This year, the national subsidy fund for sustainable energy projects will probably be largely claimed by projects for CO2 storage under the North Sea. But due to the high CO2 price, they currently do not need that subsidy at all, while other projects are falling by the wayside, experts tell NU.nl. This year, a total of 12 billion euros in subsidies were requested via...
The management of Staatsbosbeheer sites produces many useful raw materials that they can reuse as efficiently and sustainably as possible. Tons of bio-raw materials are released from Staatsbosbeheer sites every year in the form of residual wood (prunings, branches, tree tops) and grass clippings (from natural grasslands, heathland and reeds). This amount is approximately the same every year because it…
Today CBS presented the figures regarding CO2 emissions from biomass. However, their conclusion that CO2 emissions have increased by 16% is incorrect. Only CO2 emissions in the Netherlands are taken into account, while with Biomass the CO2 has already been included in the country of origin and is therefore CO2 neutral by definition. If we…
According to the most recent statistics from Bioenergy Europe, considerably more forest area has been added. The forests are also growing fast, the 'forest density' is increasing. The Netherlands, together with Luxembourg, is a small player among the forest giants in the forest landscape. An additional forest the size of the municipality of Amsterdam The European forests are in…
From pastries to vegan hamburgers, from sportswear to cosmetics, from antifreeze in vaccines to a replacement for microplastics. The sugar beet is more versatile and innovative than you think. To highlight this, Cosun Beet Company is showing 130 surprising applications of sugar beet in the Bright Beet Book. The book itself is the first example:…
State Secretary Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (EZK – Climate and Energy) answers questions about Indufor's research into biomass from Estonia, in response to the SOMO report. Member of Parliament Bontenbal (CDA) asked the questions. View the questions and answers here:
IEA Bioenergy has just released its updated country reports, showing the trends of bioenergy in the IEA Bioenergy Member States up to 2019, looking at the role of bioenergy in the total energy supply (TES), in electricity consumption, total fuel/heat consumption and in transport energy consumption. The individual country reports are available as separate reports.…
Global pellet production remains on the path of constant and stable growth, with an increase of 5 percent from 2019 to 2020. The EU27 reached a production of 18,1 million tons in 2020, making it the largest pellet producer in the world, with Germany is still the largest pellet producer in the EU. the block,…
Gerard van Mastwijk harvested a beautiful, clean quinoa this year. He is one of thirty Dutch growers who grow this pseudocereal. Marc Arts of GreenFood50 expects that the crop has a future in the Netherlands. Varieties and cultivation are in development and processors and consumers have a preference for organic or locally grown quinoa. The quinoa cultivation…
The Netherlands promises to stop investing in foreign coal, oil and gas projects. The government has decided to join a group of countries that pledged during the climate summit in Glasgow to end government support for fossil projects outside their own borders within a year. The outgoing cabinet previously said…
Greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands are expected to decrease by 38-48 percent in 2030 compared to 1990, based on the established and proposed policy. This means that the government's target of emitting 2030 percent less in 49 than in 1990 is not yet in sight. Recent plans, including from the Budget Memorandum, can contribute to further reduction...
Renewable energy has overtaken fossil fuels as the primary energy source for the first time in the European Union. A new report from the European Commission states that renewable energy, such as wind and solar energy, as well as biomass and hydroelectric power stations, accounted for 38 percent of electricity generated in the EU last year. Fossil fuels accounted for 37 percent.…
Bending scientific insights or selectively shopping in scientific findings is harmful to society. That is the response of five scientists in response to recent statements and an opinion piece in the Volkskrant, Fenna Swart, Johan Vollenbroek and Maarten Visschers recently called on Minister Stef Blok to issue a directive for the combustion of biomass in Brussels...
Energy Netherlands welcomes Electrification Roadmap that shows the great potential of electricity for industry. Four steps towards large-scale use of sustainable electricity in industry. By 2030, at least 30 TWh extra electricity is needed for the electrification of industry and 10 GW extra wind energy is required. be developed at sea. So this is…
Countries must stop using coal more quickly, otherwise climate goals will not be achieved. That is the conclusion of the international energy agency IEA on Tuesday. Reducing global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to net zero by 2050 is necessary to limit the long-term increase in global average temperatures to 1,5°C...
