September 12, 2013
BY Erin Krueger
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The Ontario government on Dec. 9 announced it will invest $2.25 million through the Forest Biomass Program to help CHAR Technologies commercialize the production of biocoal, a low-carbon fuel made from forest mill byproducts and underused wood.
U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 940,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in August, according to the latest edition of the U.S. EIA’s latest Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report. Sales of densified biomass fuel reached 940,000 tons.
Sumitomo Corp. on Nov. 28 announced a new 112 megawatt (MW) biomass power plant has begun commercial operations in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The facility is fueled by wood pellets and wood chips.
The U.K. government on Nov. 24 announced it will apply a new anti-dumping duty on imports of biodiesel from China. The ad valorem duties range from $14.79% to 54.64% and will apply to biodiesel and renewable diesel. SAF is excluded.
The U.K. Trade Remedies Authority on Nov. 28 proposed new countervailing duties on U.S. renewable diesel. The agency is recommending duties be set at £257.80 to £303.56 per metric ton, which equates to approximately $1.09 to $1.29 per gallon.