Energy wood
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Switzerland could get more energy out of used wood
Almost 173,000 tonnes of used wood could be re-used in Switzerland as to produce valuable heat and power energy today, in addition to the 644,000 tonnes of used wood already being used. The Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) together with 567 companies in the construction, waste management and transport sectors reached the conclusion by conducting a nationwide survey. Nearly 1 million tonnes of used wood (accumulated on construction or demolition sites, arising from building renovations or conversions or in the form of packaging or crushed wood waste), were produced in Switzerland in 2014. Sustainable energy could have been generated out of 817,000 tonnes of this wood, but only 644,000 tonnes of used wood were actually used producing heat or electricity. The additional used wood available would suffice to supply heat, at 80%... Continue reading
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March 15, 2017
Switzerland could get more energy out of used wood
Almost 173,000 tonnes of used wood could be re-used in Switzerland as to produce valuable heat and power energy today, in addition to the 644,000 tonnes of used wood already being used. The Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) together with 567 companies in the construction, waste management and transport sectors reached the conclusion by conducting a nationwide survey. Nearly 1 million tonnes of used wood (accumulated on construction or demolition sites, arising from building renovations or conversions or in the form of packaging or crushed wood waste), were produced in Switzerland in 2014. Sustainable energy could have been generated out of 817,000 tonnes of this wood, but only 644,000 tonnes of used wood were actually used producing heat or electricity. The additional used wood available would suffice to supply heat, at 80%... Continue reading
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February 17, 2016
Wood biomass booming in Japan
Japan returns to wood as the source of clean energy and has established lower tariffs to power producers who burn leftover wood, according to Bloomberg Business (BB). This way, with 70% of their land covered by forests, Japan wants to quit the imported fossil fuels. The demand is already very high and there is also a chance to not having enough raw materials to finish the planned projects, as researchers said. Norichika Ando, an economist at the Norinchukin Research Institute Co. in Tokyo, advised that “there are already regions that have been unable to retain the same suppliers because of new projects being planned. Some are trying so hard that they offer higher prices and seek subsidies to transport fuel material from other regions.” The trade ministry has already approved more than 2,000 megawatts of new woody biomass projects and operators of coal-power plants seek to a... Continue reading
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March 15, 2017
Switzerland could get more energy out of used wood
Almost 173,000 tonnes of used wood could be re-used in Switzerland as to produce valuable heat and power energy today, in addition to the 644,000 tonnes of used wood already being used. The Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) together with 567 companies in the construction, waste management and transport sectors reached the conclusion by conducting a nationwide survey. Nearly 1 million tonnes of used wood (accumulated on construction or demolition sites, arising from building renovations or conversions or in the form of packaging or crushed wood waste), were produced in Switzerland in 2014. Sustainable energy could have been generated out of 817,000 tonnes of this wood, but only 644,000 tonnes of used wood were actually used producing heat or electricity. The additional used wood available would suffice to supply heat, at 80%... Continue reading