While natural gas prices are skyrocketing, Bart Dehue, green heat program manager at Vattenfall, talks with undisguised enthusiasm about the alternatives: sustainable heat from residual heat, geothermal energy and biomass. And he vents about the permit procedures that sometimes take longer than the construction of a heating network. Disinformation fuels polarization in the biomass debate...
State Secretary Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (EZK) sends the House of Representatives a response to the report 'Dutch Wood Pellet Imports – Is Dutch Biomass Burning Contributing to Forest Loss in Baltic States?'
State Secretary Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (EZK – Climate and Energy) answers questions about the origin of biomass. Members of Parliament Van Raan (PvdD) and Thijssen (PvdA) have asked these questions.
Sustainable energy and materials, such as coatings and catalysts, are coming one step closer now that the collaborating parties in the Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium (ARC CBBC) will continue their collaboration to make the chemical industry more sustainable over the next five years. AkzoNobel, BASF and Shell invest together with the universities of Eindhoven,…
New research starts into plant-based raw materials Cosmetics based on plant-based raw materials that are made and harvested in a high-tech way. That is the approach of the innovative InCoCells project spearheaded by Europe and Flanders. By investing in new research, the various authorities want to give agricultural waste flows a new purpose and...
Tackling methane emissions from fossil fuels is key to combating near-term global warming. Governments and energy companies have a great opportunity to reduce methane emissions, which is the most impactful way to limit climate change in the short term, according to a new report from IEA that starts…
Independent research by Indufor refutes the claim of environmental organizations that biomass from Estonia does not meet sustainability requirements. This claim was made based on research conducted by SOMO. The energy companies that co-fire biomass were not involved in the SOMO research. They have therefore commissioned Indufor to verify whether this is really the case…
Energy consumption from biomass increased by 10 percent last year compared to the year before. This increase is largely attributable to the increased use of biogas, biogasoline, green household waste or wood products in coal-fired power stations. Energy from biomass contributes 6 percent to the total energy consumption in the Netherlands. This is according to…
Biomass is currently not in good shape as an option to contribute to climate goals. But in terms of CO2 emissions, biomass power plants are sometimes the least bad option for some types of fuel. This is evident from Steef Hanssen's dissertation. 'The debate about biomass has been killed,' says Steef Hanssen of the Environmental Sciences department. 'The consensus...
Biomass is and remains necessary for making our economy more sustainable and achieving the climate challenge. Approximately 3,9 million tons in 2020 (20% of the total) will be used for energy purposes. Use has increased by almost 1,3 million tons (48%) compared to 2019. Most biomass (90%) is used in installations larger…
Our planet supports approximately 8,7 million species, more than a quarter of which live in water. But humans have a hard time understanding such large numbers, so it can make it difficult to truly appreciate the scale of this incredible diversity of life on Earth. To fully understand this scale, we draw on…
There are signals that a social tipping point for climate policy is approaching, according to Reint Jan Renes, lecturer in psychology. Sustainable living has become a value for many. 'If citizens, companies, government and Europe start moving at the same time, they can hit each other like dominoes. Then it can happen very quickly in one go.' The behavioral scientist emphasizes that…
ArcelorMittal Gent is starting a pilot project to use biocoal in its steel production process as a high-quality partial replacement for fossil coal. The biocoal is responsibly sourced from the Dutch company Perpetual Next, which produces the biocoal using its patented high-temperature torrefaction technology. The collaboration with ArcelorMittal in Ghent starts…
Drax Energy, the company that operates Europe's largest biomass power station, is working on an upgrade over the next 4 months to improve the upcoming performance of one of the station's four biomass units and increase efficiency. This ultimately results in biomass energy that costs 33 percent less. The upgrade will be ready in 2027.…
