Jan 19, 2018
UK’s ‘first’ commercial waste-to-biocoal facility in development (updated)
Biomass News
Jan 16, 2018
PPC Renewables is looking for a strategic partner to participate in the construction of the largest biomass CHP plant in Greece, according to a statement on the company’s website.
A wholly owned subsidiary of Public Power Corporation – the largest electricity and production and supply company in Greece, PPC Renewables is involved in a variety of renewable energy... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 12, 2018
The European Bioenergy Association (AEBIOM) has released an op-ed accusing NGO’s of derailing discussions about the EU’s renewable energy future with ‘radical statements’ and ‘non-peer-reviewed studies’.
On 10 January, FERN, an NGO that monitors forests in Europe, released a report denouncing plans by EU leaders to include wood in their... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 10, 2018
The plastic pollution to electricity project and biomass generator start-up aims to provide solutions for domestic and commercial problems.
The company invested €4.2 million into ETIA Group, which provides services for handling plastic pollution through energy production, and COGEBIO, a start-up focused on developing biomass generators.
ETIA Group is partnered with... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 10, 2018
Two major associations for the biomass industry have responded to a study claiming the burning of biomass prematurely kills tens of thousands of people each year.
The study was commissioned by FERN, an NGO created in 1995 “to keep track of the European Union’s involvement in forests and coordinate NGO activities at the European level”. The research itself... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 5, 2018
Renewable energy sources are expected to account for more than 36 percent of the gross amount of electricity consumed in Germany in 2017, according to research
The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the German Federal Association of Energy and Water Management (BDEW) reported the numbers after an initial assessment.
Biomass came... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 5, 2018
The government confirmed its interntions to phase-out coal by 2025, although the Secretary of State will retain emergency powers to suspend the backstop. The government is planning for a 2021/2022 bill accompanied by a final impact assessment.
January 5, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) released its responses to public comments on a coal... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 3, 2018
A new woodchip fuelled biomass boiler is to be installed in the District of Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada, according to the Clearwater Times.
The new biomass boiler will be installed in the North Thompson Sportsplex, and could supply heat to nearby buildings. According to the Clearwater Times, the new wood chip fuelled system will be similar to one already installed... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 2, 2018
The waste-to-energy facility is due to begin operation in 2018. The building was completed with University of Hull input in the hopes of increasing access to education about renewable energy.
A key element of the new, £200m energy from waste power plant ‘Energy Works’ has been completed, paving the way for new research into renewable energy technologies.
Spencer... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 21, 2017
Following the denial of federal funding, the Lake Babine Nation’s plan to build a biomass plant have been shelved, according to local media.
Project manager Bernard Patrick told BC Local News that he hoped the lack of funding for the second phase of the project would prove to be just a temporary setback.
“We are still hopeful… [the Lake Babine Nation]... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 18, 2017
China has announced a five-year plan to convert the country’s northern cities to clean heating through to 2021, according to Reuters, citing Chinese state media. The announcement comes amid a worsening heating crisis in the country.
The plan sees the government make “concrete arrangements” for heating in the northern cities, the Securities Times reports.... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 15, 2017
The technique makes turning the waste into a useful product more feasible by reducing temperature and pressure requirements.
Syngas is an intermediate material before being refined into end-use products like synthetic natural gas and methanol.
Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory used switchable polarity solvents (liquids that switch... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 11, 2017
The European Biomass Association (AEBIOM) has joined renewable energy investors and business organisations in calling for improved governance of energy policy in the European Union.
In a statement addressed to Members of the European Parliament, co-signatories including AEBIOM and the European Renewable Energies Federation call for ‘ambitious’ governance regulation.
“We... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 6, 2017
Industrial shredder manufacturer UNTHA has signed a new distribution partnership with engineering firm Sun Earth.
The new agreement between UNTHA and Yokohama based Sun Earth will see the Austrian company’s shredding technology supplied to waste and alternative fuel production facilities throughout Japan. It’s a move which will further UNTHA’s expansion... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 5, 2017
Attis Innovations, a wholly owned subsidiary of Meridian Waste Solutions, has initiated commercialisation plans for its biomass processing facility. The company will immediately begin feedstock evaluation and assess potential locations for commercial scale operations.
Over the past month, Attis has completed a series of acquisitions to strengthen its position in the bio-based... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 30, 2017
The Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) has launched a consultation as part of its governance transition process.
Following a comprehensive review of 12 certification systems in operation across a variety of sectors a proposal for the new governance arrangements for the SBP has been developed.
The overriding objective is to transform SBP into a multi-stakeholder governed... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 29, 2017
Biomass and waste derived fuels contributed 2% of total US electricity generation in 2016, according to figures recently released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The EIA figures, included in its recently released annual electric power data, reveal that biomass and waste fuels produced 71.4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2016. EIA defines biomass... [Read More]
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