Biomass Week - March 8, 2023

Enviva delivers record 1.5 million metric tons of pellets in Q4 Enviva Inc. released fourth quarter financial results on March 1, reporting that the company delivered a record 1.5 million metric tons of wood pellets during the three-month period at higher-than expected sale prices. READ MORE SHARE
Washington Senate passes bill to establish SAF tax credits The Washington State Senate on March 1 voted 46 to 2 in favor of a bill that aims to encourage the manufacture and purchase of SAF though tax incentives. The bill also directs WSU to convene a workgroup to further development of alternative jet fuel. READ MORE SHARE
	Vertex Energy to begin renewable diesel production in April Vertex Energy on Feb. 28 confirmed that the renewable diesel conversion project at its refinery in Mobile, Alabama, is on track to be mechanically complete in late March, with initial production volumes expected in April. READ MORE SHARE
United launches consumer education campaign on SAF United Airlines on March 2 named Sesame Street's Oscar the Grouch as its first chief trash officer as part of a new consumer education campaign designed to promote the expected benefit of using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) more broadly. READ MORE SHARE
Parkland cancels plans for Canadian renewable diesel project Parkland Corp., a Canada-based independent supplier and marketer of fuel and petroleum products, on March 2 announced it will not move forward with previously announced plans to develop a renewable diesel project in British Columbia. READ MORE SHARE
Gevo finalizes agreement with Zero6 Energy for hydrogen project Gevo Inc. has finalized a hydrogen development services agreement with Zero6 Energy (formerly Juhl Energy) for the development of a 20-MW hydrogen production facility in Lake Preston, South Dakota, using Cummins Inc. electrolyzer technology. READ MORE SHARE
DOE offers waste-to-energy technical assistance The U.S Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are launching the next phase of the organic Waste-to-Energy Technical Assistance for Local Governments. READ MORE SHARE
DOE offers $50 million for Tribal clean energy projects The DOE in mid-February opened a $50 million funding opportunity to support clean energy technology deployment on Tribal lands. Projects utilizing, biomass, biogas, RNG and renewable hydrogen systems are among those eligible to apply. READ MORE SHARE
Yield10, American Airlines collaborate on camelina for SAF Yield10 Bioscience Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with American Airlines Inc. to collaborate in developing the value chain for camelina as a low-carbon feedstock oil for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). READ MORE SHARE
Canada invests $35M in 6.5 MW biomass CHP plant Natural Resources Canada is investing $35 million in Whitesand First Nation-owned Sagatay Co-Generation Limited Partnership to deploy a 6.5 MW biomass-fired CHP facility that will provide energy to three communities and a proposed pellet plant. READ MORE SHARE
Viridi launches landfill RNG project in Wisconsin Viridi Energy has begun construction on a landfill renewable natural gas (RNG) project at the Marathon County Solid Waste Department’s landfill in Ringle, Wisconsin. The project will convert a dormant biogas-to-energy project into an RNG facility. READ MORE SHARE
Divert announces $1 billion development agreement with Enbridge Divert Inc. has announced a $1 billion infrastructure development agreement with Enbridge Inc. The agreement will support the development of wasted food to renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities across North America. READ MORE SHARE