The rate at which the climate is changing is unprecedented in at least two thousand years and possibly much longer. In addition, some aspects of climate change threaten to become irreversible for a period of centuries or even thousands of years, such as rising sea levels. Without drastic measures, the world must prepare for significantly greater…
Waste processor Waterstromen wants to use the residual material from its biological industrial residuals processing (BIR) in Lichtenvoorde as a sustainable, organic soil improver. A new method is now being used to reduce the nitrogen content in the material. There is a great need for such a soil improver from the Achterhoek and German agricultural sectors, says the Biomass Foundation, project partner of Waterstromen. Currently…
A large part of the billions of euros in energy subsidies that are available every year for large sustainability projects remain unused, according to research by consultancy firm CE Delft. At the end of 2019, this amounted to 3,2 billion euros. Part of the subsidy has flowed back to the treasury in recent years. The Dutch Association of Sustainable Energy Companies (NVDE), which is commissioned…
The 'Fit for 55' package that the European Commission presented last week includes a large number of energy and climate proposals to reduce emissions in the EU by 2030% by 55. Biomass plays a role in the energy mix. European Commissioner Frans Timmermans stated that this specifically concerns biomass from residual wood, where…
On Wednesday, the European Commission presented Frans Timmermans' ambitious plans to significantly reduce the EU's CO2 emissions. Expectations were high. Would the Commission abolish biomass burning? No, we now know. In the meantime, the question is also: how does the Commission deal with natural forests and forestry in the North of the EU?…
The FitFor55 package was presented on Wednesday, July 14. Realizing the European Green Deal Making Europe the first climate-neutral continent in the world is the goal of this climate plan. “These proposals aim to equip all sectors of the EU economy to meet this challenge. They put…
The European Union wants to become climate neutral. This remained just nice words for a long time, but it will become a lot more concrete with the climate package that the European Commission is presenting on Wednesday. Twelve special laws must ensure that European greenhouse gas emissions are at least 2030 percent below 55 levels by 1990. Giving away free emission allowances for…
In Sweden, a lot of natural forest is disappearing for planting. Industrial forestry is our business, says Sweden. But it is still on the agenda at the Green Deal consultation in Brussels tomorrow. Primeval forests as far as the eye can see, that is the image of Sweden. Symbol for a country that lives in harmony with nature. In reality…
Keeping carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the air by burning dead trees sounds a bit contradictory. Yet that's pretty much how a Helsinki company, Carbo Culture, is trying to save the climate. Everything that lives is made of carbon. It is also the fourth most abundant element on Earth. Photosynthesis attracts tons of…
Next week, 'all' eyes in Brussels and the surrounding area will be focused on Frans Timmermans, the Vice-President of the European Commission and responsible for climate policy. On Wednesday he will present a package of twelve bills to reduce average CO2 emissions in the EU by 2030 percent in 55 compared to 1990. To the appropriate…
The Dutch Sustainable Energy Association (NVDE) started the campaign “That gives you energy” on July 8, together with five (trade) organizations: NWEA, Holland Solar, EnergieSamen, Vereniging Heatpompen, Trade Association Bodemenergie. The aim is to strengthen knowledge and (local) enthusiasm for the energy transition. With substantiated information and good examples, we show what the sustainable energy sector is working on.…
Ed Nijpels, Chairman of the Climate Agreement Progress Consultation, wrote a letter to Rutte and Kaag about the use of bio-raw materials for heat. In a letter to Mrs Kaag and Mr Rutte (with copies to five ministers), Chairman Ed Nijpels, on behalf of the Climate Agreement Progress Consultation, outlined the consequences of the recent decision of the outgoing cabinet on subsidies...
Next week the European Commission will present new proposals for climate legislation. Just like in the Netherlands, biomass is now also causing heated discussion in Brussels. In Brussels, they are not likely to be surprised by a major lobbying offensive – certainly not with new environmental regulations. Whether it concerns car manufacturers, airlines, NGOs or civil society organizations: if a new bill...
