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Solvay has announced it will phase out coal at its soda ash and bicarbonate plants with a new energy transition project in Torrelavega, Spain, aiming to nearly halve CO2 emissions by 2027 and ensure the site’s long-term competitiveness.
The Group secured a long-term energy supply agreement with ENSO, which will invest in, construct, and operate a biomass cogeneration unit for the production of…
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The Vietnam Sugarcane Association (VSA) has proposed adjusting the draft revised Power Plan VIII, to resolve the ongoing problem of disposing of waste and to fully exploit the potential of biomass development in the country, reported VietNamNet Bridge.
The association's proposal to the Ministry of Industry and Trade involved reviewing and abolishing regulations that classify biomass projects,…
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RENOVA has postponed the operational start date of its Karatsu biomass facility from this month to September this year.
This is due to additional time required for adjustments to the boiler and turbine facilities, to ensure long-term stable operation at the plant.
Karatsu Biomass Energy G.K., the owners, are expected to receive liquidated damages from the EPC for a period of time, due to the…
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A Korean investor has spent $2.7 million to replace coal-fired boilers with biomass ones, at a Nam Dinh textile dyeing factory.
The Youngone Corporation's biomass boiler will use rice husk pellets.
The refit was completed by 15 January, and aligns with the organisation's aim to reduce carbon emissions by 40% by 2030.
The coal elimination project kicked off in early 2023. By the fourth quarter…
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The Mazda Motor Corporation has conducted a demonstration operation of a cupola melting furnace (cupola), the core casting facility installed at its Hiroshima Plant, by fully replacing fossil fuels that emit CO2 during combustion with bio-coal briquettes, a biomass fuel derived from coconut shells.
The initiative is part of the emissions reduction plan announced by Mazda, which aims to achieve…
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The independent Climate Change Committee's annual carbon budget has stated large-scale biomass must end after 2027, if the UK is to reach net-zero.
The report outlines a route to the greenhouse gas emissions cuts from 2038 to 2042, which it says is a deliverable and cost-effective means for the UK to reach its legally binding goal.
Although the committe backed Drax's plans to install bioenergy…
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Drax has said it will implement an enhanced approach to deliver on its global sustainability targets and to enhance the way it manages its impact on the climate, nature and people.
The company has received a spate of criticism in recent months, including reports that, in the US, it breached environmental regulations 'over 11,000 times'.
There have also been questions about its value to the UK…
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India should look to biomass to ensure the energy transition to hydrogen, said Maurits Van Tol, CEO of Catalyst Technologies, a division of Johnson Matthey (JM) one of the global leaders in sustainable technologies.
Talking to businessline during India Energy Week 2025, he said: “When you look at cleantech for India, there are a few things that that I would like to highlight. First of all,…
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TESS Holdings' subsidiary, PT PTEC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (PTEC), held a ground-breaking ceremony for a biomass plant last month, in West Java, Indonesia.
Biomass fuel will be derived from agricultural crop residues.
TESS established PTEC in Indonesia in 2018, as a research and development base in Indonesia, to best explore how to process agricultural crop residues into biomass pellets.
It…
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Germany's Federal Network Agency for electricity and gas (the Bundesnetzagentur), set the price ceilings for biomass and biomethane auctions to be held in the next 12 months at the same levels as last year.
The maximum price that can be bid for new biomass installations remains 19.43 cents per kilowatt hour and that for existing biomass installations 19.83 ct/kWh.
The maximum price for…
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Green Earth Institute (GEI), Nippon Paper Industries and Sumitomo have reached an agreement to establish a joint venture company, Morisora Bio Refinery LLC, which will focus on the production and sale of bioethanol and biochemicals derived from woody biomass.
Establishment of the joint venture is scheduled for March 2025.
The agreement will bring the construction of a semi-commercial plant at…
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Bharat Petroleum Corp has partnered with the National Sugar Institute in Kanpur, India, to develop sweet sorghum as a feedstock for the production of bioethanol.
Bharat Petroleum is allocating INR 500 million for research and development, said the company.
This funding is being earmarked to optimise sweet sorghum yields, enhance agricultural practice and generate efficient juice extraction and…
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The Wood Recyclers’ Association has called for urgent clarity over future support for waste wood-powered biomass plants after the government acknowledged the important role that the technology has to play.
In a written statement, Energy Minister Michael Shanks announced support for large-scale biomass plants, including Drax, to transition to carbon capture and storage technology – but…
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px Group, an operator of several critical infrastructure sites in the UK and Europe, has secured an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract for Tees Renewable Energy Plant (Tees REP).
The contract marks px Group’s further expansion into the biomass power generation industry.
Located in Tees Valley, one of the world’s largest purpose-built pellet biomass power plants has the capacity…
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Evero Energy (Evero), a leading waste-wood-to-energy and BECCS company, has announced its strongest quarter to date, increasing net exported power to provide 113,000 MWh of clean electricity to the national grid and local industrial partners.
The company’s Ince, Mersey and Lisahally waste wood biomass plants achieved consistently high availability and generation hours.
In particular, Ince saw…
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