Biomass

Drax Pushing to Increase Biomass Use

Thursday, 02 December 2021 REM Drax currently has 13 operational pellet plants with nameplate capacity of c.4Mt, plus a further two plants currently commissioning and other developments/expansions which will increase this to c.5Mt once ...

Enviva and J-Power Join Efforts to Decarbonize Power Generation in Japan

Thursday, 18 November 2021 REM Enviva Partners, a global renewable energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, and Tokyo-based utility Electric Power Development Co., have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for ...

RFS Power Coalition Commends Rep. Garamendi for Introducing Bill Requiring EPA Action on eRINs

Tuesday, 16 November 2021 REM The RFS Power Coalition commended Rep. John Garamendi, D-CA, for introducing the “Biomass and Biogas for Electric Vehicles Act" recently. If passed, this bill will require the U.S. Environmental ...

Renewable Finance Leaders ask for Collaboration on Waste-to-Energy at COP26

Wednesday, 03 November 2021 REM Forty-eight percent of respondents to a recent survey said that cross-nation collaboration is the most crucial COP26 goal to achieve impactful change in response to the climate crisis. Chris Winward, Chief ...

New UBC Bioenergy Facility Set to Pave Way for Carbon-Negative Future

Monday, 25 October 2021 REM A research and demonstration facility aimed at accelerating the development of low-carbon, market-ready bioenergy products and carbon-negative energy systems has opened its doors at the University of British ...

Sunseeker International’s ‘Circular’ Biomass Project To Save Over 1000 Tons Of Carbon Annually

Wednesday, 29 September 2021 REM Leading luxury boat manufacturer, Sunseeker International has announced its partnership with AMP Clean Energy, the specialist developer, operator and owner of low-carbon energy projects. This innovative, ...

Construction Starts on Drax’s Second Biomass Pellet Plant in Arkansas

Thursday, 23 September 2021 REM

Drax Group, the world-leading sustainable biomass production and supply company, has started construction on the second of three satellite pellet plants in Arkansas, the company announced.

£4 Million Funding Boost for UK Biomass

Wednesday, 25 August 2021 REM The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has awarded £4 million of funding for the project development stage of the Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Program, with up to £200,000 ...

Drax Begins Turbine Upgrade to Reduce Cost of Biomass Power

Wednesday, 11 August 2021 REM

Work has begun at Drax Power Station to upgrade one of its turbines and complete a major £40 million investment in Europe’s largest renewable power generator in North Yorkshire.

World Finance Says Enviva Most Sustainable Biomass Company

Wednesday, 28 July 2021 REM Replacing fossil fuels for power and heat generation will be critical to achieving net zero carbon emissions, but wind and solar power alone cannot solve the world's energy needs. Wood-based biomass, when ...