Dutch to limit forest biomass subsidies, possibly signaling EU sea change
by Justin Catanoso on 9 March 2021
The Dutch Parliament in February voted to disallow the issuing of new subsidies for 50 planned forest biomass-for-heat plants, a small, but potentially key victory for researchers and activists who say that the burning of forests to make energy is not only not carbon neutral, but is dirtier than burning coal and bad climate policy.
With public opinion opposing forest biomass as a climate solution now growing in the EU, the decision by the Netherlands could be a bellwether. In June, the EU will review its Renewable Energy Directive (RED II), whether to continue allowing biomass subsidies and not counting biomass emissions at the smokestack.
Vopak Invests in Extra Storage Capacity at Rotterdam for Biofuels
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Bioethanol Market to Surge at a Robust Pace in Terms of Revenue Over 2022
December 17, 2020 GMT
Pune, Maharashtra, India, December 17 2020 (Wiredrelease) Allied Analytics :The global bioethanol market is driven by growth in demand from the transportation industry, owing to biofuel mandates by regulatory bodies, rise in concerns regarding the surge in pollution emission of greenhouse gases, and abundant raw material availability. However, issues related to food scarcity use of food crops for production of bioethanol are unfavorable and thus, are expected to hinder the market growth during the forecast period. In addition, high initial production cost of cellulosic ethanol is also expected to affect the market negatively. However, the introduction of second- third-generation biofuels is expected to provide lucrative opportunities for the market growth.