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Foreword
As legislation is considered, and
introduced, to increase the utilisation of biomass as a source of renewable
energy and resources, there are concerns that encouraging and incentivising use
of woody biomass would lead to direct emission of carbon currently stored in
trees, and reduce long term sequestration of carbon in forest landscapes. These
concerns are often countered with the assertion that well managed forests are
more healthy and resilient than those which are unmanaged, or poorly managed,
and that these well managed forests have greater activity, leading to increased
uptake of carbon dioxide.
A recent study has calculated that utilisation
of forest residues in Europe for bioenergy would have a positive climate effect
from 2020 to 2050. Forest residues
include the low quality material and bark remaining after tree harvesting as
well as trees damaged by disease, insects and weather. If these residues are
left on the forest floor...
Other News this Month Includes:
Policy
- Update to list of sustainable biofuel
feedstocks
- New EU Common Agricultural Policy
from January 2023
- More...
Markets
- US DOE to launch funding for bioenergy feedstock and biofuel optimization
projects
- IEA questions medium term availability of waste
oils
- More...
Research & Development
- A
review on optimistic biorefinery products: Biofuel and bioproducts from algae
biomass
- Using
high solids loadings in lignocellulose biorefinery: challenges and solutions
- More...
Wood & Crop
- Use of forest residues for energy better than
leaving in-situ for GHG reduction
- EU soybean imports
- More...
Biorefinery
- Eni, Euglena and Petronas to exploring opportunities for
biorefinery in Malaysia
- Eni announces the incorporation of Eni Sustainable
Mobility, its new mobility transition company
Other
- San
Diego establishes organic waste recycling program
Events
Feedstock Prices