Biomass: Areva invests in bio-coal

Paris, France - The Areva group, a supplier of power generation solutions, has announced the acquisition of a technology enabling the production of bio-coal.

Paris, France - The Areva group, a supplier of power generation solutions, has announced the acquisition of a technology enabling the production of bio-coal. Based on the so called Thermya torrefaction process, this technology produces plant fuel from biomass which could replace fossil coal used in the production of thermal energy and electricity. Areva aims at broadening the groups

Source: IWR Online, 24 Jul 2012