Biomass

£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 ...

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 ...

Drax to Kickstart Development of Arkansas Pellet Plants

Monday, 17 May 2021 REM

Drax Group, world-leading sustainable biomass production and supply company, will begin constructing the first of three new “satellite” pellet plants in Arkansas, the company announced recently.

BHW! Urges Involvement as Government Releases Biomass Strategy Call for Evidence

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 REM The UK Government has published its ‘Biomass Strategy Call for Evidence’ as part of its drive to reduce carbon emissions, move towards renewable energy, address climate change and reach net zero targets. ...

Companies Commit to Development of Carbon Capture at Biomass Plants

Wednesday, 10 March 2021 REM Ørsted, Aker Carbon Capture, and Microsoft have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore ways to support the development of carbon capture and storage at biomass-fired heat and power plants ...

Sustainable Water Management Key to Scaling up Bioenergy Production

Monday, 08 March 2021 REM Bioenergy is frequently considered one of the options to reduce greenhouse gases for achieving the Paris climate goals, especially if combined with capturing the CO2 from biomass power plants and storing ...

Schlumberger New Energy, Chevron, and Microsoft Collaborate on Carbon Negative Bioenergy

Friday, 05 March 2021 REM Schlumberger New Energy, Chevron Corporation, Microsoft and Clean Energy Systems announced plans to develop a ground-breaking bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration (BECCS) project designed to ...

Campaigns questioning the use of woody biomass for energy are missing key facts says IEA Bioenergy

Thursday, 11 February 2021 Robin Whitlock Some concurrent media campaigns and publications question the use of woody biomass for renewable energy production, but several of them misrepresent on-the-ground forestry practise and bioenergy systems. ...

A People-Powered Energy System: Activating the Community Energy Market for Bioenergy

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 REM In the updated Renewable Energy Directive II (RED II), the EU clearly considers community energy as a key factor for future Renewable Energy (RE) market uptake and mandates Member States to implement regulatory ...

Bioenergy Europe Launches the #Switch4Air Campaign

Wednesday, 14 October 2020 REM Bioenergy Europe has launched the Switch4Air campaign aimed at raising awareness of bioenergy’s role in supporting the heating sector’s transition towards carbon neutrality and ultimately, the improvement ...