Biomass Energy
News and analysis on biomass energy markets, facilities, projects, technologies, companies and government policies.
Biomass Energy News & Analysis
Leak: NGOs and industry clash over RED reform plans
Industry feels lowering cap from 20MWe to 5MWe will hit smaller businesses that have invested in biomass, while proposals could create “excessive red tape”
Ørsted unveils CCS plans for biomass-fired Avedøre plant
Denmark: Project at the 100MWe facility would be the energy company’s first such development and would see CO2 used to make alternatives fuels
JLEN snaps up 28MWe biomass-fired plant
UK: Cramlington-based facility has been operational since 2018 and had a development value of £138m
Airlines pin green hopes on SAF
Ahead of key decisions for the aviation sector in the EU’s ‘fit for 55’ package of major climate and energy policy announcements in mid-July, carriers have set out their expectations for sustainable aviation fuel, while a report shows they have been lobbying hard against the new climate targets, Raquel Guerra reports
New owner for £246.5m Tilbury biomass-fired plant
UK-based facility is operational but has consent to expand the types and quantity of feedstock it can process
Biomass Energy Project News
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Finland: Neste and BCG reveal SAF deal
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Sweden: Cementa to harness biofuels for ‘world first’ climate-neutral cement factory
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UK: Biomass-fired feedstock and upkeep deal signed
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Finland/Germany: Valmet snaps up two firms
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UK/Canada: CoalSwitch gains patent
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US/UK: First production of CoalSwitch at Ashland facility
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Netherlands: Controversial biomass-fired plant plan faces axe
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Austria: Syncraft places biomass-gasification order
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Latest Biomass Energy Documents
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EWB Insight report: October 2017 (PDF)
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EWB Insight: March 2017 (PDF)
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EFI report: Forest biomass, carbon neutrality and climate change mitigation
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EWB Insight: January 2016 (PDF)
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Pitfalls and potential: The role of bioenergy in EU climate and energy policy post 2020
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Reasons to change the zero-rated criteria for biomass in the EU ETS
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Copenhagen's carbon neutral heat plan (in Danish)
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EBA position paper on bio-economy
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Energy wood: A challenge for European forests
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Life Cycle Impacts of Biomass Electricity in 2020
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