A US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit panel recently overturned a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule which gave biomass burning facilities an easy ride complying with federal...

The New York State Assembly and Senate recently passed legislation setting a new standard for all heating oil sold in the state by requiring it to contain at least 2% biodiesel (B2) by 2015. The legislation...

A milk powder producing company in Uruguay is to extend its biogas production capabilities in the near future   Germany headquartered Weltec Biopower is working with a client, which produces milk...

Petrochemical industry player Dow is looking to become more sustainably efficient as it moves towards operational status   A new partnership is due to begin this year in Brazil which will add to what...

North American pellet exporters have little to worry about when it comes to competition from Brazil. With investor confidence at an all time low, many pellet plans have yet to take off   When it comes...

James Barrett goes behind the curtain and talks to RWE nPower about the closure of its Tilbury power station   Energy company RWE nPower has called time on its 100% biomass-fired power plant in Tilbury,...

Bioenergy Insight speaks to Drax four months into its first step into biomass   The conversion of Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire to 50% biomass by 2016 remains on target and well within current...

As one of the UK’s largest power stations begins biomass conversion, how will the US wood pellet industry take advantage as a supplier to the island nation?   Drax power station, located in...

Although the wood pellet sector is faring well, the biogas market is fading fast   Germany’s energy policy has been shaped by events that took place two years ago and 9,000km away when, in March...

A Caribbean rum plantation slashed its energy costs after switching from fuel oil to briquettes   While the rum production method at the St. Nicholas Abbey plantation in Barbados has not veered from...

The different technologies used to produce biomass briquettes and pucks   There are three basic methods used to manufacture densified fuels from biomass materials. These are extrusion, hydraulic compression...

The last issue of Bioenergy Insight described how the new budget control mechanism under the UK Renewable Heat Incentive works. It also predicted that in the immediate future the mechanism would be unlikely...

Briquetting has allowed one wood processing firm to optimise its strategy for increasing value and has led to the creation of a new line of business   Robeta OHG operates a saw mill in Brandenburg,...

An objective evaluation considering CO2 emissions and energy input when using wood as fuel   The way of sawdust drying and the respective energy input play a decisive role in the pellet production...

James Barrett finds out about a Danish biomass technology that is going down a storm in the US   A small invasion has taken place in the US as Danish biomass boiler technology provider Lin-Ka Energy...

Tomato leaves definitely would not be the feedstock of choice for trying to generate headline figures of biogas. But, when you have some 16 pallets (400kg per pallet) of tomato leaves to dispose of every...

As bioenergy and waste recycling technologies continue to advance they place new demands on the equipment involved   The influence of new environmental technologies on modern pumping equipment can...

Pump manufacturer Borger explains the different equipment needed depending on the feedstock being processed   Whether trying to harness 1 tonne of waste potatoes for a biogas plant or 20 tonnes, it...

James Barrett discovers a different way of harvesting woody biomass which differs from a standard grapple and cutter   Three years ago a new technology for biomass harvesting was introduced to the...

The Dan Store Terminal in Latvia handles and stores bulk materials such as wood pellets, feed and grain products. After an expansion, storage capacity today is 90,000 tonnes and it can handle over 1 million...

The formation of foam and scum in an anaerobic digester can severely inhibit its biogas yield   AD operators inevitably want to achieve higher gas yields, reduce foaming and also eliminate the potential...

Read about what Schmack Biogas is calling the ‘first AD plant in the world’ to use waste from hop harvesting for biogas production   The world’s first biogas plant to run primarily...

Find out how a farm in Kenya, despite being in a remote area, will become an important provider of local heat and power once a new project takes root   Anaerobic digestion is the biological process...

A biogas plant manufacturer had its work cut out to meet the specific requirements of one customer — a dairy and poultry farmer located in Normandy   There is no disputing the French biogas...