03/03/2015Energy giant Drax has sought to alleviate concerns about the environmental impact of its ambitious plans to shift from coal to biomass power,...
16/02/2015The coming decade will be crucial for the development of an affordable, low carbon energy system in the UK, according to the Energy Technologies...
20/10/2014Dr Nina Skorupska, Chief Executive of the REA, said: “Owen Paterson is a well-known climate change sceptic and, in this case in particular,...
28/07/2014 A new biomass power station, which will burn waste wood, has been given the green light to begin construction, and should be fully operational...
09/05/2014 Government forecasting drop in particulate matter and nitrogen oxide emissions from both domestic and power generation biomass in 2015 Emissions...
17/04/2014 British companies get innovation funding to demonstrate new ways of turning plant-based material into renewable heat and electricity Three...
17/04/2014We urgently need to phase out the use of coal and oil for energy and replace them with low carbon technologies such as renewables. A “tripling...
06/03/2014 The announcement that renewable energy developer RES is to cease work on its biomass power station project at the Port of Blyth in Northumberland...
02/03/2014 TOWERING over the Hull skyline, a giant silo has been erected to help one of Britain’s biggest power stations become greener. Engineering...
24/02/2014 The Forestry Commission has published new maps and statistics showing that Great Britain has about two and a half times more forest and woodland...
19/02/2014The UK could generate almost half its energy needs from biomass sources, including household waste, agricultural residues and home-grown biofuels...
04/02/2014 Plans for a biomass energy-producing plant at Kronospan's chipboard factory in Chirk have been given the go ahead by Wrexham councillors. The...
04/02/2014 The UK cut greenhouse gas emissions enough to meet its first carbon budget, according to new figures released today by the government. However,...
08/01/2014For millions of homes, plants, wood and other types of “biomass” serve as an essential source of fuel, especially in developing countries,...
06/01/2014 Contractor Leidos has completed construction of the 37.5MW Plainfield biomass generation project in Plainfield, Connecticut owned by Enova...
03/01/2014 Meg Munn MP took part in a visit to Drax power station in Yorkshire which the Industry and Parliament Trust recently organised. The focus...
01/11/2013 Recent political messaging risks undermining the new jobs and investments the renewable energy industry stands poised to deliver, the Renewable...
25/10/2013 An energy management firm is to expand its biomass energy centre to heat 500 homes at a low-carbon development in Derwenthorpe, York. Dalkia...
30/09/2013Stobart Biomass has signed a 15-year feedstock contract for the 14.7MW Western Bioenergy Limited biomass facility in South Wales, which will...
27/09/2013Sky's ambition to cut its carbon emissions by one quarter have taken another step forward this week, after the broadcaster cut the ribbon on...
26/09/2013Renewable generation in the UK grew by 56% to 12.8TWh in the second quarter of 2013 with its share of electricity generation up 5% from the same...
23/09/2013DECC has published guidance on how to apply for a place within the 400MW cap on new build dedicated biomass projects under the Renewables Obligation here. Applications...
28/08/2013 Learning how to manage woodlands to deliver a new income stream from woodfuel is the focus of a free event being staged at Maybole, Ayrshire...
20/08/2013 A report published by U.K.-based energy purchaser SmartestEnergy highlights the contribution commercial-scale independent renewable energy...
24/07/2013Blyth Harbour biomass power station approved North Blyth Energy Ltd has been granted permission by Government to construct a 99.9MW biomass...
18/07/2013The government is turning away from its controversial policy of subsidising UK power stations to generate electricity from burning wood. It...
02/07/2013 Kedco has signed heads of terms for a new biomass project with a capacity of up to 10MW in Plymouth. The agreement with London & Devonshire...
28/06/2013The renewable energy industry has cautiously welcomed new draft strike prices for low carbon energy projects, but warned it is too early to say...
24/06/2013 Scheme to finish in 2017 Ryder Architecture has been given the go-ahead for what will be the largest biomass power plant in Scotland. Based...
