Biomass

"Long-awaited" £860m subsidy scheme expected to result in 126,000 installations and save 43 million tonnes of carbon by 2020

Sector to boom after clarification of subsidies makes business case more appealing to lenders, developer says

Urine-based biomass touted as way of reducing harmful impact of animal wee

European Commission insists sale of 300 million carbon permits to fund clean energy projects cannot be delayed until markets recover

SSE's 108MW 'multi-fuel' plant at Ferrybridge to generate heat and electricity using biomass and waste

Greg Barker confirms EU approval for scheme, but launch rests on payments for large biomass installations falling 60 per cent

Only two Welsh waste-to-energy plants remain in running after plans for Merthyr Tydfil project are shelved

Drax "interested" in bands created for burning wood with fossil fuels

Trading in wood pellets to begin in Dutch port next month to tap into increasing European demand for sustainable biomass

Industry furious as launch of flagship scheme is put back by at least a month