In English Cliquez ici pour télécharger le rapport complet Coupe rase en Pyrénées atlantiques, près de Lacq Introduction Le projet E-CHO est un plan ambitieux impliquant trois projets différents mais interconnectés à Lacq et ses environs, dans le département des...
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Elyse Energy’s E-CHO project in Lacq: Green innovation or a costly white elephant?
En français Click here for full briefing in English Clearfelling near Lacq, in the Pyrenees, Photo: ouche pas à ma forêt: pour le climat Introduction The E-CHO project is an ambitious proposal involving three different but interconnected projects in and around Lacq,...
Video expose of Portuguese pellet supplier of Drax
video investigation by Biofuelwatch and Portuguese NGO Zero shows impacts of drax's pellet supplier pinewells on pine forests, including on natura 2000 site A new video investigation by Biofuelwatch and the Portuguese NGO ZERO reveals that the Pinewells pellet...
Climate activists stage musical protest over Government proposals for new tree-burning subsidies
Biofuelwatch and Stop Burning Trees Press Release For immediate release Climate justice campaigners from across the UK environmental movement gathered outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)1 in London today in a colourful and...
Pläne zur Ausweitung der Holzverbrennung für die Berliner Fernwärme
Gemeinsames Informationspapier, veröffentlicht von NABU, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, ROBIN WOOD, Biofuelwatch, Greenpeace Berlin, BUND Landesverband Berlin, PowerShift und Bürgerbegehren Klimaschutz Aktualisierte Version, Januar 2025 Zusammenfassung: Der Großteil des...
Logging what’s left: How Drax’s pellet mills are sourcing logs from British Columbia’s rarest Old Growth forests
Joint investigation into wood sourcing for Drax pellet mills in British Columbia by Conservation North, Bulkley Valley Stewardship Coalition and Biofuelwatch Drax Group Plc is a UK-based company that operates the world’s biggest biomass power station, and is also the...
FLYING ON GARBAGE? FULCRUM BIOENERGY’S TRASH TALK
Update: In May 2024, Fulcrum closed down its plant in Reno, Nevada, and laid off most employees. For Then, in September 2024, they filed for bankruptcy. more information, click here to read article in The Chemical Engineer. Fulcrum-briefing-Feb-2024-1Download
Short-rotation coppicing: No credible option for fuelling new biomass plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Click here to download the briefing Summary: Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) is proposing to at least partly convert two coal plant units in Bosnia and Herzegovina to biomass. The company has stated that it would rely largely on Short-Rotation Coppicing (SRC), namely...
Plantažni zasadi kratke ophodnje: nema isplative opcije za razvoj novih postrojenja na plantažnu biomasu u Bosni i Hercegovini
Kliknite ovdje za preuzimanje Sažetak: Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) predlaže da se dvije elektrane na ugalj u Bosni i Hercegovini u jednom dijelu konvertuju u postrojenja na biomasu. EPBIH je navela da će se u velikoj mjeri oslanjati na zasade iz plantaža kratke...
Court Orders, Refinery Fires and Deforestation Drivers: California Push for Liquid Biofuels Ignores Red Flag Warnings
Despite a series of dramatic red flag warnings about public safety and climate impacts, compounded by errors in governance, California authorities continue to push hard for completing the conversion of refineries in the San Francisco Bay Area to operate as the largest...
Lynemouth Power Station: A smaller version of Drax
Lynemouth Power Station, owned by the Czech energy company EPH, is the second biggest biomass plant in the UK after Drax and one of the biggest in the world. The power station burns up to 1.5 million tonnes of wood every year. The majority of the wood is sourced from...
Infopapier: Umrüstung des Kohleheizkraftwerkes Hamburg-Tiefstack auf Holzverbrennung
Gemeinesames Infopapier RObin Wood, NABU, Deutsche Umwelthilfe und Biofuelwatch, Juni 2023 Update: Im Dezember 2024 gaben der Hamburger Umweltsenator und die Hamburger Energiewerke bekannt, dass das Tiefstack Kraftwerk nicht auf Holz umgerüstet wird. Bitte hier...
Kritische Analyse des Nachhaltigkeitskodex für Biomasse in Tiefstack und der Begleitstudie
Biomassekodex für Tiefstack birgt die Gefahr, schwerwiegende schäden für klime und umwelt zu verursachen Update: Im Dezember 2024 gaben der Hamburger Umweltsenator und die Hamburger Energiewerke bekannt, dass das Tiefstack Kraftwerk nicht auf Holz umgerüstet wird....
Who is burning Estonia’s wood for energy?
Briefing paper by Estonian Fund for Nature, analysing the demand for Estonian wood for energy, including for wood pellet exports. Click here to download. Click here to see the original version in Estonian
Os impactos do domínio das celuloses sobre o mercado de produção de eletricidade a partir de biomassa em Portugal
Acumulando pressão Descarregue o relatório Resumo O sector da pasta e do papel em Portugal está a obter lucros recorde, apesar das atuais crises globais. Os seus pesados investimentos na produção de eletricidade a partir da queima de biomassa contribuem para estes...
The impacts of the pulp and paper industry’s domination of the biomass electricity market in Portugal
Piling on the pressure Download the report Report in Portuguese Summary: Portugal’s pulp and paper sector is making record profits despite the current intersecting global crises. Its heavy investments in biomass electricity are a contributing factor, and it now...
Umrüstung des Onyx-Kohlekraftwerkes in Wilhelmshaven auf Holzverbrennung
Gemeinsames Informationspapier von NABU, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, robin wood und biofuelwatch Hier klicken um das Papier herunterzuladen. Zusammenfassung: Das 730-Megawatt-Kraftwerk von Onyx Power befindet sich in Wilhelmshaven direkt an der Nordseeküste. Statt wie...
Informationspapier zum Sustainable Biomass Program
Das Sustainable Biomass Program und sein Versagen, die Einhaltung grundlegender Nachhaltigkeitsstandards für Biomasse zu gewährleisten Informationspapier herunterladen