Biomass Week - August 15, 2018

Comment period on 2019 RFS proposal closes this week The public comment period on the U.S. EPA’s proposed rule to set 2019 renewable volume obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard, along with the 2020 RVO for biomass-based diesel, closes Aug. 17. READ MORE SHARE
Enviva announces new contracts, discusses plans to add capacity Enviva Partners LP has released second quarter financial results, discussing increased demand for pellets from the Japanese market and providing an update on the development of pellet production projects. READ MORE SHARE
	BioAmber moves forward with plan to liquidate its assets BioAmber Inc. it has received court approval to move forward with plans to liquidate its assets, including the company’s Sarnia, Ontario-based biorefinery that produces biobased succinic acid. READ MORE SHARE
Gevo discusses future expansion plans for Luverne plant site Gevo Inc. released second quarter financial results on Aug. 8, reporting a 28.9 percent increase in product sales when compared to the same period of last year, and discussing the company’s future plans. READ MORE SHARE
OMB reviews pre-rule related to 2015 residential wood heater rule On Aug. 10, the U.S. EPA delivered a pre-rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget related to a 2015 rule that set performance standards for new residential wood heaters, hydronic heaters and forced-air furnaces. READ MORE SHARE
USDA solicits applications for loan guarantee program The USDA’s Rural Business-Cooperative Service has announced it is soliciting applications for the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program. READ MORE SHARE
DOE schedules meeting of biomass R&D advisory committee The U.S. Department of Energy has announced it will hold an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee on Aug. 22-23 in Arlington Virginia. READ MORE SHARE
Gain Clean Fuel, IFS open RNG fueling station in Dallas In partnership with Independence Fuel Systems, Gain Clean Fuel announces the opening of a new public natural gas fueling station in Dallas, Texas, that will dispense premium, renewable natural gas (RNG). READ MORE SHARE
SFW wins contract to supply boiler island for biomass power plant Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) has been awarded a contract by Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. for design and supply of the Daesan Biomass Power Plant boiler island. This is SFW's third biomass-fired CFB boiler unit in South Korea. READ MORE SHARE
Arensis, Green Mark Energy sign 2 MW project agreement Arensis, a biomass-to-energy system provider, and Green Mark Enegy Co. Ltd., a renewable energy pellet producer, recently entered into an agreement for a 2 MW energy project in Kumamoto, Japan. READ MORE SHARE