Future on Fire
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Photographic documentation of forest destruction and air pollution driven by the biomass industry. All photos in this gallery are featured in the April 2022 report Future on Fire: How the EU Burns Trees in the Name of Renewable Energy
Amstetten pellet plant. Location: 48.123205, 14.898134
Biomass power plant, December 11, 2021. Vienna, Austria, Location: 48.157925, 16.503011.
Biomass power plant, September 26, 2021. Linz, Austria, Location: 48.3004237, 14.326302
Biomass power plant, September 26, 2021. Linz, Austria, Location: 48.3004237, 14.326302
Biomass power plant, September 26, 2021. Linz, Austria, Location: 48.3004237, 14.326302
Aerial view of Osula Graanul biomass pellet plant in Varese, Estonia. Credit: Thomas Waits, March 13 2022. Location: 57.873597, 26.793970
Aerial view of Warmeston Oü pellet plant in Sauga, Pärnu County, Estonia. Location: 58.441356, 24.527363. Image taken from Warmeston Sustainability Report 2020.
Alholmens Kraft plant with piles of chipped wood, sawdust, and logs. Source: Alholmens Kraft company website. Location: 63.703654, 22.708840
Kogeban CHP Biomass Plant. Still image taken from company video indicating 95% of feedstock is logs. Source: Youtube. Location: 49.765323, 2.900677
Kogeban CHP Biomass Plant. Large piles of tree trunks on site. Credit: Celine Grommerch, FDA. Location: 49.765323, 2.900677
Kogeban CHP Biomass Plant. Large piles of tree trunks on site. Credit: Celine Grommerch, FDA. Location: 49.765323, 2.900677
Kogeban CHP Biomass Plant. Large piles of tree trunks on site. Credit: Celine Grommerch, FDA. Location: 49.765323, 2.900677
FICA-HPCI pellet plant and CHP in Bazancourt. Satellite image shows the plant did not exist in 2016. The image from 2021 shows large rows of stemwood on site. Credit: Celine Grommerch, FDA, 10/29/21. Location: 49.349125, 4.155355
FICA-HPCI pellet plant and CHP in Bazancourt. Satellite image shows the plant did not exist in 2016. The image from 2021 shows large rows of stemwood on site. Credit: Celine Grommerch, FDA, 10/29/21. Location: 49.349125, 4.155355
FICA-HPCI pellet plant and CHP in Bazancourt. Satellite image shows the plant did not exist in 2016. The image from 2021 shows large rows of stemwood on site. Credit: Celine Grommerch, FDA, 10/29/21. Location: 49.349125, 4.155355
Truck with very large old trees on site. Credit: Wolf Forest Protection Movement. Location: 49.296182, 21.257974
Sylviana power plant in Brignoles: 43.392169, 6.159535. Source: YouTube
Biomassekraftwerk Bischofferode power plant. Location: Germany, 51.490050, 10.411168. Credit: Jana Ballenthien, ROBIN WOOD
Biomassekraftwerk Bischofferode power plant. Location: Germany, 51.490050, 10.411168. Credit: Jana Ballenthien, ROBIN WOOD
1Heiz Energie GmbH and 1Heiz Pellets AG Eberswalde, location: 52.851260, 13.778446. Credit: Pierre Ibisch
1Heiz Energie GmbH and 1Heiz Pellets AG Eberswalde, location: 52.851260, 13.778446. Credit: Pierre Ibisch
Cycleenergy CHP and pellet plant. Location: Erndtebrück, Germany, 50.994581, 8.319079. Credit: Celine Grommerch, FDA
Cycleenergy CHP and pellet plant. Location: Erndtebrück, Germany, 50.994581, 8.319079. Credit: Celine Grommerch, FDA
Cycleenergy CHP and pellet plant. Location: Erndtebrück, Germany, 50.994581, 8.319079. Credit: Celine Grommerch, FDA
Nevroko Alfa Pelletspi pellet plant. Credit: YouTube. Location: 41.396902, 23.838645
Nevroko Alfa Pelletspi pellet plant. Credit: YouTube. Location: 41.396902, 23.838645
Graanul Invest bulk carrier ship, destination Graanul Invest Alytus pellet plant, location: 54.440273, 24.020260
Granulita pellet plant, location: 55.658271, 23.783227
Granulita pellet plant, location: 55.658271, 23.783227
Pinewells pellet plant. Credit: Biofuelwatch, 12/18/20. Location: 40.262683, 8.074135
Scandbio Ulricehamn pellet plant. Location: 57.828290, 13.422160
Scandbio Norberg pellet plant. Location: 60.078757, 15.956535
