Thank you all for following Biomass Facts on LinkedIn! The fact that so many people follow Biomass Facts (and more every day) shows that there is great interest in the world of biomass and the possibilities that bio-based raw materials offer for, among other things, producing sustainable products and achieving our climate goals. There are…
Bamboovement wins the Best New Product Award Vivaness 2023 in the drugstore items category with their creation, 'The world's most natural disposable Razor'. The fair organization announced this on Thursday, March 9. Bamboovement was founded by two Dutch brothers who are committed to sustainability and reducing the plastic footprint. The razor is made…
On Tuesday, April 25 from 19.00:21.00 PM to XNUMX:XNUMX PM, you are cordially invited to participate in the webinar “The bio boiler in the countryside. An alternative to fossil.” The NBKL (trade association for suppliers of bio boilers) organizes the webinar. Speakers include Maarten Willemen from the AVIH (trade association for entrepreneurs in the forest and…
Companies based in the Netherlands that are part of the biofuel chain and are certified fall under the supervision of the Dutch Emissions Authority (NEa). To further develop this supervision, the NEa had the biodiesel chain analysis carried out. This analysis provides a picture of this biofuel chain, the risks of errors and fraud and makes recommendations for supervision.…
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has published a roadmap on safe and circular design in industrial biotechnology. This publication is one of the results of the research program DIRECT: Designing inclusively for a safe and sustainable circular economy transition. This includes taking into account principles in the areas of safety, sustainability and…
Tetra Pak has begun groundbreaking research aimed at advancing the sustainability of fibre-based food packaging. This is done in collaboration with the Synchotron (X-ray) radiation laboratory MAX IV in Lund (Sweden) and the ForMAX research facility, which specializes in studying materials from forests. Tetra Pak's research aims…
Bioenergy Europe welcomes the publication of the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA). However, they lament a lack of strategic vision for the bioenergy industry and net negative technologies such as bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). The Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) is part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan, which aims to boost the competitiveness of the European...
On Saturday, March 4, investigative journalists Karlijn Kuijpers and Hanneke Chin-A-Fo published an article in NRC in the investigative series of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Based on German investigative journalists, they come to the conclusion that a lot goes wrong in world forest management and in forest management inspection organizations. As an example, the biomass producer Enviva…
The term 'biomass' raises many questions. In this video the answer to “Are forests being cut down for bioenergy?” On biomassafeiten.nl we have listed the most common questions and answers: https://www.biomassafeiten.nl/faq/
Greening chemistry for a faster transition to a circular, waste-free society: that is what ARC CBBC (Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium) stands for. The consortium is a partnership between Utrecht University, the University of Groningen, Eindhoven University of Technology and partners from the chemical industry, such as AkzoNobel, Shell and BASF. NWO…
Facts versus opinions – questionable claims from the ICIJ (International Consortium of Investigative Journalists) In the bioenergy reporting published by ICIJ in early March, several articles pitted facts against opinions, giving the impression that opinions and subjective interpretations skewed the public dominate debate. Such emotional reports of the use of bioenergy are…
According to Yale University, biomass is widely considered a renewable alternative to fossil fuels and many experts say it could play a key role in the fight against climate change. Biomass stores carbon and can be converted into bio-based products and energy that can be used to improve soil, purify wastewater…
What on earth should you vote for in the Provincial Council elections of March 15? The Dutch Sustainable Energy Association is trying to get you a little closer to an answer with the Provincial Election Podcast Climate & Energy. NVDE chairman Olof van der Gaag will discuss energy and climate issues with provincial politicians from all provinces. In…
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated March 8 as National Biobased Products Day, an annual day designed to raise awareness of biobased products – how they are made, what they are made from, their many benefits and the wide variety of products already available for use…
State Secretary Heijnen (IenW) answers questions from the standing Senate Committee for Infrastructure, Water Management and the Environment. The committee had asked questions about the letter to Parliament dated December 15, 2022. The letter to Parliament was about: Download 'Answers to questions about Parliament's letter about evaluation of competitive advantage of aviation and maritime shipping and share of bio-raw materials' PDF document | 3 pages | 391 kBParliamentary document:…
Electricity production from renewable sources has increased by 2022 percent in 20 compared to a year earlier. Electricity production from fossil sources fell by 11 percent. In 2022, 40 percent of total electricity production came from renewable sources, compared to 33 percent a year earlier. Statistics Netherlands reports this based on provisional figures. The production…
We look back on a successful event 'The future of bio-raw materials in the Netherlands' that was held on March 2 at Green Chemistry Campus in Bergen op Zoom. The reason for this event was 'Green Energy Day', the day on which all green energy in the Netherlands has been consumed. We have been able to run entirely on green energy for two months now...
The term 'biomass' raises many questions. In this video the answer to “What is biomass made of?” On www.biomassafeiten.nl we have listed the most frequently asked questions and answers: https://www.biomassafeiten.nl/faq/
