bioenergy News
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New projekt in Somerset England is runing
Wetland biomass to bioenergy means, harvest of old gras, storage in the bag and after than the production of briquettes. The project is supported by the Department of Energy and ...
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BDI receives Living Standards Award
The Styrian plant manufacturer BDI-BioEnergy International has specialized in the development of resource-saving technologies. The idea of using algae in the industry is increasingly occupying the branch. The problem is that the use of algae in industry requires the constant production of high-quality raw materials from algae regardless of location. BDI has now succeeded in developing its own ...
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Focusing on Canadian - Swedish forest sector cooperation
A nation with enormous amounts of forest resources is Canada. Like the Nordic countries Canada the forest industry sector is of national socio-economic significance supplying income and employment in rural areas. The forest industry sector in both regions have identified that bioenergy and bio-chemicals could well be the third and perhaps even fourth legs for the sector along with traditional ...
By Elmia AB
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Limiting bioenergy crops to marginal land would not work, says study
Large-scale cultivation of bioenergy crops on marginal land is unfeasible, according to a recent study. While limiting bioenergy crops to less productive land could cut the sector’s impact on food prices, the financial incentive to grow crops on more productive land may be too strong for landowners to ignore, the researchers suggest. During recent decades, there has been a growing interest ...
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BBI International Announces Agenda for the Rocky Mountain Forest Restoration & Bioenergy Summit
BBI International announced this week the agenda for the Rocky Mountain Forest Restoration & Bioenergy Summit in Denver, CO, April 16. The Summit is a one day, content rich event where experts in forestry, bioenergy and public policy will outline the current condition of Rocky Mountain forests and detail how the health of these forests can be improved through collaborative efforts with ...
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Volter Japan and Forest Energy to collaborate in sales
Volter is proud to announce a new sales collaboration in the Japanese renewable energy market to boost sales of Volter Japan and Forest Energy. On 17th November 2018 Volter Japan and Forest Energy Inc. announced a new collaboration that will strengthen both parties in the Japanese renewable energy market. A new jointly held company Volter Japan KK will focus on sales of Volter systems in Japan ...
By Volter Oy
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DOE Looking For Experts To Review Algal Biomass Funding Opportunity Applications
On February 2, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced that it is preparing the reviewer pool for the funding opportunity announcement "Advancements in Algal Biomass Yield, Phase 2." The Advanced Algal Systems Program within BETO is looking for experts who are not part of an application team to apply as potential merit reviewers. The Program also ...
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Prize-winning researcher saves natural forests with bioenergy
Bioenergy doesn’t have to consume resources – on the contrary, it can save important environmental assets. Brazilian researcher Laércio Couto and his team have proved just that, and for this work he is the first recipient of the World Bioenergy Award. The World Bioenergy Award was awarded for the first time at the inauguration of the World Bioenergy international conference ...
By Elmia AB
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New tool calculates impact of bioenergy crops on soil quality
Today Alterra and CLM, supported by Netherlands Enterprise Agency, jointly launched the tool BioESoil that allows farmers and advisors to assess the impacts of bioenergy production on soil quality. With a worldwide rising demand for biomass, uncontrolled production may cause a serious deterioration of soil quality. However, so far no methodology existed to assess the impact of biomass production ...
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Bioenergy Insight Conference 2017: Q&A session with Louisiana Forest Products Development Center`s Richard Vlosky
The Bioenergy Insight Conference, a world-leading bioenergy event, will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 4 and 5 October 2017, covering the whole bioenergy supply chain. Richard Vlosky, director of Louisiana Forest Products Development Center The show will focus on all the new developments and the latest challenges. Topics covered in the seminars include the global biomass market, ...
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The Rocky Mountain Forest Restoration & Bioenergy Summit Set to Begin Next Week in Denver
The Rocky Mountain Forest Restoration & Bioenergy Summit will take place April 16 in Denver, Colo. At this one-day, content-rich event, experts in forestry, bioenergy and public policy will outline the current condition of Rocky Mountain forests and detail how the health of these forests can be improved through collaborative efforts with bioenergy producers. Attendees will leave the summit ...
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Tractor-driven and versatile
A mobile chipper that can be powered by a good-sized agricultural tractor lowers the bar for becoming a supplier of wood chips. The machine is called the Bruks 605 and was presented at the World Bioenergy trade fair in Jönköping, Sweden. “It’s a professional chipper developed for smaller-scale operators,” explained Ola Galfvensjö of Bruks. With the power from a ...
By Elmia AB
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Agricultural Biomass and Energy Crops: outgrowing the impasse
This is a key moment at EU level for bioenergy, including Agricultural Biomass and Energy Crops. The publication of the Clean Energy Package and the impending reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) beyond 2020 offer an unprecedented window of opportunity. Agricultural Biomass and Energy Crops have been thoroughly studied, researched and developed over the past 20 years. Their ...
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Abandoned farmlands are key to sustainable bioenergy
Biofuels can be a sustainable part of the world's energy future, especially if bioenergy agriculture is developed on currently abandoned or degraded agricultural lands, report scientists from the Carnegie Institution and Stanford University. Using these lands for energy crops, instead of converting existing croplands or clearing new land, avoids competition with food production and preserves ...
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Dense planting no obstacle to growth – if the trees are cloned
It isn’t competition for nutrients that make densely planted trees give a worse yield per hectare. The problem is actually genetics. So said World Bioenergy Award winner Professor Laércio Couta at the World Bioenergy conference in Jönköping, Sweden. Laércio Couta won the World Bioenergy Award for his work on eucalyptus cultivation in Brazil. At the conference in ...
By Elmia AB
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Fairs 2015
From 27 to 29 January Weber Entec presented the innovative products and developments on the Annual Conference and Trade Fair in Bremen. A first impression of the exhibition show the following pictures: The second fair of the year gave us the chance to visit the beautiful Italy. From 23 to 25 February we presented our technology next to 97 other companys. Weber Entec offered a one-hour ...
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Sustainably managed forests can `save ten times the CO2`
Sustainably managed forests can save at least ten times CO2 than unmanaged forests. WBA, AEBIOM, ABA appeal to policy makers to take scientific results into account when establishing harmonised EU sustainability criteria and future bioenergy policy. Professor Hubert Hasenauer from the Vienna University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (silviculture institute) recently published a ...
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Forests for fuel: European stakeholders discuss the way forward
As part of the European Union's drive to promote the use of renewable energy, a 'Biomass Action Plan' has been developed which is designed to increase the amount of energy derived from biomass. New research has investigated barriers to greater exploitation of forests as a source of biomass for energy production. Biomass (biological material such as plants) could help mitigate the effects of ...
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Ceres Showcases Energy Crop Advances at Field Day
Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. (Nasdaq: CERE) today hosted a bioenergy field day at the company’s 200-acre research center near Houston, Texas. The outdoor event, which draws industry representatives, policymakers and investors, highlighted innovations in the company’s development pipeline that are expected to increase yields and enable greater use of ...
By Ceres
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How much water is needed to grow bioenergy crops?
A Dutch study has assessed the water requirements of 13 bioenergy crops across the world. The findings could help select the best crops and locations to produce bioenergy. The EU climate action and renewable energy package has set a target of increasing the share of renewable energy to 20 per cent of energy used by 20201. This includes a minimum 10 per cent share for transport, which could ...
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