Biomass News

A $1 million (€695,000) wildfire risk reduction project in British Columbia has also supported the local bioenergy industry. The Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) funded the project to protect high-risk areas as outlined in the District of Sicamous’ (DOS) Community Wildfire Protection Plan. “The 2021 wildfires throughout the province and in our area were an eye-opener for many…
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Heineken Cambodia and Singapore-based Berkley Energy Commercial Industrial Solutions have started work on a biomass power plant, which will generate thermal energy for the brewer’s production site in Phnom Penh. The $5.8 million (€5.1 million) project is expected to go online in July next year and create 50 jobs. The plant will burn rice husks sourced from the nearby Prey Veng province,…
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Selby College in North Yorkshire, UK has secured funding to develop an education programme that will enable Drax employees to develop the skills needed to operate climate-saving technologies. The £272,000 (€320,000) grant from the Department for Education’s Strategic Development Fund, will allow the college to develop a new training course in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies,…
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Over £116 million (€136 million) in new UK Government funding will boost green innovation across the nation, including bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology. The funding will see projects across the UK develop new technologies that increase energy efficiency in homes and buildings, reduce carbon emissions, boost the UK’s energy security, and provide cleaner ways to…
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International biomass exchange BALTPOOL is introducing a new solution for its clients to determine the precise origin of biomass and the raw materials used. The launch of the biomass traceability tool means that, from now on, before selling biomass, the seller will have to provide detailed information about its products. The tool will indicate the exact location from where the biomass will be…
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The Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MAHAGENCO) in Maharashtra, India, has decided to use biomass briquettes in one of its power stations ‘on an experimental basis’. MAHAGENCO will use the briquettes in Parli thermal power station, according to recent reports. The State of Maharashtra has made it mandatory to use biomass briquettes in power generation projects, and MAHAGENCO has…
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Drax aims to double its production and sales of biomass pellets by 2030, the company revealed. Drax announced a target to double its production of biomass pellets from 4 million tonnes per annum (tpa) to 8 million tpa by 2030. The company also aims to boost pellet sales to third parties, targeting 4 million tpa by 2030 – currently, sales are at 2 million tpa. Strategic capital investment is…
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Drax has denied risking workers’ health by exposing them to wood dust. In September, it was revealed that the owner of Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire has been accused of two breaches of health and safety legislation and facing criminal prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive. During a short hearing at Leeds Magistrates’ Court, the energy producer indicated it would plead…
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHIENG), a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, has received an order for a compact CO2 capture system for a biomass power plant in Japan. The order comes from Taihei Dengyo Kaisha, a provider of plant construction, maintenance, and auxiliary services. The CO2 capture system offers a capacity of 0.3 tonnes per day. Taihei Dengyo is targeting…
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The Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) has helped a community to harvest wood burned in wildfires to convert into bioenergy. After a wildfire burns through a forest, a lot of debris and charred trees are left behind, as in the Elephant Hill fire in 2017. Often, this charred woody fibre can burn again but is left and not salvaged, as the economic cost of doing so outweighs the market…
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Drax is considering building a biomass plant in the US whose power generation will absorb more emissions than it creates. The announcement came from Drax’s CEO, Will Gardiner, who was speaking at the Reuters Events Energy Transition Europe Summit on 23 November. Drax is currently developing bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology for its plant in North Yorkshire, UK.…
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Aries Clean Technologies has achieved the mechanical completion of the Aries Linden Biosolids Gasification Plant in New Jersey. This fluidised bed gasification plant in Linden is currently the largest facility of its type in the world. Commissioning is currently underway and is expected to be completed in the next few months. At full capacity, the facility will process 430 tons of biosolids…
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Bruks Siwertell will supply a mobile chipper for J.D. Irving’s Irving Woodland’s division – one of the largest forestry landholders in Canada. The chipper will process forest residues into mini chips for pellet production at J.D. Irving’s Grand River Pellet Plant in Saint Leonard, New Brunswick. Irving Woodlands will benefit from the ability to turn existing slash piles, tops,…
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Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor has unveiled Australia’s Bioenergy Roadmap. The Roadmap marks the first of its kind in Australia and a record commitment from the Australian Government to bioenergy. It includes new analysis which confirms the adoption of key technologies, which would see $10 billion (€6.7 billion) added to Australia’s GDP by 2030 and 26,200…
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