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Europe burns a controversial 'renewable' energy source


Company plans to turn garbage and wood into biofuels at $1.35 ...

Critics argue that wood biomass energy worsens deforestation, causes harmful air pollution and delays society's transition to more sustainable ...

Yes, Finland is devouring its forests for biomass fuel

Biomass energy is the bad apple in the EU's renewable energy barrel. Burning wood emits more CO2 per unit energy than coal, and logging ...

Wood pellet industry may be falsely marketing itself as ... - CBS News

Pellet producers say it's renewable energy, but critics argue that this practice is actually clear-cutting trees — removing a critical line of ...

Europe's Energy Dilemma: War and the Green Transition

An energy crisis has unfolded in the European Union since the autumn of 2021. The crisis has worsened due to Russia's attack on Ukraine and ...

Biomass - Energy Kids: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Biomass can be burned directly for heat or converted to renewable liquid and gaseous fuels through various processes. Biomass sources for energy include. Wood ...

Renewable Energy and Electricity - World Nuclear Association

Approximately half of European capacity will be retired by 2030, and needs to be replaced mostly with larger turbines, likely without subsidies. The repowering ...

The scientific case against burning forest biomass for energy

As the EU looks to finalise the re-cast Renewable Energy Directive as part of the Fit for 55 package, this briefing examines the science ...

The use of woody biomass for energy production in the EU and ...

... burning of biomass emits more CO2 per unit of energy than fossil fuels), ... Indigenous production of renewable energy in the EU and share of wood-based energy ( ...

Renewable energy - Wikipedia

The deployment of renewable energy still faces obstacles, especially fossil fuel subsidies, lobbying by incumbent power providers, and local opposition to the ...

Why Renewables Cannot Replace Fossil Fuels - Democracy Journal

Some early adopters of intermittent renewable energy like California and Germany are seeing the problem already. It comes in the form of grid ...

SELC - National Geographic is right – its “not too... | Facebook

Europe burns a controversial 'renewable' energy source: trees from the U.S.. As world leaders pledge more action on climate cha... Anne Hamilton and 5 others.

The future of bioenergy - PMC

But, with high penetration of intermittent renewables in electric grids, the production of renewable fuels will benefit during periods of surplus energy. In ...

The Greenwashing Files - RWE - ClientEarth

In 2020, nearly 80% of the electricity RWE generated was from non-renewable sources: mostly hard coal, brown coal and fossil gas.

Putin the Green? The Unintended Consequences of Russia's ...

According to a new report, wind and solar generated 22 percent of EU electricity in 2022, overtaking fossil gas, which produces 20 percent of ...

The future of waste-to-energy – is it as good as we are led to believe?

A recent – and controversial – documentary, Planet of the Humans, makes a damning case against renewable energy sources, arguing that instead of being positive ...

As Europe shifts to clean energy, does it still need so much US LNG?

Last year, European nations erected wind turbines and solar panels at a faster pace than they had managed previously. Governments passed heat- ...

Investigation of Biofuel as a Potential Renewable Energy Source

An accelerating global energy demand, paired with the harmful environmental effects of fossil fuels, has triggered the search for alternative, renewable energy ...

E.U. Risks its Climate Goals By Calling Natural Gas Green | TIME

Burning natural gas produces carbon dioxide—but around 50% less than burning coal. The E.U. gets 22% of its energy from natural gas, and to meet ...

Waste to Energy – Controversial power generation by incineration

The burning of the waste heats water and the steam drives a turbine to generate electricity. A more indepth explanation of the process can be ...

EU declares nuclear and gas to be green - DW

The European Commission has labeled nuclear and gas as sustainable. Critics are calling the step "greenwashing" and say it could threaten ...