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NNFCC News Review: Bioenergy Issue 67, October 2017

Category: bioenergy
Published: 23/10/2017
Author: NNFCC
FREE THIS MONTH - Each month we review the latest news and select key announcements and commentary from across the bioenergy sector.

Foreword

We begin on the other side of the Irish Sea: The Republic of Ireland was the last remaining European country that did not have some kind of incentive scheme for renewable heat generation, but the Irish government has now announced a Renewable Energy Support Scheme (RESS). The scheme is still in its final consultation phase, which does not end until the 3rd of November, but afterwards we can expect legislation, although we cannot yet know what form it will take........  

Other News this Month Includes: 

Policy 

  • Ireland adopts Renewable Energy Support Scheme
  • Half-a-billion-pound investment from UK Government to less-established renewables
  • Imminent phase-out of Dutch coal?​

Markets

  • Transparency Market Research overview of the Bioenergy market
  • 2017 trumps 2016 in US biomass deployment
  • China leads world in biomass deployment
  • Japan champions biomass power​

Research & Development 

  • ETI research demonstrates bioenergy's potential
  • Report assesses future contributions of renewable gas heating
  • Increased efficiencies to reduce UK household energy costs​

Biomass Heat & Power 

  • Ukraine responds to Russia with biomass investment
  • Shift to renewables prompts DONG to change name
  • Drax hits back at report critical of biomass
  • E.ON adds "UK first" battery system to biomass plant
  • Wallonia government pulls plug on Biomass plant​

Biogas

  • ABP opens 15MW AD plant in Buckinghamshire
  • Veolia wins contract for French Wastewater AD​

Events

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