24/06/2013Technip, a France-based project management and engineering company, has won a multi-million euro front end contract to build a second generation...
24/06/2013 Picture: Lorne Campbell / Guzelian Dorothy Thompson, CEO of Drax Power station, Drax, near Selby, North Yorkshire. She is pictured with the...
11/06/2013Written by the Back Biomass campaign. The All-Party Parliamentary Biomass Group met on Tuesday 11 June 2013. The keynote speakers were: Simon...
10/06/2013A forest owner (and Rolling Stones keyboardist) on the benefits of 'biomass' sales. CHUCK LEAVELL: In the past two weeks, news reports have...
06/06/2013 Ads placed by Norbord attack biomass subsidies A wood panel maker that placed adverts campaigning against biomass subsidies has been accused...
24/05/2013Three planned waste wood burning biomass facilities in England have taken steps forward, with plants in Cheshire and Greater Manchester both...
13/05/2013 Dedicated biomass projects must secure finance and be ready for construction to get in under the government's cap for guaranteed subsidies,...
24/04/2013Today, Drax Group Plc has announced that private funding for the conversion of their coal-fired power station to biomass will be the first to...
22/04/2013 A cornerstone of the UK decarbonising its power sector is to switch from coal to biomass or gas and build a wave of new nuclear and renewable...
17/04/2013Back Biomass Campaign Response to the Economist On 6th April 2013, The Economist published two articles (a report and an editorial) attacking...
04/04/2013 Plans for a biomass plant in Dundee have taken a step forward after a study suggested its impact on local air pollution would be negligible. Forth...
04/04/2013 A recent project to be undertaken by developer Kedco, has been given the go ahead by Enfield council. The biomass combined heat and power...
29/03/2013Associated British Ports has announced that it has signed a 15-year contract with Drax Power Ltd., operating subsidiary of Drax Group Plc, which...
25/03/2013The Queen is following the lead of Prince Charles, with plans to heat homes and businesses on the Crown Estate in Windsor using woodchips from...
25/03/2013 The Green Investment Bank will provide £18m towards funding a biomass energy centre to power two Cambridge hospitals, marking the institution's...
22/03/2013Stewart Boyle has been working in the solid biomass sector for more than a decade. Attending a recent DECC workshop on ‘Biomass Sustainability’...
21/03/2013 The coldest March in decades is putting a strain on the supply of stored gas, according to a fresh analysis that predicts reserves could be...
19/03/2013 The go-ahead has been given to build a biomass power plant on part of Hibaldstow airfield, off Redbourne Road. Merlin Renewables Ltd, based...
18/03/2013German utility E.ON (EONGn.DE) will on Saturday start operating a second biomass conversion unit at its Ironbridge power plant in Britain, a...
13/03/2013Government research examining emissions from biomass power generation seems unlikely to settle arguments over how polluting it is. But as campaigners...
11/03/2013The Energy Bill "risks being hijacked by the anti-biomass lobby", the Renewable Energy Association's Back Biomass campaign has warned. Liberal...
07/03/2013A committee of MPs approved new subsidies for bioenergy yesterday, despite controversy over the environmental impact of the fuels. Many academics...
07/03/2013Boatloads of almond shells from Spain, cocoa husks from Nigeria and palm kernel from Malaysia being imported into a country where the trees and...
05/03/2013At a recent meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Biomass (on 26/02/2013) the Energy Minister, John Hayes MP, sought to reassure...
05/03/2013Biomass is an ancient fuel that has been used for several thousands of years. Currently, more than 60% of biomass consumption is still used for...
05/03/2013 Natural England is urging farmers and other land managers to apply to the Energy Crops Scheme by Saturday 31st August 2013 for new agreements starting this...
05/03/2013Biofuels made from wood waste and sugarcane have languished well below expectations for years but new production coming on line promises explosive...
