Bioenergy in media

Apr 13, 2022

IPCC highlights bioenergy potential and concerns in latest report

Bioenergy and BECCS have an important role to play in climate change mitigation, but there are concerns over sustainable feedstock sourcing and large-scale deployment, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.

Bioenergy Insights

Sep 3, 2021

State aid: Commission approves one-year prolongation of tax exemption for biofuels in Sweden

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the prolongation of the tax exemption measure for biofuels in Sweden.

European Commission

Aug 30, 2021

What the EU’s New Climate and Energy Revolution Means for Biofuels

EU policymakers must understand that unleashing the true potential of crop-based ethanol and creating a policy environment that can spark investment in advanced ethanol are must-have components of any realistic roadmap to carbon-neutrality.

Ethanol Producer Magazine

Apr 6, 2021

World Bioenergy Association joins Global Bioenergy Partnership as an observer

The World Bioenergy Association (WBA) has announced that it has officially become an observer organization to the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP).

Bioenergy International

Feb 11, 2021

Campaigns questioning the use of woody biomass for energy are missing key facts

There are concurrent media campaigns and publications questioning the use of woody biomass for renewable energy production.

IEA Bioenergy

Dec 23, 2020

Baltpool to operate under own brand in Denmark

Baltpool – an international digital biomass trading platform, is poised to double up on its commitment to the Danish solid biomass market by launching operations under its own BALTPOOL brand name starting January 1, 2021.

Bioenergy International

Dec 9, 2020

EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy is clearly on the wrong path

According to the European Commission’s recently proposed delegated acts for the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, ordinary forest management is no longer to be defined as sustainable.

The Swedish Forest Industries

Apr 25, 2018

Sweden’s airlines demand help to be fossil-free

Aviation players say that, with state funds, domestic aircraft can become fossil-free within 12 years. The Swedish state must contribute more funds to research into aviation biofuels, the chief executives of the country’s top travel companies argue.

Nordic.com

Mar 14, 2018

Only two Member States achieve EU’s 2020 renewables in transportation target

With a 17 percent share of energy derived from renewable sources in its 2016 gross final consumption of energy, the European Union (EU) is inching closer to its Europe 2020 headline target of 20 percent to be reached by 2020.

Bioenergy International

Mar 5, 2018

US ethanol industry sets new records 2017 – new EIA data confirms

Data released March 1, 2018, by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) confirms that the US ethanol industry produced a record amount of fuel ethanol in 2017.

Bioenergy International

Jan 11, 2018

Substantial bioenergy resources are available to tackle climate change

Claims that a “critical flaw” has been discovered in carbon accounting are somewhat exaggerated, and substantial bioenergy resources – subject to well-understood checks and balances- are available to tackle climate change, argue a group of scientists.

Euractiv

Dec 12, 2017

Finland’s use of renewable energy at record level in 2016

According to Statistics Finland, total consumption of energy in Finland amounted to 1.36 million terajoules (TJ) in 2016, which corresponded to a growth of four percent compared with the previous year.

Bioenergy International

Nov 27, 2017

Bioenergy plays an increasing role for climate change mitigation

Bioenergy is a key reason why Sweden ranks highest of all countries in the Climate Change Performance Index, published by among others the Climate Action Network and researchers at the New Climate Institute.

Hagainitiativet

Oct 30, 2017

Biomass is key for realising climate goals and implementing elements of circular economy

Environmental issues are currently one of the hottest problems in the European Union. This results from the fact that there is a general recognition that stopping climate change requires definite and urgent actions, as well as setting ambitious goals by…

Euractiv

Oct 18, 2017

‘Energy dash for biomass’ risks wasting potential of EU’s bioeconomy

By failing to take a holistic approach and treat the LULUCF and renewable energy dossiers as separate and distinct issues, the EU is slicing Europe’s bioeconomy up like a piece of salami, warns Sylvain Lhôte.

Euractiv

Oct 5, 2017

IEA: Renewable electricity set to grow 40% globally by 2022

The world’s renewable electricity capacity is set to rise sharply over the next five years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says, expanding 43% on today’s levels.

