How NZ could become a decarbonisation world leader23 May 2022Energy is the double-edged sword at the root of the climate crisis. Cheap energy has improved lives and underpinned massive…
Exciting addition to In-field chipping workshop20 May 2022Forest-based biofuels are occupying an increasingly important role in energy supply. Conversions of large sale industrial heat plants to renewables,…
In-field chipping equipment being showcased at Residues2Revenues 202217 May 2022Forest-based biofuels are occupying an increasingly important role in energy supply. Conversions of large sale industrial heat plants to renewables,…
Matching regional biomass supplies to end user demand10 May 2022With the increased interest in bioenergy and biofuels for replacing fossil fuels a focus of sector activities is now on…
Biomass replacement for school coal boilers9 May 2022Thanks to a NZ$10-million dollar investment, all remaining coal boilers in New Zealand schools will be replaced with renewable woody…
AU$48.2m grant for Maryvale Energy project4 May 2022The Maryvale Energy from Waste (EfW) project has received an AU$48.2 million grant through the Australian Government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative…
Largest project for bio-methanol from pulp waste29 April 2022Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, and Veolia recently signed a long-term partnership agreement on the refining of crude methanol…
Study illustrates process of fuel production from waste material27 April 2022A new study has explained how fuel can be produced from renewable sources such as waste wood and straw. The findings…
Ravensdown switching to wood biomass fuel27 April 2022Ravensdown has announced that it has achieved NZ Government co-funding to accompany the co-operative’s investment to install a biomass combustor…
Carbon solution could decarbonise steel industry21 April 2022BIOCARBON, a manufacturer based in Sydney, has found a viable solution to decarbonise the steel industry via its manufacture of…
Wood Energy New Zealand Partnership formed14 April 2022A partnership between Pioneer Energy and Niagara Sawmilling Company Ltd in the lower South Island of New Zealand has been…
Marsden Point – a generational leap to biofuels11 April 2022The New Zealand Government’s biofuel mandate will require Marsden Point’s big oil tanks and Auckland pipeline – and that means…
Solid biofuel powered tractors being developed30 March 2022A prototype tractor which can run on solid biofuel is being developed for the primary industries by AgLoco®, a start-up…
Sustainable Aviation Fuel report released24 March 2022A report released this week by the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Alliance of Australia and New Zealand (SAFAANZ) titled Bridging the…
Productivity and costs of logging residue chip sieving14 March 2022Sieving of chipped forest fuels has recently been suggested as a way to reduce dry matter losses during storage. Sieving…
US$750m plant for biomass manufacturing4 March 2022A sustainable materials company plans to spend at least US$750 million to build a biomass manufacturing facility in Louisiana that…
Specialist wood fuel suggested by Genesis2 March 2022Genesis Energy believes converting part of the Huntly power station to run on biofuel could be economic, but it will…
Reducing emissions and costs with integrated transport21 February 2022Biofuels can reduce transport emissions and may reduce costs in the heavy vehicle industry reports Foresion in their latest study…
New biomass boiler installed by timber processor17 February 2022South East Pine Sales in South Australia, has installed a new biomass boiler at its Wandilo facility, which will generate…
Nature’s Flame wood pellets company sold17 February 2022Norske Skog has entered into an agreement with Talley’s Group, a New Zealand based dairy, fishing, produce and food company,…
Producing clean hydrogen using wood chips17 February 2022In the global race to curb climate change and reduce carbon emissions, hydrogen is considered a serious contender to replace…
World’s first carbon removal plant using wood wastes20 January 2022Located near Bakersfield, Calif., the facility aims to remove carbon from the air by diverting wood waste from open-air burn…
Powering NZ’s future with biofuels15 December 2021The NZ Government will introduce a Sustainable Biofuels Mandate to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector, Energy…
Australian company positions itself for green energy8 November 2021Sweetman Renewables expansion plans are well underway as its significance in the green energy sector grows through lucrative contracts and…
In-field chipping equipment to be showcased29 October 2021Forest-based biofuels are occupying an increasingly important role in New Zealand’s energy supply. Conversions of large sale industrial heat plants…
Forestry interest in biofuel opportunities27 October 2021The increasing interest in using biomass instead of fossil fuels has finally woken up the New Zealand forestry and agricultural…
Biomass storage and safety guidelines15 October 2021Biomass storage is an essential part of the bioenergy supply chain. Without it, there would not be a way to…
Biomass favourite for decarbonising SI process heat13 October 2021Biomass is the clear favourite for industrial process heat users in the South Island of New Zealand looking to decarbonise…
Innovative biomass to biofuel plant announced7 October 2021Arbios Biotech, a joint venture of Canadian Forest Products Ltd. and Licella Holdings Ltd, has announced their decision to proceed…
Residues to Revenues 2022 event announced1 October 2021For New Zealand and Australia, it’s now been over eight years since the Forest Industry Engineering Association has run a…
New tool for solid biofuel regional supply planning20 September 2021Over half of New Zealand’s process heat demand is met by burning fossil fuels such as coal or natural gas,…
Fonterra reduces emissions by 11% by switching to biomass16 September 2021Fonterra says it has reduced its greehouse gas emissions from coal by 11 per cent in a year, primarily due…
Bioenergy Wood Energy Knowledge Centre expands14 September 2021With the increased interest in transitioning heat boilers from using fossil fuels to wood fuel the Bioenergy Association of NZ…
Wood-fed hydrogen plant to be built in NSW14 September 2021Emerging renewables energy business, Sweetman Renewables Limited, has inked a lucrative, multi-million dollar joint venture agreement with CAC-H2 Private Limited…
Wood wastes for green hydrogen10 September 2021Mountains of wood waste could be broken down into hydrogen and carbon dioxide gas to reduce fossil fuel consumption, University…
Tools from forestry bioenergy project1 September 2021Attempts are being made to shift the focus of energy production globally more and more towards renewable energy sources. In…
Another major NZ industrial plant switches to biomass27 August 2021Nelson-based company biomass fuel company Azwood Energy is building a production facility near Milton to service a burgeoning biomass fuel…
The growing market for wood pellets26 August 2021Discussions are going on about the EU-Commission’s new forest strategy. In the discussions, sawn timber is pointed out as a…
The current forest biomass controversy25 August 2021A major political and environmental dispute has been heating up as the forestry industry and governments promote forest biomass —…
Biomass energy from forests can be sustainable25 August 2021The issue of carbon neutrality for wood-based bioenergy just won’t go away. In recent months, Politico, The New York Times,…
Biomaterials paying dividends for forestry giant25 August 2021The Helsinki-based forest industry company Stora Enso doubled its business result in April-June compared to the same period last year,…
Another major switch to wood biomass25 August 2021As Minister for Energy and Resources Hon Dr Megan Woods officially opened Fonterra’s wood pellet boiler at its Te Awamutu…
Gasified woodchips power first commercial flight25 August 2021UK-headed Velocys plc, a developer of advanced biofuels gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology has announced that sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from…
Biofuel truck use damaging to the environment?25 August 2021CEAC warns that use of trucks with biodiesel will cause far more damage to environment than using electric trucks, overseas…
Step Changes in Wood Residues Utilisation1 July 2021Residues to Revenues 2022 is a two day conference and exhibitions planned for NZ forest owners, sawmills and wood manufacturing…
Residues to Revenues 2022 Launching1 July 2021Mark 9-10 March 2022 in your calendar. Residues to Revenues 2022 is returning due to an opportunity the New Zealand…