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Tag: netherlands

Co-firing with biomass compared to other renewables

Posted on 15th March 2016 EUbioenergyteam1 CommentPosted in Opinion

By guest author Geert Warringa, CE Delft Co-firing is the combustion of two different types of material at the same time for energy production. In the Netherlands, co-firing coal with biomass is one of the options for meeting their 14% renewables target. However, there are alternatives on the table which actually score better in terms […]

Dutch struggle over biomass is heating up

Posted on 2nd March 2016 EUbioenergyteamLeave a commentPosted in Opinion

By guest author Linde Zuidema, Bioenergy Campaigner, Fern Since the middle of last year, the Dutch government has come under increasing fire over its climate and energy policy. The main issue on the table: the need for a total phase out of coal and biomass co-firing. In June 2015, a Dutch court ordered the state […]

Dutch scientists call for closure of coal plants

Posted on 17th December 2015 EUbioenergyteamLeave a commentPosted in Opinion

By guest author Linde Zuidema, Bioenergy Campaigner, Fern With nearly a quarter of its land below sea level, the Netherlands has much to fear from climate change and rising sea levels. But Dutch scientists say it is the worst-performing country in Europe on climate and energy targets – it has even brought new coal plants […]

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Key publications

- Fern – Up In Flames report
- Joint paper – A new EU sustainable bioenergy policy
- Joint paper – Reasons to change the zero-rated criteria for biomass in the EU ETS
- Joint paper – Pitfalls and Potentials: The role of bioenergy in the EU climate and energy policy post-2020

Pages we like

- Biofuelsreform.org: The butterfly effect of EU biofuels policy
- BirdLife: Bioenergy
- IEEP: Bioenergy
- NRDC: Our forests aren’t fuel
- PBL: Biomass – wishes and limitations
- Stop Bad Biofuels
- T&E: What the science says on biofuels

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