Swart, F. (2026, 25 october). Government plans for millions of tonnes of biomass, but does not know where the wood comes from. Joop/BNNVARA.
https://www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikelen/kabinet-rekent-op-miljoenen-tonnen-biomassa-maar-weet-niet-waar-het-hout-vandaan-komt On Monday, the Dutch House of Representatives will discuss the future energy system. New
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Read more ‘Sustainable biomass’ does not exist. Nevertheless, Vattenfall continues to build biomass power plants in Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands (het Parool, May 3rd, 2024)
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English version Read the complete letter here. This text is an abbreviated version of the letter
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