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
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OrganoClick's biocomposite OrganoComp® nominated to the award "Biocomposite of the Year 2019"
Publicerad: Tuesday, 22 October, 2019 - 15:36Etiketter: WoodfuelsOrganoClick's biocomposite OrganoComp® is one out of six selected biocomposite materials that has been nominated as "Biocomposite of the Year 2019". The winner will be chosen during the Biocomposites conference in Cologne Nov 14-15 2019, hosted by the Nova Institut. / OrganoClickLäs mer -
Slowdown in woodchips impacts the Green Triangle
Publicerad: Tuesday, 1 October, 2019 - 11:21Etiketter: WoodfuelsA predicted slowdown in the export woodchip market is having an impact on the Green Triangle economy with reports of lay-offs and cuts in operating hours in harvesting and haulage sectors. / TimberbizLäs mer -
Metsä Fibre files environmental permit application concerning Kemi bioproduct mill
Publicerad: Tuesday, 24 September, 2019 - 10:52Etiketter: WoodfuelsMetsä Fibre has on 20 September 2019, filed the environmental permit application concerning the Kemi bioproduct mill with the Regional State Administrative Agency for Northern Finland. / Metsä FibreLäs mer -
Work begins on building Europe’s first plant for pyrolysis oil at Setra Kastet
Publicerad: Tuesday, 17 September, 2019 - 10:59Etiketter: WoodfuelsWood products company Setra and fuel company Preem are teaming up to produce pyrolysis oil from sawdust. The jointly owned company Pyrocell will manufacture raw material for the production of biofuels. Work is now beginning on construction of the plant alongside Setra’s Kastet sawmill in Gävle. / SetraLäs mer -
Europe has the solutions for moving towards bioeconomy – the question is how to implement them
Publicerad: Wednesday, 10 July, 2019 - 12:01Etiketter: WoodfuelsThe message from the European Bioeconomy Scene 2019 conference in Helsinki was that by now we have enough research and development to start upscaling bioeconomy. The most challenging task is, however, to engage the people at large, the consumers and the various European regions in the change. / Finnish Forest AssociationLäs mer -
Preparatory work included to the pre-engineering project of Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill in Kemi begins in the mill area
Publicerad: Monday, 1 July, 2019 - 08:58Etiketter: WoodfuelsMetsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, will start the preparatory work as a part of the pre-engineering at the Kemi mill area during July 2019. Preparatory work means the cleaning and organisation of land areas and the demolition of buildings. / MetsäLäs mer -
Bergs Timber acquires a company with wood pellet production located in Fågelfors, Sweden
Publicerad: Monday, 1 July, 2019 - 08:56Etiketter: WoodfuelsBergs Timber AB (publ) has of today signed an agreement with AB Fogelfors Bruk to acquire all shares in Fågelfors Hyvleri AB. The agreement is based on the letter of intent published on May 8, 2019. The acquisition was completed and the shares in Fågelfors Hyvleri were taken over in conjunction with the signing of the agreement. Of the total purchase price, SEK 48 million, SEK 18 million is paid in newly issued shares. / Bergs TimberLäs mer -
Press invitation: Sweden’s Role in Growing Global Wood-based Bioenergy
Publicerad: Thursday, 16 May, 2019 - 16:10Etiketter: WoodfuelsWelcome to a seminar, panel discussion and networking lunch regarding the value of forestry in terms of energy supply. The approach will be global but with a special focus on Swedish innovation, sustainability capabilities and future potential in North America. / SkogsElmiaLäs mer -
Sveaskog Becomes Part Owner of SunCarbon AB - Plans for Renewable Lignin Oil Plant
Publicerad: Thursday, 2 May, 2019 - 16:08Etiketter: WoodfuelsSveaskog becomes part owner of SunCarbon AB, which developed a technology for producing lignin oil from the pulp mill's black liquor. Lignin is a renewable residual product from cellulose production at pulp mills that can replace products based on fossil raw materials. / SveaskogLäs mer -
Welcome to Circular & Biobased Economy Conference
Publicerad: Friday, 22 March, 2019 - 08:51Etiketter: WoodfuelsWe would like to invite you to the conference BIOBASE in Piteå, Sweden, on 10th - 12th of June 2019. Follow us on a journey towards a circular and biobased society and how we can mitigate climate change to make Europe prosperous. / Circular & Biobased Economy ConferenceLäs mer