Minister Jetten (Climate and Energy) shares the conclusions of the Dutch Emissions Authority's research into the sustainability of bio-raw materials from Estonia intended for energy applications with the House of Representatives. Conclusion of report The conclusion of the research by the NEa states that the areas from the SOMO report can almost certainly not be related to bio raw materials that…
On October 7, the energy companies, united in the interest group Energie-Nederland, released a critical report from forestry consultancy Indufor that was drawn up on their behalf. The report disputes the conclusions from the SOMO report Wood pellet damage published in July. In this report, SOMO shows that the production of wood pellets in Estonia involves…
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…
Response on behalf of Energie-Nederland to the decision of the Environmental Organizations to withdraw from the Sustainable Biomass Coventant. This morning we took note of the report drawn up by SOMO and the decision of the environmental organizations to withdraw from the Sustainable Biomass Agreement. We are surprised that this was not discussed earlier in the consultations we…
The SOMO report paints a misleading picture of Estonian forestry and biomass resources, presenting self-selected findings as shortcomings in sustainability criteria, although in none of the reported cases were actual violations of local or international requirements identified. Estonian forest area is increasing, as is the total growth potential and annual…
