Jan 27, 2025
Vietnam plans to add biomass to direct power purchase agreement
Biomass News
Jan 24, 2025
The Biomass Development Zone (BDO) Initiative, a leading force in catalysing bioeconomy development, has released the first BDO Zone Annual Report, highlighting unprecedented growth and impact in 2024.
The report underscores the BDO Zone Initiative's role in bridging the gap between local biomass resources and global bioenergy stakeholders.
By providing communities with... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 23, 2025
South Korea plans to reduce subsidies for biomass, following domestic and international criticism of links to deforestation.
The country has subsidised biomass with millions of dollars for over a decade, leveraged via a renewable energy certificates programme.
With limited domestic forest resources, South Korea has structured its operation around importing huge volumes... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 22, 2025
Comstock Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Comstock Fuels Corporation (Comstock Fuels), a leader in advanced lignocellulosic technologies, has executed an agreement with Hexas Biomass Inc. (Hexas), securing exclusive rights to Hexas’ intellectual properties in liquid fuels applications, subject to certain pre-existing agreements and relationships.
Comstock Fuels... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 20, 2025
The global market for energy from solid biomass continues to grow, and Japan will remain the strongest growth market worldwide, according to ecoprog's annual study on the use of solid biomass for energy.
In Europe, the market is driven by the increasing demand for renewable heat. Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is becoming increasingly relevant. Until... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 20, 2025
BiofuelCircle is scaling up rural infrastructure in Nagpur, Maharashtra in India, to promote sustainable biomass aggregation.
The company has built eight new warehouses - four in Mauda and four in Bhandara - the company aims to aggregate 40,000 metric tonnes (MT) of paddy straw this season.
Equipped with advanced machinery like balers ands lashers, these warehouses streamline... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 20, 2025
Bioenergy Europe has released its 2024 Landscape Report, providing a detailed analysis of bioenergy’s role in supporting Europe’s transition to a net zero economy by 2050.
The report delivers key insights for policymakers and market actors, highlighting bioenergy’s contributions to decarbonisation, energy independence and economic competitiveness.
The report states... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 17, 2025
Japan biomass giant Erex will begin trial production at its wood pellet plant in Vietnam’s northern province of Tuyen Quang, and will put it into official operation in February.
The update was shared by Erex representative director and president Honna Hitoshi on 15 January at a meeting with Tuyen Quang authorities.
He requested the provincial authorities support with... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 17, 2025
Modelling commissioned by think tank E3G has shown that the UK government can achieve its clean power mission by 2030 without biomass power from Drax.
The UK taxpayer-subsidised firm has come under criticism for its activity - including being the biggest CO2 emitter in the country. Last week, a group of Labour MPs urged the government to rethink the subsidies awarded... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 16, 2025
A Stormont contract to source wood pellets to heat government buildings has increased more than three times, reported The Irish News.
In August last year, Northern Ireland's Department of Finance granted timber firm Balcas a £7.25 million contract.
Beginning last October, the six-year supply contract involves sourcing wood pellets for biomass boilers for use in dozens... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 15, 2025
Piramal Pharma has converted its coal-fired steam boiler to a biomass-fuelled one at its manufacturing facility in Digwal, India.
The strategic conversion at the Digwal facility will eliminate approximately 24,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) GHG emissions annually, accounting for about 17% of the company's total emissions, said the company.
Adopting biomass... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 13, 2025
Chinese firm Landuo Biotech claims to have produced a "super giant reed" that has become a high-yield renewable resource, reported China Daily.
The bamboo-like grass undergoes genetic modification, and includes more than 40 varieties that are developed using a gene database tailored for specific applications such as biofuels.
Landuo Biotech, which is based in Wuhan,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 10, 2025
CPM, a solutions provider of process equipment, engineered technologies and aftermarket parts and services, has announced the acquisition of Jacobs Global, a supplier of aftermarket parts for hammermills and pellet mills.
This strategic transaction will enhance CPM's product offerings, expand its market reach and add capacity to better serve CPM’s growing global customer... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 10, 2025
Terviva, Inc., an agricultural innovation company working with farmers to grow and harvest pongamia for food, feed and fuel, has announced a strategic investment from integrated energy company Idemitsu.
Idemitsu, in partnership with Terviva and Stanmore, an Australia-based coal resource company, is beginning a trial plantation of Terviva’s pongamia in Queensland, Australia.
This... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 9, 2025
A Labour environment group has asked the UK government to reconsider support for Drax's biomass plant in Selby, reported PoliticsHome.
The Labour Climate and Environment Forum (LCEF) observed that Drax's plant is the country's 'single biggest emitter of carbon dioxide'.
In the US, the company was found to have breached environmental regulations 'over 11,000 times'.
PoliticsHome... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 8, 2025
Brazil has changed its National Biofuel Policy Act to ensure independent producers of biomass used for biofuels benefit from Decarbonisation Credits (CBIOs).
The Law changes the existing Renovabio framework, in which only biofuel producers had access to revenue generated by the sale of CBIOs.
The new wording establishes that such revenue be shared with the producers... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 6, 2025
Dairygold Co-operative Society has received planning permision approval for a biomass plant in Mitchelstown, County Cork in Ireland.
The works will involve a single-storey woodchip boiler building, with a parapet height of 16.236 metres, and a stack height of 24.735 metres above ground level.
Over 30 conditions accompany the planning permission - including limiting the... [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
