The European Commission has launched a public consultation for the preparation of a sustainable bioenergy policy for the period after 2020. The objective of the survey is to consult stakeholders and…
Prof. André P.C. Faaij is Conference General Chairman of the European Biomass Conference and Exhibition 2016. In his message to the conference he explains why we definitely need to deploy sustainable biomass to…
Bio4Energy researchers together with industrial partners have invented a cost-efficient method designed to facilitate the production of fermentation products such as ethanol from cellulose from wood or woody residue from…
The German Biogas Association (Fachverband Biogas e.V.) and the Indian Biogas Association have announced a three-year project to foster development of the biogas industry in India. The initial project, with…
In October 2015, the construction work for an anaerobic digestion plant from German manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER started in South Korea. The plant site is located about 80 km north of…
COP21 has just reached its midpoint and progress has been encouraging. However, concrete targets and policy measures are still to be agreed during the second half of the negotiations. Every…
The EnAlgae documentary has been launched on the project’s YouTube account following its official unveiling at an event last month. Panning for Green Gold: developing the algal bioeconomy tells the story…
Access to modern energy services is fundamental to improving quality of life, deployment of health, educational infrastructure and socioeconomic development. However, today 25% of the world’s population lives without electricity.…
Torrefaction is a promising technology for the pre-treatment and refining of solid biomass, it is currently close to the commercialization phase and has attracted the interest of many developers and large…
Short Rotation Plantations (SRPs) have a high CO2 emissions reduction potential, they protect biodiversity in rural areas and increase the soil organic carbon content. In addition they can be used…
