biomass heating News
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Biomass Heat Works! Calls on Chancellor for Continued Industry Support
Leaders from the UK’s biomass heat industry have called on the Chancellor for urgent support ahead of the Spring Budget to help Government meet heat decarbonisation targets, address climate change and deliver on its 30 million tree planting initiative. Biomass heat has been one of the UK’s fastest growing sectors over recent times. However, with the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) set ...
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Catalysing a market: What the RHI means for Biomass Heat
Viewpoint from Daniel Sullivan, Biomass Heat Accelerator Project Manager, Innovation, Carbon Trust This week saw the launch of the government’s much anticipated Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) – the world’s first 'feed-in-tariff' for renewable heat. This initiative will provide a welcome boost to the biomass heating market in the UK, which will need to expand significantly over ...
By Carbon Trust
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The roving exhibition ‘Biomass in your Home’, organised by AVEBIOM, will be making its first stop in Valladolid on 26th February
The Spanish Association for the Valorisation of Biomass – AVEBIOM is running the roadshow, which will travel to ten Spanish cities in 2015, to let people know about the advantages of using biomass as an energy source for heating and hot water in home. Valladolid was chosen to host the campaign’s public debut. The roadshow, which starts in Valladolid on 26th February and continues ...
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NREL Receives Recognition for Renewable Biomass Heating System at Golden, CO Headquarters
Today, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) became the latest participant in the Biomass Green Heat Registered Site Program in recognition of the lab's wood chip heating systems. The initiative is part of the national non-profit Biomass Thermal Energy Council's (BTEC) ongoing acknowledgement of biomass heating systems. The recognition award plaque is located in NREL's lobby. "The ...
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Commercial Buildings, Huge Energy Savings with Wood Heat Focus of 2012 Northeast Biomass Heating Expo
Fourth annual Northeast Biomass Heating Expo 2012 to feature two dedicated technical and economic development tracks Saratoga Springs, NY (March 21-23, 2012) – The fourth annual Northeast Biomass Heating Expo 2012 (nebiomassheat.com) will feature two dedicated technical and economic development tracks for its March 21-23 conference and expo in Saratoga Springs, NY. Through an expanded ...
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Carbon Trust calls for massive switch to biomass heating
Businesses and public sector organisations could benefit by switching from oil, gas and electric heating to biomass, according to Biomass Heating, A Practical Guide, published today by the Carbon Trust. Financial pressures and the coldest start to a winter in over 30 years make reducing heating bills a priority. However, by working with biomass heating projects across the UK, the Carbon Trust ...
By Carbon Trust
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National biomass suppliers database launched
A new National Biomass Suppliers Database has been announced by the Biomass Energy Centre and Carbon Trust today. Those looking to take advantage of the soon-to-be-released Renewable Heating Incentive (RHI) by heating their buildings or factories with wood will now find it easier to identify local and national companies which can supply them with woodfuel. The new map based listing is available ...
By Carbon Trust
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BTEC Unveils Biomass Recognition Program, Calls Attention to 'Often Invisible' Green Heating Option
Today, the Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) unveiled a recognition program for home and business heating systems using local, renewable biomass in place of fossil fuels like heating oil. The Biomass Green Heat Registered Site plaque will allow residential, business, and facility owners to proudly showcase their biomass thermal appliances to colleagues and neighbors, who would otherwise be ...
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Smog concentration will be reduced by biomass heating
In the current smog situation in virtually all Czech and Moravian regions, CZ Biom considers it necessary to draw attention to the unused possibilities of reducing emissions and improving air quality. One of the most affordable and practical responses is to use gentle forms of biomass heating. Not only at the time of inversion, higher use of renewable resources can reduce the concentration of ...
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‘Biomass in your Home’ campaign achieves its aims and says goodbye until after the summer
The tour promoted and organised by AVEBIOM and IDAE, which began in Valladolid on 26th February and ended up in Burgos on 29th March after stopping in Vitoria, Logroño and Guadalajara, will hit the road again from October to travel to at least another five Spanish cities before the year’s end. So far, the assessment and final evaluation of the activity during the first leg could not ...
