In Belgium, the European Commission has approved a €900 million French scheme to support companies investing in the use of biomass and renewable hydrogen in energy and fuel production, to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and […]
In the UK, Peel Ports Logistics has signed a deal to become renewable energy specialist Drax’s new shipping agency service provider for vessels importing biomass into Liverpool. The leading shipping and freight forwarder will support the arrival of all Drax’s ships from locations such as North America into the Port of Liverpool’s £100m biomass terminal. […]
In Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have engineered bacteria that can produce two chemical products at the same time from underutilized plant fiber. And unlike humans, these multitasking microbes can do both things equally well. The discovery, detailed in a paper in the December issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, could help make […]
In China, Macau Business reported that Chinese scientists have developed new technology allowing the manufacture of biodiesel fuel with higher biomass content, which could reach over 40% compared with the global average content of less than 10% Shen Jian, a professor at Nanjing Normal University’s School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and his team improved […]
In the UK, Bioenergy Insight reported that Bord na Móna’s Edenderry power plant in Ireland moved from peat-fired electricity to biomass last week. According to the report, the plant is the last of Ireland’s peat-fuelled plants to adopt an alternative fuel source. “Five years ago, Bord na Móna set out on our ambitious ‘brown to […]
In India, BNN Breaking reported that Indonesia’s state-run power company, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), has increased its biomass consumption for electricity generation to 1 million metric tons in 2023. This marks a 71% increase from the previous year, according to the report. PLN executed biomass co-firing in 43 coal-fired power plants throughout the year. The […]
In Pennsylvania, New Energy Blue announced the formation of New Energy Farmers LLC, which will be headquartered in Mason City, Iowa. New Energy Farmers is a biomass aggregation company jointly owned by Iowa farmers and New Energy Blue. Its purpose is to supply clean, sustainable feedstock to the New Energy Freedom Biomass Refinery, also in […]
