July 15, 2013
BY The American Forest & Paper Association and American Wood Council
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration has announced the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold a virtual meeting on March 21.
Lawmakers in Maine have passed a bill that aims to reduce the volume of food waste entering landfills by requiring certain businesses to donate edible food and/or deliver other food waste to an organics recycling facility, such as an anaerobic digestion plant.
U.S. wood pellet producer Enviva Inc. on March 12 filed a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Easter District of Virginia in hopes of restructuring its approximately $1 billion in debt.
Renewables are currently expected to account for 24% of U.S. electricity generation in 2024, increasing to 25% in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released March 12.
Natural Resources Canada on March 8 awarded $15 million to six clean fuel projects, including those focused on renewable natural gas (RNG), sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and the use of wood biomass to produce renewable energy.