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KMW Energi exhibits technology for biomass-fired heating and CHP plants
“This is a big trade fair and many of our customers attend,” says Lars-Erik Jansson, sales manager at KMW Energi, a leading Swedish manufacturer of heating and CHP plants. “Exhibiting at World Bioenergy is a tradition for us.” KMW will present its latest reference plants, as well as showcasing its brand at this international forum. Of course the company is also eager to ...
By Elmia AB
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Biomass reaches the heart of Spanish cities with specific solutions for the end consumer
‘Biomass in your Home’ is a roadshow organised by AVEBIOM to meet the information demands of people living in different cities. Its technical team have encountered a wide range of profiles of people interested in gaining access or providing solutions thanks to the multiple possibilities that biomass offers for heating homes. The representative sample – based on the first six ...
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BTEC Presents New Webinar on Residential Biomass Heating
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2010 BTEC Presents New Webinar on Residential Biomass Heating Second in the free webinar series will be held November 4 at 3PM ET WASHINGTON, October 14 - The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) today announced the second webinar in its series of free educational webinars on topics important to the biomass thermal industry. “Green Heat for Homes: ...
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London Biomass Plant Turned Down on Air Quality Grounds
Secretary of State Eric Pickles has dismissed a planning appeal by Blue-NG regarding the construction of a large, liquid biomass combined heat and power plant in Southall, London. The appeal had been called in by the Secretary of State due to the significance of the proposals for the delivery of the Government"s climate change programme and energy policies. Ultimately, however, the Secretary of ...
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World Biomass - Detecting Spontaneous Heating in Biomass Pellets
Wood pellets have many desirable properties when used as fuel: they are sustainable, energy-dense, have low moisture content and are easy to transport. They can be burned in place of coal with relatively straightforward modifications to the fuel-handling system. However, they do oxidize easily, and this means they are susceptible to spontaneous heating which, left unchecked, can lead to ...
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As Heating Season Nears, New Group Calls for 25 Percent of Heating Needs in the Northeast to come from Renewable Energy
October 6, 2010 - Today, the Northeast Biomass Thermal Working Group (NEBTWG) called on legislators and state officials in the northeastern U.S. to begin work on meeting 25% of the region's heating needs with renewable energy. The group's plan, Heating the Northeast with Renewable Biomass: A Bold Vision for 2025, details the path towards a 25% replacement of the Northeast's fossil fuel use in ...
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Ekoterm Project Ltd Participated In Exhibition In Spain
18,000 professionals from Europe and Latin America in the field of biomass energy utilization sought technological solutions at the international specialized exhibition Expobioenergia in Valladolid, Spain from 22 to 24 October 2013. Considerable interest among the visitors to one of the largest exhibitions of technologies related to biomass in Europe caused represented by Ekoterm Project biomass ...
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Submit your IBSCE 2015 abstract by 15 June
Asian Bioenergy Conference 2015: call for abstracts endsMonday 15th June There are still few days left to be part of the 1st Asian's international bioenergy conference and exhibition. With over 400+ attendees expected, this first edition will be the ideal venue and the gateway to fast growing Asian bioenergy markets for you to present research results to a global audience of biomass and ...
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BTEC, RPG Receive Grant to Promote Biomass Heating and Cooling
The BTEC and the Resource Professional Group were awarded a $70,000 grant to promote energy cost savings and environmental improvement of commercial buildings by teaching architects and biomass appliance manufacturers about wood energy. The Biomass Thermal Energy Council and the Resource Professional Group were awarded a $70,000 grant to promote energy cost savings and environmental improvement ...
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State aid: Commission approves €11 million aid for biomass project in France
The European Commission has authorised France under EU state aid rules to provide an €11 million grant for the construction of a 43 MW boiler using renewable sources (biomass). The heat will be produced and delivered on the industrial site operated by Roquette Frères in Beinheim. The Commission concluded that the aid is in line with EU state aid rules, because on balance, the positive ...
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