Biomass News

RENOVA has postponed the estimated commencement of operations for its Karatsu biomass plant. It had been planned to begin operation in December this year. The company now intends for activity to begin in March 2025. According to RENOVA, the additional time is required for adjustments to the boiler and turbine facilities to ensure long-term stable operation at the facility. In addition,…
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DBS, in partnership with renewable power generator RExus Bioenergy, has announced the company's first green loan to finance the construction of a biomass power plant in Jurong, Singapore. Upon completion in the second half of 2026, the RExus waste wood-to-energy plant will also explore the potential of carbon capture technology in advancing Singapore's net-zero ambitions. DBS acted as the…
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Drax's feedstock from US wood pellet facilities have broken environmental regulations over 11,000 times, according to an investigation for The Times. It found that violations took place at six Drax Group-owned mills, from whence wood pellets are shipped to its North Yorkshire power station. They were located across Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Washington. Offences included surpassing…
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SET-listed Asia Green Energy, a local bituminous trader and logistics service provider, is restructuring its business by focusing more on the green segment, following its new biomass acquisition, reported Bangkok Post. It is also purchasing an extra 292.1 million shares in Asia Biomass Plc (ABM) for 380 million baht. This is according to deputy managing director of Asia Green Energy. The…
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BluSky Carbon, an entry into the carbon removal clean technology sector, has entered into a master services agreement with Scotia BioChar. The agreement relates to provision of manufacturing equipment and consulting services related to biochar production. Scotia BioChar is headquartered in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and aims to become a producer of high-quality biochar from waste wood biomass…
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BioVeritas, a leading sustainable fuels and biochemicals company focusing on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, is launching The BioVeritas Process™ for SAF. This breakthrough technology converts biomass via fermentation into volatile fatty acids (VFAs), a key precursor for a range of high-value products, most notably SAF. The company, then known as Terrabon, first began exploring…
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Clean Energy Technologies has announced that Vermont Renewable Gas (VRG), an affiliate limited liability company has been selected by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as one of its Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grant recipients. Administered by the USDA’s Rural Development Office, this current $1.05 billion initiative funded through the Inflation Reduction Act seeks…
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Lantmännen has signed an agreement to divest Scandbio to the German company LEAG Group. Scandbio, with its operations in solid processed wood fuels, has been part of Lantmännen since 2014. Scandbio is a fuel pellet producer. By refining waste products from the forestry industry, Scandbio takes advantage of natural resources in a resource-efficient way and contributes to a circular,…
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Seras, formally known as Esken Renewables, is the new name for the UK’s largest biomass fuel supply business. The rebrand follows the business’ acquisition by Pioneer Point Partners in December 2023. Seras supplies 1.7 million tonnes of UK sourced sustainable biomass fuel a year to UK power plants. The business has five waste wood storage and processing facilities across the UK and a fleet…
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Last week, Claire Coutinho, UK shadow net zero secretary, backtracked on the former Conservative government's previous approval of Drax fittings its Selby biomass facility with Beccs (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) technology. She claimed the case for the scheme 'simply unravelled' on closer inspection. She said: “We cannot go green by burning trees at huge cost to the public. If…
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Bergs, through its wholly owned subsidiary Bitus, has divested its pellet business in Fågelfors to J. Rettenmaier & Söhne (JRS). The pellet business is conducted in Fågelfors in Högsby municipality and has approximately 15 employees. The divestment is made through an asset deal where JRS acquires all assets related to the business. All employees who are currently linked to the business…
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Furusato FIC Energy, a joint venture of Chubu Electric Power, Inabata & Co., and Furusato Mokuzai Logistics K. K. has started construction work on the Yahaba Biomass Power Station. The facility is a wood-fired biomass plant to be built in Yahaba-cho, Shiwa-gun, Iwate Prefecture in Japan, which will generate 1,990 kW of electricity mainly from forest timber offcuts and unused thinned wood,…
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Energy supplier Vattenfall has cancelled its plans for a biomass plant in Diemen, Netherlands. Instead, the Swedish government-owned entity is looking to other options. These include geothermal energy and residual warmth, according a cooperation agreement between Vattenfall and several municipalities - as well as the provinces of  Noord-Holland and Flevoland. Project development plans for the…
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Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has completed the construction of a 50-megawatt (MW) class woody biomass-fired power plant in the city of Hyuga, in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. The Hyuga biomass plant, developed by a consortium led by MHI as part of a full turnkey solution for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), will be operated…
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