September 1, 2014
BY John Ackerly
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration currently predicts renewables will account for 23% of U.S. electricity generation this year, increasing to 25% next year, according to the agency’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released May 7.
U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 830,000 tons of densified biomass fuels in January, according to the April edition of the U.S. EIA’s Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report. Sales of densified biomass fuel reached 650,000 tons.
The USDA on April 23 awarded more than $194 million in loans and grants through the agency’s Rural Energy for America Program. Biogas and bioenergy projects were among those selected to receive funding.
Moisture in wood and biomass operations impacts product as well as equipment, energy usage, production efficiency, downtime and more.
A bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project under development in Sweden by Stockholm Energi was awarded planning approval on March 28 by the country’s Land and Environmental Court.