Feb 3, 2022
Norske Skog agrees to sell Nature’s Flame pellet company
Biomass News
Feb 1, 2022
EQTEC has shared its trading update for the fourth quarter of 2021, revealing strong revenue growth.
The company’s CEO, David Palumbo, said 2021 was a busy and rewarding year. EQTEC confirmed progress towards the commissioning of Market Development Centres (MDCs) in Italy and Croatia. Both are expected to be commissioned in the first half of this year and will be... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 31, 2022
PYREG, an engineer and builder of carbonisation technology for active CO2 removal, has built the first climate-neutral district heating project in Switzerland with Basel-based energy service provider, IWB.
The newly developed PX 1500 from PYREG, a modularly configurable carbonisation system, carbonises unused biomass such as green waste into high-quality biochar. This... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 28, 2022
A project in British Columbia has received funding to collect residual fibre from logging processes and generate bioenergy.
LP Building Solutions received $665,000 (€468,000) in funding from the Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC), to utilise nearly 17,500 m3 of residual fibre – equivalent to 430 logging truckloads – to generate power at its facility in Golden.
Much... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 27, 2022
CHAR Technologies will deploy, own and operate a high-temperature pyrolysis (HTP) system adjacent to a biomass plant in Quebec.
The facility, on land reserved for CHAR by the City of Saint- Félicien, will produce approximately 5,000 tonnes per year of biocarbon and 250,000 GJ per year of RNG, for which the firm has received a letter of interest from the local natural... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 26, 2022
Valmet will supply an automation system to a biomass-fired heating plant in Oriketo, Finland.
With a full heat production capacity of 40 MW, the Oriketo bioheat plant is one of the largest of its kind in the country.
The Valmet DNA Automation System will replace the existing system that has reached the end of its lifecycle. It will also provide a remote-control connection... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 25, 2022
Ingeteam has been awarded a biomass plant operation and maintenance (O&M) contract by Greenalia.
The Basque company will maintain the Curtis plant in the Galician region of Teixeiro in A Coruña. This new contract doubles the power that Ingeteam maintains in biomass, reaching a total of 102 MW.
In 2018, Greenalia Biomass Power Curtis-Teixeiro S.L.U signed off... [Read More]
Other News
Jan 25, 2022
Joensuu Biocoal Oy, a company created by Taaleri, will build a torrefied biomass production facility in Joensuu, Finland with Savon Voima Oyj.
The plant will be built on the site of municipal energy company Savon Voima Oyj's Iiksenvaara combined heat and power (CHP) plant. Savon Voima and Joensuu Biocoal have also established a joint biomass procurement company, Eastern... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 21, 2022
The Government of India has taken ‘proactive steps’ to reduce the harmful impact of crop stubble burning while boosting the country’s biomass power sector.
On 14 January, the Union Power Secretary chaired the second meeting of the Sustainable Agrarian Mission on the use of Agro Residue in Thermal Power Plants (SAMARTH), where he reviewed the status of biomass... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jan 20, 2022
Enviva is accelerating plans to double its production capacity over the next five years, from 6.2 million metric tonnes per year (MTPY) to around 13 million MTPY.
In response to the “increasing pace and scale of commercial progress”, Enviva is broadening and deepening its development capabilities and leveraging relationships with key equipment suppliers and construction... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 18, 2022
A project to install a biomass heating system at a hospital in British Columbia (BC) has received $400,000 (€280,200) in funding.
The First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF) is providing funding to projects in Indigenous communities throughout BC to work towards a low-carbon future. The fund helps to develop clean energy projects in areas such as biomass,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 18, 2022
Asia remains the strongest growth market in the global solid biomass-to-power industry, according to a new report.
ecoprog, a German consultancy specialising in environmental and energy technology, shared the findings in the 12th edition of its annual Biomass to Power report.
In 2021, the global biomass power plant asset increased by around 120 plants with a combined... [Read More]
Other News
Jan 13, 2022
The UK Government has launched a new programme to develop hydrogen from sustainable biomass from waste.
Backed with £5 million (€5.9 million) in funding, the new Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme will support the development of technologies to produce hydrogen via bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS).
Hydrogen BECCS technologies will have a key... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 7, 2022
Birmingham City Council in the UK has launched a Christmas tree recycling service, transforming unwanted trees into renewable electricity.
The service, free of charge, will be available until 31 January. All trees collected will be chipped and retained within the UK to generate biomass power.
“We’re pleased to be able to offer our free-of-charge service for the... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jan 7, 2022
Albioma has acquired the La Granaudière wood pellet production plant in Quebec.
The plant has been out of service since July last year but is due to be recommissioned in early 2022, with its nominal annual production capacity of 200,000 tonnes being achieved following additional investments.
The transaction will diversify Albioma’s sources of sustainable biomass... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jan 6, 2022
On 3 January, Enviva Inc. saw its first full trading day as a corporation on the New York Stock Exchange, following its conversion from Enviva Partners, a master limited partnership.
As part of the conversion, Enviva also announced the appointment of three new members to its board and changes that will further strengthen its executive leadership team.
Enviva welcomed... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jan 5, 2022
Valmet will supply a biomass boiler and flue gas cleaning system to Tahara Biomass Power in Japan, valued at approximately €70 million.
The new circulating fluidised bed (CFB) boiler will enable Tahara Biomass Power Plant to achieve a stable power supply at high thermal efficiency while significantly reducing CO2 emissions.
Valmet’s delivery includes a biomass-fired... [Read More]
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Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded a total of 187.3 megawatts (MW) to 244 biomass projects in the latest round of its competitive tendering process
Veolia and Waga Energy have inaugurated a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Granges landfill site in Burgundy, eastern France
Repsol is preparing to begin producing biomethane and hydrogen at its industrial complex in Sines, Portugal, with operations expected to start in 2026
