Biomass
UK power system produced record low CO2 emissions at end of June
Sunny, windy conditions on June 30 saw renewables supply more than half of UK's electricity, data commissioned by Drax shows
New guidelines, old loopholes as world's carbon accounting is overhauled
A mammoth scientific review of greenhouse gas monitoring methods does not address flaws around bioenergy use, according to campaigners
Burning wood for power breaches EU treaty, new lawsuit claims
Plaintiffs from six European countries and the US argue biomass does more harm than good and should be not be counted as a renewable energy source
'World-first': Drax BECCS pilot begins capturing carbon emissions
C-Capture says its technology is now trapping one tonne of CO2 each day from the Drax power plant in Yorkshire
REA to review UK bioenergy's 'long-term potential in low carbon energy mix'
Renewable Energy Association to assess potential role for bioenergy - including biomass, green gas and energy from waste - in meeting UK climate targets
Kneejerk RHI proposals could jeopardise renewable heat targets
Wood Heat Association chair Neil Harrison argues the end of RHI support for biomass in urban areas is misguided
CCC: UK land policy overhaul crucial to support food, housing and climate
UK climate watchdog sets out blueprint to drive decarbonisation, protect habitats, boost food production and build more housing after Brexit
Ecotricity green gas secures Vegan Society registration
Green energy supplier receives third party approval to assure customers its biogas is not made using animal by-products
UK renewables capacity overtakes fossil fuels for the first time
New report from Drax reveals UK renewables now stands at a record 42GW of capacity, exceeding the fossil fuel power fleet for the first time
Burning to solve climate change: The BECCS paradox
For land rights and justice, the international climate solution is fundamentally flawed, argues ClientEarth's Caroline Haywood
Renewables mega-projects celebrate critical development milestone
Low Carbon Contracts Company confirms wave of offshore wind projects have passed clean energy contract milestone
Lethal but legal: Government faces fresh calls to strengthen air pollution standards
IPPR report argues Brexit could provide the government to set stronger air quality rules for domestic heating that honour its pledge to be 'more ambitious about achieving cleaner air'
Drax completes conversion of fourth biomass unit
Power giant now has four units generating electricity using biomass, leaving just two units burning coal at the Selby plant
SIMEC Atlantis Energy plans pellet fuel conversion for overseas coal power plants
Firm is already in talks with coal plants in Europe, Australia, Asia, and the USA about switching sites to run on waste-based biomass pellets
Cheers to that: Drax in talks with beer industry over CCS solution to CO2 shortage
Energy firm in talks with British Beer & Pub Association over upcoming CCS trial link up after CO2 shortages for UK industry this summer
Report: By April next year, England will be burning more waste than it recycles
New Green Party report warns surge in waste incineration levels mean valuable materials are going up in flames
Report: London's lost rivers could provide green heat source
Campaign group 10:10 publishes new research suggesting underground rivers could prove a valuable source of green heat for the capital
Vegan power row: Biogas industry defends sector's use of animal waste
Anaerobic digestion is a solution for, not the cause of, agricultural waste, insists ADBA following Ecotricity claims energy users are unwittingly supporting factory farming
Ecotricity launches world's first 'vegan electricity' offer
Green energy specialist promises to take on industry's dirty secret and deliver power that avoids all animal by-products
'Government must provide more certainty': Drax, biomass CCS, and the end of coal
Drax Power CEO Andy Koss talks to BusinessGreen about the firm's new carbon capture project and why new gas is needed to balance the ever cleaner power grid
Atlantis proposes £20m share issue in support of expansion plans
Renewables developer to raise funds in support of waste to energy and marine energy expansion plans
NAO: Locking bigger biomass plants out of clean energy contracts to cost consumers £100m a year
Government hints cap on power plants to be dropped, as analysis of CfD auctions concludes rule changes for 'fuelled technologies' drove up costs
Fir things first: A route to truly sustainable biomass
Labour's Alex Sobel suggests a course of action that might help policymakers and biomass power firms see the wood for the trees
When will the biomass bubble burst?
The sustainability myth of burning wood for energy is perched on a thin branch, argues ClientEarth's Caroline Haywood
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