Month: September 2022
290 posts
‘Timber cities’ could save a billion tonnes of emissions by 2100, scientists say
Making new homes out of wood instead of steel and concrete could avoid more than 100 billion tonnes of CO2 being emitted over the next 80 years, and help avoid climate catastrophe, scientists have said. More timber plantations will be … Continue reading →
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Metsä Tissue curtails production due to high energy prices
Metsä Tissue has had to curtail its production both in its Zilina mill, Slovakia, and Kreuzau mill in Germany for several days because of the high energy price peaks. With the high energy cost inflation, further production curtailments are likely … Continue reading →
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Finnish Saunas – a classic mix of wood and stone
Architects in Finland have completed a project designed to respect the Finnish tradition of Sauna, as well as create a new a space where people would talk, seek experiences, and create a sense of social togetherness. To do this, they leaned heavily on the classic combination of two natural materials: wood and stone. In a […]
Wood Pellets Can Help Alleviate Energy Pressures Amid War, Uncertainty
As the Wall Street Journal recently reported, the ongoing war in Ukraine has pinched trade flows of the increasingly valuable supply of industrial wood pellets from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, which have been used to co-fire power generation plants throughout Western Europe over the last decade. Demand has put upward price pressure on pellets originating in the US South, as the future of fossil energy supplies in Europe remain uncertain.
