Energy cooperative Groengas Koekange Echten receives a subsidy of 123.500 euros from the province of Drenthe. That money is intended for a so-called biogas hub with mono-manure digesters. The biogas is brought to a central point via a yet-to-be-constructed biogas pipeline, where it is upgraded into green gas. To reduce nitrogen emissions, dairy farmers will adapt their stables.…
A water pipe made from old frying fat, wood pulp and sugar cane residues; for the first time in the Netherlands, such a biobased water pipe is going into the ground. And no, the water won't taste like deep fryers. 'The pipe is chemically exactly the same as the standard PVC pipe, but the raw materials are all biobased,' says Hanneke van de Ven...
An exploration of the possibilities for the accelerated application of renewable building materials in construction and infrastructure. We must do everything we can to achieve a 100% circular construction economy by 2050. This is what the Circular Construction Economy Transition Team (CBE) says. According to the model of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, it involves four steps: build less, less…
The term 'biomass' raises many questions. In this video we answer the question “What is biomass?” On www.biomassafeiten.nl we have listed the most frequently asked questions and answers.
IEA Bioenergy Task42 (Biorefining in the Circular Economy) aims to improve the commercialization and market development of biorefinery systems and associated technologies, taking into account environmental, social and economic aspects. Integrated assessment (technical, economic and environmental TEE assessment) of integrated biorefineries is carried out to provide quantitative, scientifically sound and understandable data on the technical,…
European forests are increasingly affected by natural disturbances, a new observational study shows. An international team of forestry scientists from Wageningen University & Research (WUR), the European Forest Institute (EFI) and 19 other research organizations from across Europe examined forest disturbances in Europe over the past 70 years and reported a statistically significant increasing trend…
Biomass has been a much-discussed topic for years. For one person this is a solution for replacing a fossil raw material to make products or produce energy, for another the use of biomass is not negotiable at all. Rightly or wrongly, but what is the attitude of the Netherlands with regard to the use and…
The term 'biomass' raises many questions. We have listed the most frequently asked questions and answers on www.biomassafeiten.nl.
The next step in the fermentation of biomass is to purify the released CO2 and sell it to the food industry, as was recently revealed during the EnergieDecentral fair, which was part of Eurotier. A growing number of livestock farmers with a digester equipped with a CHP want to produce biomethane. The company Pentair sells installations to purify biogas and…
German researchers at the University of Hohenheim see grass as a new protein source that can be used for pig and poultry farming. In the ProGrün project they are not only investigating how grass can be used to obtain high-quality proteins for feeding poultry and pigs, but also for a range of other high-quality materials. Grass contains…
Bioenergy explained In times of energy insecurity, where imported energy supplies are at risk, we need a reliable alternative. Domestically produced, affordable and sustainable – Bioenergy is the key to our energy security. With an import percentage of less than 4%, bioenergy maintains the autonomy of the EU's energy supply. The raw material for bioenergy…
The Netherlands wants to be climate neutral by 2050 at the latest. To plan the way forward, Rob Jetten, Minister for Climate and Energy, has created the Energy System 2050 Expert Team. Next spring, the expert team will present the National Energy System Plan 2050, in which it outlines what the economy and society could look like in 2050...
