Jan 10, 2018
Biomass industry responds to ‘morbid mathematics’ of FERN study
Biomass News
Jan 5, 2018
Renewable energy sources are expected to account for more than 36 percent of the gross amount of electricity consumed in Germany in 2017, according to research
The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the German Federal Association of Energy and Water Management (BDEW) reported the numbers after an initial assessment.
Biomass came... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 5, 2018
The government confirmed its interntions to phase-out coal by 2025, although the Secretary of State will retain emergency powers to suspend the backstop. The government is planning for a 2021/2022 bill accompanied by a final impact assessment.
January 5, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) released its responses to public comments on a coal... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 3, 2018
A new woodchip fuelled biomass boiler is to be installed in the District of Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada, according to the Clearwater Times.
The new biomass boiler will be installed in the North Thompson Sportsplex, and could supply heat to nearby buildings. According to the Clearwater Times, the new wood chip fuelled system will be similar to one already installed... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 2, 2018
The waste-to-energy facility is due to begin operation in 2018. The building was completed with University of Hull input in the hopes of increasing access to education about renewable energy.
A key element of the new, £200m energy from waste power plant ‘Energy Works’ has been completed, paving the way for new research into renewable energy technologies.
Spencer... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 21, 2017
Following the denial of federal funding, the Lake Babine Nation’s plan to build a biomass plant have been shelved, according to local media.
Project manager Bernard Patrick told BC Local News that he hoped the lack of funding for the second phase of the project would prove to be just a temporary setback.
“We are still hopeful… [the Lake Babine Nation]... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 18, 2017
China has announced a five-year plan to convert the country’s northern cities to clean heating through to 2021, according to Reuters, citing Chinese state media. The announcement comes amid a worsening heating crisis in the country.
The plan sees the government make “concrete arrangements” for heating in the northern cities, the Securities Times reports.... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 15, 2017
The technique makes turning the waste into a useful product more feasible by reducing temperature and pressure requirements.
Syngas is an intermediate material before being refined into end-use products like synthetic natural gas and methanol.
Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory used switchable polarity solvents (liquids that switch... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 11, 2017
The European Biomass Association (AEBIOM) has joined renewable energy investors and business organisations in calling for improved governance of energy policy in the European Union.
In a statement addressed to Members of the European Parliament, co-signatories including AEBIOM and the European Renewable Energies Federation call for ‘ambitious’ governance regulation.
“We... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 6, 2017
Industrial shredder manufacturer UNTHA has signed a new distribution partnership with engineering firm Sun Earth.
The new agreement between UNTHA and Yokohama based Sun Earth will see the Austrian company’s shredding technology supplied to waste and alternative fuel production facilities throughout Japan. It’s a move which will further UNTHA’s expansion... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 5, 2017
Attis Innovations, a wholly owned subsidiary of Meridian Waste Solutions, has initiated commercialisation plans for its biomass processing facility. The company will immediately begin feedstock evaluation and assess potential locations for commercial scale operations.
Over the past month, Attis has completed a series of acquisitions to strengthen its position in the bio-based... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 30, 2017
The Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) has launched a consultation as part of its governance transition process.
Following a comprehensive review of 12 certification systems in operation across a variety of sectors a proposal for the new governance arrangements for the SBP has been developed.
The overriding objective is to transform SBP into a multi-stakeholder governed... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 29, 2017
Biomass and waste derived fuels contributed 2% of total US electricity generation in 2016, according to figures recently released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The EIA figures, included in its recently released annual electric power data, reveal that biomass and waste fuels produced 71.4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2016. EIA defines biomass... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 28, 2017
SENER is set to design, supply, build and commission a new, low emission biomass electricity plant in Huelva, Spain.
Engineering and technology group SENER has signed a contract with ENCE Energía y Celulosa for the turnkey arrangement that will see SENER operate and maintain the new facility during its first years of operation.
The new facility will be an electricity... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 23, 2017
International technology group Andritz will supply a boiler to a new biomass power plant set to be built on the premises of the MES shipyard in Ichihara, 30km east of Tokyo in the Chiba Prefecture.
The new biomass power plant, fired with palm kernel shells and wood pellets, will generate around 50MW of power, meaning it will be able to supply approximately 100,000 households... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 21, 2017
Treated excrement from turkeys, chickens and other poultry, when converted to combustible solid biomass fuel, could replace approximately 10% of coal used in electricity generation, in turn reducing greenhouse gases and providing an alternative energy source, according to a new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU).
A statement from American... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 21, 2017
The European Biomass Association (Aebiom) has unveiled a new ‘Bioenergy Day’ campaign to raise awareness on bioenergy’s "pivotal" role in the renewable energy transition.
More than 20 European countries are expected to benefit from the campaign thanks to the support of 30 national associations and a dozen international trade federations.
The ‘Bioenergy... [Read More]
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