biomass and bioenergy, Tag

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Gas derived from farm waste can meet only 18% of current gas demand by 2050, despite claims of fossil fuel lobbyists, study finds

Ministers should find out what the regulator says before signing away a further £1.8bn of public money

FCA will look at allegation the biomass power station misled investors, and Whitehall, about its wood sourcing

Brazilian nightshade and climbing asparagus can be made into biomass pellets, presenting an opportunity for an alternative form of energy, scientists say

Campaigners say the publication of key KPMG report must be a condition to MPs extending subsidies scheme

Public confidence in the UK biomass industry is low – robust checks are needed to ensure every wood pellet its power plant burns is sustainable

Spending watchdog warns £6.5bn in funding may not offer value for public money amid ongoing sustainability concerns

Move comes after government said it would halve subsidies that allowed firm to make ‘unacceptably large profits’

It comes only weeks after government said biomass subsidies allowed Drax Group to make ‘unacceptably large profits’

Experts say UK should stop biomass burning as electricity sector decarbonisation by 2030 can be achieved without it

Potential IPCC rule changes could award planned carbon savings from burning US wood pellets to the exporter, not the importer

Government criticised over list of potential sources of biomass, which includes North Korea and Afghanistan

The bioenergy resource model referred to in a Guardian article is a scenario-planning document, not official policy, writes Trevor Hutchings

Government criticised over list of potential countries for sourcing biomass, which also includes Afghanistan