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More than 400 organisations, businesses and landowners representing the US forestry sector have called on Donald Trump to take urgent action to support the industry amid widespread mill closures, natural disasters, pests, diseases and challenging foreign trade conditions. The coalition, including the American Biomass Energy Association and the Pellet Fuels Institute, sent a letter on…

Japanese petrochemical group Kaneka has started construction of its first biomass steam facility in Malaysia, in partnership with renewable energy developer BAC Renewable Energy (BACRE). The ground-breaking took place yesterday (11 September) at Kaneka Malaysia’s site in the Gebeng Industrial Estate. The RM 31 million (€6.9m) plant is due to begin operations in the third…

Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland has begun using biomethane at its Lisburn production facility in a move aimed at reducing direct emissions and increasing the use of renewable energy in manufacturing. The renewable gas, sourced locally from Greenville Energy in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, will power a newly upgraded combined heat and power (CHP) plant…

Scotland-based Land Energy, a leading producer of sustainable wood biomass products, has strengthened its automation capabilities with the installation of a collaborative robot (COBOT) at its Girvan factory. Manufactured in Denmark by Universal Robots, the COBOT is designed to work safely alongside human operators and can process up to four tonnes of product per hour.…

Woodsure, the organisation behind the UK’s only wood fuel quality assurance scheme, has secured a new contract to manage the Biomass Suppliers List (BSL) on behalf of the Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). The organisation, which has overseen the BSL since 2021, will now continue to manage the scheme until 2027,…

An award-winning biogas plant which pioneered food waste collection and treatment in New Zealand has benefited from a dedicated pasteurisation system supplied by HRS Heat Exchangers. In July, Ecogas, operator of New Zealand’s first commercial-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) facility, won the AD Hero of the Year award at the 2025 AD and Biogas Industry Awards…

Hapag-Lloyd has signed a multi-year deal with Shell Western LNG B.V. (Shell) for the supply of liquefied biomethane. The agreement, effective immediately, builds on the companies’ strategic collaboration launched in 2023 to accelerate the adoption of alternative marine fuels. Liquefied biomethane – also known as Bio-LNG – is central to Hapag-Lloyd’s ambition of reaching net-zero…

Mast Reforestation has completed what it describes as the world’s largest single biomass storage project, burying more than 10 million pounds of fire-killed trees in south-central Montana in the US. The project – known as Mast Wood Preserve MT1 – combines post-wildfire reforestation with engineered biomass burial, marking a significant development in carbon dioxide removal…

Japanese engineering group Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd (TYO:1968) has approved plans to construct a nearly 2-MW biomass-fired power facility in Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture. The project, to be managed through the company’s wholly owned subsidiary Murakami Green Power LLC, will use woody biomass as its fuel source. Construction is expected to begin in March 2026,…

Work has begun on civil engineering installations at Yorkshire Water’s Blackburn Meadows site, which represents a step forward for one of Sheffield, England’s, most significant renewable gas projects. The five-month civils programme, co-ordinated by Green Gas Solutions, will prepare the ground for gas-to-grid equipment due to arrive in autumn 2025. Commissioning is expected by the…

The company has spent over ten years developing a potential tool for researchers to begin to test and apply artificial intelligence to anaerobic digestion (AD). Value of %CH4 and %CO2 for AD plant control Those that have spent days and nights looking at live AD plant data for biogas flow and CH4 and CO2 content…

Uzelac Industries, a specialist in rotary dryer design and heavy fabrication services, has officially opened its new 39,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility in Pewaukee in the US. The move from its previous base in Greendale marks both a period of rapid growth and a return to the company’s fabrication roots. The modern facility includes a…