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Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded a total of 187.3 megawatts (MW) to 244 biomass projects in the latest round of its competitive tendering process.
This outcome reflects the country's ongoing commitment to expanding renewable energy capacity through market-based mechanisms.
The tender, part of Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), is designed to ensure a…
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US President Donald Trump issued a high-profile Executive Order on 12 June aimed at overhauling federal wildfire response and turning woody biomass – branches, fallen timber, underbrush – into a strategic resource.
“We’re restoring common sense to federal wildfire management,” Trump claimed in a White House briefing, noting the order directs Interior and Agriculture to consolidate…
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According to a report from the American Biogas Council (ABC) published on 4 June, the United States has the potential to increase its biogas facilities from the current nearly 2,500 to around 19,500 - an eight‑fold expansion - by using existing organic waste resources.
ABC’s findings reveal that over 100 million tonnes of feedstock, sourced from surplus food, livestock manure, and sewage…
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The UK government has referred a proposed subsidy for Drax Power Limited to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) notified the CMA on 4 June 2025, following its intention to grant a subsidy to Drax for the development of its bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project at its North Yorkshire biomass power station.
The…
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A new legislative proposal in the United States aims to establish a federal tax credit to incentivise biomass-based carbon removal and storage (BiCRS) - a development that could significantly boost the commercial viability of biomass projects focused on carbon sequestration.
Introduced by Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, the Carbon Removal and Emissions Storage Technologies (CREST) Act…
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A high-profile industrial decarbonisation project in the United States that included significant biogas integration has been cancelled following a shift in federal energy policy.
The initiative, led by global food manufacturer Kraft Heinz, was previously awarded $170 million (approx. €158 million) in funding through the US Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy…
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Poland's Ministry of Climate and Environment has declared a forthcoming reduction in support for biomass energy development, citing concerns over the sustainability of domestic wood resources.
This announcement was made in response to a parliamentary inquiry.
The parliamentary question, submitted during a recent session of the Sejm (the lower house of Poland's parliament), sought…
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The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has welcomed the UK government’s latest call for evidence on greenhouse gas removals (GGRs), emphasising the vital role that waste wood biomass could play in delivering negative emissions through carbon capture technology.
The independent review, launched on 16 May and led by Dr Alan Whitehead CBE, the former shadow minister for climate change and net…
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The European Biogas Association (EBA) has strongly welcomed the European Commission’s updated REPowerEU Roadmap, which it called a timely and strategic framework to phase out the EU’s remaining dependence on Russian fossil fuels.
The Roadmap outlines nine targeted actions to reduce and ultimately eliminate the Union’s reliance on Russian gas, oil, and nuclear fuel, an objective fully…
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Last week, The Grid Ready Forum concluded with a set of key recommendations to speed up biomethane injection into Europe’s gas grids.
The recommendations for the gas grid infrastructure can significantly contribute to Europe’s energy security and defossilisation objectives at a competitive cost, according to the European Biogas Association (EBA).
Grid injection will be key to realise the…
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The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality's (MDEQ) Permit Board has denied Drax's application to become a “major” source of Hazardous Air Pollutants, or HAPs, reported Mississippi Today.
The new permit would have allowed the company’s wood pellet facility, Amite BioEnergy, to release more potentially harmful air pollutants than what it is currently allowed under state…
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A new pilot project for producing biogas and organic fertiliser from kitchen and animal waste has been launched in Karachi's District South in Pakistan, reported The News.
Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab visited a Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) workshop along with Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) Managing Director Tariq Ali Nizamani to inspect the bio-dome installed…
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The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association has written to the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, ahead of the Spring Statement later today (26 March).
In a letter written by Chair and former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne and Chief Executive Charlotte Morton OBE, and supported by close to 100 members and industry representatives, ADBA calls…
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The Canadian province of Nova Scotia has directed its main electricity producer to ramp up biomass use, starting immediately and continuing for the next two years.
As reported by CBC News, the Tim Houston-led province government has made a regulatory change, which requires Nova Scotia Power to use 160 gigawatt hours of biomass every year until 2027.
This builds from earlier regulatory measures.…
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Green Generation's descent into receivership is 'very regrettable', and highlights the need to address the fundamental issue of fraudulent activity in the non-EU bioliquid supply chain, according to the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA).
It added that this biofuel is severely impacting business in Ireland.
IrBEA's bioliquid and biomethane members have highlighted the issue of fraudulent…
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