Apr 5, 2024
RENOVA’s Ishinomaki Hibarino biomass plant goes live
Policy News
Apr 3, 2024
The European Commission has approved a €900 million French scheme to support companies investing in the use of biomass and renewable hydrogen in energy and fuel production, to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan.
The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted by... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 2, 2024
Terragia Biofuel, a technology startup aiming to drive the next generation of biofuels, has raised a $6 million (€5.5 million) seed round led by Engine Ventures and Energy Impact Partners (EIP).
The company will use the capital to commercialise its novel biology-based approach to converting cellulosic biomass into ethanol and other products, expand its employee headcount... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 25, 2024
The Toombs County Development Authority and Ecostrat have announced the issue of a coveted ‘AA’ BDO Zone Rating for Toombs County, centred in Lyons, Georgia - the state’s first rating for pulpwood, forest residues and sawmill residuals.
The Toombs County BDO Zone features an investment grade rating which validates ‘very high quality’ feedstock supply chains... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 18, 2024
Haffner Energy, a French family-owned company that designs, manufactures, supplies and operates solutions to produce renewable energy from biomass residues, and Hexas Biomass Inc. (Hexas), a US company specialising in plant-based raw material production from its regenerative purposefully grown crop XanoGrass™, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 15, 2024
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a plan it said will boost biomass supply chain resiliency for domestic biobased product manufacturing, while also advancing environmental sustainability and market opportunities for small and mid-sized producers.
The report — Building a Resilient Biomass Supply: A Plan to Enable the Bioeconomy in America — is one... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 13, 2024
Biomass producer Enviva has filed for bankruptcy in Virginia, US, as it outlined a restructuring strategy to reduce debt by $1 billion (€915 million).
The filing in the US bankruptcy court shields the organisation from creditors as it outlines a plan to repay them.
Enviva has entered into two Restructuring Support Agreements (RSAs).
One is with an ad hoc group of... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 12, 2024
Costa Rican authorities have announced plans for the construction of power plants with a collective capacity of 412MW, harnessed by an estimated investment of $539 million (€493 million).
The plants will focus on biomass, wind and solar resources.
Costa Rica's Environment and Energy Minister, Franz Tattenbach, has emphasised recent legislative measures that include... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 11, 2024
CHAR Technologies (CHAR Tech) has been awarded a contribution of approximately $5.2 million (€3.5 million) from the Government of Canada’s Natural Resources Canada Clean Fuels Fund.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Canada delivered the announcement at CHAR Tech’s Thorold, Ontario facility.
The Clean Fuels Fund aims to... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 8, 2024
A blaze from a biomass boiler spread to a commercial building in Shropshire, UK, leading to fire crews being called, reported the BBC.
The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended SJ Roberts Construction Ltd in Marton on the evening of 6 March.
The biomass boiler was alight, with a large storage unit being affected.
Station Manager Darren Salvoni said the fire... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 6, 2024
The authorities of Vietnam's northern Tuyen Quang province and Japan’s Erex JSC commenced the construction of the Erex Sakura Tuyen Quang biomass fuel plant today (6 March).
The ceremony marked a significant step forward for the project, which will occupy a 3.3ha site and have a total investment of over 478.8 billion VND (€18.7 million).
Once operational in 2025,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 5, 2024
Thachang Green Energy (TGE), the SET-listed biomass power plant developer and operator, is preparing to build four waste-to-energy power plants this year to boost its revenue once public hearings on the projects are completed, reported the Bangkok Post.
The plants are awaiting approval from the Energy Regulatory Commission, which will make its decision following public... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 1, 2024
West Biofuels has been selected for up to $30 million (€27.7 million) in award negotiations from the US government to provide low-carbon, stable energy for the rural communities in Burney, Mariposa, and Mammoth Lakes, California.
The investment is being made by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED).
By developing a cluster of... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 29, 2024
In 2023, a record 3,218 average megawatts (MW) were generated from biomass in Brazil, constituting 4.6% of the year's total energy consumption, the Ministry of Mines and Energy said on 27 February.
"We are working on several fronts to continue being a benchmark for clean energy around the world. In 2023, 93.6% of our electricity was generated from renewable sources, which... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 28, 2024
Drax has continued to burn wood from some of the world's most previous forests, the BBC claims.
The broadcaster said that papers obtained by its Panorama programme show Drax took timber from rare forests in Canada it had claimed were 'no go areas'.
Panorama had previously claimed that Drax had obtained logging licenses in the British Columbia, Canada, and filmed logs... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 27, 2024
A new International Finance Corporation investment will support Drenik, Serbia's largest tissue paper producer, to develop a combined heat and power (CHP) biomass plant.
This will be the country's first large-scale captive CHP biomass plant – boosting renewable energy generation and helping to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Belgrade.
The plant will have about... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 26, 2024
Romania's largest chemical group, Chimcomplex, plans to expand energy capacities it ats A6 Dej platform through an extensive modernisation of a power plant that currently operates on biomass.
Once the upgrade is complete, the plant is set to generate up to 80 MW of electric and thermal energy, which will be harnessed within a new chemical processing factory.
At the end... [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
