Biomass Week - August 29, 2018

BTEC asks Senate to expand CWEIP in 2018 Farm Bill The Biomass Thermal Energy Council and more than 30 other groups sent a letter to leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Aug. 17 urging the Senate to expand the Community Wood Energy and Innovations Program in the final 2018 Farm Bill. READ MORE SHARE
Letter urges Trump to direct EPA to complete RFS electric pathway The owners of nearly 60 anaerobic digestion (AD) projects recently sent a letter to President Trump asking him to tell the U.S. EPA to prioritize the development of an electric pathway under the Renewable Fuel Standard. READ MORE SHARE
	EPA: 26.35 million cellulosic RINs generated in July The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for July, reporting that nearly 1.71 billion RINs were generated during the month, including more than 26.35 million cellulosic RINs. READ MORE SHARE
Hekotek to supply pellet plant to customer in Vietnam Hekotek, an Estonia-based mechanical engineering company that designs and manufactures machinery for wood processing industries, recently announced it is supplying its first pellet plant to a customer in Southeast Asia. READ MORE SHARE
Canadian competition aims to develop sustainable aviation fuels Natural Resources Canada recently announced the Sky’s the Limit Challenge, which aims to stimulate the development of sustainable aviation fuel supply chains. The challenge consists of two competitions and aims to reduce GHG emissions. READ MORE SHARE
Wärtsilä signs maintenance agreement for Hawaiian bioenergy plant On Aug 20, Wärtsilä announced it has signed a 10-year maintenance and operational advisory agreement for Hawaiian Electric’s Schofield Generating Station, a 50 MW facility located on the island of Oahu that is fueled by biodiesel. READ MORE SHARE
OPINION: A $500 million gamble for the stove industry Several Demarchic Senators are working on language that that proposes half a billion dollars to a fund for a national change-out program. READ MORE SHARE
CenterPoint Energy files for RNG program in Minnesota CenterPoint Energy filed a proposal Aug. 23 with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission seeking approval to introduce a renewable natural gas (RNG) green tariff pilot program to its Minnesota customers. READ MORE SHARE
Drax Biomass completes headquarters transition to Monroe Drax Biomass Inc. has completed its headquarters move from Atlanta to Monroe, Louisiana. Initiating the process earlier this year, the company has been building its new corporate staff which is now located on Tower Drive in Monroe. READ MORE SHARE
Researcher wins DOE grant to create value from biorefinery waste Rajesh Shende, an associate professor at SD Mines, has received a $2.16 million grant from the Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office to research and demonstrate ways to turn waste from biorefineries into valuable products. READ MORE SHARE