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🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Drax to stop burning controversial Canadian wood within next year

Drax Group has announced it will cease burning Canadian wood pellets entirely within the next year due to financial losses and environmental criticism.

Feb 26 • 17:27 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Building Modernization Act: "We should reconsider how we heat"

The German government is promoting biogas for climate-friendly heating in buildings, but Peter Kornatz of the German Biomass Research Center argues against this approach.

Feb 25 • 15:49 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
World

Ocean warming causes a 20% decrease in fish populations, study shows

A new study reveals that ocean warming is leading to a nearly 20% annual decrease in fish biomass worldwide.

Feb 25 • 10:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The energy that cleans the mountain and revitalizes rural life

A biomass plant in Cáceres, Spain, is contributing to rural revitalization by generating electricity from agricultural and forest waste.

Feb 23 • 10:46 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

REQUESTS HAVE INCREASED FIVEFOLD: The pellet deficit was caused by their inaccessibility and the resulting hype

Latvia faces a fivefold increase in the demand for wood pellets heating due to a severe winter and a subsequent shortage in supply.

Feb 22 • 18:44 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
National & Local

China’s Yangtze River fishing ban brings biomass surge, boosts finless porpoise

A study reveals that the fishing ban on China's Yangtze River has led to a significant recovery of biomass and an increase in the finless porpoise population.

Feb 21 • 04:00 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Persistent Fire Erupts at Power Plant in Vaasa

A fire broke out at the Vaasa Power Plant's wood chip storage on Wednesday night, which was extinguished but rekindled the following day.

Feb 11 • 16:33 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
National & Local

Cemex bets on startup that converts waste into clean energy

Cemex Ventures has announced an investment in Waste to Energy Advanced Solutions (WtEnergy), a startup focused on converting non-recyclable solid waste and biomass into clean energy.

Feb 10 • 03:07 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

Otepää leaves residents cold due to biomass boiler shutdown

On Wednesday morning, a malfunction in the biomass boiler system in Otepää left residents facing lower heating water temperatures.

Feb 4 • 07:19 UTC
🇵🇱 Oko.press
World

"Without biomass, we will not cope." Poland will burn its forests and spend billions on importing wood?

The Polish Ministry of Energy plans to reinstate the significance of biomass in the country's energy transition, but experts warn this could lead to deforestation and increased dependence on wood imports.

Feb 2 • 10:00 UTC

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