A resurgence in the use of biomass to produce energy is underway, in part as a way for countries to continue the transition away from fossil fuels for electricity production. Groups are working on ...

We’re all hearing more about biomass energy these days, right? With the world looking for alternatives to fossil fuels, ...

The forest biomass industry — cutting forests to make wood pellets to be burned in power plants — will continue booming through 2030, says a new report. By then, pellets made in the U.S., Canada, EU ...

Biomass use in the European energy system: Feasible solution space to achieve net-negative carbon dioxide emissions (-110 percent compared to 1990). The shaded area shows the possible space, with the ...

Farmers in the northern Plains have the potential to supply large quantities of biomass. With respect to demand for biomass, federal policies, including the Energy Independence and Security Act of ...

The Obama administration put off for another three years a decision on whether to regulate planet-warming gases from biomass power. The surprise delay dealt a blow to green groups' hopes for pollution ...

As California ramps up attempts to reduce woodland fuels for destructive wildfires a parallel effort has been emerging to both keep that woody waste out of landfills and perhaps help with the state’s ...

The Biomass mission will use a long-forbidden part of the radio spectrum to see how much carbon forests capture. Forests are the second-largest carbon sink on the planet, after the oceans. To ...

Biomass is currently the EU's largest renewable energy source, but climate strategies often focus on other energy sources. A comprehensive analysis, led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, ...