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EC Approves Sweden’s Prolongation of Tax Exemption for Biofuels
On October 8, 2020, the European Commission (EC), under the European Union (EU) State aid rules, approved the prolongation of tax exemptions for biofuels in Sweden. Having exemptions for liquid biofuels from energy and carbon emissions taxation since 2002, Sweden’s scheme aims to increase biofuels use while reducing the fossil fuels use in transport. With EC’s decision, the tax ...
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ANDRITZ and Metsä Fibre successfully perform joint program to eliminate fossil fuel use in lime kiln at Joutseno mill, Finland
NDRITZ and Metsä Fibre have successfully collaborated on a program to maximize reduction of the use of fossil fuels, as well as improve the overall performance of the lime kiln at the Joutseno mill in Finland. The goal of the program, entitled “Gasification Plant 100% Utilization Rate”, was to maximize the availability of all equipment, including the wood processing plant, dryer, ...
By Andritz AG
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New Solar-Plus-Storage Projects Set Low-Price Benchmark for Renewable Energy in Hawaii
Hawaiian Electric Companies have submitted contracts for seven grid-scale, solar-plus-storage projects on three islands to the Public Utilities Commission for review. The projects are part of the largest and lowest cost portfolio of new renewable energy resources to be assembled in Hawaii.The projects – three on Oahu, two on Maui and two on Hawaii Island – will add approximately 262 megawatts ...
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California to require zero energy buildings
Every two years, the California Energy Commission (CEC) releases an Integrated Energy Policy Report in which it makes recommendations for energy policy in the state, including changes to Title 24, the energy efficiency portion of the building codes. In its 2007 report, CEC recommends adjusting Title 24 to require net-zero-energy performance in residential buildings by 2020 and in commercial ...
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Central European Biomass Conference 2017
CEBC 2017 Date: 18 Jan 2017 - 20 Jan 2017 Location: Graz, Austria Between 18th and 20th January 2017, the 5th Central European Biomass Conference (CEBC) will take place in Graz, Austria. The organizers expect more than 1,000 participants from about 50 nations at this event. As a part of the CEBC, the World Bioenergy Association (WBA) will organize a special World Biomass Day at the 18th of ...
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Declaration: Biofuels industry to leaders at COP21
Advanced Biofuels Conference, Stockholm, Sweden (16 - 17 September) Support the declaration by clicking here. Read the full declaration by clicking here. Summary Biofuels mitigate emissions from the transport industry and now is the time to act! The Biofuels Industry is ready to demonstrate actions to meet the 2°C target in the upcoming climate meeting (COP21) in Paris in December 2015. ...
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WBA Declaration to COP22
The World Bioenergy Association (WBA) proposes fossil exit strategy with a carbon tax as they key message to the delegates at COP22 in Marrakech. The World Bioenergy Association (WBA) calls on the delegates attending the 22nd Conference of Parties (COP22) at Marrakech, Morocco to act now with a managed yearly decline of fossil fuel use and implementing a carbon tax in each country to achieve the ...
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Declaration from biofuels sector to leaders at COP21
Sign now! The declaration was released during the Advanced Biofuels Conference in Stockholm during September 2015. Since then, the declaration has received more than 50 signees and support from 28 biofuel companies (As of 16.Nov.2015). WBA will distribute the declaration at the COP21 climate conference in Paris. Show your support by signing below: Read the declaration here. Support the ...
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Biomass Thermal Energy Council Announces Latest Webinar
Brits, Brussels, and Biomass: The European Path Towards Renewable Heating Registration is now open for the free educational webinar on June 15 at 12PM ET, 9 AM PT Imagine the impact on U.S. jobs and local economies if 95% of new domestic heating appliances used renewable fuels and avoided costly oil imports. That is the case in Austria; while in several European countries renewable heating ...
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Must have Top Priorities in new EU Energy Strategy
Comment to the New European Commission’s Green Paper for an Energy Strategy and Policy for Europe. INFORSE-Europe welcomes the new emphasis on European energy security and sustainable development that the European Commission sets out in its Green Paper released today. While the paper does provide a framework for discussions, it is important that the EU leaders follow-up with visions for a ...
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Renewable energy progress report - Press Release
The European Commission has published the progress report on 2020 renewable energy targets, showing that the EU is on track to meet its 20% renewable energy targets. With a projected share of 15.3% of renewable energy in 2014 in the gross final energy consumption, the EU and the vast majority of Member States are advancing well: 25 Member States are expected to meet their 2013/2014 national ...
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Renewable energy progress report - Press Release
The European Commission has published the progress report on 2020 renewable energy targets, showing that the EU is on track to meet its 20% renewable energy targets. With a projected share of 15.3% of renewable energy in 2014 in the gross final energy consumption, the EU and the vast majority of Member States are advancing well: 25 Member States are expected to meet their 2013/2014 national ...
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Controversy over biofuels grows
New research suggests that nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions associated with growing some biofuel crops may be much greater than previously thought and could be high enough to outweigh the potential CO2 savings associated with biofuels. Producing fuels from crops such as rapeseed is one strategy being explored to replace fossil fuels, with a view to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the ...
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Rethinking Energy 2020-2030: 100% Solar, Wind and Batteries is Just the Beginning
By 2030 electricity systems comprised entirely of solar, wind and batteries (SWB) can provide both the cheapest power available and two to three times more total energy than the existing grid in the continental United States, and most populated regions globally, bankrupting coal, gas and nuclear power companies and slashing consumer costs dramatically, according to a new report by RethinkX. ...
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Green City offers Clean Alternative to Tar Sands Boom
In a country reckoned to have the worst climate policies in the industrialised world, one big city is setting out to defy central government and become 100% carbon neutral. Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada, wants to establish itself as “the greenest city in the world by 2020” by demonstrating that economic growth and the welfare of its citizens depends on developing renewables, ...
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Energy star helps auto plants improve energy efficiency (HQ)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program has helped improve the energy efficiency of the auto manufacturing industry, which has cut fossil fuel use by 12 percent and reduced greenhouse gases by more than 700,000 tons of carbon dioxide, according to a recent report by the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University. The emissions reductions, ...
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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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Clouds over China’s solar power industry
The recent turmoil in China’s stock market has sent shockwaves through the country’s corporate sector, including its mighty solar power industry which in recent years has grown to dominate the world market. Harnessing solar energy is considered a key way of cutting back on fossil fuel use and of meeting the challenge posed by climate change. Seven out of the world’s top ten ...
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Drilling Project Starting in Montserrat
Drilling Project Starting in Montserrat Iceland Drilling Company has reached an agreement with DFID (Department for International Development) for a geothermal drilling project in the Caribbean Island, Montserrat. The drilling contract was signed on 8th of April 2016. The project involves drilling the 3rd geothermal well, but in the year 2013 two exploration wells were drilled giving around 2 ...
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Canadian Biogas Association Encourages the Use of Biogas to Achieve Canada’s Climate Strategy Goals
Ottawa, Ontario (November 28, 2016) - The Canadian Biogas Association encourages Canadian policy makers to consider biogas as a significant contributor to help the country meet its ambitious climate change commitments. Biogas is a renewable fuel derived from the breakdown of organic material and can be upgraded to produce renewable natural gas (RNG). The CBA supports 2% of the natural gas supply ...
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