Apr 17, 2026
Tietjen launches BioRefiner BRF for fine processing of organic waste
Biomass News
Apr 17, 2026
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... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 16, 2026
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... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 16, 2026
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... [Read More]
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Apr 15, 2026
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... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 14, 2026
Spanish bioeconomy company Ence is accelerating the development of its renewable energy platform, which is built on the transformation of biomass into industrial heat, regulated electricity, biomethane and renewable fuels. The company manages more than two million tonnes of biomass annually, positioning it as the leading biomass manager in the Iberian Peninsula. The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 10, 2026
JPMorgan Chase has agreed a ten-year deal with carbon removal startup Graphyte to purchase 60,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits generated from the company's US biomass sequestration projects. Founded in 2023 and based in Arkansas, Graphyte uses a proprietary 'Carbon Casting' process that dries and compresses biomass, including residues from... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 10, 2026
By Elliot Renton, CEO, Evero Each year, Earth Day invites us to reflect on how we power our lives, and how those choices shape the planet. This year’s theme, Our Power, Our Planet, highlights an important truth: the energy transition is not only about building new renewable infrastructure, but using the resources we already have in a more intelligent way. Renewable... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 9, 2026
Researchers have demonstrated that biochar-supported catalysts can efficiently convert biomass tar into hydrogen-rich gas at significantly lower temperatures than conventional processes, in findings that could reduce the cost and energy demands of biomass gasification. The study, published in the journal Biochar, tested a series of metal catalysts using toluene as a... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 7, 2026
Sustainable fuel technology provider Velocys has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India-based biofuel and carbon dioxide removal project developer Varhad Capital to advance a new generation of biomass-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects in India.
Under the agreement, the companies will engineer and design scalable biomass-to-SAF facilities using... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 7, 2026
Microsoft has agreed to purchase 626,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits over 15 years from the North Star bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project in Saskatchewan, Canada.
The deal has been struck with North Star Carbon Solutions LP, a partnership between Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) and Svante Technologies.
It is Microsoft's... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 2, 2026
Construction has begun on a cross-border district heating network linking the German city of Görlitz with its Polish twin city of Zgorzelec, with biomass boilers among the renewable technologies to be deployed as the two cities target full decarbonisation of their heat supply by 2030. The UNITED HEAT project is a joint venture between Stadtwerke Görlitz, a subsidiary... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 1, 2026
Irish dairy cooperative Aurivo Co-operative Society has announced a €12 million investment in a wood pellet burner and boiler system at its Dairy Ingredients facility in Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon in Ireland. The project, co-funded through the Shared Island Sustainability Capital Grant scheme delivered by Enterprise Ireland, InterTradeIreland and Invest Northern... [Read More]
Policy News
Mar 31, 2026
The European Commission has approved a €6 billion Italian state aid scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen for use in the transport and industrial sectors, with biomass-derived hydrogen explicitly included among eligible production routes.
The scheme, which runs until the end of 2029, aims to support annual production of 200,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen. Eligible... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 30, 2026
UK-based Octopus Energy Generation is planning to invest up to $6 billion in a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in Canada, targeting growing demand across European markets. The project will be developed through its Canadian subsidiary, Nova Sustainable Fuels, at a coastal industrial site in Goldboro, Nova Scotia. Construction is expected to take approximately... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 30, 2026
Ancala's Croatian Biomass Platform has acquired three 5MW biomass power plants from Croatian wood trading business The Sherif Group, more than doubling its renewable generation capacity to 25MW.
The deal brings the platform's total portfolio to five sites across Croatia, with a combined annual output of approximately 200,000MWh of renewable electricity, which is enough... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 27, 2026
Drax Group generated more renewable power than ever before in 2025, the company has announced, as it outlined ambitious plans to invest in battery storage and a potential large-scale data centre at its North Yorkshire site. The biomass and flexible generation giant produced 15.0TWh of renewable electricity last year, equivalent to 6% of UK power output and 11% of all... [Read More]
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