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01 March 2011

The Finnish experience to enhance the development of Karelian biofuel technologies

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Feb 21, 2011

ANDRITZ to supply gasification plant to Metsä-Botnia’s Joutseno mill

Graz, Austria, Feb 21, 2011 - International technology Group ANDRITZ has been selected to provide a gasification plant to Metsä-Botnia’s Joutseno mill, Finland. The 48 MW plant will generate green fuel gas from local biomass, thus making the mill independent of fossil fuels.

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20 Feb 2011

Green diesel harnesses Swedish forests

Swedish oil and energy firm Preem has announced the development of the "world's first" green diesel developed using residue from the Swedish forestry industry.

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February 14th, 2011

Colleges Turn to Biomass to Cut Emissions

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February 17, 2011

Report Outlines Promise and Limits of Biomass Energy in the Northeast

Millbrook, NY—Forest biomass could replace as much as one quarter of the liquid fossil fuel now being used for industrial and commercial heating in the Northeastern United States. That’s according to a new report released today by the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.

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Feb 17, 2011

Turning Forests into Fuel: New Report Outlines Promise and Limits of Biomass Energy in the Northeast

MILLBROOK, N.Y., USA, Feb 17, 2011 - Forest biomass could replace as much as one quarter of the liquid fossil fuel now being used for industrial and commercial heating in the Northeastern United States. That's according to a new report released today by the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.

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February 8th, 2011

BIOMESS: Burning Trees for Energy!

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08 February 2011

SUSTAINABILITY Fuelling the future, and your fire

It may come as something of a surprise to many people that one of Co Mayo’s most realisable long-term energy resource options, especially in terms of benefits to local communities and local economies, is the development of sustainable forestry. 
A research project I was involved in a few years ago (the Mayo Energy Audit) found that Co Mayo could meet over one third of its total heating requirements from wood produced in sustainably managed deciduous woodland, in combination with a smaller area of coniferous plantation.

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February 2nd, 2011

Brazil Making Use of its Eucalyptus Resources

Brazil has more than 100 years of Eucalyptus biomass fuel experience, but the Dow Chemical Company will be the first  Brazilian company in the chemical and petrochemical industry to utilise it.

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Feb 3, 2011

Proving the microwave charcoal technology was the easy part

BIOCHAR

In one sense, proving Carbonscape's novel one-step process can cheaply produce highly porous charcoal was the easy part.

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