The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its annual World Energy Outlook for 2011, sending a strong message to those that attended the Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa. The IEA...

In Europe pellets are usually made from wood. White pellets are made from clean, usually new, wood ground down to fine particles and compressed in a pellet mill. It is possible to use round wood, for example...

The Dutch government’s recently unveiled Energy Report 2011 included proposals to make the use of some biomass mandatory at the country’s coal-fired energy plants and for the nation’s...

Climate change has long been recognised by the EU as a crossborder phenomenawhere coherent EU action is needed. The Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth includes five headline...

By 2020 it is estimated the European wood pellet market will grow by about 25-70 million tonnes. Currently production is just under 9.5 million tonnes and if the market was to expand by this much then...

In France, more than 32 million tonnes of waste is produced each year. Not only this, but a significant amount of biomass from agricultural and forestry sources are not used to their full advantage. CHO-Power...

Scandinavia is leading the way for biogas-fuelled public transport. At the end of January 2012, bus passenger transport company Nobina was awarded the country’s largest ever contract for biogas powered...

Germany has an ambitious target to continue ramping up its consumption of renewable materials for energy production. It hopes to achieve 35% by 2020; at least 50% by 2030; a minimum of 65% by 2040; and...

With rapidly expandingwood fibre markets driven by recycling mandates, the demand for wood waste grinding equipment is on the rise. But a change in feedstock also requires a change in grinding equipment....

The recent drastic spike in oil prices sent more thana few US states scrambling, both financially and in efforts to ensure their residents’ energy needs were met. For man yit was — and continues...

The Renewable Heat Incentive policy (RHI) was introduced in November last yearas a game-changer for the UK renewable heat market. It’s also a good example when illustrating the importance of finance:...

Incinerating waste to generate energy has a bad reputation. In February, local residents protested in Scotland about a proposed development to be built by Grundon Waste Management, converting waste to...