Foreword
By now most people will be fully
back into work mode, the Christmas period over for another year. The trimmings
have all come down and the Christmas trees are all back in their boxes. Unless
your Christmas tree is a real tree, in which case, have you ever given any
thought to its end-of-life? The UK government estimates eight million Christmas
trees will be coming down this year and suggests they are either replanted or
recycled, which sees them shredded into chippings for alternative uses.
Talking of planning to use a
waste for alternatives uses, McDonalds and Ford Motor Company are to team up to
make use of coffee chaff as part of a composite for vehicle parts. Coffee chaff
is a by-product of the roasting process, and there’ll be plenty of chaff
considering the amounts of coffee that McDonalds go through. Using the chaff as
a feedstock and mixing it with plastic can create components for vehicles that
are 20% lighter, reducing fuel consumption.
Pellet supply and demand on a global level is..........
Other News this Month Includes:
Policy
- Policy Exchange calls for increased forest
planting in the UK
Markets
- Squeeze on biomass supply as demand expands
- Pellet growth for Japan
- Pellet growth for Russia
Research & Development
- Synthetic biology underpins CO2 consuming E. coli
- New report shows textile improvements and
challenges
- Microalgae-based wastewater treatment
- Mapping global biomass resource in forests
- Latest on UK biomass use for energy
Wood & Crop
- Bed Maker goes carbon neutral with help of
hemp
- US sees growth opportunity in pellet supply
to Asia
- Hazardous waste wood
- Christmas tree disposal
Other Feedstocks
- EU incineration legislation comes into
effect
- Coffee chaff for car parts
- Recycling the 'difficult' plastics
- Japan likely to increase PKS demand
- Wastewater to fuel in US
- DfT advanced Fuel projects
Events
Feedstock Prices