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 

     

    • Norske Skog to invest $7m in NZ

      Publicerad: Friday, 14 December, 2018 - 08:27
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      The Norske Skog group has decided to invest about AUD$7 million to upgrade the Nature’s Flame wood pellets facility in New Zealand to more than double its annual production capacity to 85,000 tonnes. The increased production capacity will be commissioned in the fourth quarter of 2019. / Timberbiz
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    • Pellets are a growth opportunity for Australia

      Publicerad: Wednesday, 21 November, 2018 - 11:33
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      Wood pellets, which can play a big role in cutting carbon dioxide when used in pulverised coal power stations, are a growing export opportunity for Australia, according to Australia’s peak wood researcher. Wood pellet exports are increasing and their future looks bright, says Forest & Wood Products Australia, despite exports being dominated by woodchips. / Timberbiz
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    • Svebio becomes partner of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition

      Publicerad: Monday, 12 November, 2018 - 11:00
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      Svebio has joined the international initiative Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition as a strategic partner. CPLC promotes the pricing of carbon dioxide emissions in countries, regions and companies internationally. Svebio encourages other Swedish actors to participate in the global work to put a price on climate-harmful emissions by introducting carbon taxes or emission trading. / Svebio
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    • The Swedish Energy Agency grants Södra´s feasibility study on sustainable aviation fuel production

      Publicerad: Friday, 2 November, 2018 - 10:00
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      In May 2018, Södra together with strategic partners signed a letter of intent regarding a feasibility study on local sustainable aviation fuel production in Småland, Sweden. Today the Swedish Energy Agency announced that the application has been granted, which means that the study goes from word to action. / Södra
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    • 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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