have signed an agreement to jointly develop a standard for evaluating biomass supply chain risk. The collaboration builds on CSA Group's existing CSA W209 standard, published as a National Standard of Canada, with the aim of expanding its use and impact. The new joint standard is intended to increase the reliability of bio-project risk assessment by…
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Global wood pellet production reached 53.5 million tonnes in 2025 — a 10% year-on-year increase and the strongest growth recorded in recent years — according to Bioenergy Europe's latest Pellet Statistical Report. Global consumption also hit a new all-time high of 51.5 million tonnes, confirming sustained demand across both industrial and small-scale heating applications. Europe…
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Malaysian biomass producer Rainbow Pellet Sdn Bhd has commissioned the world's first commercial-scale Steam-Ex pellet plant for empty fruit bunches (EFBs) at its facility in Kuala Lipis, using technology supplied by Austrian engineering group ANDRITZ. The plant converts EFBs — a low-value residual stream from oil palm processing — into advanced solid biofuels suitable for direct coal…
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Veolia has inaugurated a new composting and biomass plant in Fuentes de Ebro, Zaragoza, combining organic waste processing with the production of solid fuels from forestry and agricultural residues. The facility operates across two lines. The composting plant can process 27,000 tonnes of organic waste per year across two treatment streams — one for sewage sludge suitable for agricultural…
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PyroGenesis Inc. has delivered a gasification system capable of converting contaminated biomass into synthesis gas (syngas) to Innofibre, a Quebec-based cellulosic innovation centre, as part of a collaborative project to expand the range of biomass feedstocks available for energy and chemicals production. The technology has been installed at Innofibre's newly opened $14 million pilot and…
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The Financial Conduct Authority has closed its investigation into Drax Group, finding no evidence to justify further action. The investigation examined whether Drax's annual reports and accounts for 2021, 2022 and 2023 contained misleading statements or omitted information investors needed to know, focusing specifically on disclosures relating to the sustainability of…
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The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities has launched a request for proposals seeking feasibility studies into repurposing closed wood products manufacturing facilities, including pulp and paper mills, for bioenergy production. The initiative responds to the growing number of shuttered wood products sites across the US that have left behind industrial infrastructure, utility connections…
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A federal task force on Canada's forest sector has named the national scale-up of BDO Zones as a priority action, recommending it be supported through a proposed $10 billion, 10-year Forest Sector Transformation Investment Fund. The Canadian Forest Sector Transformation Task Force, an independent body of eight industry leaders appointed by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson,…
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Capsol Technologies has been awarded a feasibility study by E.ON to evaluate carbon capture solutions at the company's biomass and waste-to-energy operations in Norrköping, Sweden. The study will assess deployment of Capsol's carbon capture technology at a facility with a potential capture capacity of up to 500,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. It was secured through a competitive tender process and…
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Researchers at the University of Reading are leading a major European initiative to help farmers and foresters produce plant biomass more sustainably without further degrading already fragile soils. The SOILBIOMASS+ project will bring together researchers, farmers, foresters, land managers, industry and policymakers to address a core tension in Europe's bioeconomy: how to meet growing demand…
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Germany's Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has awarded contracts to 388 projects with a combined capacity of 491 MW in its latest biomass auction, though the tender was undersubscribed against a target of 727 MW. A total of 494 proposals representing 637 MW were submitted, but 29 were excluded from the process. Because admitted bids fell short of the sought volume, the regulator capped awards…
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A new trade body has been established to give the UK wood fuel and heating sector a coordinated voice in policy and regulatory discussions for the first time. The Wood Fuel and Heating Association (WFHA) brings together organisations from across the supply chain at a time of growing focus on renewable heat, energy resilience and the future direction of UK heat policy. Biomass, including…
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