Technical site visits: pellets & wood chips, 03 March ”. With this statement it is clear that the activity that inaugurates the World Sustainable Energy Days in Wels has a lot to do with pellets. Modular systems for combustion and heating with them operated by...

The Implementation Guide for the Global Bioenergy Partnership Sustainability Indicators for Bioenergy has been developed to complement and enhance the first edition of The Global Bioenergy Partnership Sustainability Indicators for Bioenergy, published in 2011. It...

Please read the complete article here: IEA Bioenergy. Microsoft recently announced that it aims to become carbon negative by 2030. What’s more, the company said that by 2050, it plans to have removed from the atmosphere all the carbon that it has emitted since it was...

This publication provides the summary and conclusions from the workshop ‘Developing business models for efficient use of biomass’ held in conjunction with the meeting of the Executive Committee of IEA Bioenergy in Tallinn, Estonia on 22 October 2019. Key messages from...

Chemical Engineering team is inviting the scientific community across the globe to attend the 11th Edition International Conference on Biofuels and Bioenergy on March 23-24, 2020 in London, United Kingdom with a motto to explore new innovations in biofuels. The...

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) develops technologies that convert domestic biomass and other waste resources into fuels, products, and power to enable affordable energy, economic growth, and innovation in renewable energy...

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has proposed phasing out old wood burning stoves arguing that they cause dangerous pollution, Radio Sweden reported. SEPA says that, according to conservative estimates, around 1000 Swedes die early each year because...

As winter grips the Balkans, the poor are caught in a cruel bind, being forced to light fires at home for heating while fuelling a pollution crisis smothering the region. In recent weeks, Balkan capitals from Belgrade Sarajevo to Skopje and Pristina have been ranked...

At the request of the Bioeconomy and Productive Development Program of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) of Argentina, we inform you that the Conference of the International Consortium for Research in Applied Bioeconomy (ICABR) will be...

Four years after its closure, Ence has “resurrected” the Elcogás thermal plant giving it a new use. The company headed by Ignacio Colmenares, has become the first company to transform a coal-fired thermal power plant located in Spain into a renewable energy generation...

A new report released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has determined California can achieve its goal of carbon neutrality by 2045 at modest cost using technology that is already demonstrated and mature, including carbon capture from waste biomass...

While renewable energy is advancing rapidly in Africa due to consistent efforts and investment, biomass is still largely used on the continent. In addition to being of significant value to African economies, it is the single most important energy source for most...

This year’s annual meeting of the World Economic Forum will call on corporations to raise their ambitions for climate action under the theme Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World. The meeting’s 50th edition, opening January 21 and running for four days in...

The Ceder-Ciemat, under the current Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Miciu), has one of the most recognized teams, human and technological, for the study of the entire biomass value chain. A little over a year ago, when he received the Bioenergy...

Having spent a year on converting the patented design into a product and conducting field trials, the Centre for Innovation and Product Development (CIPD) of KLE Technological University (KLETU) has announced the launch of a multi-purpose biomass shredder that is said...

Biomass is a renewable energy source that is used to generate electricity. Organic matter (from trees and plants) is burned to heat water, creating steam. The steam then puts pressure on a turbine, causing it to turn, powering a generator and creating electricity....

The XXV Annual Congress of the Division of Fluid Dynamics was held in the city of Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico, from November 5 to 8, 2019, within the UNAM Cultural Center (CCUNAM), located in the center Historical city. Students of the Design and Modeling...

The energy generated through the burning of waste from nature does not stop growing worldwide, especially in some countries that set trends such as Spain and other Nordics. Biomass is nothing more than surplus or forest residues that instead of being forgotten, are...

The World Bioenergy Association (WBA) publishes this month the Global bioenergy statistics 2019 report. It reflects the figures of energy production and consumption from all types of biofuels during 2017, where bioenergy accounted for seventy percent of renewable...

In an effort to reduce carbon emissions, Swedish waste power plant Renova has upgraded its eight start-up and support burners to operate on biofuel. By switching to biofuel from fossil oil, emissions will be reduced by around 960 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. The...

By John Ackerly: Fifteen years ago I never imagined that our house and cars would be 90% fossil fuel free. It seemed like a futuristic goal that my son may achieve, but not me. Our approach is possible for millions of families who may not realize that they can do it...

Original by Scott Nichols I am strongly in favor of Dartmouth College’s proposed biomass heating project, though it is not hard for me to understand why others feel differently. Wood energy is a nuanced subject, more so than most people realize. Some may read a study...

The Mexican Forest Resources Congress biannually binds an important group of researchers and students from the country's forest resources. On this occasion, Durango had the honor of hosting the XIV Mexican Forest Resources Congress, which was held from November 06 to...