27/02/2013An agreement between the developer of a proposed biomass and pellet manufacturing facility and a local hydroponic vegetable producer promises...
26/02/2013ARC are extremely excited to be adding biomass for businesses to our list of products and services. As a company that enjoys promoting the most...
23/02/2013Thurrock Council’s planning committee has given plans to upgrade Tilbury Power Station the green light. Permission means it is now unlikely...
22/02/2013The Australian Greens, a political party, has published a new energy proposal calling for investment in clean energy infrastructure. The report...
21/02/2013Sustainably managed forests can save at least ten times more CO2 than unmanaged forests WBA, AEBIOM, ABA appeal to policy makers to take scientific...
18/02/2013 Helius Energy Plc, a U.K. biomass developer, plans to raise 6.2 million pounds ($9.6 million) to fund a pipeline of wood-to-power facilities...
14/02/2013 Rural Energy is holding a free biomass webinar offering help and advice on the best ways to take advantage of the renewable technology. The...
04/02/2013 The crackling sound and the comforting glow of the traditional log fire can come to the industrial fore as a promising renewable resource....
30/01/2013Scottish transportation firm Malcolm Logistics has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract to carry thousands of tonnes of wood chippings...
28/01/2013Original link here By Sylvia Pfeifer Everyone knows the comforting glow of a roaring log fire. This traditional form of heating is coming back...
25/01/2013Twitter account and website improvements We are delighted to announce that we have launched our Back Biomass Twitter account @BackBiomass –...
21/01/2013 Following the launch of the non domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme in November 2011, DECC consulted on improvements and extensions...
21/01/2013The recent Scottish Government announcement on plans to deliver renewable heat to public sector buildings is further evidence that biomass is...
08/01/2013 Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that the GDF Suez power plant located in Polaniec, Poland, is now in commercial operation,...
03/01/2013 The third WBA's fact sheet "Carbon neutrality of sustainable Biomass from forests" has been launched during COP18 UN Climate Change Conference,...
19/12/2012 A coal-fired power station in Northumberland could be converted to a biomass facility, following its sale to a German energy company. Lynemouth...
07/12/2012 INVESTMENT in the Scottish renewable energy sector is expected to top £1 billion for the first time in 2012, according to research. Trade...
05/12/2012 Summary The use of forest biomass is carbon-neutral, because the carbon contained in wood originates from the atmosphere and it is released...
03/12/2012 Fundamental ideological disagreements within the government about renewable energy have turned away droves of potential investors in crucial...
29/11/2012Energy minister Ed Davey has unveiled the government's much-trailed Energy Bill, setting out the roadmap for the UK's switch to "a low-carbon...
20/11/2012Foresters and timberland managers have stabilized woody biomass in the U.S. for the last century, meeting consumer demand without exhausting...
08/11/2012CLEETHORPES MP Martin Vickers has secured a meeting with the Government to discuss the recent scrapping of a biomass plant at Immingham. Mr...
08/11/2012A report has said that more power generation from biomass will be commissioned in the UK than anywhere else in the world in the next five years. Germany-based...
29/10/2012Investment in energy is at a 20-year high but is at risk of a slowdown because of doubts over Government policy, according to a new report. The Powering...
24/10/2012DeHavilland: Centrica Energy has announced today that it will not be proceeding with planning applications to develop dedicated biomass power...
19/10/2012Biomass energy supplier Land Energy's new multi-million pound wood pellet production plant, based in Girvan in Ayrshire, Scotland, is operational. The...
11/10/2012Biomass has the power to dramatically increase America's renewable energy supply, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) concluded in a report...
10/10/2012THE continued growth of the biomass sector has led to the launch of a new training centre specialising in biomass boiler installation courses. The...
05/10/2012Departmental Press Release Investors that are interested in converting coal plants to renewable biomass facilities, and those that co-fire...
05/10/2012The U.K. dropped a plan that may have led to a cap on the amount of power plants converting to burning biomass or using a mixture of the feedstock...
