Biomass News

Biomass Secure Power (BSP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sunyani Energy  to build a one million tonne biocoal plant in Suriname. Each party will have a 50 percent stake in the new company.  BSP brings patented technologies and off-take agreements to the Sunyani Project. Sunyani Energy will provide plant site for construction, a long-term fibre supply agreement that…
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Drax Group has partnered with the University of Nottingham and Promethean Particles to trial a “pioneering new bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) process” at its North Yorkshire power station.  The new process uses a type of solid sorbent called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), which Promethean Particles are a global pioneer in the development and deployment of, to capture…
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While projects in the sector – in Oslo and Copenhagen, to name a few - have been developing at a fast pace over the last few years, showing that the technology is mature, a comprehensive regulation at EU level is still missing in the successful implementation of CCUS in waste-to-energy plants, according to ESWET. ESWET said: "The certification of carbon removals by the European Commission…
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The German Federal Environment Ministry’s initiative to reduce the cap on biofuels from cultivated biomass has met with “incomprehension” from UFOP, which has said it rejects any change to the existing regulation. Behind the utilisation of rapeseed oil for biodiesel is a production and processing structure that has grown over decades and is now closely networked with other branches of…
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A major rice husk biomass power plant in south-eastern Phnom Penh’s Chbar Ampov district is still on track to be completed and start operations by July. Designed to contribute to the Kingdom’s emission reduction efforts, the plant broke ground on December 8, 2021, in collaboration with Singapore-based Berkeley Energy Commercial and Industrial Solutions (BECIS), with capital investment of $5.8…
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The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has launched a Wood Fuel Quality Assurance (WFQA) animation video, which highlights the benefits of wood fuels in sustainable forest management. This animation video also highlights the broader benefits of forests including: the provision of timber for construction, biodiversity, spaces for recreation and a source of renewable sustainable fuel.   Sean…
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Fifty-one agricultural enterprises have been approved for biomass-specific grant aid under the Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH), a government-funded initiative designed to increase the energy generated from renewable sources in the heat sector. The figure includes 24 poultry farmers, 15 mushroom producers, eight pig farmers, and two horticultural enterprises. The figures were revealed…
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Swedish Biofuels, alongside Danish engineering consultancy COWI A/S, intends to build three plants to produce and supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the Swedish market. They said they will construct the first SAF production facility in Brista, close to Arlanda Airport and Stockholm. The goal of the partnership is to supply 400,000 tonnes of SAF per year in Sweden, with first deliveries…
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Prairie Clean Energy CEO and president Mark Cooper says Saskatchewan could fill a void because the war in Ukraine has halted biomass exports from Russia. With the war in Ukraine, he said, companies across Europe are eagerly looking for the product because they can no longer source it from Russia. “The number of requests for meetings has been overwhelming,” said Cooper, during a recent…
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This month, the EU Commission will release its RePowerEU Strategy, aiming to reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels. This includes building more fossil gas infrastructure, leading to stranded assets, reactivating or extending the operation of coal, burning more trees or crops for energy – which will increase emissions and pollution compared to fossil fuels and harm food…
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The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has approved a resolution from Thunder Bay, which calls on the province to do more to support biomass electricity generation. Currently, the Ontario government plans to renew existing Biomass Power Purchase Agreements for just five years, if they expire in the next two to three years. But representatives of the Thunder Bay chamber have now successfully argued…
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Funds managed by Greencoat Capital have agreed to acquire a 41.8-MW biomass power plant in South Wales from Glennmont Partners. The deal concerns the Margam Green Energy Plant (MGEP) in Port Talbot, which has been operating since May 2019 and has the capacity to process some 290,000 tonnes of waste wood per year. MGEP sources low-quality waste wood under a long-term, fixed-price supply…
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Checchi Capital Advisers has bought a new position in shares of sugar and bioenergy specialist, Bunge. Checchi has acquired 2,538 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately £188,800. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. McIlrath & Eck lifted its position in Bunge by 120.6…
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Greencoat Capital has acquired Margam Green Energy Plant (MGEP) – a waste wood-fired biomass plant in South Wales, UK from Glennmont Partners. MGEP has been operational since May 2019 and is one of the UK’s largest biomass plants, with a processing capacity of around 290,000 tonnes per year of waste wood. The facility’s net capacity of 41.8 MW can offset around 150,000 tonnes of CO2 per…
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