The Flemish government is putting extra effort into the bioeconomy and is investing 10 million euros in the rollout of a Flemish bioeconomy policy plan. This involves a series of actions ranging from stimulation of research and innovation, guidance of new collaborations between industry and agriculture and accompanying policy measures. The ILV0 coordinates the support. That Flemish minister Hilde Crevits…
To stop climate change, CO2 emissions must be reduced quickly. This is not only possible with sustainable energy. CO2 capture and storage (CCS) offers a faster and cheaper alternative in the short and medium term, reports the Industrielinqs platform. With a lot of heavy industry close to the sea and exhausted gas fields for storage…
If farmers focus less on food and livestock farming and more on growing raw materials for building materials, this is good for the farmer, for construction and for the environment. This is what government advisor Jan Willem van de Groep and professor of sustainability & transitions Jan Rotmans argue in an opinion piece in Trouw. The agricultural sector and…
Biorefinery is the way to extract maximum value from bio raw materials and thus complete the business case for biobased production. The technology has the potential to make a major contribution to CO2 reduction, as the CO2 roadmap of Circular Biobased Delta (CBBD) recently showed. A CBBD network meeting on July 6 will focus on this and…
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Is the end of biomass as an energy supply near? This week, outgoing State Secretary Yesilgöz (Economic Affairs and Climate) decided not to provide new subsidies for the time being for generating energy from 'woody biomass', as called for by the previous House of Representatives. On Monday, a court ruled that Vattenfall's planned biomass power plant in Diemen may be built, despite…
Energy production from residual flows can in many cases lead to climate benefits. Sometimes even in relation to material production. The latter in particular was an important striking conclusion in Dr. Hanssen. At the beginning of 2021, he received his PhD from Radboud University on the topic “Burning biomass to limit Global Warming, on the potential and trade-offs…
There will be a temporary stop on subsidies for biomass for low-temperature heat, the outgoing cabinet decided on Wednesday. Ultimately, the government wants to get rid of the subsidy for burning woody biomass completely. From this autumn, subsidies will no longer be available for the use of woody biomass for low-temperature heat, such as heating networks. Biomass is a temporary…
The Andean lupine contains more protein than soy and more oil than sunflowers. You can use it to make animal feed, but also food, dyes, cosmetics, hair products, foams and insecticides. The residual flows are good for biogas production. All in all, it is a promising plant, as became clear during the online final conference of LIBBIO, organized by the…
Never before has the share of renewable energy in total energy consumption in the Netherlands increased as fast as last year. More than 11 percent of Dutch energy consumption last year came from renewable sources. In 2019, the share of renewable energy was still 8,8 percent, according to figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).…
While Dutch activists protest against bioenergy in Brussels, the conversion of coal-fired power stations to biomass continues in full swing in Germany. For example, the Koehler Paper Group announces that the company's power plant in Oberkirch will switch from bituminous coal to biomass in the form of locally collected wood chips. The plant supplies 100.000 MWh of energy…
Dutch Water Tech from Bergen op Zoom is building sustainable, floating water plant islands together with the Green Chemistry Campus. The company will receive a contribution from the 'Biobased Economy Incentive Scheme – Green Chemistry Campus' of the municipality of Bergen op Zoom. On floating plant islands, water and bank plants grow in places where this is normally not possible. With them…
The European Commission (EC) adopted on April 21, 2021, an “ambitious and comprehensive” package of measures including the EU Taxonomy Climate Deregulated Act. While the European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology (ESWET) has welcomed the recognition of anaerobic digestion (AD), the broader inclusion of Waste-to-Energy (WtE) in the EU Taxonomy would have been a positive signal for…
Environmental organizations insist that the new cabinet turn off the money tap for biomass power plants. Now that Brussels maintains biomass burning on the list of sustainable investments, hopes are pinned on the new government in the Netherlands. The new cabinet should not issue new subsidies for the combustion of biomass for energy. Subsidies that have already been awarded must also…
Petrol and diesel are increasingly being replaced by sustainable fuels in the Netherlands. Biofuels made from waste in particular are widely used, but electricity and biogas are also on the rise. In 2020, more than 16,5% of the total fuel supplied to the Dutch transport market consisted of renewable energy. In 2019 this was only 12,7%. Thanks to…
Saying goodbye to fossil fuels is not only good for the environment, but also for the labor market, says Richard van de Sanden, professor and scientific director of the sustainable energy institute EIRES. The switch to hydrogen as an energy source could create up to 41.000 new jobs in the Netherlands. In addition to being scientific director of EIRES (part of…
The loss of forests would lead to CO₂ emissions comparable to those of 570 million cars. In Brazil, most trees fell. Last year, 12,2 million hectares of forest were lost in the tropics worldwide. 4,2 million hectares of this - an area the size of the Netherlands - was tropical primeval forest. That…
Gerald van Engelen, general manager Biobased Experts at Cosun, has been working on biobased innovations in recent years: extracting added value from agricultural crops. Such as sugar beet, for example, from which Cosun is able to extract the natural thickener Betafib. Thanks to the MIA\Vamil scheme, the company can also apply this innovation in the factory locations yet to be built. Betafib is a 100% natural…
The Netherlands can again be largely self-sufficient in energy by 2050. By phasing out natural gas extraction, net energy imports initially increase sharply. By transitioning to a sustainable energy system step by step, the Netherlands can become more self-sufficient. The energy transition makes us a lot less dependent on other countries. That…
