EnergyPortal.eu

Home Latest Bio Energy News Research into better biomass products for energy production

Increasing demand for biofuels and consequent higher prices make all forms of biomass for energy production interesting to industry. But raw biomass from forests, fields, sawmills and the food industry often has a low combustion value, either because it is wet or it takes up a lot of space. To address the problem, the Danish Technological Institute and Andritz Feed & Biofuel have set up a test plant in Kolding, Jutland, to conduct research into optimisation of equipment for pre-treatment of biomass for energy production. The news is reported in the Danish Energy Association's newspaper Nyhedsbladet Dansk Energi. "We know there is a major market for testing and development of biomass-upgrading targeted at companies that buy and pre-treat biomass," says Niels Peter Nielsen at the Centre for Renewable Energy, the Danish Technological Institute.