More and more scientists arguing that rewarding energy companies burning trees in power plants in the middle of a climate crisis (biomass) is stupid.

Hard to dispute!

"We argue that a global ban on using forest #biomass for industrial scale #bioenergy is urgently needed given its negative effects on #climate mitigation and #forest ecosystem integrity."

https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au/bitstream/handle/10072/417933/Mackey3343691-Published.pdf?sequence=1

RT CINEA🇪🇺
SUMMER 📖🌴
🔎#H2020Energy #Projectspotlight
#Bioenergy accounts for almost 60% of #renewableenergy in the EU.
The #EU funded @btgworld #MUSIC_H2020 project is improving the market uptake of intermediate #bioenergy carriers.
🔗https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/444904-improving-the-market-uptake-of-intermediate-bioenergy-carriers?WT.mc_id=exp
#EUGreenDeal @CORDIS_EU

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/cinea_eu/status/1689539579240484864

Looking to learn more about versatile and sustainable crops? Check out the latest #BiomassConnect article on Reed Canary Grass, a true multi-purpose superstar! 🌾

📚 Dive into the world of Reed Canary Grass with this comprehensive technical article: https://loom.ly/PczIxuY

Discover how this remarkable plant serves as:
🌿 Renewable Biomass
🔋 A Clean Energy Source
🌾 A biodiverse habitat
💧 A water Quality Enhancer

#SustainableAgri #GreenTech #Bioenergy #ReedCanaryGrass

Study finds turning #foodwaste into #bioenergy can become a profitable industry
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-food-bioenergy-profitable-industry.html

“We can identify new strategies to engineer more drought-resilient bioenergy crops and other plants with improved agronomic traits.”

– Niklas Hummel, lead author on a new study from the Joint BioEnergy Institute Feedstocks Division that identifies a new library of DNA parts that can be used to optimize genetic engineering efforts in plants.

#science #plants #bioenergy

https://biosciences.lbl.gov/2023/07/07/a-roadmap-for-gene-regulation-in-plants/

Russia starts energy war, loses it

#greenrecovery #ukraine #greenenergy #greeneconomy #iron #steel #bioenergy #energytransition #renewableenergy #wind #windenergy #solar #solarenergy #energy #fuel #greenhydrogen

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/06/21/ukraines-green-recovery-to-kick-global-decarbonization-into-high-gear/

Russia starts energy war, loses it

#greenrecovery #ukraine #greenenergy #greeneconomy #iron #steel #bioenergy #energytransition #renewableenergy #wind #windenergy #solar #solarenergy #energy #fuel #greenhydrogen

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/06/21/ukraines-green-recovery-to-kick-global-decarbonization-into-high-gear/

#photosynthesis researchers from our MBIB Division teamed up with quantum and chemical scientists in the @berkeleylab Energy Sciences Area to demonstrate for the first time that a single photon—the smallest quantity of light possible—can initiate the first step of photosynthesis, one of nature's essential processes. The finding will help answer questions about how life works on the smallest of scales, where #quantum physics and #biology meet.

#Science #Bioenergy

https://biosciences.lbl.gov/2023/06/14/photosynthesis-key-to-life-on-earth-starts-with-a-single-photon/

Retrofitting industries for #bioenergy!

This is how companies can achieve their environmental goals, without sacrificing financial gains.

The #BIOFITH2020 project worked with five energy-related industries to design bioenergy retrofitting proposals.
👉https://europa.eu/!fPq7qR

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CORDIS_EU/status/1662011506605563904

Researcher searching for 'holy grail' of sustainable bioenergy

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-holy-grail-sustainable-bioenergy.html

"Our model can predict whether a bioenergy crop is going to be a net carbon benefit or actually result in carbon losses," he said. Variables include whether living roots increase or decrease carbon in the soil and how the processes vary with depth and differences in feedstocks.

Natural climate solutions like regenerative agriculture can help mitigate the effects of climate change. Brzostek's goal is to determine the most efficient way to facilitate the growth of biofuel sources while cleaning up the environment.

"We don't need any new technology to do this," he said. "It's one of the few ways that you can get carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. The holy grail of bioenergy crops is to make products or fuel while also storing more carbon in the ecosystem. If you can grow a biofuel that enhances soil carbon, that's a win-win."

#Climate #CO2 #bioenergy #soilcarbon #ClimateCrisis #agriculture

the (tax-payer funded) #bioenergy industry is based on a well-understood carbon accounting error. Woody #biomass was never net zero or low carbon. #stopburningtrees

Campaigning with Jack Spruill from N Carolina and James Hewitt, London and honoured to meet with @greenjennyjones

🏆New Planting Record!!🏆

Over 2000 trees and cuttings planted by hand in a single day - a record so far for the #BiomassConnect hub sites, and these numbers don't include the Miscanthus that was planted first.

https://loom.ly/NZT2KI8

#biomass #bioenergy #crops #trees #miscanthus

We have collated the updates from most of our #BiomassConnect Hub Sites. Check out what the sites were doing on the ground during February and how they were coping with the UK #winter weather.

https://www.biomassconnect.org/news/biomass-connect-hub-site-updates-february-2023/

#biomass #growing #bioenergy #planting

Drax, the UK's largest bioenergy supplier has been told by its own scientific advisers to stop calling biomass 'carbon neutral' - raising "difficult questions" about the future of the controversial energy form when its government subsidies expire in 2027.

#Drax #BioEnergy #CarbonNeutral #ClimateEmergency #Environment #Forests

https://news.sky.com/story/power-giant-drax-told-by-own-advisers-to-stop-calling-biomass-carbon-neutral-12866031

The Biomass Connect Hub Site at BGI has been planted with #trees for #biomass. Here's a video for you to see how it looks. Follow us for progress updates as they grow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjZRjylpoFo

#bioenergy #crops #sustainableenergy #foryou #fyp

The planting team in full flow planting Poplar at the #BiomassConnect @BGIBiomass Hub Site: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a_BuRVknaG0

#planting #biomass #crops #bioenergy

The Biomass Connect team have been planting Black Locust at the @BGIBiomass Hub Site too. Here's how they do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68r9JNrWPx4

Find out more at https://loom.ly/a1OpGiA

#planting #biomass #bioenergy

Check out the growth of these Eucalyptus trees that are already capturing around 18 tonnes of carbon per hectare.

#biomass #eucalyptus #biomassconnect #bioenergy #carboncapture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL5dZrw28Og

Check out the growth of these Eucalyptus trees that are already capturing around 18 tonnes of carbon per hectare.

#biomass #eucalyptus #biomassconnect #bioenergy #carboncapture
https://loom.ly/a1OpGiA

Recently, members of the Biomass Connect team had the opportunity to visit the Drax Power Station. The biomass station is the largest power plant in the UK and is responsible for producing around 7% of the country's electricity. Drax is also the largest decarbonisation project in Europe, and the company is committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

https://loom.ly/DC_z_CM
#drax #biomass #bioenergy