Scandinavian governments have raised the bar in their commitment to becoming carbon neutral and several companies have responded by developing new technologies to harness forest resources, widely recognised as the Nordic green gold, in a bid to reduce transport emissions.

The first biorefinery in the world to produce wood-based advanced biofuels started commercial production in Lappeenranta, Finland five years ago.

Researchers at the Université de Sherbrooke, Canada, with colleagues at the Université de Toulouse, France, have developed a process for the direct production of levulinates from cheap residual lignocellulosic biomass using an affordable homogeneous catalyst. A paper on their work is published in Fuel.

August 27, 2019 Sarnia, Ontario - Canada’s forest sector remains a vital source of wealth for Canadians, providing economic, social and environmental benefits. By investing in Canada’s forest sector, the Government of Canada is growing the economy while protecting our environment.

Renewable biofuels and plywood offer solid solutions for green transport – without requiring costly investment in new cars or fuel distribution systems.

BC’s pulp and paper mills still use fossil fuels like oil and gas, producing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming.

The Appita Pan Pacific Fibre Value Chain Conference saw a full house with over 245 delegates from 17 different countries attending over the three days.

LOWELL, Mass. – The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a three-year, $1 million grant to a team of researchers led by a UMass Lowell mechanical engineering professor that is working to develop renewable fuel additives from sawdust and other wood byproducts.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a three-year, $1 million grant to a team of researchers from UMass Lowell, the University of Maine and Florida-based Mainstream Engineering Corp. to develop renewable fuel additives made from "woody biomass" – particularly sawdust from sawmills.

The joint effort will expand use of sustainable aviation fuels on Alaska aircraft to reduce GHG emissions

Alberni Valley logging trucks could soon be powered by wood-waste according to a lower mainland business cooperative.

Reducing the aviation industry's environmental footprint will create a more competitive and sustainable industry and is critical for our transition to a lower-carbon economy.

Soon you will be able to fill up with bio-gasoline and bio-diesel from the Swedish forest – thanks to LIGNOL from RenFuel.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A company based in Canada that produces fuel from wood waste is considering Youngstown as a site for a new production plant. But there's a catch – a big one.

The forest industry is looking at new ways to turn its 'trash' into 'treasure,' and provide solutions to some issues unique to Squamish at the same time.

(UPM, Helsinki, 20 June 2018 at 10:00 EET) - European institutions have come to an initial agreement on the revised Renewable Energy Directive.

The energy company St1 and the forest products company SCA have formed a partnership to develop large-scale production of renewable fuels from tall oil.

Researchers from the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at LiU have developed a fuel cell that uses lignin, a cheap by-product from paper manufacture and one of the most common biopolymers.

Södra has signed a letter of intent with KLM to conduct a joint feasibility study to examine the possibility of producing green jet fuel.

LAKEVIEW, Ore. (AP) — Red Rock Biofuels says it's ready to start construction on a new plant in south-central Oregon.