Biomass News

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 built, the power plant…
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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 BDO Zone extends an…
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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 Tyne to the Drax site…
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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 in the cement production…
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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 of the third…
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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 logging, the company has…
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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 woody biomass, such as…
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The MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, Gordon Henderson, learnt how biomass powered by waste wood can contribute to the UK’s energy security and net zero goals during a visit to MVV Environment’s Ridham Dock facility in Kent, England. The 25MW combined heat and power (CHP) biomass plant opened in 2015 and processes 195,000 tonnes of end of life, post-consumer waste wood each year into…
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Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to support the development of a pilot project that would utilise organic waste such as chipped wood, along with nut shells, and convert it into renewable natural gas (RNG). If approved, the project would be the largest RNG project in the state of California, producing up to 4.5…
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The UK government set out its Biomass Strategy on 10 August after months of delay, with its purpose being to set out the role biomass can play in reaching net zero, what the government is doing to enable that objective and where further action is needed. A key commitment of the Biomass Strategy is to develop and implement a cross-sectoral common sustainability framework, subject to…
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Japanese renewable power firm Renova has postponed the start of commercial operations at two of its biomass power plants, the 74.8MW Tokushima-Tsuda and 75MW Ishinomaki Hibarino, to September from this month, according to a report from Argus Media. Operation of the Tokushima-Tsuda plant was previously postponed from March to May, due to facility inspections. It was delayed to this month, and…
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Mote Inc. has received $1.2 million (€1.1 million) in grant funding from the US Forest Service, the California Department of Conservation, and the California Department of Forestry (CAL FIRE) to establish its second biomass-to-hydrogen and carbon sequestration plant, in partnership with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). As Mote’s hydrogen offtake partner for the second…
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A biomass plant in Teesside, North East UK, backed by Macquarie has secured emergency funding of £80 million (€92 million) to avert an “imminent cashflow crisis”, reported The Times. The Tees Renewable Energy Plant has raised additional funding as it seeks to relaunch operations following delays and setbacks to the £1 billion (€1.1 million) project. The plant is one of the largest of…
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Sumitomo Corporation  has signed an agreement with Axens North America, a bioethanol technology provider, and Allotrope Partners, a US clean energy advisory and investment firm, for a joint project to study the commercial production of bioethanol derived from woody biomass in California state. According to Sumitomo, bioethanol is currently gaining a reputation on a global scale as a renewable…
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