
Jim Verbeke, Hearth & Home Technologies; Stephen Faehner, American Wood Fiber; Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.; Brett Jordan, Lignetics; Kenny Lisle, Lignetics; Matt Klein, Easy Heat. / SOURCE: PFI
April 15, 2025
BY Pellet Fuels Institute
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Seeing investment tax credits (ITCs) for biomass projects come into effect is a welcome, long-overdue step for Canada’s forest sector. After years of uncertainty, the measure offers a starting point to restore investor confidence, according to FPAC.
The USDA on April 7 finalized a rule modernizing the National Environmental Policy Act regulations. The final rule consolidated seven agency-specific NEPA regulations into a single, department wide framework.
The Little Rock District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on March 23 announced it has received a permit application from Highland Pellets related to the development of an adjacent biomass power plant with an integrated CCS project.
The USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service on April 6 sent a letter to agency staff extending the existing administrative pause on the acceptance, processing and awarding of loan note guarantees for biodigester projects through the end of 2026.