Biomass News

French president Emmanuel Macron has said the country will convert its two coal-fired power plants, with combined capacity of 1.8GW, to biomass by 2027. In a televised interview on 24 September, Macron discussed plans to meet France's climate targets within the next seven years. France aims to reduce its emissions by 55% by 2030, against a 1990 baseline, in line with a European Union (EU)…
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As part of its ambition to phase out coal, in 2020 the major European sugar manufacturer Pfeifer & Langen decided to decarbonise its sugar factory in Könnern in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. After an initial meeting with AET, Pfeifer & Langen decided to carry out a combustion test and a load test to determine how to best convert the power source of its boilers from coal to biomass…
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Ence Group has formed a new subsidiary, Magnon Servicios Energéticas, which is designed to contribute to the decarbonisation of Spanish industry via the sale of renewable industrial heat. This subsidiary designs, develops and executes solutions for the decarbonisation of its clients’ energy consumption, supported by the experience of the Ence Group, and its renewable subsidiary Magnon Green…
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Finnish forestry firm Metsä Group aims to start up its Kemi mills tomorrow (20 September). As of 10 September, the Kemi mills underwent a maintenance and connection shutdown to prepare for the deployment of the largest ever investment of the forest industry in Finland - the new bioproduct mill and paperboard mill expansion in Kemi. The company warned that odours may occur during the shutdown…
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The German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) has launched a project that aims to improve the preconditions for sustainable use of biomass for power generation in Vietnam. The project will focus on strengthening the country’s planning, technical and financial capabilities. Vietnam has strong potential for bioenergy as the available biomass resources in the country include…
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) awarded $18.6 million (€17.3 million) in funding to eight university and industry projects to develop biomass feedstocks to produce affordable biofuels and bioproducts that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Located in eight states, the DoE said the projects would create good-paying jobs, support rural economies and…
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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 for feedstock, and…
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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 CoalSwitch® are now…
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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 enable the organisation to…
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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 and liquefies CO₂ at a…
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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 reductions, it added,…
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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 liaisons for…
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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 prestigious ‘low risk’…
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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 own consumption needs and…
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