February 19, 2016
BY Anna Simet
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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 U.S. Department of Energy 2023 Billion-Ton Report: An Assessment of U.S. Renewable Carbon Resources identifies sustainable forestry as a key pillar in the effort to increase the nation’s biomass production.
Drax Group plc on April 25 released a first quarter 2024 trading update, reporting that the company’s wood pellet production business has started the year well despite challenges. Drax Power Station also performed well during the quarter.
The Transport Project and Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) on April 24 announced that 79%of all on-road fuel used in natural gas vehicles in calendar year 2023 was RNG surpassing the previous year’s record-breaking level.
TotalEnergies and Vanguard Renewables have signed an agreement to create an equally owned joint venture (JV) to develop, build, and operate RNG projects in the U.S. The JV plans to advance 10 RNG projects to construction over the next 12 months.