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The largest source of "renewable" energy (not just electricity) in the EU is biomass [0], which, in many cases is wood pellets shipped (using bunker fuel to pow
by roadside_picnic 1y ago
The largest source of "renewable" energy (not just electricity) in the EU is biomass [0], which, in many cases is wood pellets shipped (using bunker fuel to power the ships of course) from North America to the EU.
Page 8 of this report [1] gives a pretty good visual of how this trend has increased over time.
Europe is basically reverting to using wood for it's primary heating fuel.
0. https://energy.ec.europa.eu/topics/renewable-energy/bioenergy/biomass_en https://energy.ec.europa.eu/topics/renewable-energy/bioenerg...
1. https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Wood%20Pellets%20Annual_The%20Hague_European%20Union_E42025-0004 https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadRepo...
- 8note 1y agowood is carbon neutral, after the first chop, at least. in canada and the US, a lot of that wood is going up in smoke without powering any industry already