Tag: biomass

Keith O’Connor, CEO of Fleetsolve, welcomes government’s commitment to biomass in pursuit of net zero. The new Biomass Strategy (published on 10th August 2023) highlights the versatile uses of biomass in building a green economy, including as a fuel for combined heat and power (CHP). With 20 years’ experience delivering biomass CHP to decarbonise buildings […]

The government has launched a new programme to help develop innovative technologies to produce hydrogen, a clean energy source, from sustainable biomass and waste. Backed with £5 million in government funding, the new Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme will support the development of technologies to produce hydrogen generated via BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage). […]

Birmingham City Council is using Christmas trees to create biomass electricity. It is collecting the trees from residents up until the 31st January, and the service is free of charge. All the trees that are collected will be chipped and retained within the UK to create biomass electricity. Cllr John O’Shea, Cabinet Member for Street Scene […]

The UK government has opened a £26m funding scheme to support deployment of sustainable biomass. Developers can bid for a slice of the pie for the use of materials such as grasses, hemp and seaweed to help the UK reach net zero. The chosen projects will drive biomass productivity through the breeding, planting, cultivating and […]

The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has welcomed the publication of a Biomass Policy Statement (BPS), saying that the announcement on COP26 Energy Day recognises the critical role bioenergy plays in delivering both global and the UK’s Net Zero targets. The BPS comes alongside the recent biomass call for evidence to help […]

Marwell Zoo has become the first of its kind to generate renewable heat using animal waste. The Energy for Life initiative saves 220 tonnes of CO2 equivalent each year, collecting poo from the animals’ paddocks and using it to power the biomass boiler. Dr. Duncan East, Head of Sustainability, said: “Using heat in this way […]

The Government has announced that 24 projects, from start-ups and family-run businesses to research institutes and universities, will receive funding of up to £200,000 each from the Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme to produce low-carbon energy using organic materials. The projects will boost biomass productivity in the UK, through breeding, planting, cultivating and harvesting of organic energy […]

The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has responded to the Biomass Strategy Call for Evidence, saying that the Government must re-assert its commitment to delivering a strong biomass sector. The REA welcomed the Government’s recognition that biomass has a critical role to play in getting to net zero, but said that it […]

The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has welcomed funding and new targets for tree planting, but say the Government’s exclusion of bioenergy in its ‘England Trees Action Plan’ is a significant omission. Commenting on the announcement, Sam Tickle, Policy Analyst the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA), said: “Today’s announcement […]

The Government has opened a consultation into biomass, calling for responses that will also help to inform the role of biomass within a wider Net Zero strategy. It is inviting evidence and views on: availability of sustainable biomass from domestic and international sources potential end uses to support our net zero target in the context […]

The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has welcomed the announcement that the Government will include biomass in the second phase of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme. The REA had been pressing BEIS Ministers for a change, with concerns that Phase 1 was not sufficiently focused on heat decarbonisation. The REA says that […]