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The otherwise unused wood from forest and landscape management is converted in a pyrolysis type thermochemical process at 850 °C to a gaseous fuel and biochar. While the wood gas is converted in four gas engines to produce renewable electricity for around 8,000 households and heat that is used by a sugar factory and the regional district heating network, biochar is also discharged from the process. Part of the carbon stored in the wood is permanently removed from the atmosphere in the form of biochar. The biochar is used in agriculture to improve the soil, as a feed additive or as active carbon for water cleaning. Learn more about wood-based CHP with biochar production for negative emissions on this best practice analysis by Task 44 Flexible Bioenergy and System Integration 🔗 https://lnkd.in/duT3rFpS

🗓 SAVE THE DATE 👉 5 September, h 4-5.30 pm CEST ⏰ Task 39 Biofuels to Decarbonize Transport and Icarus Project organise a webinar on "Enhanced innovative technologies for a global production of sustainable aviation fuels". Learn more and register 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dHW5ZMY5

The intensified fire seasons in Canada and other countries necessitates urgent efforts to promote wildfire resilience while facilitating a sustainable and reliable biomass supply. Wildfire management involves prevention and mitigation treatments such as thinning, as well as post-fire harvest activities including the sustainable extraction of biomass from affected areas. However, the complexities and risks associated with the conditions of recently burned areas make it challenging to manage the collection of this biomass. Governments needs to increase efforts on wildfire resilience and sustainable biomass utilization. A holistic approach to fire management is imperative for countries, including those historically unaffected by wildfires. Future research should continue to explore strategies to facilitate biomass recovery from wildfire prevention and salvage activities, including optimizing the quality and inherent characteristics of the recovered biomass. This activity can, in turn, increase bioproducts and bioenergy generation. IEA Bioenergy Task 43 Biomass Supply in Sustainable and Circular Economies and Université Laval, brought together experts from Canada, Europe, Australia, and the United States to gather insights and best practices to promote sustainable wildfire and biomass management. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dmzt4HW2

📧 Catch up on Task 37 Energy from Biogas latest newsletters! 👉 On July issue you will find several articles on new developments and spread of biomethane. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dzSapyBi

❗ 📧 Don't miss IEA Bioenergy News, the newsletter of IEA Bioenergy. 👉 This issue covers the ExCo93 Virtual meeting held on 13, 15 and 16 May 2024. It also features a Task Focus by Task 45 Climate and Sustainability Effects of Bioenergy within the broader Bioeconomy, the Notice board, and recent publications and upcoming events. Download available here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dh8BXMTR

Övik Energi AB will partner with Liquid Wind to provide CO2 for the first commercial-scale eFuel facility. Biogenic CO2 emissions from the biomass CHP facility will be captured and combined with renewable hydrogen to produce e-methanol. The fuel will be used by the marine industry to enable carbon neutral shipping. Read more in Task 44 Flexible Bioenergy and System Integration analysis of best practices in flexible bioenergy 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dNq6EU5B