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• Modular biobattery plant turns a wide range of biomass into energy

  A new high-efficiency biogas plant developed at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany could accelerate renewable energy production around the globe. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for ... Read More

• Multi-sensor modelling of a forest productivity

  An understanding of how plantation productivity varies spatially is important for forest planning, management and projection of future plantation yields and returns. The 300 Index is a volume ... Read More

• Nanocellulose - next gen material in development

  next-generation material. It is one-fifth the weight of steel but about five times stronger. The group aim to utilise the new material for manufacturing auto parts, construction materials, art... Read More

• Natural nanocrystals shown to strengthen concrete

  Cellulose nanocrystals derived from industrial byproducts have been shown to increase the strength of concrete, representing a potential renewable additive to improve the construction material... Read More

• New age identified thanks to world’s ‘loneliest tree’

  A Sitka Spruce nicknamed 'the loneliest tree in the world' due to its location 200km away from its nearest neighbouring tree has found itself the unlikely bearer of evidence that the planet ve... Read More

• New bio-based lightweight material unveiled

  The research institutes Innventia and Swerea SICOMP have worked together to develop the first carbon-fibre composite ‘demonstrator’ from softwood lignin. The lightweight, fuel-efficient car of... Read More

• New bio-based lightweight material unveiled

  The research institutes Innventia and Swerea SICOMP have worked together to develop the first carbon-fibre composite demonstrator based on 100% wood lignin. The lightweight, fuel-efficient car... Read More

• New bio-based packaging film

  Finland based VTT has developed a new packaging film that is fully bio-based and transparent. This product won the “New Tree award”, a competition launched to find the best solutions for explo... Read More

• New coating increases paperboard packaging life

  Ensuring products reach the consumer in the best possible shape is an ongoing challenge for the chilled goods supply chain, where paperboard packaging is constantly exposed to fluctuating humi... Read More

• New coating increases paperboard packaging life

  Ensuring products reach the consumer in the best possible shape is an ongoing challenge for the chilled goods supply chain, where paperboard packaging is constantly exposed to fluctuating humi... Read More

• New design guidelines for guided circular saws

  Optimisation of saw thickness and feed speeds can be determined by trial and error, but the results are most often specific to the particular conditions in that sawmill, and not generally appl... Read More

• New EWP to challenge CLT

  An innovative new wood product, Mass Plywood Panel (MPP), is hitting the market thanks to Freres Lumber. MPP is currently being tested and refined through a partnership with Oregon State Unive... Read More

• New FWPA guides for thermal timber design

  The role of thermal mass in residential design is apparently simple, yet in practice it is frequently poorly understood and applied, especially in timber design and construction. While it is o... Read More

• New innovation to reduce energy use in paper recycling

  Computers and tablets have not succeeded in creating the paperless office we expected. Businesses still like to print, a lot. So Epson, the printer manufacturer, has stepped up its game to hel... Read More

• New low odour LOSP treatment world first

  Timberlink Australia is the first in the world to offer a new Low Odour LOSP (Light Organic Solvent Preservative) treatment that has up to 30 times less odour than traditional LOSP formulation... Read More

• New Method to Treat Ash Firewood

  The emerald ash borer has destroyed tens of millions of ash trees in the U.S. since the beetle’s discovery in 2002 in Detroit.  Current treatment standards require ash firewood to be hea... Read More

• New natural disaster research to improve timber building design

  New research involving the University of Canterbury, and funded by the Earthquake Commission, will improve understanding of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, seismic building design, and enh... Read More

• New online tool illustrates future forest change

  An innovative new tool has been developed in the US to show detailed views of current forests and generate high-resolution images of what these forests are likely to look like in the future.&n... Read More

• New partnership tackles production challenges in manufactured timber products

  A new pilot program has been launched by Weathertex and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to understand the chemical changes that take place during the production of external timber cl... Read More

• New podcast series WoodChat by FWPA showcases latest in home-grown industry innovation

  FWPA is excited to announce the launch of its inaugural series of podcasts, WoodChat, with one of the first episodes focusing on a new climate model which predicts how climate will impact grow... Read More