Biomass News

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. This outcome reflects the country's ongoing commitment to expanding renewable energy capacity through market-based mechanisms. The tender, part of Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), is designed to ensure a…
Read More »

India’s 5% biomass blending mandate for power plants has created a daily demand of 100,000 tonnes of biomass fuel, yet current supply stands at just 5,000 to 7,000 tonnes, deepening North India’s stubble burning crisis. According to Mohit Verma, founder of Biomass Energeons India, major implementation gaps are undermining both India’s Net Zero 2050 goals and urgent air quality…
Read More »

US President Donald Trump issued a high-profile Executive Order on 12 June aimed at overhauling federal wildfire response and turning woody biomass – branches, fallen timber, underbrush – into a strategic resource. “We’re restoring common sense to federal wildfire management,” Trump claimed in a White House briefing, noting the order directs Interior and Agriculture to consolidate…
Read More »

DS Smith has brought online a €90 million biomass boiler at its Rouen paper mill in Normandy, France – one of Europe’s largest mill energy transitions to date. The new system replaces the site’s coal-fired boiler with a low-carbon, circular solution powered by locally sourced biomass waste. The project is expected to cut CO₂ emissions by 99,000 tonnes annually – equivalent to…
Read More »

The company behind a biomass energy facility near Hull, England has gone into administration, though a successful sale of its land and equipment has safeguarded jobs and maximised returns for creditors. GB-Bio Ltd, the owner of the Tansterne Biomass Plant, was placed into administration on 5 June 2025. Insolvency specialists Jamie Miller and David Shambrook from RSM UK Restructuring Advisory LLP…
Read More »

At a recent business forum organised by Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade in Osaka, Japan, Japanese companies pledged to import 640,000 tonnes of Indonesian biomass products, including palm kernel shells and wood pellets. The agreement, announced on 11 June 2025, represents a transaction valued at approximately Rp1.04 trillion (around €63 million). Fajarini Puntodewi, Director General of…
Read More »

England's Environment Agency has granted an environmental permit to MVV Environment Ltd for a proposed energy-from-waste facility at Canford Resource Park, Arena Way, Magna Road, Poole in the country's South West region. The facility will process up to 260,000 tonnes of residual municipal and commercial waste each year – specifically household, industrial and non-recyclable mixed waste,…
Read More »

Hydro-Québec, the Canadian public utility, has entered into a new long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with a 22-megawatt (MW) biomass-fuelled power plant located in Saint-Félicien, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Québec. The facility is owned and operated by the Société en commandite Bioénergie AE Côte-Nord Canada, a subsidiary of Groupe Rémabec. The PPA ensures…
Read More »

A major cocoa biomass energy project in Côte d’Ivoire has reached a new milestone with support from financial partners including CFM and SODEN. The 76 MW facility, which will be located in the southern town of Divo, will convert cocoa pod husks - a common agricultural by-product - into electricity. The project, officially named BioDem Cote d’Ivoire, is being developed by Société des…
Read More »

Italian renewable energy distributor Green Alliance has expanded its operations in southern Italy through the acquisition of BioEnergy Europe – Pellet and Fire, a regional biomass distributor based in Sicily. This move further strengthens Green Alliance’s position as a leading player in Italy’s woody biomass energy market. BioEnergy Europe – Pellet and Fire is a commercial distributor…
Read More »

ENplus®, the globally recognised certification scheme for wood pellet quality, has now been formally accredited by the European Cooperation for Accreditation (EA), becoming the first and only wood pellet quality certification to receive this distinction. The accreditation follows a comprehensive evaluation process carried out in line with EA 1/22 A-AB 2023 – the official criteria for…
Read More »

Australia-based forestry company Foresta has received a 12-month extension from New Zealand’s Overseas Investment Office (OIO) for its proposed wood pellet manufacturing facility in Kawerau. The extension allows the company more time to finalise a lease agreement for the site, which is a key milestone in progressing the project. The plant will focus on producing torrefied wood pellets. These…
Read More »

A new report published by consultancy Baringa, on behalf of the Renewable Energy Association (REA), has stated that biomass could play a significant role in the UK's energy transition - by delivering reliable power, cutting emissions and reducing overall system costs. According to the report, biomass generation currently provides up to 5.5 gigawatts (GW) of reliable ‘firm’ power, helping…
Read More »

A biomass power plant in Gardanne, southern France, has officially resumed operations under a revised framework designed to address sustainability concerns and improve economic viability. After being offline for over a year, the facility is now functioning with a scaled-back production schedule and a restructured biomass supply approach. To meet updated environmental and financial targets, the…
Read More »