Biomass News

Statistics from the Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) have shown that the tonnage of waste wood sent to biomass plants in the UK rose by more than 400,000 tonnes (16 percent) in 2021, now taking 61 percent of processed wood in the UK. And, the WRA said biomass capacity could increase further from around 2.4 million currently to 3 million tonnes. Richard Coulson, the association’s chair,…
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The lack of availability of agricultural residue biomass pellets is emerging as a dampener in implementing the Indian Union power ministry’s directive to co-fire biomass with coal in thermal power plants.  In her 2022 budget speech, the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that substituting 5-7 percent of coal with biomass in coal-based power plants could save 38 million tonnes of…
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Alfred H Knight is pleased to announce that its new, state of the art sample preparation facility is now fully operational and receiving samples.  The site, located in the Olympic Business Park, Kilmarnock, is a result of significant investment and expansion of Alfred H Knight’s operations in Scotland, and will now be home to all of the energy services’ sample preparation operations for…
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In 2021 the UK’s waste wood market processed more than 4 million tonnes of wood for the first time in its history. The annual statistics collated by the Wood Recyclers Association for 2021 showed the amount of waste wood processed in the UK rose from 3.82 million tonnes in 2020 to 4.17 million tonnes in 2021. The total amount of waste wood collected in the UK also rose again to 4.5 million…
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Roseburg is exploring the feasibility of locating a second MDF panel plant or bioenergy production facility within its current Western operating footprint.  The proposed facility would use up to 300,000 bone-dry tonnes of wood residuals each year.  This fibre would be sourced from current company operations and from important existing long-term suppliers. The feasibility study will take…
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Norske Skog's 10 percent-owned Green Valley Energie joint venture is ready to start the construction of a biomass boiler at the mill site of Norske Skog Golbey in France. The biomass energy plant will produce electricity and heat from waste and residue materials.  The steam will be used by the Norwegian paper products manufacturer's Golbey mill and the electricity will be sold through a…
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Orsted aims to capture 400,000 mt of CO2 a year from two of its biomass-fired cogeneration plants in Denmark, if it is successful in an ongoing tender for support, the Danish energy company said on June 13. In June, the Danish Energy Agency reissued a tender for carbon capture, use and storage backed by DKK 16 billion ($2.26 billion) of state support. Applications to pre-qualify for the…
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LG Chem has announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with GS EPS, South Korea's leading green energy supplier, to collaborate on a biomass-based eco-friendly energy project.  Attended by key stakeholders including LG Chem's petrochemical business head Noh Kug-lae, GS EPS CEO Chung Chan-soo, among others, the agreement is a key component of LG Chem's strategy to ensure a more…
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The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) in Indonesia has claimed that the biomass substitution programme, or co-firing in coal-fired steam power plants, will increase the country’s New Renewable Energy (NRE) mix by 1.8 percent. "This co-firing programme will increase the NRE mix by around 1.8 percent through partial substitution of coal with biomass up to approximately 10…
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On 5-6 July, The International Biomass Congress & Expo and International Biogas Congress and Expo aim to bring together leading producers, suppliers, regulators and other engaged organisations over a two-day period. High-level speakers and experts in their field will address a range of topical issues relating to the biomass sector. This year’s conferences will be held at the Le Plaza…
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Researchers have developed a new joint system draws energy from the sun and biomass can provide 100 percent of the heating needed for a one-story house during the year. In the warmer months, the system can generate surplus electricity that can be resold to the grid. The system has been developed and tested so far only at the simulation level, but it seems to have excellent potential. “We…
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Biomass-based electricity is gaining attention of regulators and policy makers, as the country moves towards power generation that is not carbon-intensive. A new biomass-based boiler technology introduced this year claims to accommodates all kinds of agricultural residue as fuel and can be greener and may also help reduce the burden of stubble burning.  Around 2.6 percent of the…
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The world-leading certification scheme to guarantee high-quality wood pellets, ENplus, said it is continuing its expansion, as it now certifies over 1,200 companies.  In 2021, the total production of certified pellets was estimated to be 13.6 million tonnes, and the projection for the certified volumes for 2022 is over 14 million tonnes. In the recent few years, the certification scheme…
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Brazilian pulp and paper producer Suzano SA has announced it has secured a supply contract for 50 average megawatts (MWa) of biomass power in Brazil’s latest energy tender. The company has won a contract for the sale of energy in the regulated environment (CCEAR) with distribution concessionaires Cemig, Light SA and Coelba. It was awarded the deal at a tariff of BRL 315 ($66.2) per MWh,…
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