Biomass

Resalta Finalizes Sale of Biomass Plant to PEARL

Tuesday, 12 January 2021 REM Following the design, construction and successful operation of a 5 MWe biomass cogeneration plant in the Croatian municipality of Slatina, Resalta has sold the power plant to Luxembourg-based investment ...

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 ...

Albioma Bois-Rouge’s Power Plant Gets the Go-Ahead to Convert to Biomass

Monday, 28 December 2020 REM Albioma announced the complete discontinuation of coal at its historic Bois-Rouge plant on Reunion Island, following the deliberation by the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE). The latter validated on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sustainable Resources Verifications Scheme Starts Operation

Wednesday, 21 October 2020 REM REDcert and Bioenergy Europe have united efforts and expertise for the establishment of a new independent and credible certification system to ensure sustainable use of biomass within the energy sector. ...

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 ...

European Pellet Conference: Bioenergy For a Green Recovery!

Wednesday, 09 September 2020 REM

Bioenergy for a green recovery – this is the focus of the next European Pellet Conference, the largest annual pellet event worldwide, which will take place on February 24-25, 2021 in Wels, Austria.

Biomass for Heat Statistical Report 2020 Released

Tuesday, 08 September 2020 REM Bioenergy Europe has announced the fourth chapter of its Statistical Report 2020 focusing on biomass for heat, highlighting the essential – yet neglected - role of the heating and cooling sector in 2050 ...

Biomass UK responds to ‘incredibly leading’ YouGov poll

Monday, 27 July 2020 Robin Whitlock

Biomass UK has responded to a recent online poll by YouGov, commissioned by a number of environmental groups campaigning against UK biomass subsidies.