Biomass

Energy firm admits to inadvertently breaching sustainability data reporting rules, but Ofgem finds no evidence Drax incorrectly received UK renewables subsidies

Bioenergy with CCS technology carries significant risks and will fail to deliver the emissions savings promised, argues Ember's Frankie Mayo

Characterisations of Drax as the world's biggest wood burner are misleading and sometimes deliberately dishonest, argues environmental campaigner Jonathan Porritt

Hogsmill and Beddington treatment works exporting enough green electricity to power more than 2,000 homes and businesses for six months

Tidal barrage connecting Liverpool and Wirral announced as the preferred option to harness renewable energy from the River Mersey

Energy company announces plans to explore potential for North Sea carbon storage, in same week as it faces fresh questions over the sustainability of wood chips sourced from North America

Power plant operator launches US-headquartered entity to oversee development and construction of new-build BECCS plants

Auditor argues government must step up its evaluation of whether biomass generators are meeting sustainability criteria

DESNZ has published a list of options for how government might support large biomass power plants eyeing a transition to BECCS from 2027 onwards - BusinessGreen delves into the fierce debate around the power station's future

Flagship CCS project takes major step forward, but decision comes as campaigners warn biomass plant could cost British taxpayer hundreds of millions of pounds a year