Biomass energy companies take advantage of organic materials to transform them into renewable energy. These types of companies stand out for their specialization in taking advantage of agricultural waste, plant materials, and other biological sources (biomass) to use them as sustainable and renewable energy sources. Below, we will learn about the main biomass energy companies globally.
Borregard
Borregaard is a Norwegian biomass energy company specializing in producing advanced, environmentally friendly biochemicals from renewable raw materials such as wood and other natural raw materials. Borregaard is known for operating one of the most advanced and sustainable biorefineries in the world, which produces biochemicals capable of replacing petroleum-derived products, which can be used in different industrial sectors such as pharmaceuticals, construction, food, agriculture, and biofuels.
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (REG)
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (REG) is an American company that specializes in renewable fuels and clean energy solutions, specifically standing out in the biomass energy industry, as they have the capacity to produce renewable diesel and biodiesel through the transformation of natural oils and fats into high-quality fuel.
Ameresco, Inc.
Ameresco, Inc. is an American renewable energy company with the ability to design, build, and operate biomass fuel power plants and biomass cogeneration plants. The company is headquartered in Massachusetts, United States, but also offers renewable energy solutions (through biomass energy projects) in Canada and Europe, where it provides energy and heat from the transformation of forest waste, wood waste, and agricultural waste.
Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk AG (RWE)
Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk AG (RWE) is a German company specializing in renewable energies, which RWE specializes in biomass energy projects. RWE operates a large number of biomass power plants in Europe, which use waste wood and other organic materials to generate electricity and heat efficiently while maintaining strict quality and sustainability standards.
Drax Group
Drax Group is a British company specializing in the generation of energy from biomass. The company is characterized by operating one of the largest biomass power stations in the world, the Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire (England), which uses compressed wood pellets from forests, which are used to generate renewable and sustainable electricity. It is important to note that Drax Group is a pioneer in bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology.
Granol Industry Trade and Export S/A
Granol Indústria Comércio e Exportação S/A is a Brazil-based company that specializes in biomass energy, standing out in the production of biodiesel from crude soybean oil, lecithin, glycerin, soybean flour, and tocopherol, thus emphasizing sustainability and the development of renewable energy in the region.
Green energy from Enel
Enel Green Power is an Italian-based company that specializes in renewable energy projects. It currently stands out for its focus on the development and application of biomass energy technology. Among its most emblematic projects is the hybrid plant in Tuscany (Italy), which complements geothermal energy sources (steam) with heat from biomass energy, which is essential for the generation of electrical energy in this plant energy.
Afvalverwerking Rijnmond (AVR)
Afvalverwerking Rijnmond (AVR) is a Dutch company specializing in the biomass energy sector. It stands out for being a company that, through its biomass power plants, converts non-recyclable wood waste into electricity, steam, and heating. Its greatest contribution to reducing carbon emissions is that in its biomass power plant, it uses wood waste that is not recyclable or that is considered contaminated and unusable, such as, for example, waste from painted wood or particle board (MDF).
Midland Archer Daniels Company (ADM)
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is an American company specializing in the production of biomass energy, especially ethanol and biodiesel. One of ADM’s contributions to the biomass energy sector is that it not only produces traditional biofuels but is currently exploring and developing new technologies to produce next-generation biofuels from cellulosic sources.
EnviTec Biogas AG
EnviTec Biogas AG is a German company specializing in biomass energy, especially in biogas technology. It is characterized by being a company that designs, builds, and operates biogas plants and, in turn, produces biomethane from the transformation of biogas, which is a renewable energy source. It is important to note that EnviTec Biogas AG is a company that operates and develops biomass energy projects in several countries, such as Italy, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, France, Denmark, the United States, China, Greece, and Estonia.
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