Biomass

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.

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.

Germany

Troostwijk Auctions announce online auction of NEWeco-tec NEWtainer KS-M 500/100 Compact belt dryer

Friday, 25 June 2021 Robin Whitlock A NEWtainer KS-M 500/100 compact belt dryer, manufactured by Munich-based NEWeco-tec Verfahrenstechnik GmbH has been put up for auction by european industrial auctioneer Troostwijk Auctions, closing on ...

Austria

european Pellet Conference in Austria will be the largest annual pellet event worldwide

Monday, 07 June 2021 Robin Whitlock There are only a few days left until the european Pellet Conference on 22 June 2021 in Wels/Austria, which will be the largest annual pellet event worldwide and part of the World Sustainable Energy Days ...

Koehler Converts Power Plant in Oberkirch to Biomass

Tuesday, 01 June 2021 REM The Koehler Group is planning to fully convert its power plant at its Oberkirch, Germany location to biomass in the coming years. This change is part of Koehler’s sustainability strategy, which includes ...

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.

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 ...

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. ...

Pinnacle Renewable Energy to be Acquired by Drax Group

Monday, 08 February 2021 Dan McCue Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. has announced that it has entered into an arrangement agreement with Drax Group and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Drax Canadian Holdings Inc., pursuant to which Drax will ...

Bioenergy europe Responds to JRC Report on Biomass

Monday, 25 January 2021 REM Bioenergy europe welcomes the report by the Joint Research Centre of the european Commission on the use of woody biomass for energy production in the EU. With the sustainability of biomass firmly at ...