Scientists develop corrosion-induced electrodes for biomass upgrading

BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- A group of Chinese researchers have utilized metal corrosion to prepare high-performance electrodes, enabling efficient and cost-effective upgrading of biomass, according to a research article published in journal Chem …

Smaller biomass-fired plants again ‘ignored’ as Drax gets financial backing

Company takes on landmark biomass power plant contract in the North East

px Group, which operates several critical infrastructure sites in the UK and Europe, has announced it has secured an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract for the Tees Renewable Energy Plant (Tees REP). The contract marks px Group’s further …

UK Cuts Subsidies for Drax Power Station in Half, Saying It Must Burn 100% Sustainable Biomass

Aerial drone view of Drax power station located close to Selby, North Yorkshire, UK on Oct. 15, 2021. Edward Crawford / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, …

E.ON’s largest investment in Croatia, a biomass plant, has been completed

Bauwerk Group Hrvatska, a premium parquet manufacturer, and E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions (E.ON EIS), part of E.ON Croatia, have built a large biomass cogeneration plant in Đurđevac. After more than 18 months of intensive work, the 12-million-euro …

Renova Announces Start of Operations at Omaezakikou Biomass Power Plant

This power plant has a capacity of 75.0 MW and is fueled by wood pellets and palm kernel shells (PKS). Preparations for this facility were made by Omaezakikou Biomass Energy G.K., which is jointly funded by Renova, Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., …

UK reduces subsidies for Drax biomass power plant

Britain announced that it had reached a new agreement with Drax, which would reduce subsidies to the domestic power producers by half between 2027 and 2031. This will save consumers money while ensuring that the group uses sustainable sources of woody …

Drax biomass plant: UK Government cuts subsidy funding, increases sustainable sourcing requirements

Image: Drax Group A new Contracts for Difference (CfD) agreement between the UK Government and Drax, for the 2027 to 2031 period, stipulates that generation will be reduced to when it is “really” needed. At present, the power plant generates energy for …

New Insights Into How Dairy Cattle Efficiently Convert Plant Biomass Into Nutrients: Unlocking the Power of Rumen ...

They made significant strides in understanding how dairy cattle convert this complex plant matter—plant material rich in cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin—into high-nutrient milk.    Lignocellulose, a structural component of plants, is challenging to …

Biomass-fired Drax gets four-year subsidy extension as BECCS progresses