Drax and other biomass companies say they’re promoting carbon neutral energy while practicing sustainable forestry to harvest the wood fuel referred to as biomass energy.

But, the way these plants work, and their role in the climate crisis, is why activists like Wendy Ring want to see this plant shut down. “Even if, over the long term, burning biomass is carbon neutral ...

Whether burned for energy or left in the forest to decompose, wood waste releases carbon dioxide. Supporters say it should be exempt from a law calling for carbon-free energy by 2040.

In Europe’s race to ditch fossil fuels and embrace greener energy, biomass pellets have become the darling of policymakers ...

A new BirdLife Europe report released today reveals that the increasing reliance on biomass for heating and cooling in Europe ...

Drax’s plans to source wood pellets from Californian forests have been shelved in what campaigners are hailing as an ...

In a remarkable advancement for soil science, researchers from Japan have developed a novel method for estimating microbial ...

The Sweden-based company, the Netherlands’ third-largest energy producer, first sought a permit in 2018 to build the 120-megawatt power plant using only forest biomass to generate energy.The ...

ESA’s Biomass satellite reveals hidden carbon, forests, and terrain using advanced radar that sees through trees, sand, and ...

The European Space Agency’s satellite will measure trunks, branches and stems in forests to shed light on how much carbon is ...