10 July 2019Wood sector voices opposition to PRN fee mechanism
The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has written a joint letter with the Wood Panels Industry Federation (WPIF) voicing their opposition to a “stability mechanism” being introduced in the PRN market. The letter was written ...
9 July 2019Geminor secures Danish wood waste contract
Waste fuel specialist Geminor has signed an export contract with Denmark's largest waste recovery company, Vestforbrænding, to export waste wood for manufacturing. The deal will see Geminor export around 100,000 tonnes of ...
1 July 2019Biomass downtime leading to slight wood gate fee pressures
With a number of biomass plants across the UK going down for maintenance – both planned and un-planned – wood recyclers say that in some instances they have had to introduce contingency measures in order to deal with the knock-on effects...
26 June 2019Duke of York opens Templeborough biomass plant
The 250,000 tonnes-per-year waste wood biomass plant at Templeborough in Rotherham has been officially inaugurated by His Royal Highness the Duke of York, Prince Andrew. Officially opened on Monday (24 June) the plant was ...
24 June 2019Margam Green wood waste plant now operational
The Margam Green waste wood-fuelled biomass plant in South Wales has entered commercial operation. The 250,000 tonnes-per-year capacity plant will be supplied in full by Stobart Energy using Grade-C waste wood sourced from ...
31 May 2019Gove hears panel board concern over biomass subsidy
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has heard concerns over the impact of renewable energy subsidies for biomass fuel on the availability of feedstock for the panel board industry. This comes as figures published this week have ...
30 May 2019Biomass demand for waste wood soars in 2018
The amount of processed waste wood in the UK being used in the biomass sector jumped by 24% to 2.1 million tonnes in 2018. But, less waste wood is arising overall with total volumes falling by 500,000 tonnes last year to 4.5 million tonnes...
29 May 2019Stobart Energy reports rise in earnings
The biomass division of the Stobart Group – Stobart Energy – has reported a 60% rise in its earnings in the year to February 2019 to £19 million, a preliminary statement published today (29 May) suggest. This came despite the...
17 May 2019Jail sentences and charges over illegal waste wood site
Jail sentences and charges have been imposed at Cambridge Crown Court for illegal activities at a wood recycling site near St Neots, Cambridgeshire. The case, brought by the Environment Agency, saw one man, James Mervyn ...
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