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Cindrigo Holdings has secured more than £11m in new funding and guarantees from a strategic investor group to support balance sheet strengthening and biomass expansion.
The package comprises approximately £6.7m in equity at 12 pence per share and up to £4m in additional potential share subscriptions. The company will also co-fund a new joint venture, Fuelwood Finland, with €3m from the…
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The Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) has published version 2.1 of its SBP Standards, introducing targeted updates to sustainability safeguards, audit consistency and alignment with the EU Renewable Energy Directive (REDIII).
The updated standards build on practical experience from the rollout of v2.0, incorporating lessons from certification audits, normative interpretations and stakeholder…
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Gas Malaysia and Wasco Greenergy have signed a memorandum of understanding to conduct a joint feasibility study on biomass-fired steam systems for industrial applications across Peninsular Malaysia.
Under the agreement, the two companies will assess the viability of on-site and centralised biomass steam systems, including hybrid configurations that integrate biomass with natural gas. The study…
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A kitchen manufacturer based on a former RAF airfield in Norfolk has applied for retrospective planning permission for two biomass boilers installed at its factory in 2024.
Naked Kitchens, which operates from a hangar at the former RAF West Raynham base near Fakenham, says the boilers replaced two older units and burn timber offcuts generated during kitchen unit production.
According to a…
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South Korea's Korea Forest Service is accepting first-round applications for its 2027 Wood Pellet Boiler and Heater Distribution Support Programme until 11 May.
The scheme operates on a preemptive basis, with applications submitted the year before installation so that systems can be in place ahead of the winter heating season. A second application round is planned for the second half of…
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Malheur County in Oregon, US, has been awarded a BDO Zone ‘A’ rating for dairy and feedlot manure, marking the first designation of its kind in North America.
Malheur County Economic Development, Ecostrat and the BDO Zone Initiative announced the rating on April 23, confirming the region’s strong potential to support manure-based bioenergy and bioproduct projects. The designated zone…
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A biomass-based micro combined heat and power (CHP) system designed to provide near energy-autonomous supply to multi-family buildings has been successfully validated following the completion of the EU-funded Micro-Bio-CHP project.
The Horizon Europe project, coordinated by Bios Bioenergiesysteme GmbH, ran from October 2022 to March 2026 and reached Technology Readiness Level 5 (TRL 5) by its…
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The M.V. Ultra Yorkshire, a Handymax carrier operated by Ultrabulk, has completed its first transatlantic voyage, docking at the Port of Liverpool with over 29,000 tonnes of biomass pellets bound for Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire.
The vessel, named as part of Drax Power Station's 50th anniversary celebrations, made the crossing from Baton Rouge powered entirely by B100 biofuel,…
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South Korean researchers have developed a process that transforms wet spent coffee grounds directly into high-calorific biochar in under two minutes, bypassing the energy-intensive drying steps that have long constrained biomass valorisation.
The flame plasma pyrolysis (FPP) method, developed at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, uses an atmospheric-pressure plasma jet…
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A secondary school in County Louth has applied for planning permission to install a biomass boiler system under the EU's Renewable Energy Directive III (RED III).
The board of management of Bush Post Primary School in Riverstown, Dundalk, is seeking permission to erect a single-storey detached flat-roofed biomass boiler unit with an attached fuel store and flue, along with associated…
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Tietjen has introduced the BioRefiner BRF, a high-performance fine processing system designed for use following its DRM depackaging machine in organic and food waste treatment lines.
The system is built to handle heavily contaminated material streams with high proportions of packaging, consistently delivering clean output whilst minimising the loss of valuable organic material.
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Drax power station received £999 million in subsidies in 2025, a 15% increase on the previous year and a new record, according to analysis by energy think tank Ember. The figure equates to £13 per year for every UK household.
Drax has been the UK's largest emitter for 10 consecutive years, according to Ember. Despite this, its emissions are zero-rated under current carbon accounting rules…
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US reforestation company Mast Reforestation has sold all carbon removal credits from its first biomass burial project in southern Montana less than six weeks after issuance, with Bain & Company and BMO joining a group of corporate buyers including Royal Bank of Canada and CNaught.
The 4,277 credits from the MT1 project were issued in January 2026 under the Puro.earth registry, representing…
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The Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) has published its annual review for 2025, reporting a year of significant growth in certified volumes, a landmark transition to updated standards, and formal recognition under the EU's revised Renewable Energy Directive as the scheme positions itself for an expanded role across industrial and hard-to-abate sectors.
Total SBP-certified biomass produced and…
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Seras has completed a £3.25 million investment in its Tilbury waste wood processing facility, with upgrades carried out during a planned shutdown in late 2025 now delivering improved operational efficiency across the site.
Work included the installation of new shredding equipment and a new screw conveyor, alongside refurbishment of other parts of the processing line.
The improvements have…
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