Wood Energy

Global prices for hardwood chips drop by 14%

Prices for hardwood chips traded overseas have been in steady decline since November 2011. In less than four years, the [...]

FedEx to increase use of wood biofuels

Global logistics giant FedEx Express has reinforced its commitment to increase use of renewable biofuel by signing a supply deal [...]

German wood pellet production reaches all-time high

Approximately 980,000 tons of wood pellets were produced in Germany in the first half of 2015, as the German [...]
August 4, 2015 Market Analysis / Wood Energy / ...Europe

IKEA to invest € 1 billion in renewable energy

In an interview for Reuters, IKEA's CEO Peter Agnefjall said the the company will spend 1 billion euros on [...]

Japan to open 33 biomass power plants

Japan has witnessed a surge in biomass power plants after FIT (feed in tariff) system was introduced in July 2012 [...]

Insolvent German Pellets has several prospective buyers

The insolvent wood pellet manufacturer German Pellets GmbH may well continue its operations, according to the German media, as there [...]

Nippon Paper to start production of wood pellets

Nippon Paper Industries, Tokyo, plans to produce heavy efficient-burning wood pellets as to use them as biomass fuel for [...]

Japan to run wood biomass in power generation facilities

In Japan, after FIT (feed in tariff) system was introduced in July 2012, many plans of wood biomass power generation [...]
January 19, 2015 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy

The price of wood pellets in Germany are still favourable

In Germany the price of wood pellets in July remains favourable. According to the German Energy Wood and Pellet Association [...]

Austrian wood pellets prices well below last year’s levels

The July 2014 price survey conducted by proPellets Austria resulted in an average price of €24,24 Cent per kg [...]