Most of the international Institutions agree that bioenergy is a fundamental tool to mitigate the effects of climate change. Bioenergy accounts for three-quarters of all renewable energy use today and…
A recent report by UK think-tank ‘Chatham House’ on the impact of bioenergy on global climate adds to the increasing number of misleading statements in the context of EU discussions about its…
A new report by Bellona Foundation explores the potential and challenges of using seaweed biofuels in aviation. The report Opportunities and Risks of Seaweed Biofuels in Aviation provides comprehensive recommendations for…
The Italian model for agricultural biogas based on the principles of Biogasdoneright® is becoming an international case study. The state of play of the Italian biogas sector was presented last week…
Biomass from forestry residues such as thinning and harvest operations is often cited as an underutilized resource that could be mobilized for energy production. In many cases the residues of…
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a technology to produce reactive lignin from pulp industry side streams, to be used as a replacement for toxic phenol compounds in…
Global Bioenergies, a French company that is developing a process to convert renewable resources into hydrocarbons through fermentation, has announced the production of ETBE purely from renewable resources. The breakthrough…
Wood combustion in small scale boilers is widely used for domestic heating. The combination of different parameters such as fuel quality, combustion conditions and boiler capacity can have a strong…
Tar and tar related problems are still major obstacles for the development and implementation of biomass gasification technologies. Aromatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are by-products in most high temperature…
Biomass residues and such as agro-industrial waste or sewage sludge are a viable resource to produce energy, fuels and chemicals. They are abundant and generally low-cost, but converting these feedstocks into…
