biomass and bioenergy, Tag

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

Ethanol made from maize has been touted as a green fuel, but a closer look at its production puts paid to this claim

The Drax power plant burns 7m tonnes of biomass pellets a year and generates 4% of the UK’s electricity needs

Before biomass firm is promised a penny extra from billpayers, Ed Miliband should commission a review of its business model

Open letter to Labour energy secretary from 41 groups says wood-burning biomass plants are putting forests and biodiversity at risk

Open letter to Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, says biomass plants are putting forests and biodiversity at risk

Owner of North Yorkshire power station earned £393m in government subsidies for biomass