Drax completes conversion of 4th coal unit to biomass
Drax has switched on its fourth biomass generating unit—taking the power station in North Yorkshire [...]
August 30, 2018
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Stora Enso upgrades Maxau mill in Germany
Stora Enso has decided to install a new steam turbine with a closed-loop cooling system and additional biomass storage [...]
July 27, 2018
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Brazil: Giant wood pellet plant to be build in Rio Grande do Sul
Fepam, the environmental protection agency in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, issued on Wednesday the environmental licence [...]
July 23, 2018
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Italy’s Enel Group sells biomass business for EUR 335 million
The Enel Group has reached an agreement with F2i SGR for the sale of the entire [...]
July 12, 2018
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EU wants to establish a 32% share for renewable energy by 2030
On 27 June 2018, EU ambassadors endorsed the provisional agreement reached by the Bulgarian Presidency on the revision of the [...]
July 5, 2018
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German institute develops new drying technique that could reduce costs for biomass
A new steam drying technique for wood developed through the EU-funded SteamBio project could significantly reduce transportation costs for [...]
June 13, 2018
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Global forest industry trends during the first quarter of 2018
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) jumped 5.1% q-o-q in the 1Q/18 to reach its highest [...]
June 13, 2018
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Biomass energy is carbon neutral, EPA declares
The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared biomass from managed forests as carbon neutral when [...]
May 10, 2018
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UPM sells its Myllykoski mill site in Finland
UPM sells its Myllykoski mill site and premises, located in Kouvola, Finland, to Redeve Oy. The buyer is specialised in [...]
April 17, 2018
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Global sawlog prices have increased during Q4/2017
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) increased to US$76.34/m3 in the 4Q/17, up 1.0 percent [...]
March 15, 2018
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