Aug 14, 2024
Vietnam exported 2.6 million tons of wood pellets in H1
Policy News
Aug 13, 2024
British energy giant Drax Global has disclosed to the state of Louisiana in the US that its wood pellet production facilities emit hazardous air pollutants above their permitted limits.
Drax operates seven wood pellet production facilities across four states and paid out $2.5 million in fines for violating air emissions limits in Mississippi in 2020 and $3.2 million... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 9, 2024
The Barry County Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development and Ecostrat have announced the issue of an investment grade BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating.
The Barry County BDO Zone is the first rating in the State of Michigan for woody biomass and extends a 75-mile drive distance from the center point in Hastings, MI.
Barry County’s ‘A’ rating denotes high prospective... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 9, 2024
A new annual ranking of official data shows Drax power station is 'by far the largest emitter of CO2 in the country, emitting more than the next four largest power stations combined', according to think tank Ember.
This report collates official data from the UK Emissions Trading Scheme registry and company annual reports to produce an annual ranking of emitters by specific... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 8, 2024
Enviva Inc. and its affiliates are seeking approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to appoint Hilco Valuation Services, LLC as machinery, equipment, and real property appraiser, reported TCR.
Hilco will be paid a flat fee of $345,000 consisting in part of a retainer of $172,500 plus normal, customary, and reasonable and documented... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 7, 2024
Construction of a 5-megawatt biomass plant near Dobbins in Yuba County in California can move forward with the help of a $7 million (€6.4 million) grant and $8.3 million (€7.6 million) low-interest loan to the Camptonville Community Partnership, approved by Yuba Water Agency.
The facility will process woody material from forest restoration projects in the Yuba River... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 6, 2024
DB Cargo UK has announced that all trains it operates for Drax Group in and out of the UK’s largest renewable energy plant near Selby in North Yorkshire, will be powered by environmentally friendly Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO), having switched entirely to the fuel.
Drax Group, a leading producer of renewable energy, has taken the decision to switch to the 100%... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 5, 2024
RENOVA has announced the resumption of the operation of its Tokushima-Tsuda biomass power plant following maintenance works. A further shutdown is scheduled for the end of September for long-term improvements.
The biomass plant's resumption comes after repair work following regular inspection and maintenance carried out in April.
These interventions are crucial to ensure... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 5, 2024
Industrial Accessories Company (IAC) has been named to design, build, and commission two waste heat biomass drying systems for SDI Biocarbon Solutions, LLC.
Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced the selection of Columbus, Mississippi in the US as the location for the initial SDI Biocarbon Solutions biocarbon production operations, a joint venture between the company and Aymium.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 2, 2024
Research from Liverpool John Moores University’s School of Biological and Environmental Sciences is boosting commercial production of Miscanthus grass, which it said is a key material for the burgeoning biomass energy sector.
A team, led by senior lecturer in plant biology Dr Richard Webster has produced Miscanthus hybrids to increase seed production of the crop.
“Seed... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 1, 2024
Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX), Yonden Business, and SHINKO DENSO have announced that the Ozu Biomass Power Plant in Japan has achieved its commercial operation date of today (1 August).
The Ozu City-based power plant is a biomass-only thermal power plant using wood pellets as fuel.
With a power output of 50,000 kW and an annual power generation of approximately... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 31, 2024
hte Co., a company specialising in high-throughput experimentation, has entered an R&D service agreement with SUEZ.
This collaboration is focused on the screening of various catalytic materials to convert biomass-derived feedstocks into sustainable gases.
This biomass valorisation R&D project featured a catalyst benchmarking step and subsequent poisoning resistance... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 30, 2024
Italian tissue group Sofidel France has announced that the second biomass boiler at its Frouard tissue mill in north-east France is on its way.
Construction will begin in the autumn, and commissioning is scheduled for next year.
The investment will allow the plant to reduce its CO2 emissions by 9,100 tons per year, according to the company.
In Frouard, a biomass boiler... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 29, 2024
PLN Indonesia Power (PLN IP) has announced an investment in a Solid Biomass Fuel (BBJP) production facility in Medan, developed through its Pangkalan Susu Generation Business Unit (UBP), reported Kontan.co.id.
The pilot project for the BBJP Plant is located at the Terjun landfill in Medan Marelan, Medan City, and is being developed in collaboration with the Medan City... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 26, 2024
Forestalia's biomass plant in Cubillos del Sil (El Bierzo) in Spain has entered a technical shutdown phase.
The cessation of activity has been necessary to adjust the plant's activity 'to the rate of collection of economic compensation provided for in the current ministerial order, as well as adjustments in the supply of agroforestry biomass', according to the company.
During... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 23, 2024
Arable land used to grow bioenergy crops has hit a record high, but capacity issues saw the electricity generated from biomass fall 15% in a year, according to analysis of government data by waste-to-hydrogen company Compact Syngas Solutions.
Some 133,000 hectares of agricultural land were used to grow crops for bioenergy in 2023, a 39% rise on the 96,000 hectares used... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 22, 2024
Next month, Bridgwater in Somerset, England, will become the first town to benefit from green fuel generated at a local recycling plant, reported The Sunday Times.
Grass clippings from roadside verges in South Gloucestershire will go through a 45-day anaerobic digestion (AD) process. The first batch weighed 13 tonnes.
Alan Armstead, commercial director of Cannington... [Read More]
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Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded a total of 187.3 megawatts (MW) to 244 biomass projects in the latest round of its competitive tendering process
Veolia and Waga Energy have inaugurated a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Granges landfill site in Burgundy, eastern France
Repsol is preparing to begin producing biomethane and hydrogen at its industrial complex in Sines, Portugal, with operations expected to start in 2026
