Biomass

Technology

Dump truck to be powered by the rubbish it collects

Yorkshire waste-to-energy plant takes "closed loop thinking" to a whole new level

clock 27 January 2009 • 1 min read

Technology

Whisky industry tackles environmental headache

Scottish biomass plant to turn distillery by-products into renewable energy

clock 23 January 2009 • 2 min read

Biomass

Sainsbury's to turn food waste into biofuel

Company kicks off biofuel initiative in Scotland, vowing to stop sending all UK food waste to landfill by the summer

clock 22 January 2009 • 2 min read

Technology

Carbon Trust calls for return of the log fire

New research calculates that biomass-powered heating systems can slash firms' energy bills

clock 16 January 2009 • 2 min read

Technology

First commercial biofuel flight cleared for take off next month

Jatropha oil from Africa used to develop biofuel virtually indistinguishable from traditional jet fuel

clock 14 November 2008 • 2 min read

Workplace

UK's greenest university campus opens its doors

Queen Margaret's University has used a blank canvas to create one of the most environmentally friendly campuses in the UK. Tom Young dodges the freshers and takes a look around.

clock 12 November 2008 • 4 min read

Energy

Straw power to fuel UK biomass expansion

Developer hopes 40MW Lincolnshire straw-powered biomass plant will prove the first of many

clock 06 November 2008 • 1 min read

Energy

Coal giant sees future in biomass

Coal plant operator Drax is planning to open three new biomass plants in the UK

clock 23 October 2008 • 3 min read

Technology

Drax inks deal to install biomass burner

UK's largest coal-fired plant hopes new co-firing biomass facility will reduce carbon emissions by 2.5m tonnes a year

clock 03 October 2008 • 2 min read

Transport

Selective breeding promises to double jatropha yields

UK firm claims cross-fertilisation programmes are on track to deliver significant increases in bio-oil yields

clock 02 October 2008 • 2 min read