
The 50-megawatt (MW) Ozu Biomass Power Plant began commercial operations in August 2024. / SOURCE: JAPEX
August 22, 2024
BY Erin Voegele
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Renewables are expected to account for nearly 26% of U.S. electricity generation this year, increasing to nearly 28% in 2027, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released March 10.
U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 1 million tons of densified biomass fuel in October, according to the U.S. EIA’s Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report. Sales of densified biomass fuel reached 970,000 tons during the month.
Gevo Inc. on March 5 announced plans to expand capacity at its North Dakota ethanol plant to 75 MMgy. The company also plans to make a final investment decision on the development of an adjacent SAF project later this year.
The Advanced Woody Biomass Alliance on March 9 launched as a global industry platform uniting organizations to expand the use of woody biomass as a versatile, renewable carbon solution sourced from working forests.
Pellet production is a business in which small deviations matter. Not just in the business sense, but also in the operational sense.