Foreword
Normally, when it comes to
feedstocks, you know what you’re getting – the crops we grow as feedstocks have
largely stayed the same for generations, the only thing changing being yields
thanks to improvements in farming techniques – but this month that is
different. Sugarcane is a common feedstock for the industrial production of
ethanol and sugars for industrial fermentation. That repertoire could now be expanded
thanks to scientists at the University of Illinois, who have managed to
successfully genetically engineer a sugarcane crop that also produces significant
quantities of...
Other News this Month Includes:
Policy
- UK committee
says agriculture must justify itself post-Brexit
- European
Parliament to debate palm oil phase-out
- Scottish EPA
announces regulations on crop residues for AD
- Report finds
pellets emissions lower than coal
- EU states to be
rewarded for switching to biomass
- Renewable
Obligation closes, Contract for Difference opens
- Drax director
appointed to Climate Change Committee
- Netherlands
pursues certification for small American forests
Markets
- Drax provisionally
successful in acquiring beleaguered pellet plant
Research & Development
- GM sugarcane
produces oil as well as sugar
- AEG plans to
commercialise CoalSwitch biomass fuel
- Sequential cropping
for more sustainable biofuels
- ETI looks to
improve biomass feedstock with investment
- Most detailed
database of European forest cover announced
Wood & Crop
- Forestry stats
show continued increase in wood fuel use
- New Zealand
farmer sets new wheat yield record
- US Forest
Service encourages reuse of excess wood for bioenergy
- Pellet
manufacturers aim to cut costs by diversifying feedstocks
- New BEIS report
backtracks on Pellet Forestry claims
Feedstock Prices