biomass

The new facility will use straw, corn and cotton stalk residues sourced locally from Greek farmers

Following last week’s cabinet reshuffle, which saw the appointment of a new Chancellor of the Exchequer just four weeks before the Budget on 11 March, there are now some concerns that the anticipated ‘green Budget’ is in doubt.

Having converted a number of its generation units to biomass in recent years, the company is now pursuing an ambition to become carbon negative by 2030

Econic Technologies has developed a catalyst that allows CO2 to replace up to 50% of the traditional fossil fuel-based materials used in polymer production

Environmental thinktank Sandbag claims biomass does not allow ‘near-immediate carbon and cost reductions’

It is designed to have an electrical output of 20MW and a thermal firing capacity of 87MW

Researchers say the discovery means they can now convert waste biomass into high-value chemicals more easily and cheaply

A new study has found biomass production in the continent accounted for 90% of round-wood production in 2016, out of which 16% was converted to charcoal

A new report from Carbon Brief notes this is the first time this has happened in the history of the UK’s energy sector

A new project in Mississippi suggests the answer is yes – it will convert waste woody biomass into diesel and aviation fuel while capturing any emissions released during the process