The use of renewable energy for transportation in the Netherlands continues to grow. In 2022, companies also supplied more liquid biofuel, biogas and renewable electricity to the Dutch market than the year before. This contributes to the sustainability of transportation in the Netherlands. Annual obligation increases by 4 million gigajoules The mandatory 17,9…
SPIE Netherlands is participating in the first Dutch modular factory that converts sewage sludge into biofuel. During Maintenance NEXT, the technology and maintenance fair of the Benelux, SPIE and C-Green have just signed a cooperation agreement to possibly realize such a factory. The innovative installation – developed by C-Green – uses wet biomass (sludge)…
After 10 years of leading the way in stimulating the biobased and circular economy in the Southwest Netherlands (and far beyond), Circular Biobased Delta (CBBD) will conclude its activities with a closing meeting on July 6, 2023. CBBD started in 2012 as Biobased Delta based on 'Agro meets chemistry': agriculture was seen as…
GroeneWoudGAS makes green gas from cow manure and a handful of products in which CO2, methane and nitrogen are cleverly processed. The province of Brabant rewards the innovative entrepreneur Frank van Genugten with an Agrifood plume. For years, Sint-Oedenrode was the municipality with the highest cow manure surplus per hectare in the whole of the Netherlands. And Frank van Genugten's dairy farm is located above…
On Tuesday, May 9 from 15.00:16.00 PM to XNUMX:XNUMX PM, Biomass Facts will organize the webinar 'From biomass to chemistry'. Tom Lammers, TU Delft student, is working on a graduation assignment on the Dutch 'Biomass-to-syngas value chain'. Tom Lammers is a master's student in Management of Technology at TU Delft. From his training he has…
Biobased and isocyanate-free Polyurethane (PU) is a versatile family of polymers that has many applications, including in coatings for the automotive industry, in cushions, mattresses and furniture upholstery, in insulation boards and foams for construction. The disadvantage of PU is that it is made from fossil raw materials and contains diisocyanate. The Flemish-Dutch Interreg project BioNIPU has succeeded…
Wood pellets are the best and most convenient existing replacement for black coal and other fossil fuels. The energy content of our wood pellets is 4,86 kWh/kg. The internationally accepted black coal “constant” is 6.827 kWh/kg. Do you know what the 5 most important reasons are why woody biomass is preferable? >> It is renewable and sustainable Woody biomass is a renewable raw material made from wood…
In addition to being known in Limburg for their Burgundian lifestyle, they work hard on healthy food and a healthy living environment. Making agriculture and industry more sustainable is an important part of this. The Province of Limburg is therefore making more than 600.000 euros available for the 'Circular cultivation and chemistry' project. Europe contributes…
The term 'biomass' raises many questions. In this video the answer to “Is biomass necessary?” On biomassafeiten.nl we have listed the most common questions and answers: https://www.biomassafeiten.nl/faq/
“I have developed skills in working with people in different areas or cultures.” Says student I. Conroy, who, together with more than 100 students from 11 colleges in Finland and the Netherlands, participated in the Biobased Battle 27 from March 30 to 2023. The nail on the head as far as Mara van…
In November 2022, the Dutch Emissions Authority (NEa) carried out inspections at several AGP license holders for the biofuels FAME and HVO. The aim was to determine whether the stored fuels are really biofuels. The analyzes of the samples taken have been completed. This shows that biofuel was found at all checked FAME and HVO storage locations. Result Pure fatty acid…
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New coalition for a more competitive and ambitious bioeconomy in the EU A new group of 14 EU trade associations, including suppliers of high-quality wood-based products, fiber paper and cardboard products and packaging, and renewable energy solutions, supported by EU forest owners and administrators, has launched a cross-sector coalition. The coalition's aim is to provide EU policymakers with an ambitious…
Bioenergy Europe welcomes the outcome of the trilogue negotiations on the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) for achieving the EU's climate goals. However, they regret the overly complex wording of some provisions, which could hinder the EU's decarbonization process and destabilize market participants. On March 30, EU lawmakers reached an agreement on…
The term 'biomass' raises many questions. In this video the answer to “Biomass energy: how does it work?” On biomassafeiten.nl we have listed the most frequently asked questions and answers: https://www.biomassafeiten.nl/faq/
