Woodfuels

    Biofuels is the largest energy source in Sweden
    Biofuels have come to be the largest source of energy in Sweden. The Swedish use of bioenergy has increased from 40 TWh/year in the 1970s to around 140 TWh today. In 2009, bioenergy surpassed oil as the leading energy source for the Swedish energy consumption. The same year, the total use of bioenergy was more than the use of electricity from hydropower and nuclear power together. 

     

    Forests provide the largest share of biomass for energy use
    Most of the bioenergy supplied to the Swedish energy system originates in the forest, and is referred to as wood fuels. Wood fuels can be categorized into three main groups, depending on precedent use: forest fuels; energy forest, and recycled wood fuel.

     

    Forest fuel is wood fuel which has had no previous use. Tops and branches of trees as well as low quality wood, inadequate for use in saw- or pulp mills, are examples of this. Energy forest is wood planted with energy generation as the only purpose. Recycled wood fuel is wood fuels that have been used in other processes than energy generation, for example recycled construction wood. 

     

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    Svebio (Swedish Bioenergy Association) – facts about bioenergy use in Sweden 

     

    • Advanced biofuels recognised as a fast-track option for transport decarbonisation

      Publicerad: Wednesday, 20 June, 2018 - 11:31
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      European institutions have come to an initial agreement on the revised Renewable Energy Directive. UPM Biofuels welcomes the agreement as it creates an obligatory advanced biofuel blending mandate in all EU Member States starting at 0.2% in 2022, double counted, and rising to 3.5% in 2030. / Globenewswire
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    • Södra enters unique partnership for greener air travel

      Publicerad: Wednesday, 16 May, 2018 - 11:22
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      Södra has signed a letter of intent with KLM to conduct a joint feasibility study to examine the possibility of producing green jet fuel. In parallel, Södra will become the first company in Sweden to join KLM’s Corporate Biofuel Programme, with the aim of supporting growth in demand for fossil-fuel-free alternatives in the aviation sector. / Södra
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    • RISE researcher receives half a million for the production of fossil-free aerogels

      Publicerad: Wednesday, 4 April, 2018 - 16:25
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      Fernando Alvarado at RISE Bioeconomy is awarded this year's Skills Prize from the Gunnar Sundblad Research Foundation. The award of SEK 500,000 will be used to initiate a Swedish research platform for cellulose-based aerogel particles that can, among other things, replace traditional absorbents, thickeners and microplastics. The prize will be awarded by HMK Carl XVI Gustaf on 17 April 2018, during the Forestry Week in Stockholm. / RISE
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    • Swedish breakthrough in the development of biofuels

      Publicerad: Wednesday, 17 January, 2018 - 11:27
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      Sweden can be one step closer to a fossil-free fleet. This since the BioLi2.0 research project on a pilot scale managed to produce lignin-based biofuels that could work in common engines and be produced in existing oil refineries. / RISE
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    • UPM Biofuels wins the Bioenergy Industry Leadership award in the 2017 Platts Global Energy Awards

      Publicerad: Friday, 8 December, 2017 - 14:01
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      UPM Biofuels was chosen as the Bioenergy Industry Leader at the 2017 Platts Global Energy Awards - often described as the Oscars of the energy industry. The competition was arranged by S&P Global Platts, the leading independent provider of market information and benchmark prices for commodities in the energy sector. / UPM
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    • From November 21st, Europe runs on bioenergy alone

      Publicerad: Monday, 27 November, 2017 - 16:07
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      Renewables are expected to provide Europe with 66 days’ worth of renewable energy in 2017, with as much as 41 days provided by bioenergy alone. Bioenergy has reached an all-time high in Europe – which is great news in light of the alarming announcements made by scientists on climate change at COP23. Because of this, a new information campaign, the ‘Bioenergy Day’, aims at raising awareness on bioenergy’s pivotal role in the renewable energy transition. / Svebio
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    • UPM Biofuels chosen as a finalist in the Platts Global Energy Awards 2017

      Publicerad: Thursday, 28 September, 2017 - 12:47
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      UPM Biofuels is one of six finalists for the Industry Leadership category in Bioenergy at the 2017 Platts Global Energy Awards - often described as the Oscars of the energy industry. UPM Biofuels is nominated for its wood-based low emission advanced UPM BioVerno biofuels, and its one-of-a-kind commercial scale biorefinery in Lappeenranta, Finland. / UPM Biofuels
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    • UPM Biofuels gains the world's first RSB certification for wood-based liquid biofuels

      Publicerad: Monday, 29 May, 2017 - 16:03
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      UPM Biofuels has again received a new acknowledgement of the sustainability of its value chain by receiving an RSB (The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials) certificate for both UPM BioVerno renewable diesel and naphtha, as well as production sidestreams turpentine and pitch. RSB verifies the sustainability and reliability of feedstock sourcing and production. / UPM
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    • Aviation fuel from forest raw materials perfectly possible

      Publicerad: Monday, 3 April, 2017 - 13:38
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      The transition from fossil fuels within the aviation industry faces challenges from the comparatively high cost of biofuels. The LignoJet research project is now demonstrating that oil from forest raw materials could be a competitive alternative for production of bio-jet fuel. / RISE
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    • Wood pellet energy snubbed here goes to Japan

      Publicerad: Thursday, 16 March, 2017 - 10:40
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      While the federal government ponders subsidies to “clean up” coal, one Australian firm plans to spend $130 million to export a cleaner coal solution to Japan, after being snubbed domestically. / Timberbiz
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