05/10/2012The Government today promised to give investors in biomass generators a boost by scrapping a mandatory reporting process for co-firing and conversion...
28/09/2012Lots of businesses are looking to biomass as an alternative, sustainable and more environmentally friendly fuel source for their future. With...
28/09/2012German utility RWE has submitted local planning and environmental permit applications to allow its 750MW Tilbury biomass plant in the UK to continue...
27/09/2012Installation should cut Bracknell store's emissions by 750 tonnes a year and shrink its reliance on grid gas and electricity By BusinessGreen...
27/09/2012The word of the moment is biomass and looking ahead it is going to be an important part of future power supplies to keep factories working. Here...
27/09/2012Planning applications by Estover Energy have been submitted for two biomass CHP power plants in Scotland and one in England this September. Estover...
26/09/2012* 30 GW of wind, 5 GW of biomass capacity by 2020 * Around 6 GW of interconnectors by 2020, 8.6 GW by 2030 Britain could be exporting more...
26/09/2012It’s environment focus week on Bdaily, and we are looking at what the low-carbon economy really means for UK SMEs, as well as picking apart...
26/09/2012Plans to build a biomass power station in Scawby Brook, Lincolnshire, along with a railway unloading facility and new port facilities have been...
07/09/2012Solar PV and biomass power will play an important role in boosting our energy security and tackling climate change, Energy Secretary Ed Davey...
15/08/2012 The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is inviting businesses in the bio-energy sector to support the development of a new funding...
08/08/2012 Britain is set to turn to biomass as the technology steps out of the shadow of solar and wind power, according to renewable energy firm Rural...
27/07/2012Environment Minister raises prospect of beefed up approach to waste policy, including landfill bans and plastic bag taxThe Department of Environment,...
25/07/2012After delay and controversy, DECC has announced the RO banding conclusions (1). Renewable power now set to deliver jobs and growth but uncertainty...
25/07/2012The Government's response to the Renewables Obligation banding review has been met with a mixed reaction from industry, here we break down the...
24/07/2012The Government has today published its final decisions on support levels for the various renewable technologies under the Renewables Obligation...
24/07/2012DRAX could become a predominantly biomass-fuelled generator of electricity in about five years, it has said after the Government published its...
20/07/2012UK science minister David Willetts has announced the opening of a new £3.5 million ($5.4 million) research centre dedicated to making bioenergy...
20/07/2012Gaynor Hartley, Chief Executive of the Renewable Energy Association (REA), looks back at 2011 and predicts another busy year ahead for the renewables...
04/07/2012England's publicly owned forests and woodlands will not be sold off, the Environment Secretary, Caroline Spelman, said on Wednesday, after the...
03/07/2012France's ecology minister Delphine Batho pledged on Tuesday that the government will support the domestic biomass sector despite recent austerity...
02/07/2012Homeowners are increasingly moving towards alternative heating methods such as biomass and solid fuel in order to reduce their bills and their...
25/06/2012Scotland's Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has announced extra cash to help householders install new green heating systems in their homes, as part...
06/06/2012Biomass boilers have been the major beneficiaries of the government's Renewable Heat Incentive subsidy scheme in its first months.Figures released...
03/05/2012 The bioenergy sector could create 50,000 jobs in the UK by 2020, according to a Government report.The study by the National Centre for Biorenewable...
26/04/2012 Accelerating the use of biomass to power homes, businesses, and transport could build a sector capable of supplying 11 per cent of all UK energy...
25/04/2012The Back Biomass Campaign welcomes the findings of a ground-breaking new report released by the Renewable Energy Association (REA) yesterday....
13/04/2012The Back Biomass Campaign has today welcomed the announcement by the renewable energy project developer RES that its application for planning...
03/04/2012Alex Woodward and the rest of the team at Natural Power, a U.K.-based renewable energy consulting firm, built their business on wind power projects,...
