On 24 October, the European Council adopted its position on the future EU climate and energy framework, based on the Commission’s proposal from early 2014. Member States have now agreed on a binding...

Bioenergy will be vital to meet our carbon budgets and ensure energy security. However, it has received extensive scrutiny in recent years over sustainability, on potential issues including diverting land...

The rise of South Korea as an increasingly active export market for biomass wood pellets from North America has caused industry observers to look afresh at the potential of Asia, as a whole, to absorb...

Malaysia is one of the largest palm oil producing nations in the world and one of the biggest wood processing countries in Asia. It produces around 21 million tonnes per year of palm oil, 100 million tonnes...

A boitiz Equity Ventures, through alternative fuel company Aseagas, has partnered with Gazasia to establish a liquid biomethane business in the Philippines. Gazasia has built a similar plant in the UK...

Malaysia’s palm oil sector is a strong driver of the country’s economy and has vast potential for growth within the sector. There is, therefore, a great opportunity for this industry to become...

The Gainesville Renewable Energy Center (GREC) is the largest biomass power plant in the US, producing 102.5MW of clean renewable biomass power from waste wood. The facility is located in Gainesville,...

The bioenergy sector (defined as the aggregation of biomass, energy from waste and anaerobic digestion) is a profitable, growing and exciting sector. Its turnover in 2013 in the UK was £3.96 billion...

Safety plays an important part for a sustainable growth of the biomass industry. Fires, explosions and accidents are costly from an economic, ecological and a social standpoint. Costs can, to a large extent,...

Renewable energies have witnessed double digit growths over recent years. Power plants, local authorities and industry are applying for grants throughout the UK and Ireland to build biomass and waste-to-energy...

Dust suppression has become an increasingly important challenge in biomass handling operations, with raised awareness and tighter regulatory standards both contributing motivation to find efficient, cost-effective...

With government agencies poised to more strictly enforce industrial dust regulations, suppliers of bulk material handling systems are investing significant R&D into the design of equipment and techniques...

In Sarawak, on the Malaysian island of Borneo, the construction of a 120,000 tonne per year wood pellet production plant is nearing completion. Spanish company Prodesa is supplying the turnkey project...

Walnut Creek Planing produces hardwood components and finished goods at its 125,000 squarefoot manufacturing facility in Holmes County, Ohio, US. Its products support clients from a variety of woodworking...

As the world’s population continues to rapidly grow, so does the demand for raw materials and energy, not to mention environmental challenges. At the port of Amsterdam, the vision is become a network...

The historic and picturesque holiday destination of the Isle of Wight in the UK is set to benefit from its inaugural biogas plant. By spring 2015 the new facility, located at Gore Cross, Arreton, promises...

A key focus for growth in the biofuels industry is to find solutions for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to usable fuels, in particular transportation fuels such as petrol and diesel. This search...