Raw material scanner provides insight into future availability of (bio) raw materials

Bio raw materials, Government

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) launched a new version of the Raw Materials Scanner this summer, with updated data up to and including 2022. This tool offers entrepreneurs crucial information about the availability of raw materials, including metals, minerals and twenty different bio-based raw materials. The European manufacturing industry is highly dependent on raw materials from other countries. The Raw Materials Scanner provides…

Stercore starts construction of manure processing plant

Biomass, Energy, Energy transition

In 2025, the Drenthe company Stercore expects to have its new installation in Emmen ready, with which 350.000 tons of solid manure can be processed annually into biogas, liquid CO2 and biobased carbon, a fertilizer substitute and soil improver. This is reported by the agricultural site Nieuwe Oogst. However, the road to the construction of the installation was not without obstacles.…

New project focuses on biobased building blocks for a more sustainable construction sector

Bio raw materials, Sustainability, Projects

The construction sector faces an enormous challenge: by 2030, CO2 emissions must be halved compared to 1990. An important step in this transition is switching from fossil raw materials to sustainable alternatives, or bio-based construction. The Better Biobased Building Blocks project will work over the next 3 years to develop green building materials based on...

A day in the woods

Blog, Timber extraction

How wonderful it is to feel like a student again at the age of fifty. I had that experience this spring at a 'Forest lesson' by Simon Klingen in the Amerongse Bos. Klingen, retired forest manager for the Utrecht Landscape, and a kind of Big Friendly Giant, regularly takes a small group of people into the forest to better…

Experiment with fermenting chicory residues

Biomass

This spring, Inagro conducted an experiment in which residues from chicory cultivation were fermented in a pocket digester. The project is part of the ChicoryRePowered Operational Group, which investigates the possibilities of small-scale fermentation within the chicory sector. This initiative focuses on reducing energy consumption and making cultivation more sustainable through vegetable…

Resilience against forest fires and sustainable biomass supply

Biomass, Timber extraction, Reports

Climate change has more than doubled the risk of extreme wildfire conditions in Canada. In recent years, the area burned annually by wildfires in Canada has grown steadily, with an average increase of 330.000 hectares per decade. These more intense fire seasons require urgent measures to increase resilience to forest fires and at the same time create a sustainable and...

Vegetable, fruit and food scraps as a valuable energy source

Biomass

Food waste such as banana peels, vegetable trimmings and pizza crusts still end up in the waste bin too often. However, this organic waste offers an untapped opportunity to generate sustainable energy. PreZero Netherlands will use BioTransformers from Circ, with which companies can generate clean energy from their own food waste. This helps them reduce their carbon footprint and their energy bills…

Intensive collaboration between Port of Moerdijk and Perpetual Next for the development of a biomethanol factory

Biochemistry, Bio raw materials, Projects

The Moerdijk Port Authority and biocommodities producer Perpetual Next today signed a letter of intent for an intensive collaboration. As part of this collaboration, Perpetual Next will establish itself at the Moerdijk Industrial Park in mid-2025, where it will build a biomethanol plant with a capacity of 220.000 tons. The port authority will support the factory where possible by…

cucumber time

Biomass, Blog

Summer has finally arrived, which means the well-deserved holiday period and therefore a slightly different blog from me. We have often looked forward to our holiday for months. We plan our trip and dream of relaxation. Yet the moment of departure always seems far away. And then, suddenly, the holidays are over. This…

British researchers are encouraging commercial production of Miscanthus grass for biomass

Bio raw materials, Biomass, Science

Research carried out by Liverpool John Moores University's School of Biological and Environmental Sciences has led to a breakthrough in the commercial production of Miscanthus grass, a key material for the growing biomass energy sector. The research focuses on increasing Miscanthus seed production, which is essential for large-scale planting and sustainable energy production.…

IEA is making more of its data and statistics available for free through updated country and region pages

Energy, Energy transition

In an important step to make its data freely accessible, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has upgraded the Countries and Regions section of its website. This innovation includes a comprehensive collection of statistics and information at global, regional and national levels. The updated country pages are the latest example of how the IEA is meeting recent mandates…