Biomass power generation has increased steadily by upgrading older coal plants to biomass plants. Biomass energy is used in conjunction with cogeneration or district heating to increase energy efficiency. However a consistent source of biomass fuel continues to be a major problem to overcome. |
Boom in US biomass fired projects, but clouds lie ahead
26/03/2012
In the U.S., biomass fired power generation projects are on the rise with a combination of utilities, municipalities, and indep...
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E.ON to examine renewable strategy after UK government decision
12/03/2012
Developers say that government plans to reduce subsidies for dedicated biomass plants - which burn wood pellets and farm waste ...
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Fire shuts Tilbury biomass units until July
01/03/2012
The units at Tilbury Power Station which were hit by this week’s fire will be out of action until the summer, operators RWE npo...
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Investigation under way after Tilbury biomass plant fire
28/02/2012
The fire that yesterday ripped through a storage area of the 750 MW Tilbury power station – the world’s largest biomass plant –...
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Europe’s biggest biomass power plant severely damaged by fire
28/02/2012
Tilbury power plant operators RWE npower say it is too early to determine the full extent of fire damage at the premises but th...
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Fire outbreak at UK’s biggest biomass plant in London
27/02/2012
A fire has broken out in a fuel storage area at RWE npower’s wood-pellet-fired Tilbury power station, which is located to the e...
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UK coal power generator Drax prefers co firing over biomass
22/02/2012
UK’s largest coal-fired power generator has shelved plans to build a dedicated biomass unit but said it is ready to invest heav...
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UK and Europe heading for biomass sustainability crisis
21/02/2012
The UK is heading for a sustainability crisis in its pursuit of bio energy. |
Lockheed Martin to develop biomass power plant
17/02/2012
Energy Ltd. has announced that it will be working with Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)to build a new 41.5 MW biomass-fueled po...
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