The Dutch Sustainable Energy Association had the Climate Guide drawn up. The Climate Guide can be useful to give voters a realistic picture of our climate goals, especially in the run-up to the elections and formation. The calculation tool allows everyone to 'play' with the question of which techniques are needed for the Netherlands to achieve a certain climate target.…
The first decisions in the cabinet formation must concern a number of crucial choices in climate policy. Expanding the infrastructure for electricity and hydrogen is fundamental to achieving our climate goals. Because of this urgency, a decision must be made at the start of the formation. With such a signal, involved companies and social…
Israeli startup H2Pro raised $22 million to commercialize a new type of electrolyzer that uses renewable electricity to make hydrogen. Israeli startup H2Pro joined the race to make cheap green hydrogen after securing investments from funds backed by Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates…
In the PZC of March 5, an interview with Hans Van Klink of DSD BV. He will build a factory on the Axelse Vlakte in the Province of Zeeland with which he will directly convert beets into bio-ethanol. Good for the climate and also for regional employment. This is 1 of 20 projects on…
The Dutch have a limited insight into the energy transition. For example, they overestimate the amount of sustainable energy. The share of solar energy is the most overestimated: according to respondents it is 19 percent, in reality it is 1 percent. This is evident from an opinion survey by Motivaction. The Climate Guide was launched today to give people a more realistic picture of the…
The IEA Bioenergy Technological Collaboration Programme, an international scientific collaboration body linked to the International Energy Agency (IEA), released a declaration about the use of woody biomass for energy, responding to recent questioning by media campaigns. The complete IEA Bioenergy declaration is reproduced below and can also be accessed online. There are concurrent media campaigns and publications…
The green energy producer Aspiravi and the laminate company Unilin want to build a third power plant in Vielsalm that runs on waste wood. This involves an investment of more than 100 million euros. In addition to the factory in Vielsalm where Unilin produces MDF panels, the company wants to build a third power plant together with the green energy producer Aspiravi. An environmental impact study has already been started, with…
After an initial decline due to the corona crisis, CO2 emissions rose again above those of 2020 at the end of 2019. “We are returning to a carbon-intensive business as usual.” For almost all of 2020, people emitted less CO2 from burning oil, gas and coal than in the previous year. But in December it was…
Today the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) published the analysis of the environmental effects of the election programs. Six parties have had their plans calculated. All participating parties make proposals to further reduce national greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 than in the baseline path, but they do so to varying degrees and with varying measures.…
An estimated 23.000 to 28.000 additional employees are needed to achieve climate goals. At the same time, the number of people with technical qualifications is declining at a similar pace. This is evident from research by Ecorys on behalf of the Dutch Sustainable Energy Association (NVDE). The energy transition is an opportunity on the labor market, but it does require…
With 20 biobased-circular projects, the process industry can achieve more than half of its climate goals in the Delta region. This is the conclusion of research commissioned by the Circular Biobased Delta, supported by the provinces of North Brabant, Zeeland and South Holland. In the presence of representatives from the provinces and representatives from industry and education, Willem…
Sugar is not only a seasoning for sweets, pastries and soft drinks. It is also an ideal raw material for the sustainable production of chemicals, fuels and (bio)plastics. The National Practice Center for Sustainable Energy and Green Raw Materials ACRRES is organizing a webinar about this on March 25 with the title: Will sugar beet make chemistry greener? This takes into account both…
Vopak invests in the port of Rotterdam for the storage of waste-based raw materials for the production of biofuels such as biodiesel and biokerosene. The market for energy from renewable sources in Europe is growing, also as a result of the European Union's Renewable Energy Directive II. That is why Vopak is ordering a total of 16 new tanks…
With 20 biobased-circular projects, the process industry can achieve more than half of its climate goals in the Delta region. This is the conclusion of research commissioned by the Circular Biobased Delta, supported by the provinces of North Brabant, Zeeland and South Holland. In the presence of representatives from the provinces and representatives from industry and education, Willem Sederel,…
Electrification processes must start in 2021 in order to be operational with certainty in 2030. This is the main conclusion of a study by CE Delft on behalf of the Dutch Sustainable Energy Association (NVDE), Netbeheer Nederland and Energie-Nederland. The new government must give the starting signal quickly: there are long lead times for the required adjustments in…
Fruitleather is the first company to scale up thanks to the 'Biobased Economy Incentive Scheme – Green Chemistry Campus'. Fruitleather, together with the Campus, will further develop the production of leather-like material based on discarded mangoes into a production process with consistent quality. For this plant-based alternative to leather, which is used to make shoes, handbags and textiles,…
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Forests are often perceived as being at the nexus of the solutions to the two main environmental crises that are plaguing our planet today: Climate change and biodiversity loss. The EU has conceived the European Green Deal with the specific purpose to mitigate both phenomena. The Biodiversity Strategy is a critical component to its implementation.…
Energy company Vattenfall is angry with activists who oppose the construction of the country's largest biomass power plant.
