Pellet Mill Press - February 2, 2016

EPA sets date for Clean Power Plan biomass workshop The U.S. EPA has set a date for its previously announced biomass workshop regarding its role in the Clean Power Plan. The workshop will be held on April 7 at the EPA William J Clinton East building in Washington, D.C., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. READ MORE SHARE
States ask Supreme Court to block Clean Power Plan On Jan. 26, a group of 29 states, led by Texas and West Virginia, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block implementation of the U.S. EPA’s Clean Power Plan until a legal challenge filed in a lower appeals court is resolved. READ MORE SHARE
	Court rejects request to delay implementation of Clean Power Plan On Jan. 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia denied a request for a stay that would have prevented the U.S. EPA from implementing the Clean Power Plan until legal challenges are resolved. READ MORE SHARE
Kingdom Pellet plans Vermont plant Vermont-based Kingdom Pellet plans to build a 30,000-ton-per-year pellet plant at the site of a former paper mill in the state’s Northeast Kingdom. The project was awarded some tax incentives through the Vermont Employment Growth Incentive program. READ MORE SHARE
Drax Biomass shelves plans for Pike BioEnergy pellet plant Drax Biomass has ceased development of a proposed pellet plant that was under development in Pike County, Mississippi. The project was being developed under the name Pike BioEnergy LLC. READ MORE SHARE
USDA report details Rural Development investments The USDA has released a report detailing the impacts investments made by its Rural Development team have had on rural America. Bioenergy investments are among those highlighted in the document. READ MORE SHARE
Tradition celebrates the launch of new environmental markets hub Tradition, an interdealer broker in commodity and financial products, has announced the launch of Tradition Green, a business hub thst brings together all environmental products brokered by Tradition under one brand. READ MORE SHARE
Scottish Equity Partners invests in Ardor Energy Scottish Equity Partners is investing up to £9 million ($12.92 million) from its Environmental Capital Fund to establish Ardor Energy,a new heat project focused platform that will fund a pipeline small–scale heat and combined-heat-and-power projects. READ MORE SHARE
NDC Technologies delivers moisture measurement system to Zilkha NDC Technologies has delivered a comprehensive, in-process near-infrared (NIR) moisture monitoring system to one of the world’s largest producers of advanced black pellet fuel, Zilkha Biomass Energy. READ MORE SHARE