Biomass News

Society today would not be able to exist without plastics, from low-cost mass-produced items to specialised high-tech materials. However, the use of plastics has its disadvantages. These include the consumption of fossil fuels and the rising amounts of trash. Making high-grade plastics from biomass that can be made to break down into reusable components could be a new strategy for reducing these…
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The world’s top five emerging market economies—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—are together known as BRICS. A think tank official says that the BRICS nations have made progress in the energy industry over the past several years, with China and the other BRICS members focusing their cooperation on renewable energy. Yu Guo, president of the CNPC Economics and Technology…
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Tilbury Greenpower Ltd is soon expected to have its plans approved to increase the power output at a proposed 350,000 tonne Energy from Waste (EfW) plant in Tilbury, Essex. The company already owns and operates a biomass plant adjacent to the EfW site, having acquired the biomass and undeveloped EfW site in July 2021 for £246 million. In January 2022 it applied to increase the electricity…
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CHAR Technologies says that the City of Saint-Félicien, Quebec, has received $2.8 million in government funding to support their waste heat recovery system from the forest biomass cogeneration plant in Saint-Félicien. The waste-heat recovery system is an important first step in a larger staged approach towards CHAR’s previously announced and proposed build, own, operate (BOO) proprietary…
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A blockchain-based algae biomass project, which is built on the energy-efficient Tezos blockchain in a world first, has been announced by leading capital markets technology firm, Globacap.  Developed and operated by Sustainable Impact Token (SIT), the project will support the development, construction, and operation of algae biomass farms. The initiative will use blockchain technology to…
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A regional biomass facility in Truckee in the US, is a step closer to reality following approval of a feasibility study by the Truckee Fire Protection District board of directors and Truckee Tahoe Airport District board of directors. Wildephor Consulting Services is being contracted to complete the study.  Truckee Fire approved going forward with the project, which will cost $120,000 for a…
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, (MHIENG), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has launched full-scale operation, on schedule, of a compact CO2 capture system ordered in November 2021 by Taihei Dengyo Kaisha. It is the first system of its kind to go into commercial operation. The compact CO2 capture system was installed at a 7-megawatt (MW) class biomass power plant…
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Global technology and software company Emerson has been selected by Albioma, a French independent energy provider, to help transition its coal-fired Bois-Rouge plant to 100 percent renewable energy.   As part of Albioma’s wider mission to transition all of its existing fossil fuel plants to renewable energy, Emerson’s automation systems and software will enable the coal-fired power…
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When plants breathe in carbon from the atmosphere and store it in their leaves, branches, trunks and roots, they help the Earth maintain a carbon balance—a crucial component to a steady climate. While this woody biomass contains one of the largest pools of terrestrial carbon, changes in the magnitude of woody biomass over millennia are poorly known, with most direct observations of…
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LG Chem has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with South Korea’s leading green energy supplier, GS EPS, to collaborate on a biomass-based eco-friendly energy project. The agreement signing was attended by key stakeholders including LG Chem’s petrochemical business head Noh Kug-lae, GS EPS CEO Chung Chan-soo, amongst others. The agreement is a key component of LG Chem’s strategy to…
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In its largest pilot to date, Carlsberg Group has revealed the trial of its new Fibre Bottle, putting the bio-based and fully recyclable beer bottle into the hands of consumers for the first time. With a continued focus on evolving technology and sustainable practices, the bottle also contains beer brewed with organic and regenerative barley. The pilot, which is vital to accelerating…
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Ecostrat has said that Airex Energy has joined the BDO Zone Strategic Alliance as a partner in the Technology Group. BDO Zone Strategic Alliance Partners include some of the leading companies in the bioenergy industry that help de-risk biobased project development in BDO Zones. Yvan Guay, vice-president of business development, said: “Airex Energy is honoured to join the BDO Zone Initiative…
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French water, waste and energy management group, Veolia, has commenced construction works on a biomass-fired plant that will supply steam to Brazilian thermoplastic resin producer, Braskem SA. The project at the Marechal Deodoro industrial hub in Alagoas state requires an estimated investment of BRL 400 million ($76.9m/€73.4m). The plant will consist of four industrial boilers operating…
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It is becoming increasingly obvious that both moving away from fossil fuels and avoiding the accumulation of plastics in the environment are key to addressing the challenges of climate change. To that end, there are considerable efforts being made to develop degradable or recyclable polymers made from non-edible plant material, referred to as "lignocellulosic biomass." Producing competitive…
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