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New biomass trading service launched

A new international trading service for users and producers of biomass pellets has been launched today.
Called ‘Pellet Zone Ltd’ (PZL), the new service is aimed primarily at medium to large scale users of biomass pellets, as well as producers of pellets able to supply sufficient quantities.


China : poverty reduction, energy security more important than capping emissions

People in the wealthy post-industrialised world tend to forget that for developing nations access to abundant and cheap energy resources is crucial in the fight against poverty. Westerners often hope these countries can somehow skip the polluting fossil fuel path which turned Europe, the US and Japan into prosperous regions, ‘leapfrog’ into a greener, far [...]


To bio or not to bio – are ‘green’ fuels really good for the earth ?

The EU says we need them, some experts say they damage the planet. Who is right ?
From the top of the Greenergy refinery in Immingham you can see across the Humber estuary to Hull. A hum of equipment fills the air, along with a curious smell. Popcorn.