Young people are more radical in their political views than older people, even when it comes to climate. They want a meat tax, but also nuclear power plants to limit CO2 emissions.
From February 1 to 6, 2021 it is Circular Economy Week. That week, circular entrepreneurs, organizations and government institutions share their experiences and tips about the circular economy. In this way they show how circular entrepreneurship works in practice, so that others can learn from it. Be inspired by 11 circular innovations…
Impact Sheet #18, January 2021. IIASA models feed into the biofuel policies of international aviation and the EU road transportation sector, helping to steer them towards cleaner feedstocks. Biofuels can help cut carbon emissions from road and air transport, but could lead to indirect emissions through land use competition. The IIASA Global Biosphere Management Model…
On March 17 this year we will all go to the polls again. An important moment for the energy transition. After all, the next cabinet will play a major role in further making our energy system more sustainable. What do the largest political parties think about topics such as electricity, mobility and energy saving? Based on four main themes…
It started with a plan for one factory in the port of Ghent, where pyrolysis can be used to process 40 tons of waste plastics, household waste and biomass every day into about 35 tons of biodiesel, ethanol and methanol for fuel and biobased chemicals. But the plans of BioQuest Alliance from Mechelen are ambitious: through a series of fuel cells, the…
The German Uniper, formerly the fossil branch of E.ON, has plans to operate climate neutrally by 2050. By 2030, half of all emissions must have disappeared, the company says in a vision it published this week.
Global food security can benefit from growing crops for biofuel and biomass, provided this is done at a smart time.
The use of biofuels is possible without endangering food security. Under the right circumstances, it can even lead to greater food security.
Kennislink lists the most important questions and answers about biomass.
The Green Chemistry Campus has a new Director as of November 4: Connie Paasse. Connie is an experienced manager from the international chemical industry.
In a response, the Cabinet says that many measures that have not yet been fully implemented and many new measures have not yet been included in the calculations. The Cabinet says it remains determined to achieve the objectives.
The PBL has just presented the Climate and Energy Outlook 2020. The most important conclusion: the target of achieving a 2030% CO49 reduction in 2 compared to 1990 is now 34 percentage points in view.
The government's goal is to emit 2030% fewer greenhouse gases in 49 than in 1990. Of that goal, 34 percentage points are within sight. This is estimated by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency in the Climate and Energy Outlook (KEV) 2020.
A new material combines two substances that can convert used cooking oil into biodiesel. The material can also be applied to other substances. This can make the production of biodiesel easier and more efficient.
This campaign is now really starting with the online launch of the website www.biomassafeiten.nl. Here you can find information about the various bio-raw materials, the companies that work in them, the knowledge institutes that are busy on a daily basis with the development of new applications and all the great things about the use of bio-raw materials in industry.
The unrest in the global timber market is increasing rapidly. It is increasingly difficult for the Dutch wooden pallet and packaging industry to obtain high-quality round wood. Prices are under pressure in the short and medium term.
State Secretary Van Veldhoven and Minister Wiebes inform the House of Representatives about the sustainability framework for the use of sustainable biomass in the Netherlands.
The cabinet has adopted the SER advice on bio-raw materials. The NVDE thinks this is wise. It is important to reach a compromise so that we argue less and do more.
A high-quality road network, reduced dependence on oil and smart use of a residual product that would otherwise disappear in the incinerator: Dutch society benefits from the large-scale application of bio-asphalt.
Strong objectives to reduce the Netherlands' dependence on fossil fuels are supported by measures to ensure energy security, including leadership in low-carbon hydrogen.
