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Foreword
To scale up renewable energy
from biomass plans across the UK, the Government has recently funded biomass
projects that encompass planting, breeding, cultivating, and harvesting of biomass
feedstocks, under the Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme. In Phase 1 of
the Programme, funding was allocated to aid development of strong proposals and
designs for these biomass productivity-boosting projects, whereas Phase 2
funding was for the subsequent demonstration stage – for these projects to
feasibly deliver on a full commercial scale. Further, the Government has also
recently funded numerous projects under the Hydrogen BECCS Innovation
Programme, aimed at developmental projects in hydrogen from biomass that
incorporate carbon capture and storage technology.
One such project to have received funding via
the Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme, is headed by technology licensing
company New Energy Farms. Their research project will attempt to evaluate over
40 promising energy grass varieties from existing breeding projects, to help
multiply yields and introduce new varieties of these perennial grasses in the
UK...
Other News this Month Includes:
Policy
- EU Parliament vote shows deforestation is taken seriously, but new rules
may be hard to implement
Markets
- Light-duty vehicle fleet electrification in US and its effects on global
agricultural markets
- Eni launches the first production of vegetable oil for biorefining in Kenya
Research & Development
- Stora Enso and Tetra Pak study a possible solution for beverage carton
recycling in Benelux
- Renewable energy innovation boosted by £37 million government funding
across the UK
- More...
Wood & Crop
- Latest UK National Forest Inventory report published
Biorefinery
- Upgrading wood biorefinery: integration of sugar production and reactive
lignin preparation
- Potato
peel waste biorefinery for the sustainable production of biofuels, bioplastics,
and biosorbents
- More...
Events
Feedstock Prices