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What is the real link between biomass energy and forest fires?

Author: Acrescimo, IRIS, Quercus and Biofuelwatch

Date: 2025

Location: Array

Language: English

Type of resource: Report

Topics: Forest fire

This new study intends to answer the questions; Has the installation of multiple biomass power stations throughout mainland Portugal contributed to reducing or increasing the risk of forest fires? We focus on a specific case: the Fundão Biomass Power Plant, located in the Cova da Beira region, between the Gardunha and Estrela mountain ranges, in central Portugal.

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Organization: Acrescimo, IRIS, Quercus and Biofuelwatch