The Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC), and Ecostrat have announced the issue of an investment grade Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone rating for corn stover for Sarnia-Lambton in Canada. The Sarnia-Lambton BDO Zone is ‘A’, or “high quality”, based on reliable generation of biomass, lack of large-scale competition... [Read More]

Active Energy, the international biomass based renewable energy business, has announced a delay on its CoalSwitch® manufacturing facility at Ashland, Maine in the US. The facility will not be ready to commence production before the end of Q3 2023, due to delays in receipt of key components and associated equipment. Operations at the Ashland Facility and production of... [Read More]

UNTHA shredding technology GmbH, premium manufacturer of industrial shredding solutions, has acquired the electrical engineering division of SW Automatisierung GmbH and renamed it UNTHA e-technology GmbH. The move comes as UNTHA had been purchasing control engineering services and components for its shredders from SW Automatisierung GmbH for over 40 years. This will... [Read More]

CO2 Energie AG, project developer Airfix and climate company South Pole have announced a joint project for CO2 capture and geological storage in Switzerland. The companies said the project is set to become the largest of its kind in the country to date, with 21,800 tonnes of CO₂ to be removed over five years. CO2 Energie is planning to install a system that captures... [Read More]

The Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, has commissioned a biomass boiler to power its heating system, abandoning diesel as the source of energy for the boiler. The hospital said the biomass facility will reduce its annual consumption of diesel by 860,000 litres. The utilisation of briquettes and other waste sources will result in substantial carbon emission... [Read More]

Indonesia's state-owned energy company Pertamina has said it will continue to develop bioenergy-based fuels by utilising existing natural resources. Pertamina will use plant-based biomasses - such as sugarcane, corn, cassava and sorghum - to develop bioenergy. "Our energy will eventually be bioenergy-based, as Indonesia has abundant resources. In India, I met with technology... [Read More]

The Community Futures Development Corporation (SADC) Matawinie and Ecostrat have announced the issue of a new Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone rating for woody biomass. The Matawinie BDO Zone is rated ‘A’, extending over a 150 km driving distance from the Municipality and generating a surplus of 360,000 dry metric tonnes per year of woody biomass. The... [Read More]

Bulgarian cellulose producer Sviloza has commissioned a grid-connected installation for generating heating and electricity from waste biomass for an investment of 70 million levs (€35.8 million) in total, reported SeeNews. The plant has a capacity for generating 65 tonnes of steam and 16MW of electricity per hour. Sviloza will use the plant's energy output for its... [Read More]

Enviva has named Glenn Nunziata as the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective immediately. Nunziata brings 20 years' of strong leadership experience with a track record for implementing enterprise-wide changes and driving key financial and process improvements in large-scale organisations, Enviva said. Most recently, Nunziata served... [Read More]

The Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) has signed a power supply agreement with Brooke’s Point Power Generation Incorporated to establish the second renewable energy power plant in the Philippines province. The 7-megawatt multi-feedstock biomass power plant will be situated in Barangay Tubtub, Brooke’s Point. Estimated to cover approximately seven hectares once... [Read More]

The Logan County Economic Development Corporation in Colorado, US and Ecostrat have announced the issue of a new Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone designation for wheat straw. The Logan County BDO Zone is rated ‘A’, or low risk, based on the reliable generation of biomass and access to larger supply basins at marginal transportation cost increments. The... [Read More]

The Port of Tyne has entered a contract with Drax for a strategic collaboration that aims to ensure an uninterrupted supply of sustainably sourced biomass pellets to Drax Power Station in Selby, North Yorkshire. The four-year agreement envisions the transportation of up to one million tonnes of biomass pellets annually. The pellets will be transported from the Port of... [Read More]

Ibirapuera Park, an urban park in  São Paulo, Brazil, has received a new recycling centre, reaching the 'zero waste' mark. The initiative includes the process of sorting and shredding the park's prunings and vegetation to utilise as biomass that becomes a renewable energy resource. In addition, the waste from the park can be used as an alternative source of energy... [Read More]

In 2022, EU wood pellet consumption hit a new record of 24.8 million metric tons (MMT) mainly due to increased residential use, according to a report compiled by the European Union. It further estimated that EU demand is expected to grow to 25.6 MMT this year, based on a further expansion of the residential markets supported by Member State (MS) incentives, and the implementation... [Read More]

The closure of the Fort Drum biomass plant in New York this Spring has affected business, reported WWNY. The facility was closed because New York state no longer recognised biomass as a source of renewable energy. At the time, the plant provided 100% of power at the facility. It now receives electricity from the power grid. According to Kirk Kleiboer, foreman at K&E... [Read More]

Erex has commenced construction of its second wood pellet production plant in Tuyen Quang prefecture, northern Vietnam, reported Argus Media. The Japanese power developer said it expects to complete construction between September 2024 and March 2025. Erex is set to invest a total of $20.4 million (€18.7 million) in the facility. The plant will process unused residual... [Read More]