Biomass News

Professor Isuwa Suleiman Aji, a Mechanical Engineering expert at the University of Maiduguri, has emphasised the potential of biomass waste in driving Nigeria’s industrial development. As reported by The Nigeria Education News, he shared these insights during the university’s 82nd inaugural lecture, titled “Transforming Biomass Wastes into Wealth: Innovative Pathway to a Sustainable…
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A.H.T. Syngas Technology (AHT), a leading developer of decentralised, climate-friendly biomass power plants, together with its partners Bionon UG and Bioenergy Concept, has been awarded a patent for the production of hydrogen through the thermal gasification of solid biomass in a fixed-bed reactor. The patent represents a major technological step forward and provides the basis for the…
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On 25 September, an accident at Lignetics of Maine in Strong resulted in a worker being buried under roughly two tonnes of wood fuel pellets. The plant, located on Norton Hill Road, produces biomass heating products for distribution across the region. According to reports, the employee was caught beneath the sudden collapse of the pellet load during routine operations. Colleagues on…
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Korea Midland Power has unveiled a new biomass initiative in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province, converting herbaceous waste from the Geumgang Estuary into eco-friendly fuel for power generation. The “Geumgang Estuary Herbaceous RE-BORN Project,” signed earlier this month, is designed to recycle vegetation cleared from the estuary into renewable fuel. Alongside creating a circular…
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A New Zealand-based company has introduced its Biomass Conversion Technology (BCT). Verdus Energy & Associates aims to help dairy and livestock farms achieve carbon-negative operations while producing a wide range of high-value green products. Using circular economy principles and energy-neutral processes, the company converts animal manure and agricultural residues into valuable…
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Australian chemicals firm HAMR Energy has entered into an agreement with forestry and sawmilling business OneFortyOne to secure sustainable biomass for its Portland Renewable Fuels Project (PRF Project) in Victoria. The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding under which OneFortyOne will provide forestry residue to the PRF Project. The arrangement also opens the door to future…
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India has the potential to become a major hub for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in South Asia, with available biomass feedstock projected to hit 100 million tonnes by 2030, according to new research. The study, carried out by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in partnership with Worley Consulting, said SAF is critical for cutting carbon emissions in global…
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Japanese renewable energy company Renova Inc. has confirmed that its 75-megawatt Omaezakikou Biomass Power Plant will return to service in October, following several months of downtime caused by equipment failure. The facility, situated at the Port of Omaezaki in Shizuoka Prefecture at the entrance to Suruga Bay, runs on a mix of wood pellets and palm kernel shells. Operations at the plant…
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  Saica Group, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of recycled paper for corrugated cardboard and sustainable packaging, officially inaugurated a new biomass boiler at its Champblain-Laveyron site in France on 19 September. Following similar projects at the Venizel and Nogent-sur-Seine sites, it is Saica’s third biomass boiler installation in France. The boiler primarily uses…
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The European Commission has approved a €7.9 billion budget increase to Germany’s State aid scheme for electricity production from biomass and biogas, under EU State aid rules. The scheme, first approved in December 2022, is designed to support renewable energy production and encourage greater flexibility in the German power market. The amendment will expand the tender volume and introduce a…
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More than 400 organisations, businesses and landowners representing the US forestry sector have called on Donald Trump to take urgent action to support the industry amid widespread mill closures, natural disasters, pests, diseases and challenging foreign trade conditions. The coalition, including the American Biomass Energy Association and the Pellet Fuels Institute, sent a letter on 8…
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Japanese petrochemical group Kaneka has started construction of its first biomass steam facility in Malaysia, in partnership with renewable energy developer BAC Renewable Energy (BACRE). The ground-breaking took place yesterday (11 September) at Kaneka Malaysia’s site in the Gebeng Industrial Estate. The RM 31 million (€6.9m) plant is due to begin operations in the third quarter of…
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Woodsure, the organisation behind the UK’s only wood fuel quality assurance scheme, has secured a new contract to manage the Biomass Suppliers List (BSL) on behalf of the Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). The organisation, which has overseen the BSL since 2021, will now continue to manage the scheme until 2027, with options to extend to 2029. Under…
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Mast Reforestation has completed what it describes as the world’s largest single biomass storage project, burying more than 10 million pounds of fire-killed trees in south-central Montana in the US. The project – known as Mast Wood Preserve MT1 – combines post-wildfire reforestation with engineered biomass burial, marking a significant development in carbon dioxide removal (CDR)…
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