Carbon Brief

Oct 5, 2017

China sets 2020 target for nationwide ethanol use to cut corn stocks

China plans to roll out the use of ethanol in gasoline nationally by 2020, state media reported on Wednesday citing a government document, as Beijing intensifies its push to boost industrial demand for corn and clean up choking smog.

Reuters

Oct 3, 2017

MEP: ‘Sustainable’ biofuels and e-mobility both needed in post-2020 EU transport

If the EU intends to meet its climate obligations under the Paris Agreement, then it should favour both “sustainable” biofuels and electric cars in post-2020 transport, MEP Seán Kelly told EURACTIV in an interview.

Euractiv

Oct 3, 2017

China’s emissions trading scheme puts Australian companies on notice

or a brief and shining moment in 2012, Australia was at the global forefront of climate change action, as one of the first countries to implement a carbon pricing mechanism.

The Guardian

Sep 14, 2017

European parliament votes in favour of a LULUCF regulation better fit for purpose

The European organisations representing the forestry and agriculture sectors as well as woodworking and paper industries see the reaction of the European Parliament within the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) regulation as a positive step.

European State Forest Association

Sep 14, 2017

China plans nationwide use of ethanol gasoline by 2020

China plans to roll out the use of ethanol in gasoline nationally by 2020, state media reported on Wednesday citing a government document, as Beijing intensifies its push to boost industrial demand for corn and clean up choking smog.

CNBC

Sep 8, 2017

MEPs criticise Commission’s ‘flawed’ policy on post-2020 biofuels

The European Commission’s “scientifically unfounded” U-turn on biofuels will have significant implications for the agriculture sector and risks increasing the imports of GM animal feed from third countries, lawmakers warn.

Euractiv

Aug 29, 2017

European Commission study highlights benefits of higher ethanol fuel blends

Newly released report finds that increasing ethanol in petrol helps improve air quality and reduces oil dependency.

ePure

Jun 28, 2017

Biomass and biofuels in the EU: Emotion-based policymaking?

The European Commission’s tinkering on biomass policy effectively promotes oil over economically viable and sustainable biofuels, writes Francis X. Johnson.

Euractiv

Jun 26, 2017

Short-term views on forest climate benefits is a mistake

The Commission’s land-use proposal risks being a step backwards in transitioning to a fossil fuel-free economy. Mårten Larsson, senior vice-president of the Swedish Forest Industries Federation, explains the alternatives.

Euractiv

Jun 21, 2017

Norway’s Statkraft to make biofuel from wood chips and other waste

Norwegian utility Statkraft has found a way to produce biofuel from wood chippings and other solid organic waste, which it says replicates in minutes a process that made crude oil underground over millions of years.

Reuters

Jun 14, 2017

FAO official: Food-based biofuels not necessarily bad

Brazil demonstrates that sugar cane cultivation can supply both food and ethanol for fuel without harming the environment or pushing up food prices, a senior official from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has…

Euroactiv

Jun 13, 2017

Bioenergy biggest renewable source, says WBA

The World Bioenergy Association (WBA) has launched its WBA Global Bioenergy Statistics report for 2017. The report claims that across the world, bioenergy remains the biggest source of renewable energy.

Bioenergy Insight

Jun 12, 2017

Sweden, Germany and France are the EU’s climate leaders, says study

European leaders have vowed to continue fighting climate change after President Donald Trump announced last night he was pulling the US out of the Paris climate agreement.

World Economic Forum

Jun 1, 2017

Latvia to amend its biofuels legislation

The Economy Ministry of Latvia has proposed a number of amendments to its biofuel legislation with the aim of increasing the share of renewable energy in transport and meet the EU Renewable Energy Directive target for member states.

ePure

Jan 30, 2017

New bioenergy roadmap guide released jointly by IEA and FAO

As a flexible and competitive source of renewable energy, bioenergy can play a key role in decarbonising energy systems by responding to the needs of a wide range of demand profiles in the electricity, buildings, and transport sectors.

IEA