Europe’s largest biomass storage deal signed
Senken has signed what it describes as the largest biomass storage deal in Europe to date, a multi-year carbon removal offtake with Berlin-based Carbonsate covering 50,000 tonnes of permanent carbon…
Verde Biomaterials scales biomass process
Verde Biomaterials has completed a major scale-up of its biomaterials process. The company moved from lab-scale trials to pilot-scale production over the past several months. The process started at the…
Wood waste could power new gasoline facility in Pennsylvania
Researchers at Penn State are working with a startup planning to turn wood waste into gasoline. The goal is to confirm the project will be ecologically sustainable before it moves…
World’s first commercial Steam-Ex pellet plant starts up in Malaysia
Malaysian biomass producer Rainbow Pellet Sdn Bhd has commissioned the world's first commercial-scale Steam-Ex pellet plant, processing empty fruit bunches (EFBs) from oil palm at its facility in Kuala Lipis.…
Veolia launches composting and biomass platform
Veolia has inaugurated a new composting and biomass facility in Fuentes de Ebro, Zaragoza, combining organic waste treatment with renewable energy production in a single integrated site. The plant operates…
Essity boosts decarbonization with new biomass projects in France
Essity, a global leader in hygiene and health, is strengthening its efforts to reduce industrial emissions. It has commissioned biomass energy plants at two production sites in France. These investments…
Korean researchers advance biomass-to-energy solutions
Professor Yong Sik Ok of Korea University is developing technologies that transform waste into renewable energy and valuable materials. His research spans three main areas: plastic recycling, resilient waste management…
Jenike & Johanson win patent for biomass feeding system
Jenike & Johanson has received a patent for Jen-Zero, a feeding system designed to move low-density biomass and municipal solid waste into high-pressure reactors. The technology addresses a persistent obstacle…
EU approves €6 B Italian biomass-derived hydrogen plan
The European Commission approved a €6 billion Italian support scheme for renewable hydrogen production, with biomass-derived hydrogen explicitly included among eligible technologies. The program, running through the end of 2029,…