May 9, 2025
Over 50% of Hima’s cement production fuel now comes from biomass
Biomass News
May 7, 2025
Erex will construct a 50MW biomass power plant in Japan's Kampong Speu province, with construction set to begin in June this year.
The project aims to bolster the region’s energy supply and provide more affordable electricity for Kampong Speu and neighbouring areas.
The announcement was made during a meeting between Tuy Ri, the Cambodian Ambassador to Japan, and IMAMURA... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 1, 2025
Biomass is currently the EU’s largest renewable energy source, but climate strategies often focus on other energy sources. Analysis led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, has assessed that biomass is crucial for Europe's ability to reach its climate targets, as it can be used to produce fossil-free fuels and chemicals and also enables carbon dioxide removal... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 30, 2025
KCP Vietnam Industries Limited plans to expand its Sơn Hòa sugar plant to 15,000 tonnes per day, and launch phase two of its 45MW, US$60 million KCP Phú Yên Biomass Power Plant.
The company's co-CEO, Kavitha Dutt, confirmed the group's intentions at a recent working session with the leadership of the Phú Yên Provincial People's Committee.
She requested provincial... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 29, 2025
There is a risk that biomass generators are marking their own homework on sustainability, according to the UK's Public Accounts Committee.
In a report analysing government support for biomass, it raised concerns that the certification schemes aiming to prove that UK-utilised biomass is sustainably source are not rigorous enough.
Some £22 billion of government support... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 29, 2025
Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL), a Vedanta Power company and North India's largest private thermal power producer, has established Punjab's largest biomass manufacturing facility near its 1,980 MW thermal plant in Mansa.
The facility will produce torrefied bio pellets - high-grade, solid biofuel made from biomass or agricultural residue through a thermochemical process.
With... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 28, 2025
Japanese renewables firm Erex has announced the commencement of operations at its 20 MW biomass plant in Vietnam.
Located in the Hau Giang province, this facility marks Erex's first biomass plant in the country.
It will utilise around 130,000 t/yr of rice husks as feedstock, with the generated electricity to be sold under Vietnam's feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme.
As well... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 25, 2025
Cowboy Clean Fuels (CCF), an innovator in renewable energy and carbon removal technologies, has announced the completion and release of its groundbreaking Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage, plus Renewable Natural Gas (BiCRS+RNG) methodology.
This industry-first framework establishes a rigorous approach for measuring, monitoring, reporting and verifying a novel form of... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 24, 2025
The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is shaping a renewable energy future by championing the sustainable sourcing of biomass through its Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) certification.
According to the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) International, energy from wood accounts for 40% of the global renewable energy supply,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 24, 2025
The Ministry of Industry and Tourism has provisionally approved two new projects in Andalusia under line 4 of the PERTE for industrial decarbonisation in Andalusia, for a total value of 16.6 million euros.
Specifically, Biotérmica Villanueva, in Villanueva de los Castillejos (Huelva) has obtained 12 million euros for a biomass plant to produce energy from orange waste.
A... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 22, 2025
Industry stakeholders have urged stronger collaboration and more coherent policy direction to accelerate the use of oil palm biomass in supporting Malaysia’s low-carbon goals, reported The Star.
The call was made during the 5th International Oil Palm Biomass Conference 2025, held earlier this month.
Reserchers, policymakers and industry experts came together to discuss... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 16, 2025
The UK government recently announced the heads of terms of a new subsidy for large-scale biomass generation at Drax Power Station from 2027-31.
From April 2027, the new subsidy package should see subsidies fall to around £1.2 million per day, with generation falling by 55% to provide just 1.8% of UK electricity supply in 2030.
Emissions will fall to around 5.8 MtCO2e... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 16, 2025
Economic efficiency is what counts – wood pellet producers know this only too well. But rising energy prices are threatening the profitability of many companies. The solution lies in technologies that not only perform well but also conserve resources.
At Ligna 2025, AMANDUS KAHL will show how energy and costs can be saved along the entire production chain: from wet... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 15, 2025
Jørgen Ballermann, has joined Dall Group as the new Group CEO.
The Danish green-tech company has recruited him to develop its pyrolysis business, while founder Jens Dall Bentzen has chosen to take on the CTO role.
"We have been searching for a Group CEO with the right experience and credentials to mature and internationalise our group as well as optimise our profitability... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 14, 2025
Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways have agreed to work together with Renewable Developments Australia (RDA) to become key partners on a project that will set out to deliver a homegrown Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility in the Charters Towers Region of North Queensland.
The project aims to establish a fully-integrated Ethanol to Jet (EtJ) facility that... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 10, 2025
Over 300+ biomass trade and tech professionals are expected at the 15th Biomass Pellet Trade Asia and Biocarbon & Torrefied Biomass Summit, hosted by CMT, from May 20-22, 2025, at the Tokyo Marriott Hotel.
This summit is set to be the most impactful yet, offering unparalleled insights into market trends, policy developments and technological advancements shaping the... [Read More]
Policy News
Apr 9, 2025
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality's (MDEQ) Permit Board has denied Drax's application to become a “major” source of Hazardous Air Pollutants, or HAPs, reported Mississippi Today.
The new permit would have allowed the company’s wood pellet facility, Amite BioEnergy, to release more potentially harmful air pollutants than what it is currently allowed... [Read More]
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