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December 06, 2019
The EIA recently released data showing U.S. manufactures produced 820,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in August, with sales reaching 900,000 tons. Production included 195,382 tons of heating pellets and 625,896 tons of utility pellets. READ MORE
December 06, 2019
E.ON is planning to build a biomass power plant on a paper mill site provided by UPM in Hürth. The new plant is designed for an electrical output of 20 megawatts (MW) and a thermal firing capacity of 87 MW. READ MORE
December 06, 2019
A move towards a more sustainable biobased economy has been given a new boost by researchers who have been able to simplify a process to transform waste materials into high value chemicals, according to the University of Manchester. READ MORE
December 05, 2019
Mitsubishi Corp. on Dec. 4 announced plans to convert the Suzukawa Energy Center Ltd. to biomass. The 112-megawatt facility is currently fired with coal. The plant is expected to begin producing renewable energy from wood pellets in April 2022. READ MORE
December 05, 2019
The RNG Coalition has launched the Sustainable Methane Abatement and Recycling Timeline (SMART) Initiative, under which RNG stakeholders aim to develop an action to plan to capture and use methane more than than 43,000 North American sites by 2050. READ MORE
December 05, 2019
Xebec Adsorption Inc. signed a letter of intent on Dec. 4 with Maas Energy Works for five renewable natural gas (RNG) systems. Four of these systems will use Xebec’s innovative small-scale containerized Biostream upgrading solution. READ MORE
December 05, 2019
The Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU), an EU body, reconfirmed to award the PEFerence consortium, coordinated by Avantium Renewable Polymers, with a €25 million “PEFerence” Horizon 2020 grant. READ MORE
December 05, 2019
Some of the biggest names in the wood pellet industry continue to make port infrastructure investments in the southern U.S. to facilitate exportation of added tonnage from pellet mill construction or expansion projects. READ MORE
December 04, 2019
U.S. Gain announced Dec. 3 it has reached an agreement to purchase dairy-based RNG from Brightmark Energy, which earlier this year announced its investment in biogas projects at dairy farms in Wisconsin, Washington and New York. READ MORE
December 04, 2019
The Green Aviation Research and Development Network, SkyNRG, Waterfall Group and Vancouver Airport Authority on Nov. 26 announced the launch of BioPortYVR, an industry-led project to increase the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). READ MORE
December 04, 2019
Iogen Corp. has spoken out to congradulate Threemile Canyon Farms and Equilibrium for the successful opening and operation of their RNG project near Boardman, Oregon, that processes manure from 33,000 dairy cows. READ MORE
December 03, 2019
Members of the international biogas industry on Dec. 3 announced the launch of the Integrated Biogas Alliance, an innovative global partnership that will offer state-of-the-art, turnkey technology solutions for converting organic waste into energy. READ MORE
December 03, 2019
The U.S. Senate voted 70-15 on Dec. 2 to confirm Dan Brouillette as energy secretary following his Nov. 7 nomination by President Trump. Brouillette previously served as deputy energy secretary under former Energy Secretary Rick Perry. READ MORE
December 03, 2019
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas commenced the North American renewable natural gas (RNG) industry’s annual conference program on Dec. 3 by celebrating industry growth and recognizing 13 companies for their RNG projects. READ MORE
December 02, 2019
Enviva released a statement on Dec. 2 announcing the Alabama Department of Environmental Management has approved a permit allowing Enviva to construct a wood pellet facility in Sumter County, Alabama. READ MORE
December 02, 2019
The public comment period of U.S. EPA’s supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that addresses the agency’s plan to reallocate future RFS volumes lost to SREs closed Nov. 29. More than 11,700 comments were filed on the proposal. READ MORE
December 02, 2019
U.S. Gain has announced the purchase of anaerobic digesters at two Wisconsin dairy farms, S&S Jerseyland Dairy LLC and Dallmann East River Dairy LLC, to expedite RNG development for the transportation and energy markets. READ MORE
November 27, 2019
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for October, reporting that 1.72 billion RINs were generated during the month, including nearly 33.07 million cellulosic RINs. READ MORE
November 27, 2019
Straus Family Creamery has announced a collaboration with the BMW Group. Under the Low Carbon Fuel Stndard, the two companies are using biogas to create electricity that can charge BMW's electric vehicles. READ MORE
November 27, 2019
Ductor opened its first commercial-scale organic fertilizer- and biogas-producing facility in October in Jalisco, Mexico. The full integrated produciton system uses 100 percent poultry waste to produce biomethane and organic nitrogen fertilizer. READ MORE
November 26, 2019
Government officials announced on Nov. 26 that the Defense Logistics Agency will no longer seek to renegotiate its contract with ReEnergy to provide biomass power to Fort Drum, a military installation in New York. READ MORE
November 26, 2019
Denmark-based Orsted has announced that its Asnæs Power Station was connected to the Zealand grid and generated power for the first time on Nov. 20 following its recent conversion from coal to wood chips. READ MORE
November 26, 2019
LanzaTech announced it is continuing to make strides in scaling up its alcohol to jet (ATJ) platform. The company said it negotiating with DOE for a $14 million investment in a demonstration-scale integrated biorefinery in Soperton, Georgia. READ MORE
November 25, 2019
Those who wish to weigh in on the EPA’s plan to reallocate future RFS volumes lost to small refinery exemptions (SREs) have less than one week left to do so. A public comment period on the supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking closes Nov. 29. READ MORE
November 25, 2019
Japan-based Renova Inc. announced Nov. 19 it has made a final investment decision and reached financial close on a 75 megawatt biomass power plant located approximately 150 miles southwest of Tokyo in Omaezaki and Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture. READ MORE
November 25, 2019
An important watershed forest along the beautiful and biodiverse Nottoway River in Southampton County, Virginia, will now be permanently preserved thanks in part to a grant from the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund. READ MORE
November 22, 2019
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced it will provide up to $15 million in new funding to deploy energy infrastructure on tribal lands. Biomass, biogas and waste-to-energy systems are among those that can qualify for funding. READ MORE
November 22, 2019
Bioenergy DevCo announced Nov. 21 that it has entered a 20-year partnership with Perdue Farms for the purpose and management of a soil composting facility near Seaford, Delaware. Plans are underway to develop an anaerobic digester at the site. READ MORE
November 21, 2019
Enviva Partners LP announced on Nov. 20 the Virginia DEQ has approved requested modifications to its existing air permit that will allow for increased production capacity and increased use of softwood at Enviva’s Southampton pellet plant. READ MORE
November 21, 2019
The U.S. EPA posted updated SRE data to its website on Nov. 21 showing that five new SRE applications have been filed for compliance year 2019 and two SRE petitions previously filed for compliance year 2018 have been declared ineligible. READ MORE
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