Biomass Week - October 16, 2015

D3, D5 RINs climb in August, D4 RINs down slightly U.S. EPA data on RINs generation through August reveals cellulosic D3 biofuels continue to climb, advanced biofuel D5 RINs generation is up sharply and the mainstay, D6 renewable fuels (primarily ethanol) continues on pace. READ MORE SHARE
DTE Energy to close 40 MW biomass plant in Wisconsin DTE Energy Services has announced it will close its Cassville, Wisconsin, biomass power plant, known as the E.J. Stoneman Electrical Station. READ MORE SHARE
	Report: renewable heat on the rise in Scotland Scotland is making quick progress toward its goal of achieving 11 percent of its nonelectric heat demand to come from renewables by 2020, increasing its renewable heat capacity by 42 percent from 2013 to 2014. READ MORE SHARE
USDA seeks applications for REAP loans, grants USDA under secretary Lisa Mensah recently encouraged rural small businesses to apply for loans and grants to support renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. READ MORE SHARE
BWE awarded contract for biomass CHP plant in northern England On Sept. 17, the EPC consortium formed by Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S and Burmeister & Wain Energy A/S were awarded the contract for the design, supply and erection of a biomass combined heat-and-power plant in northern England. READ MORE SHARE
Waste to Wisdom project shows biomass energy potential Foresters and researchers are innovating unique ways to make use of forest residues—low quality trees, tree tops, limbs, and chunks that formerly would have been left in slash piles and burned, or worse, left to rot. READ MORE SHARE
Poet Biorefining plant uses wood waste to power its facility Poet Biorefining in Chancellor, S.D., is currently powering its plant with wood waste from Spencer, Iowa. READ MORE SHARE
DuPont, Quad County Corn Processors sign enzyme supply contract DuPont Industrial Biosciences and Quad County Corn Processors announced a new multi-year contract to supply the enzymes that enable QCCP’s Cellerate process in the production of cellulosic biofuel from corn kernel fiber. READ MORE SHARE
EIA report summarizes Brazil’s energy sectors The Energy Information Agency recent released a report on Brazil’s energy sector, noting that the South American country is the 8th largest total energy consumer and 9th largest liquid fuels producer in the world. READ MORE SHARE
Neste renewable diesel to power Oakland's city fleet The city of Oakland, California, began filling up its vehicles with Neste’s NEXBTL renewable diesel in order to reduce the emissions of its municipal fleet. READ MORE SHARE
ETI report provides outlook on meeting UK climate change targets A recent report released by the Energy Technologies Institute states that biomass combined with carbon capture and storage (CCS) remains the only credible route to deliver negative emissions to help meet the U.K.’s 2050 climate change targets. READ MORE SHARE
REG revises down Q3 guidance, gives Geismar update Renewable Energy Group Inc. announced Oct. 14 that the company is revising its earnings guidance for third quarter 2015. READ MORE SHARE
GSA, DOE seek technologies to improve building performance The U.S. General Services Administration and U.S. Department of Energy jointly issued a request for information this week for innovative, transformational green building technologies in support of their respective GPG and HIT Catalyst programs. READ MORE SHARE