Biomass Week - March 31, 2017

California forest biomass project scores $5M grant A proposed 2-MW biomass power project in California’s Mariposa County has been named recipient of a $5 million California Energy Commission Electric Program Investment Charge grant. READ MORE SHARE
Second California small-scale bioenergy plant nets $4.9M grant A planned community-scale Camptonville, California, forest bioenergy power plant is proposed to receive $4.9MM in funding from the California Energy Commission as part of its Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) grant program, READ MORE SHARE
	Trump Executive Order puts Clean Power Plan on chopping block A new Executive Order signed by the president on March 28 requires a review of the Obama-enacted Clean Power Plan, and eliminates numerous other climate and environmental regulations, including rescinding a moratorium on mining coal on federal land. READ MORE SHARE
4 renewable diesel, 8 biodiesel LCFS pathways certified in March California Air Resources Board recently released a set of carbon intensity (CI) pathways for fuels certified under the readopted LCFS. Eighteen pathways have been certified in March, including four for renewable diesel. READ MORE SHARE
Thunderbolt Biomass to build South Carolina wood pellet plant Thunderbolt Biomass Inc., a manufacturer of wood pellets from sawmill residuals, is launching new processing operations in Allendale County, South Carolina. The company is planning to invest $6 million in the project, creating 35 new jobs. READ MORE SHARE
2017 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo agenda released The 2017 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo, the ethanol industry's largest conference, has released its highly-anticipated agenda featuring more than 140 speakers and four comprehensive tracks. READ MORE SHARE
ETI project to focus on biomass impurities, bioenergy economics The Energy Technologies Institute has launched a new biomass feedstock improvement process project that aims to show how the removal of impurities and contaminated material from sustainable biomass could make bioenergy cheaper and more efficient. READ MORE SHARE
Micro biomass CHP plant fired up in Fukushima, more planned The Nishigo E3 plant uses biomass available in the region—for instance, pellets derived from waste wood and saw dust—to provide a hotel and a spa resort with electricity and heat. READ MORE SHARE