Tag: biomass
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Report Highlights World-Wide Forest Destruction and Land Grabbing Due to UK Biomass Demand
Biofuelwatch has launched a new report, Biomass: the Chain of Destruction, focusing on the human and environmental costs of biomass-focused UK renewable energy policy. The report includes the first ever study of a land-grab in Brazil for eucalyptus plantations directly linked to UK demand for wood pellets. The report also documents the impacts of Drax power station’s…
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Guest Post: Alternative Heating Systems Should Be Given a Chance!
To elaborate, biomass is the energy that comes mainly from living things like trees and plants. These store energy from the sun that can be further transformed into heating energy. A biomass system produces significantly less carbon dioxide than some fuels and costs less. Studies have shown the possibility to reduce the costs dedicated to…
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EU Plays Robin Hood, Takes From Polluters, Gives To Clean Energy
The EU kickstarts 23 innovative clean energy projects with $1.6 billion raised through sale of carbon allowances. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTechling.
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Woody Biomass Subs For Coal At US Nuke Site
Woody biomass takes the place of coal in producing 30 percent of the power to run the Savannah River Site, a U.S. nuclear facility in South Carolina.