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New report: Grangemouth biomass plant may not be financially viable
PRESS RELEASE 25th October 2017 Grangemouth biomass plant may not be financially viable The new Grangemouth Renewable Energy plant, a biomass CHP (combined heat-and-power) plant, may not be able to be built due to a shortfall in funding, according to a new report....
UK Clean Growth Strategy based on dangerous illusions and false solutions – bioenergy
London 12 October 2017 From Biofuelwatch[1] For immediate release. The Government’s Clean Growth Strategy relies on growth of technologies that are not clean and one that is not feasible. The Clean Growth Strategy[2] speaks throughout of ‘sustainable biomass’, ‘clean’...
Almost 100 Organisations Worldwide Condemn UN Aviation Agency’s Biofuel Plans
Almost 100 Organisations Worldwide Condemn UN Aviation Agency’s Biofuel Plans London, Embargoed for 10th October, 00:01 AM BST (midnight from Monday to Tuesday) An in-depth report released by Biofuelwatch last week [4] shows that feedstocks (raw materials used to...
Reports, briefings and presentations
Plume Plotter: Who is Drax polluting right now?
Plume Plotter is showing minute-to-minute details of air pollution caused by Drax, taking account of local weather conditions. See here for full details. And see here for a 2016 animation of Drax's plume. The Plume Plotter is built using one of the...
Grangemouth Renewable Energy Plant: Briefing
Grangemouth Renewable energy biomass power station: An unsustainable, high-risk potential investment In June 2013, the Scottish Government approved a highly controversial planning application by Forth Energy for a 120 MWe biomass “combined heat and power plant” at...
Summary of recent Biomass research
Produced by Biofuelwatch in collaboration with UK and US NGOs. Annotated Bibliography on Biomass Impacts_Oct 4 2017
Responses
Objection to RWE’s application for Phase 2 of Tilbury Biomass Conversion
Objection to RWE's application for Phase 2 of Tilbury Biomass Conversion
Response to Scottish Renewables Obligation Banding Review Supplementary Consultation, Parts B and C
Biofuelwatch response to Scottish Renewables Obligation Banding Review Supplementary Consultation, Parts B and C
Response to Scottish Government Supplementary Consultation on ROCs, Parts B and C
Biofuelwatch response to Parts B and C of the Scottish Government Supplementary Consultation on the Renewable Banding Review
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
Mount Kenya Declaration on the Global Crisis and Africa’s Responsibility
Statement from the African Biodiversity Network.
Letter of critical opposition to the “Round Table on Responsible Soy”
Open letter with over 60 signatures.
Biochar: A New Big Threat to People, Land and Ecosystems
A declaration signed by around 150 organisations worldwide