International design, engineering, and advisory company Aurecon has been appointed to work alongside Fonterra to provide design support, project management and construction management for implementation of their largest biomass boiler to date. As detailed in their Embracing Sustainability Strategy, Fonterra’s goal is to transition their nine remaining sites that still use coal to renewable energy by 2037, in line with …
A windfall for US wood pellets business
Environmentalists have doubts, but John Keppler’s faith in the energy source is rewarded by European customers willing to pay top dollar. On a crisp North Carolina morning, an eastern pine forest is being clear cut in a precisely choreographed hydraulic ballet. Pincers grab 500-pound, 30-foot tree trunks, run them through trimmers and auto-cutters and then stack the nearly uniform logs …
World’s largest advanced biocarbon contract for coal
More than 4 million tons of coal will be replaced with Aymium’s renewable carbon negative product, removing over 10 million tons of CO2. Aymium, a leading producer of renewable biocarbon products, announced that it has entered a long-term supply contract for its patented, coal replacement product with Hokuriku Electric Power Company and Nippon Steel Trading. The contract is the largest …
Opposition to NZ’s transport biofuel mandate
Biofuels – and a broader bioeconomy – are key parts of New Zealand’s recently released first emissions reduction plan, particularly for transport, forestry and a transition to a more circular use of resources. Work is moving fast, with a biofuel mandate for land transport to be introduced from April 2023 and a plan to transform the forestry industry currently under …
Europeans back 45% renewable energy goal
The European Parliament voted on Wednesday (14 September) in favour of a 45% target for renewable energy in the EU’s energy mix by 2030, paving the way for negotiations with the 27 member states to finalise the text before the end of the year. Russia’s war in Ukraine is “a war on our energy, a war on our economy, a …
Major contract to World’s largest wood pellet producer
In the United States (US), Enviva Inc., the world’s largest industrial wood pellet producer, and Alder Fuels, a cleantech developer have signed a contract for the long-term, large-scale supply of “sustainably sourced woody biomass” from Enviva to further commercialize the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The agreement would make Enviva an exclusive supplier of up to 750 000 tonnes …
Govt partnership to explore sustainable wood products
A new partnership between the NZ Government and Oji Fibre Solutions could boost the development of sustainable wood products, hydrogen and bio-fuels at the Kinleith Mill near Tokoroa, creating jobs and reducing emissions across the economy Forestry Minister Stuart Nash announced on Thursday. “This partnership is one of the first tangible actions from the draft Forestry and Wood Processing Industry …
Using biomass to take cane trains beyond diesel
Diesel is impressive. Impressive in its abundance, energy density and liquid transportability. These unique features have made it ubiquitous to heavy transport and traction in the 20th and 21st centuries. This powerful substance now runs the agricultural machinery that feeds 7.5 billion people worldwide and overall, it does the work equivalent to having an extra 50 billion manual labourers on …
