bioenergy industry News
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WBA comments on IPCC`s 5th assessment report
The first part of the IPCC’s 5th Assessment Report - “Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis” was published in Stockholm on the 27th of September 2013. This report offers a broad range of information about the development of the climate in the past and presents four different scenarios about possible developments till 2100. In the press release the WBA goes into ...
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U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, Matthew Barzun on the future role in climate change: - now we’re part of the game!
How can we move forward after COP15 in Copenhagen? And how will the global bioenergy community be affected? What are the opportunities and potential for modern bioenergy? These were the questions at the ”Afternoon Tea-view of World Bioenergy 2010” held at the National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. More than 60 diplomats from 35 embassies were there to learn more about ...
By Elmia AB
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Taxonomy: Bioenergy Europe welcomes the inclusion of bioenergy as an environmentally friendly economic sector, but consistency is necessary.
Brussels, 13 March 2020 – Yesterday, the European Commission officially presented the Taxonomy: final report of the technical expert group on sustainable finance. This report sets the performance thresholds for economic activities to help identify the ones considered environmentally friendly and ultimately supports the growth of low carbon sectors. The final report acknowledges the ...
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U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, Matthew Barzun on the future role in climate change
- Now we’re part of the game! Sixty diplomats from 35 embassies present at the Tea-View of World Bioenergy 2010 How can we move forward after COP15 in Copenhagen? And how will the global bioenergy community be affected? What are the opportunities and potential for modern bioenergy? These were the questions at the ”Afternoon Tea-view of World Bioenergy 2010” held at the ...
By Elmia AB
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Bioenergy Europe welcomes the acknowledgement of bioenergy as a win-win solution but remains sceptical of the terminology used within the Biodiversity strategy
Brussels, 20 May 2020 - Bioenergy Europe praises the European Commission’s efforts to propose bold measures to fight climate change and biodiversity loss and welcomes that bioenergy is acknowledged as a win-win solution for energy generation. This reinforces the commitment made by our industry to be a key actor in the energy transition of the EU. Sustainable bioenergy indeed represents a ...
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Fossil fuels have to be reduced by 50% until 2035 to reach the global climate targets
The WBA board, during its meeting in Nairobi, discussed the results of the G7 summit on the future of renewable energy. The target towards a fossil free economy in this century gives an important signal to the renewable energy industry like bioenergy. Now a global road map is needed toward this target with clear milestones that correspond to the IPCC findings on climate mitigation. As president ...
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Deadline extended for GHG Emission Data Transfer Standard consultation
Stakeholders have an extra 30 days to give their feedback on the enquiry draft for Emission Data Transfer – Requirements. You can now submit your feedback up to 4 May 2016. “We have taken the decision to extend the consultation deadline in order to align with the pilot project,” said Michael Berger, Head of Technical Unit at PEFC International. “By doing this, it will ...
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Forestry sector GHG emission data transfer standard – need to know more?
The use of the PEFC framework to transfer forestry sector Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission related data along the supply chain has been the subject of increasing interest among the bioenergy sector and other industry sectors processing forest-based materials in recent years. In response, a Task Force has developed a draft document as an attempt to outline requirements for a strictly voluntary ...
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Agreement Signed to Decarbonise Southeast Asia’s Largest Economy
Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), this week signed a partnership that will see the two parties work closely to identify and implement decarbonisation pathways aligned with a 1.5°C future. Indonesia took over as G20 President for the first time in history at the recently concluded Rome Summit, where the world’s largest ...
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PEFC to Develop Mechanism for the Transfer of GHG Emission Data
The use of the PEFC framework to transfer Green House Gas (GHG) emission related data along the supply chain has been the subject of increasing interest among the bioenergy sector and other industry sectors processing forest-based materials in recent years. Key to this rising interest is the growing demand from governmental and private customers, particularly in Europe, that biomass used for ...
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Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage: A key enabler of carbon neutrality by 2050
The EU bioenergy sector is at the edge of technological innovations providing unique and sizeable solutions at a time of climate emergency. Drastic reduction of emissions is required, but it is not enough – there is an increasing need to capture carbon back from the atmosphere. Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) can achieve negative emissions by storing the CO2 resulting from the ...
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Wood production in Europe slows down while North America shows rapid growth
Europe's share of global wood markets fell in 2012 due to the economic recession in the region, while North America and Asia-Pacific showed the fastest recovery over the same period, according to new data published by FAO today. Economic recovery in Europe, including the Russian Federation, slowed down in 2012, and wood production dropped by 1 to 4 percent for most of the products compared to ...
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Tarsus Turkey presents three major fairs together!
The Turkish operation of Tarsus Group, which organizes more than 150 fairs and events in 15 countries, brings three multi-billion dollar sectors together at Tüyap Beylikdüzü on March 21-24. The 16th REW Istanbul Trade Fair for Recycling, Waste Management and Environmental Technology, the Ideal Homex 14th International Home and Kitchenware Fair, and the 16th International Lift ...
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WBA urges for global bioenergy development to mitigate climate change at 5th Central European Bioenergy Conference, Graz
With more than 1000 registered delegates and speakers from 30 nations, the 5th Central European Bioenergy Conference (CEBC) continued its tradition as the leading bioenergy event in the region. The event included many bioenergy companies showcasing technologies, equipment and innovation. As always, World Bioenergy Association was present at the event promoting bioenergy. WBA conducted the ...
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The keys to our new European strategy for the imminent adaptation of the Bionenergy sector in Spain
The 10th International Bioenergy Conference, organised by AVEBIOM has enabled over 150 biomass professionals to access the latest information available they need in order to adapt their businesses to the regulatory and market development requirements that are just around the corner. On September 22, within the framework of Expobiomasa 2015, the great challenges the biomass sector must face ...
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BPC receives an order of 81 000 € for several analytical instruments
BPC has received an order of three AMPTS systems, two BioReactor Simulator systems, and one Gas Endeavour via its South Korean distributor – Youngchang Turbotech. The order, with a total order value of over 81 000 Euro, comes from a Korean consortium consisting of five companies and a university for the same governmental funded biogas industrial research and development project. The revenue ...
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CP Group begins Fiberight installation
Earlier this summer, CP Group, headquartered in San Diego, broke ground on the installation of the material recovery facility that will be the front-end system for Fiberight’s waste processing and refining facility that features Fiberight’s first full-scale biofuels and biogas processing systems. Serving 115 municipalities, the 144,000-square-foot Hampden, Maine, facility will ...
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Interview with our CEO - We are futureproofing our production to meet the increasing global demand
BPC Instruments CEO, Dr. Jing Liu, comments on the newly established Joint Venture, the Company’s membership in the European biogas partnership BIP, and the recent major investment by Göran Nordlunds Fore C Investment in BPC, making them the new 4th major shareholder. CEO Dr. Jing Liu is interviewed by the Swedish financial news agency Börsvärlden about the recent events ...
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BPC Instruments joins Swedish Biogas Solutions Research Center as an industrial partner
BPC Instruments AB (“BPC” or the “Company”) announces that the Company has joined the Swedish national competence center – Biogas Solutions Research Center (BSRC) as an industrial technology partner that aims to contribute strong, national competencies leading to industrially and socially motivated research for the development of biogas solutions. Sweden is a ...
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BIO Opposes A Northern California County`s New Drug Disposal Law
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Vice President of Alliance Development and State Government Relations Fritz Bittenbender issued the following statement today regarding Alameda County, California's new ordinance requiring drug makers to set up programs to dispose of expired and unused drugs: "BIO supports effective efforts to protect patients, safeguard water ...
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