Foreword
Making a product or process
biobased should never be considered as the sole end-goal. Even if a product can
successfully be produced from biomass feedstock, there are a number of
sustainability factors to consider, including land-use change impacts,
processing energy costs, and (in the case of agricultural feedstocks) water
usage. More on the latter later, but it is considerations like these that have
led to bioeconomy processes diversifying their feedstocks from the
“traditional” bioeconomy pantheon, such as palm oil, wood pellets, and wheat.
Recent shifts towards waste biomass as feedstock have been championed by industry
and government alike, owing to their effects of increasing resource efficiency,
contributing to a circular economy, while diminishing the need to deal with the
difficult and contentious issues around sourcing of virgin biomass. One such area where use of wastes has become of interest has been biofuels.........
Other News this Month Includes:
Policy
- Lawsuit aims to remove biomass support from
RED II
- London introduces ultra-low emissions zone
- Ugandan law to hold scientists responsible
for GM crop safety
Markets
- 17% increase for US pellet exports
Research & Development
- Diversifying biobased jet fuel feedstocks
- Government-backed Carbon Capture advisory
group
- Identifying risks from water scarcity
- US agencies to collaborate on bioeconomy
advancement
- Europe's largest dairy cooperative targets
zero emissions
- UK emissions report published
Wood & Crop
- Study identifies potential cold-tolerant
miscanthus strains
- UK's largest wood gasifier opens
- New council to push for plant-based products
- Enviva supply pellets to Tees Renewable
Energy Plant
Other Feedstocks
- Flushed toilet paper as chemicals feedstock
- Making fibres from old cotton clothes
- UPM develops adhesive that doesn't interfere
with paper recycling
Events
Feedstock Prices