biomass, Tag

As for Drax, they are in a bit of a hole, being totally reliant on government subsidies. If these are stopped, they don’t have a viable business; hence their desperation to expand operations, regardless of the environmental...

Wood emits double the CO2 that natural gas does. Never mind the particulates burning wood entails.

Biomass is often touted as sustainable, yet this is a gross oversimplification. As the article points out,

Neither has Drax given us carbon-free electricity – unless you turn a blind eye to a colossal bureaucratic sleight of hand.

...the EU and US drive for biofuels has had by far the biggest effect on food supply and prices.

...the scale of CO2 emissions from Biomass cancels out any potential CO2 emissions savings made from using Weather-Dependent “Renewables”. 

India has just approved a new deal to develop green hydrogen for $2.3 billion to help secure the country's future as a provider of domestic and exported clean energy. Hydrogen is a clean energy source, but the technology...

In the United Kingdom, the former Drax coal-fired power plant burns significant amounts of wood.

International controversy on whether or not woody biomass should be classified as a renewable energy source is raging. On December 15, Australia reversed woody biomass’s renewable classification, the first major economy...

Australia’s reluctance to embrace woody biomass has led it to invest more heavily in zero-carbon renewable energy.

Heartland's Linnea Lueken breaks down the details behind this biomass as an energy source in the newest episode of Exploring Energy.

— For the most part, it is.

The BBC have finally caught up! There have been complaints for years about this:

Microalgae (phytoplankton), unlike macroalgae (seaweed), are single-cell microscopic organisms that live in freshwater or marine ecosystems. Through their growth, they produce biomass, which is organic material that is used...

In the 16th Century, coal saved the forests of Britain and Europe from total extinction. My question, who or what will save the forests this time?