Best regions for growing bioenergy crops in the US
A new research of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has identified the most suitable regions in the United States where bioenergy crops would…
Category: Biomass resources
Assessing the socio-economic benefits of biomass supply chains
Replacing fossil fuels with biomass to produce energy is an effective way of reducing both CO2 emissions and a country’s energy dependency. At the…
France launches tenders for wood and biogas-fired plants
The French Energy Ministry announced on Monday that the government will launch a tender for for a total of 50 megawatt (MW) per year…
Biobased economy and resource efficient agriculture: a sinergy against climate change
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…
New conditioning process developed for cost efficient production of ethanol from conifers
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…
Developing the algal bioeconomy – EnAlgae launches documentary
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…
Rice husk gasifiers for cost competitive rural electrification – a study in Ghana
Access to modern energy services is fundamental to improving quality of life, deployment of health, educational infrastructure and socioeconomic development. However, today 25% of…
Resources for short rotation plantations – Rokwood close out and future initiatives
Short Rotation Plantations (SRPs) have a high CO2 emissions reduction potential, they protect biodiversity in rural areas and increase the soil organic carbon content.…
Final EnAlgae report card published ahead of close out
The final report card for the EnAlgae project has been published and is now available online. Focusing on products and impact, the report summarises the…
Biomass Boiler Response Gets ‘Gee-up’ From Steam Accumulation
Steam boilers are commonly used throughout industry. Operation of these boilers is energy intensive and can therefore represent a significant proportion of an organisation’s…
