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A new trade body has been established to give the UK wood fuel and heating sector a coordinated voice in policy and regulatory discussions for the first time.
The Wood Fuel and Heating Association (WFHA) brings together organisations from across the supply chain at a time of growing focus on renewable heat, energy resilience and the future direction of UK heat policy.
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More than 100 jobs could be lost if a Norfolk biomass plant that runs on poultry litter is forced to close following the expiry of its government support scheme, according to reporting by the Eastern Daily Press.
Thetford Power Station, operated by Melton Renewable Energy on the edge of Thetford Forest, burns chicken litter — including droppings and feathers — to generate electricity, with…
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The UK Environment Agency has indicated that it is prepared to approve a permit variation that would allow carbon capture technology to be installed at Drax Power Station, marking a significant step forward for the proposed project.
The regulator announced on 28 May that, following a review of evidence and feedback gathered during previous consultation exercises, it is "minded to" grant the…
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The Canadian federal government has unveiled a substantial funding package for the country's forest products sector, alongside the release of the final report from the Forest Sector Transformation Task Force.
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson made the announcement on Vancouver Island on 3 June, confirming that the Business Development Bank of Canada's Softwood Lumber Loan…
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A short documentary making the case for bioenergy as a tool for wildfire prevention premiered at the European Parliament in Brussels yesterday, hosted by MEP Sakis Arnaoutoglou.
'Fuel the solution, not the fire' brings together local voices from Attica, Tuscany and Catalonia to show how active forest management — and the use of residues for bioenergy — can reduce fuel build-up and…
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New figures from the US Energy Information Administration show that American consumption of wood and waste biomass reached close to 2.31 quadrillion Btu in 2024, with the industrial sector accounting for nearly two thirds of total demand.
The data, drawn from the EIA's updated State Energy Data System estimates published in May, shows the residential sector taking a 16% share, electric power…
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Carbon Direct has released what it describes as one of the first globally applicable frameworks for sourcing agricultural residues as feedstock for carbon dioxide removal projects, developed in collaboration with Microsoft and Stripe among other buyer signatories.
The guide addresses a gap that has opened as biomass-based carbon removal has scaled rapidly: agricultural residues such as corn…
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A biomass company near Glasgow has been fined £129,000 after a worker suffered partial severance of three fingers while attempting to clear a blockage at the Daldowie Fuel Plant in Uddingston.
The incident occurred at SMW Limited's site in June 2023. Garry Roberts, 57, a shift operator with 17 years' experience at the plant, was clearing a blockage on a surge hopper rotary lock valve…
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The European Investment Fund (EIF) has committed €200 million to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' (CIP) Advanced Bioenergy Fund II (ABF II), marking the official launch of the fund with the EIF as cornerstone investor.
ABF II targets a total size of €1.5 billion and will invest primarily in the development, construction and operation of new industrial-scale biogas plants using anaerobic…
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A standardised framework for tracking and certifying biogas and biomethane attributes has been launched by the I-TRACK Foundation and Global Gas Tracking, enabling certificates to be issued, transferred and redeemed across international markets.
The I-TRACK Product Code for Biogas and Biomethane — known as I-TRACK(G) — was developed by a consortium of Evident Group in the UK and Instituto…
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Indian renewable energy firm SAEL is planning to scale its biomass power capacity to 1 GW over the next five years, with paddy stubble as the primary feedstock.
The company currently operates 11 power plants across Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan with a combined capacity of 165 MW, all fuelled by paddy straw. It describes itself as India's largest producer of electricity from paddy…
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The Renewable Energy Association has unveiled the finalists for the 21st edition of the British Renewable Energy Awards, with the ceremony taking place on 11 June at the Sheraton Grand, Park Lane in London.
The awards mark the REA's 25th anniversary. Chief executive Trevor Hutchings said the finalists reflected 'the expertise and determination shaping the future of the sector — particularly…
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Three Atlas Copco Group technology brands — CRI-MAN, LEWA and Wangen Pumps — will present their combined portfolio of pumps, modules and systems for the biogas industry at World Biogas Expo 2026, taking place on 8–9 July in Birmingham, England. Together, the brands offer fully integrated solutions covering the full range of modern biogas and biomethane plant requirements.
At Booth E60 —…
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Canadian biogas upgrading specialist Greenlane Renewables has entered into a formal agreement with Panasonic do Brasil to establish local manufacturing of its next-generation Cascade LF landfill gas upgrading technology in Brazil.
Under the arrangement, Panasonic will produce Greenlane-branded modules at its facilities in São José dos Campos, São Paulo state, with initial investment…
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Indonesia's Ministry of Environment is pushing to fast-track a waste-to-energy facility in West Java as the Greater Bandung metropolitan area faces a mounting waste crisis.
Environment Minister Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat said a tender for the Oxbow Cicukang plant in Margaasih Sub-district, Bandung District, could begin immediately once a coordination meeting produces a decision. "We don't want to…
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