Biomass

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. ...

Yokogawa Establishes Company to Advance Biomass Materials Business

Wednesday, 24 March 2021 REM Yokogawa Electric Corporation has launched Yokogawa Bio Frontier Inc. to develop businesses related to the production and sales of innovative plant-derived biomass materials, as well as associated licensing ...

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 ...

UBC Chemist Helps Create New Compostable Coffee Pod

Thursday, 25 February 2021 REM Dr. Zac Hudson believes your morning cup of coffee should be strong and guilt-free. That’s why the University of British Columbia scientist has spent the past three years creating a new fully compostable ...

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. ...

Shell Invests in Quebec’s First Waste to Low-carbon Fuels Plant

Monday, 11 January 2021 Dan McCue Shell will have a 40% interest in a plant using technology developed by Enerkem, a leading Canadian clean tech company. Enerkem announced the project in December 2020, subject to finalization of commercial ...

Wood Pellet Exports from US Topic of New Study

Wednesday, 04 November 2020 REM In 2009, the European Union's Renewable Energy Directive (EU RED) established goals to produce more energy from renewable sources, triggering exponential growth in the solid biomass trade. By 2018, the ...