Biofuelwatch is proud to be a co-author of this new report: "Unsustainable and Ineffective: Why EU Forest Biomass Standards Won't Stop Destruction" . The publication reveals that the European Union (EU) Renewable Energy Directive (RED) sustainability criteria fails to...
Biomass – Europe (not UK or Germany)
Drax’s Portuguese pellets: What wood is really being used?
In 2020, Drax burned almost 150,000 tonnes of pellets produced in Portugal, making Portugal it’s fourth largest supplier. According to its annual report, 88% of the wood used consisted of “low-grade roundwood” and “thinnings”. The Pinewells pellet mill in Central...
Investigation into European Investment Bank loan for Curtis Biomass Plant in Galicia
European Investment Bank's loan for Greenalia's Curtis Biomass Plant: A Faiilure of Due Diligence? - Joint report by Salva la Selva and Biofuelwatch Click here to download the full report with references. Click here for the German version and click here for the report...
Observations of pellet mills and logging in Estonia
In spring 2018 and July 2019, we visited a total of three Graanul Invest pellet mills in Estonia, as well as looking at the impacts of logging in the country. We have now published photos and evidence of what we saw: Estonia Logging and pellet production Graanul...
Biofuelwatch briefing about EDF’s proposals to convert Le Havre and Cordemais power stations to biomass
EDF proposal to convert Cordemais and Le Havre power stations to waste wood or mixed waste: A Trojan Horse for burning coal and forest wood from 2022? Update: EDF decided not to go ahead with a biomass project at Le Havre. In July 2021, EDF cancelled plans for the...
Bioenergy in the European Commission’s proposal for a post-2020 Renewable Energy Directive
Bioenergy in the European Commission's proposed post-202 EU Renewable Energy Directive: An analysis of proposals and impacts A briefing by Biofuelwatch Summary The European Commission’s proposals for a new, post-2020 Renewable Energy Directive (RED) fail to address...