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Serbia: Additional biomass plants to be added to Boljevac pellet facility
The Serbian company Bioenergy Point will build a facility worth 2 million euros and a biomass power plant worth additional 7 million euros in addition to the existent pellet factory in Boljevac.
read more... 18/01/2017
Spanish energy company acquires two biomass facilities
Spain’s Ence – Energía y Celulosa on December 15 declared it will acquire Spanish utility Endesa's stake in two biomass plants.
read more... 29/12/2016
Drax coal station gets the green light from the EU to switch to biomass
Drax, one time one of the major polluters in Europe, has obtained the permission from the European Commission to convert its third power generating unit to biomass. Currently, Drax produces enough electricity to power more than 3 million households.
read more... 20/12/2016
Dutch government grants 8-year subsidy for biomass at two RWE’s coal plants
Dutch cabinet granted eight years of subsidies for generating biomass at RWE’s two coal plants in the Netherlands.
read more... 06/12/2016
NRDC: Biomass emits more carbon pollution than burning coal or natural gas
A new study released today by US-based environmental organization the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) finds that much of the biomass – such as that from forests –used in the UK could be generating higher emissions than coal and natural gas for decades.
read more... 18/10/2016