Drax power station to ditch coal next year
Production
The energy company Drax says it will stop burning coal at its North Yorkshire power plant, which was once one
All posts in biomass
|
US firm opens Welsh renewable plant
Production
A £160-million power plant generating renewable electricity for up to 75,000 homes in south Wales has entered commercial operation.
Brussels unsure about Ireland’s 2030 pledges
Environment
The European Commission has queried the impact on Irish air quality of the Dublin government’s aim to comply with 2030
Carbon-capture pilot launched in UK
Industry
In a global first, carbon dioxide is being captured at a biomass power station in the UK. Drax’s £400,000 pilot
Portugal biomass subsidy to address fire threat
Production
The European Commission has approved a €320-million programme to subsidise Portuguese biomass energy stations where there is a high fire
German renewables grow 9%: Eon
Environment
Germany produced enough renewable energy in the first half of this year to power all its household in the country
EU blunders on biomass: study
Environment
The European Union’s climate commissioner declared this week that the bloc could make bigger greenhouse-gas cuts than it pledged under
RWE looks to boost Croat stake
Consumption
German energy provider RWE is hoping to boost its market share in Croatia to a 10-per-cent stake, according to Karl
Bosnia looks to boost wind power
Industry
Bosnia’s second-largest power utility, ERS, issued a tender this week seeking consultants to advise it on developing a 48-megawatt (MW)
Scientist attacks biomass boom
Environment
Policies aimed at limiting climate change by boosting the burning of biomass contain critical flaws that could damage attempts to
EPH buys Italian biomass plants
Industry
The Czech Republic’s utility firm EPH has acquired two solid biomass plants in Italy with a combined capacity of 73