Foreword
When one is utilising
biomass in industrial processes, it is all well and good having a
well-developed technology, a business model, and a sustainable feedstock
supply, but if your supply chain is in any way disrupted, then the whole
process comes crashing down. This has been the case for biorefiners situated
along the river Rhine this month, as low water levels have dramatically reduced
traffic along the river, limiting both the feedstock input and output of
biorefineries along the river. This is just one example of how freak
occurrences can disrupt industrial processes, and in a relatively young sector
these effects can be significant. Understanding possible supply chains is
essential for the development of any industry, and in another river-based story
this month, that is the intention of the newly launched Energy Barge project.
This project is aiming to.........
Other News this Month Includes:
Policy
- CEPI criticises European Commission's
guidance on cascading use of wood
- EU agrees market access for organic and
recycled fertilisers
- Visions for 2050's "bio-society"
- UK publishes bioeconomy strategy
Markets
- Low water-level on Rhine affecting rapeseed
oil market
- Oil demand expected to continue to rise,
according to IEA
- £2m private investment in Terravesta
- The Energy revolution - stocktake
- UK MGT power plant behind schedule
Research & Development
- New research suggests available EU biomass
could triple
- Seaweed biorefinery opens
- Energy Barge project set to map European
biomass flow
Wood & Crop
- Stora Enso increasing capacity at wood pulp
plant
- UK's first national farm waste collection
service
- Poyry to develop Estonian torrified biomass
plant
- Wood silo fire at Scottish biomass plant
- Starch crop alternatives for Nigeria
- Slovakia halts use of quality wood for bioenergy to address deforestation
problems
Events
Feedstock Prices