MAIRE has announced that NextChem (Sustainable Technology Solutions BU), through its subsidiary NextChem Tech, has been awarded a new contract by ENGIE to carry out a pre-feed for the gasification and methanation of the waste wood as well as the implementation of a carbon capture unit for the Salamandre project in the Normandy region. This award follows the successful... [Read More]

Indonesia's state-owned electricity company PT PLN said that optimising biomass with co-firing technology at coal-fired power plants enabled the reduction of 1.05 million tons of carbon emissions, and the production of 1.04 terawatt hours of clean energy, throughout 2023, according to Antara. PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo stated that the company had been developing... [Read More]

Bord na Móna's Edenderry power plant in Ireland moved from peat-fired electricity to biomass last week, meaning it no longer harvests bogs for fuel, reported the Irish Independent. The plant is the last of Ireland's peat-fuelled plants to adopt an alternative fuel source. In 2018, Bord na Móna promised a focus on cleaner operations. “Five years ago, Bord na Móna... [Read More]

ArcelorMittal has commissioned a plant that processes waste wood into bio-coal, suitable for its blast furnace process at its steel plant in Ghent, Belgium. This is a first for the European steel industry, according to the organisation. It estimates a reduction of annual carbon emissions by 112,500 tonnes, with the Torero plant converting 88,000 tonnes of waste wood into... [Read More]

Osaka Gas Co Ltd has began the commercial operation of a 75-MW biomass-fired plant in Hyogo prefecture in southern Japan. The plant, which is called Hirohata Biomass Power Plant, will utilise wood chips - both locally produced and imported - alongside palm kernel shells. The wood chips that are locally sourced will come from Green Power Fuel Co, an Osaka Gas subsidiary. The... [Read More]

Stainless steel producer Outokumpu has decided to invest in a pelletising plant to produce biocoke at its site in Tornio, Finland. The investment is approximately €30 million and the aim is to start production mid-2025. The company said that replacing fossil coke with renewable raw materials from biomass is one of the key drivers to reduce its direct emissions in its... [Read More]

Greenhill Energy has launched its $425 million plans to build Australia’s first full integrated processing facility to convert landfill waste and sustainable biomass into high value products such as fertilisers and synthetic fuels, and into low-cost clean hydrogen for use in emission free power and transport. Following recent positive trials and ongoing research and... [Read More]

Task Force 3 of the Biomethane Industrial Partnership has published its report on feedstock potentials from marginal and contaminated lands. The report examines the untapped potential of cultivating biomass on marginal lands and contaminated lands across Europe. While several biowaste streams remain untapped, the report emphasises that their full potential alone cannot... [Read More]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded two Delaware State University researchers a three-year grant of almost $300,000 (€273.7) for a project that could leverage the properties of microalgae toward energy and cancer treatment purposes. The research is being led by Dr. Ali Parsaeimehr, Principal Investigator (PI) and DSU Postdoctoral Researcher, and Dr. Gulnihal... [Read More]

Bühler’s Energy Recovery Centre, built in partnership with Belgian company Vyncke, is fully operational and ready for customer trials. Officially opened on November 20, the facility provides heating for Bühler offices in Uzwil by using biomass generated at its application and training centres. Moreover, the Energy Recovery Centre, the world’s only application centre... [Read More]

The UK government recognises the importance of waste wood biomass and is considering transitional support for the sector after the ROCs and RHI subsidies end, according to Energy Minister Graham Stuart. Stuart’s comments came in his recent response to a letter sent by the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). In... [Read More]

Bisviridi, a new company part of the BioteCH4 group, a leading anaerobic digestion (AD) operator in the UK, and Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, have announced a new partnership to increase the sustainability potential of organic and food waste recycling. The partnership combines Alfa Laval’s Prodec Oil Plus decanter,... [Read More]

Air Burners®, a manufacturer of air curtain burner systems, has collaborated with Rolls-Royce and Volvo Construction Equipment to develop and test its BioCharger® – a portable machine that turns biomass waste into energy. According to the organisations, the BioCharger is the first machine of its kind, combining three steps to provide off-grid power from vegetative... [Read More]

The Government of Ontario in Canada has announced an initial $1.5 million (€1 million) funding for 15 projects under the new Forest Biomass Program, to advance research, innovation and modernisation initiatives. The Forest Biomass Action Plan is a five-year plan that encourages the use of forest biomass resources to secure jobs, support economic development and encourage... [Read More]

Circa Group (Circa), Vataset Teollisuus Oy and Kemijarvi Biorefinery Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate the establishment of a Circa Furacell™ production facility on the Kemijarvi Biopark in Northern Finland. The plant would manufacture platform chemical levoglucosenone (LGO), biochar and bio-based solvent Cyrene™ from sustainable biomass... [Read More]

New Energy Blue, a clean-tech creator of biomass refineries that turn crop residues such as corn stalks into low-carbon fuels and chemicals, has announced the formation of New Energy Farmers LLC, which will be headquartered in Mason City, Iowa in the US. New Energy Farmers is a biomass aggregation company jointly owned by Iowa farmers and New Energy Blue. Its purpose... [Read More]