Biomass Week - April 5, 2023

Enviva, USIPA welcome REDIII biomass sustainability provisions The European Commission on March 30 reached a provisional agreement on the Renewable Energy Directive III (REDIII) that aims to increase targets for renewable energy. It also includes provisions to strengthen bioenergy sustainability criteria. READ MORE SHARE
USDA offers more than $1 billion in REAP funding The USDA is making $1.055 billion in grants available under the Rural Energy for American Program to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses invest in renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements. READ MORE SHARE
	UK delays action on large-scale BECCS projects The U.K. government on March 30 announced that eight projects will move forward as part of its CCUS initiative. The government has decided not to advance any large-scale BECSS project at this time but indicated plans to do so in the future. READ MORE SHARE
Calumet reaches key application milestone for DOE loan guarantee Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. announced March 27 that its Montana Renewables subsidiary has been invited by the U.S. Department of Energy to submit a Part II application for a $600 million loan guarantee. READ MORE SHARE
Enviva receives revised permit for Alabama pellet plant Enviva Inc. has recieved its construction permit from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management for its Epes plant under construction in Sumter County, Alamaba. The 1.1-million-ton-per-year facility is expected to begin operations next year. READ MORE SHARE
Miller-Meeks reintroduces Biochar Research Network Act Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa; Kim Schrier, D-Wash.; and Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, on March 17 reintroduced the Biochar Research Network Act. Compansion legislation is pending in the U.S. Senate. READ MORE SHARE
	Montauk receives CARB certification for Idaho RNG project Montauk Renewables Inc. has announced its Tier 2 application with the California Air Resource Board was certified. The certiciation applies to the biomethane produced at the company's Pico Energy facility in Idaho. READ MORE SHARE
USDA: US soybean acreage expected to be up slightly in 2023 U.S. farmers intend to plant 87.5 million acres of soybeans this year, up slightly when compared to 2022, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Prospective Plantings report, released March 31. READ MORE SHARE
Enviva: Mississippi DEQ issues permit for Bond facility Enviva Inc. issued a statement on March 16 thanking the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s (MDEQ) permit board for the unanimous approval of the construction permit of Enviva’s Bond, Mississippi facility. READ MORE SHARE
USDA: Anaerobic digestion can help increase value of manure The USDA ERS in March published a report that aims to help increase the value of animal manure for farmers. The document, in part, describes existing and emerging technologies that can inrease the value of manure, including anaerobic digestion. READ MORE SHARE
US Gain integrates solar microgrid at Wisconsin RNG facility U.S. Gain has integrated a solar microgrid at its Dallmann East River Dairy digester in Brillion, Wisconsin. This U.S. Gain-owned digester has been producing renewable natural gas (RNG) for the transportation industry since August 2020. READ MORE SHARE
DOE helps industry leverage bioenergy feedstock expertise The DOE has launched an initiative that aims to help industry and universities leverage the Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium’s capabilities to help solve real-world problems that the bioenergy and bioproduct industries are facing. READ MORE SHARE