16/03/2012The case for biomass was taken to parliament this week as the Biomass All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) met for the first time.The group has...
12/03/2012Energy utility E.ON said it was reviewing whether to proceed with building a new biomass plant, for which it received government approval today,...
02/03/2012The biomass industry responds to an Ecologist article by Biofuelswatch to counter what it says are the 'myths' around biomass, arguing that it...
21/02/2012Britain's biggest power station, Drax, threw down the gauntlet to the government today, pledging to invest up to £700 million to transform...
13/02/2012The number of people employed in the renewable energy industry in Europe passed the 1 million mark for the first time, according to new figures...
26/01/2012The Prime Minister was responding to MP Nigel Adam, who questioned Government support for what he described as "inefficient, costly large-scale...
22/12/2011The number of new power stations given consent in England and Wales this year has reached fifteen, the highest ever since the Electricity Act...
16/12/2011Energy Minister, Charles Hendry MP, this week reinforced Government support for the UK biomass industry and highlighted its importance as a proven,...
14/12/2011Energy Minister Charles Hendry dismissed as "naïve" a recent report by heavyweight think tank the Adam Smith Institute that questioned the...
07/12/2011Britain will need a massive expansion of wood-burning technologies to meet greenhouse gas targets, Committee on Climate Change says.Britain will...
07/12/2011Large-scale biomass power plants have "no appropriate role" in future electricity generation without carbon capture technology the government's...
25/11/2011Businesses and communities across Britain will from Monday be able to apply for a heat tariff payment, ushering in a new era of clean green heat...
23/11/2011A new report suggests that up to one fifth of global energy could be provided by biomass (plants) without damaging food production.The report...
14/11/2011E.ON has today unveiled further details and images of its biomass-fired renewable energy plant, which will begin construction at the end of November,...
21/10/2011Developers of offshore wind and biomass plants expressed relief after the Government said it would maintain their subsidies.Ministers have been...
21/10/2011Biomass specialist Helius Energy (LON:HEGY) has put out a statement welcoming the greater clarity provided by the publication by the Department...
20/10/2011The Government’s RO banding consultation launched today setting out a proposed support levels for medium and large-scale renewable electricity...
20/10/2011The biomass industry has given a cautious welcome to the new support levels unveiled by the government today as part of its consultation on proposed...
26/09/2011Government puts back Renewables Obligation Certificate reforms, leaving investors unable to commit to green projects.Investment in the UK's renewable...
16/09/2011Consent has today been granted to Anglesey Aluminium Metal Renewables to construct a biomass fuelled power station at Penrhos Works, Holyhead,...
29/08/2011According to the most-recent reports, the UK Renewable Energy Association has just recently launched its Back Biomass campaign. The whole campaign...
26/08/2011Sustainable biomass offers a proven, practical, secure source of low carbon energy as part of a balanced energy mix.Today the Renewable Energy...
25/08/2011Government is being urged to act swiftly and provide the right level of support for biomass as it looks to make changes to current subsidy measures...
25/08/2011A green energy trade association has launched a campaign to back biomass as alower carbon energy.The Renewable Energy Association (REA), which...
25/08/2011 The Back Biomass campaign has been launched by the UK Renewable Energy Association to encourage more government support for renewables.Principally...
25/08/2011A new campaign has been launched urging the UK Government to support biomass heat and power in proposals on the incentives regime for renewable...
24/08/2011The U.K. Renewable Energy Association on Aug. 23 launched its Back Biomass campaign, aimed at ensuring suitable levels of government support...
24/08/2011With the Department of Energy and Climate Change signalling last month that biomass forms a bigger part of the UK's renewable electricity plan,...
24/08/2011The Renewable Energy Association has set up a campaign urging government to support the generation of heat and power from biomass.Timed to coincide...
24/08/2011The UK Renewable Energy Association (REA) yesterday launched a campaign to promote biomass as a source of heat and power. The 'Back Biomass'...