Foreword
In the wake of the latest
report from the IPCC, which details how much effort is going to be required
going forward in order to mitigate global warming caused by greenhouse gas
emissions, and to avoid catastrophic climate change as a result, the spotlight
has once again turned on renewable energy. Here at NNFCC we have long been
advocates that bioenergy is an essential part of the renewable energy mix, not
being subject to seasonal conditions and thus being able to generate at all
times. This sentiment has been echoed in the latest report from the
International Energy Agency (IEA), whose latest renewable energy market
analysis highlights great untapped potential in the bioenergy sector. Globally,
bioenergy contributes half of renewable energy, and continues to be the sector
that grows fastest. However, this growth is expected to slow over the next
decade, as other technologies such as solar and wind energy continue to
develop. This is a reality that the bioenergy sector has long since accepted,
but in the meantime.........
Other News this Month Includes:
Policy
- Consultation on biomass RHI in urban areas
- High number of RHI projects fail audit
Markets
- Bioenergy forecast to lead renewables
growth, according to IEA
- Renewables, including bioenergy, continue to
rise in the UK
- National grid "confident" it is
ready for winter
- Rise in gas prices prompts increased UK coal
burning
- Drax acquires Scottish Power assets
- Biomass Infrastructure Group raises £150m
for investment
- AMP holdings raises £8.5m from stock sale
Research & Development
- New report claims CHP could save UK industry
millions
- Report into Greenhouse Gas removal
technologies for the UK
Biomass Heat and Power
- Drax making Brexit preparations
- Price holding back US biomass power
- Low uptake in German biomass power auctions
- Wood-fired CHP plant in Kent begins
generation
Biogas
- Glastonbury festival to have AD plant
- Record thermal hydrolysis generation in
Bradford
- Centrica add two fast-response plants
- Welsh Water to upgrade AD capabilities at
Cog Moors
Events
ROC Prices