Oct 21, 2021
Drax seeks public’s views on BECCS proposals
Pellets News
Oct 20, 2021
Enviva has welcomed a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) for a more rapid transition to net-zero carbon emissions, a tripling of public investments in clean energy technology, and a growing role for ‘modern bioenergy’.
The IEA World Energy Outlook report, released last week, is designed to provide independent, objective, scientific assistance... [Read More]
Policy News
Oct 20, 2021
The UK Government’s long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy has been welcomed by the renewable energy sector, but does not address the need for a multi-technology approach to heat decarbonisation.
While the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) described the newly published strategy is ‘good news’ for domestic heat decarbonisation, it also... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 19, 2021
Rio Tinto, a multinational metals and mining corporation, is developing innovative new technology to deliver low-carbon steel using sustainable biomass in place of coal.
Over the past decade, Rio Tinto has developed a laboratory-proven process that combines the use of raw, sustainable biomass with microwave technology to convert iron ore to metallic iron during the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 19, 2021
Ohio, US-based Babcock & Wilcox’s (B&W) renewable segment has agreed to to jointly develop a biomass-to-hydrogen clean energy project in Victoria, Australia with Port Anthony Renewables.
The project will utilise B&W’s BrightLoop™ technology. Once completed, the plant is expected to be part of the largest green hydrogen hub in southeastern Australia.
BrightLoop... [Read More]
Pellets News
Oct 19, 2021
The East Coast Cluster (ECC) has been named as one of the UK’s first carbon capture, storage and utilisation clusters following a successful bid to the UK Government.
The ECC is made up of both Zero Carbon Humber and Net Zero Teesside, supported by the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) - a collaboration between bp, Eni, Equinor, National Grid, Shell and Total.... [Read More]
Policy News
Oct 19, 2021
The UK’s biomass heat industry has urged the government to stop ignoring and excluding rural off-grid communities in heat decarbonisation plans.
The urgent call was made by the UK Pellet Council (UKPC) and Biomass Heat Works! following the announcement of the government’s Heat and Buildings Strategy was announced, including a £450 million (€533 million) boiler... [Read More]
Pellets News
Oct 15, 2021
The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) and the US Industrial Pellet Association (USIPA) have slammed a recent report by think tank Chatham House, which the organisations claim misrepresents well-established carbon accounting methodologies for the use of biomass in energy.
The report found that US-sourced wood pellets burned in the UK were responsible... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 15, 2021
EQTEC has signed an agreement for the proposed acquisition of a 5 MWe project in Greece.
The agreement concerns a project in Drama, north-eastern Greece, and was made through the recently established EQTEC Synergy Projects, a joint venture (JV) between EQTEC and its Greek strategic partners, German EPC company ewerGy (operating in Greece via its local partner, ECO Hellas... [Read More]
Pellets News
Oct 7, 2021
Drax is just one of 12 companies selected to take part in the UK Government’s Global Investment Summit next week.
The event, hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Royal Family, will showcase the opportunities for investment in the UK, demonstrating the government’s commitment to ‘building back better’ post-COVID.
Drax will showcase its multi-million-pound... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 6, 2021
RWE has invested £200,000 (€234,900) on new noise abatement technology for its Markinch Power Station in Fife, Scotland.
The 55 MW combined heat and power (CHP) biomass plant can generate power for 100,000 homes and has been operational since 2015. Most recently, RWE invested in a state-of-the-art Energy Centre that provides heat to the Glenrothes Energy Network... [Read More]
Pellets News
Oct 5, 2021
Panama City Commission in Florida has approved Panama City Port Authority’s $26 million budget for major projects, including wood pellet storage.
The projects will focus on expansion, economic development, and job creation, with Mayor Greg Brudnicki voicing his support for the projects.
“The port is a real economic engine for the city, it has been for years,”... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 5, 2021
CPL Industries has launched its new Ecoke product range, partly using biomass, for industrial firms looking to accelerate their decarbonisation.
Ecoke is a manufactured fuel containing 30% sustainably sourced biomass. The new fuel also has significantly lower carbon emissions – up to 30% lower when compared to traditional fossil-based coke and anthracite with comparable... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 5, 2021
A ‘ground-breaking’ collaboration with a unique workforce development component will help bring new technologies to the bioenergy industry in the US.
The Integrated Biochemical and Electrochemical Technologies (IBET) to Convert Organic Waste to Biopower collaboration will be led by the University of Michigan and U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 30, 2021
Clean Energy Systems (CES) has raised $15 million (€12.9 million) in a Series A funding round led by Carbon Direct Capital Management to support a carbon-negative power project.
The funding will accelerate the first commercial-scale deployment of CES technology at the carbon-negative power project in Mendota, California. Carbon Direct will join Clean Energy Systems’... [Read More]
Pellets News
Sep 29, 2021
Scientists at the University of Wyoming (UW) have examined the impact of water consumption when combining bioenergy production with carbon capture and sequestration, also known as BECCS.
BECCS is a carbon removal technique in which organic material is converted into heat, electricity, or liquid or gas fuels, with the carbon emissions from this bioenergy conversion captured... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 28, 2021
The Koehler Group is to convert its power plant at the Koehler Paper site in Greiz, Germany, from pulverised lignite (coal) to fine wood fraction fuel.
The team at Koehler Renewable Energy, part of the Koehler Group, have developed an innovative technique that will allow a type of biomass to be used as fuel in the existing coal-fired power plant in a ‘completely new... [Read More]
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