Sep 29, 2025
Korea Midland Power launches biomass project to turn estuary waste into green fuel
Biomass News
Sep 26, 2025
A New Zealand-based company has introduced its Biomass Conversion Technology (BCT).
Verdus Energy & Associates aims to help dairy and livestock farms achieve carbon-negative operations while producing a wide range of high-value green products.
Using circular economy principles and energy-neutral processes, the company converts animal manure and agricultural residues... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 25, 2025
Australian chemicals firm HAMR Energy has entered into an agreement with forestry and sawmilling business OneFortyOne to secure sustainable biomass for its Portland Renewable Fuels Project (PRF Project) in Victoria.
The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding under which OneFortyOne will provide forestry residue to the PRF Project.
The arrangement also... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 24, 2025
India has the potential to become a major hub for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in South Asia, with available biomass feedstock projected to hit 100 million tonnes by 2030, according to new research.
The study, carried out by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in partnership with Worley Consulting, said SAF is critical for cutting carbon emissions... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 23, 2025
Japanese renewable energy company Renova Inc. has confirmed that its 75-megawatt Omaezakikou Biomass Power Plant will return to service in October, following several months of downtime caused by equipment failure.
The facility, situated at the Port of Omaezaki in Shizuoka Prefecture at the entrance to Suruga Bay, runs on a mix of wood pellets and palm kernel shells.
Operations... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 22, 2025
Saica Group, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of recycled paper for corrugated cardboard and sustainable packaging, officially inaugurated a new biomass boiler at its Champblain-Laveyron site in France on 19 September. Following similar projects at the Venizel and Nogent-sur-Seine sites, it is Saica’s third biomass boiler installation in France.
The... [Read More]
Policy News
Sep 19, 2025
The European Commission has approved a €7.9 billion budget increase to Germany’s State aid scheme for electricity production from biomass and biogas, under EU State aid rules.
The scheme, first approved in December 2022, is designed to support renewable energy production and encourage greater flexibility in the German power market.
The amendment will expand the tender... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 16, 2025
More than 400 organisations, businesses and landowners representing the US forestry sector have called on Donald Trump to take urgent action to support the industry amid widespread mill closures, natural disasters, pests, diseases and challenging foreign trade conditions.
The coalition, including the American Biomass Energy Association and the Pellet Fuels Institute,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 12, 2025
Japanese petrochemical group Kaneka has started construction of its first biomass steam facility in Malaysia, in partnership with renewable energy developer BAC Renewable Energy (BACRE).
The ground-breaking took place yesterday (11 September) at Kaneka Malaysia’s site in the Gebeng Industrial Estate.
The RM 31 million (€6.9m) plant is due to begin operations in the... [Read More]
Policy News
Sep 11, 2025
Woodsure, the organisation behind the UK’s only wood fuel quality assurance scheme, has secured a new contract to manage the Biomass Suppliers List (BSL) on behalf of the Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).
The organisation, which has overseen the BSL since 2021, will now continue to manage the scheme until 2027, with options to extend... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 10, 2025
Mast Reforestation has completed what it describes as the world’s largest single biomass storage project, burying more than 10 million pounds of fire-killed trees in south-central Montana in the US.
The project – known as Mast Wood Preserve MT1 – combines post-wildfire reforestation with engineered biomass burial, marking a significant development in carbon dioxide... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 10, 2025
Japanese engineering group Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd (TYO:1968) has approved plans to construct a nearly 2-MW biomass-fired power facility in Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture.
The project, to be managed through the company’s wholly owned subsidiary Murakami Green Power LLC, will use woody biomass as its fuel source.
Construction is expected to begin in March 2026,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 5, 2025
Acorn Bioenergy has unveiled Winchester’s first biomethane production facility, marking a major milestone in the region’s transition to clean energy and sustainable agriculture.
The new renewable anaerobic digestion (AD) plant at Three Maids Hill will convert farm waste and locally grown crops into green gas, delivering low-carbon heat to thousands of homes while... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 4, 2025
South Korean renewable energy company Biofriends has signed an initial agreement with local biogas producer Cheongmyeong to construct the country’s first commercial-scale biomethanol plant.
The facility will use biogas from Biofriends’ Gunsan digester to produce between 60,000 and 80,000 tonnes of biomethanol a year.
Around 120,000Nm³ of domestically generated... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 2, 2025
A new white paper from energy consultancy FutureMetrics LLC suggests that converting US coal-fired power plants to burn wood pellets could help address an anticipated shortfall in electricity capacity over the next decade.
Authored by FutureMetrics President William Strauss, the report highlights a projected rise in US electricity demand of 175 gigawatts (GW), driven... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 28, 2025
Drax Group is facing a formal investigation by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over the accuracy of its past disclosures.
The watchdog confirmed it has opened an inquiry into statements made by the North Yorkshire-based firm between January 2022 and March 2024 regarding the sourcing of wood used in its biomass operations.
The review will also examine... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 27, 2025
U.S. manufacturers produced around 900,000 tonnes of densified biomass fuels in April, according to the latest Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Sales for the month totalled 790,000 tonnes.
The figures were drawn from 75 operating manufacturers of densified biomass fuel. Facilities with annual production... [Read More]
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