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Volume 4, Issue 6
Published: November 11, 2013
FITs: No longer a fit for Germany?
German industry association calls for the abolition of the FIT system now re-elections are over   German industry federation Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie’s (BDI) calls for a restructuring...
Out with the old, in with the new
The US government is under pressure to pass a new five-year Farm Bill which would provide $900m for USDA energy programmes   In a letter to senior members of the House and Senate Committees on Agriculture,...
EPA broadens 'heating oil' definition
Those producing heating oil from biomass will be able to generate RINs under the US RFS   The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule to expand the definition of ‘heating...
Bioenergy: the RO versus CfD regimes
With the UK government set to introduce the new CfD support scheme, James Greenleaf of Baringa Partners discusses the key differences for bioenergy developers between this and the current RO   In...
Doubling up
Energy giant Everbright International is building its second biomass power generation plant in China. Keeley Downey speaks to the company’s executive director to find out why it entered the biomass...
There's an Elephant in the room
Independent biogas producer Green Elephant has big dreams for its mini power plant   Green Elephant is a company that does exactly what it says on the tin. Founded in Germany in 2008, it builds, owns...
Attracting investors
Asia’s biomass-to-power sector is relatively new but the region is making waves which could see it rival Europe in the not-too-distant future   Subsidies and support schemes for renewable energy...
large-scale delivering technology is Bio-CCS Going carbon negative
As the urgent necessity of negative emissions becomes increasingly clear, the only large-scale delivering technology is Bio-CCS   In its newly released Fifth Assessment Report1, the Intergovernmental...
The biomass trading house
After it recently signed an agreement with Viridis Energy to market its wood pellets, trading house Ekman reveals what pellet producers should look for when choosing an agent   Europe will need to...
Galvanizing steel
How hot dip galvanizing is providing long-term protection against rust and corrosion   The biomass sector continues to boom across the UK, with developers putting forward proposals to create new facilities...
Fresh out of the box
A new cube-shaped bin is giving biomass conveyors a run for their money   Biomass handling equipment is expensive and time-consuming to install and costly to maintain. It is, however, a vital aspect...
Pane-less biogas production
A Malaysian company is adding value to its waste POME with the construction of an anaerobic digestion plant complete with a glass-fused-to-steel tank   Palm oil mills treat the effluent discharged...
Cashing in on chemicals
How might the recently introduced Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act benefit biochemical producers and the US economy as a whole?   Industrial biotechnology companies have made...
Can biomass replace crude oil?
One biomaterials company is on a mission to replace petroleum-based chemicals with sustainable, zero carbon specialty chemicals   Can biomass replace crude oil? The answer is a resounding ‘yes’...
A hot topic
Every year people are injured and killed as a result of industrial fires and dust explosions. Instead of taking action after such a potentially catastrophic event, it is possible to be proactive and prevent...
A new technology platform for renewable 'crude'
Does a new hydrothermal liquefaction technology hold more promise than pyrolysis and gasification?   The cost-effective and scaled production of synthetic liquid hydrocarbons or biooil is being explored...
Biomass and waste gasification
How is gasification technology helping divert waste away from landfills?   Modern gasification has been around since the 1950s. First deployed in the chemical sector, it has been used in the refining...
Risks of biomass fuel
The prospect of co-firing biomass with coal is an attractive one, but there are a number of considerations energy producers must take on board before this becomes a reality   Coal generates the majority...
From the cow's mouth
Danish researchers are looking into novel ways of reducing cattle emissions   Over the last 60 years, dairy cattle have been selectively bred to maximise milk production and, as a result, cows have...
Mass flow measuring
Biogas is difficult to accurately measure due to its varying composition, until now. New technology provides for precise mass flow measurements   Renewable energy in the US accounted for 13.2% of...