Biomass Week - September 26, 2018

EPA releases data on small refinery hardship waivers The U.S. EPA has released new data on small refinery hardship waivers confirming the agency has, to date, waived volumes equal to approximately 1.46 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) for 2017 and 790 million RINs for 2016. READ MORE SHARE
Cellulosic biorefinery to break ground in North Dakota A biorefinery that will produce 16 MMgy of cellulosic ethanol and 120,000 of lignin pellets is set to break ground in Spiritwood, North Dakota, in spring 2019. The facility, under development by New Energy Blue, will feature Inbicon technology. READ MORE SHARE
	California governor signs RNG procurement bill into law On Sept. 23, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 1440, which authorizes a state procurement program for renewable natural gas (RNG). SB 1440 was the second piece of RNG legislation signed by Brown in late September. READ MORE SHARE
California governor signs bill to aid RNG pipeline integration On Sept. 20, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that aims to facilitate pipeline integration of renewable natural gas (RNG). The bill was supported by the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas. READ MORE SHARE
Envia idles GTL plant, Velocys focuses on Mississippi project Velocys has announced that Envia Energy will suspend operations at its Oklahoma City plant due to financial circumstances. The gas-to-liquids facility, which features Velocys’ Fischer-Tropsch technology, began producing finished products in 2017. READ MORE SHARE
Atlantic Power to acquire 2 South Carolina biomass plants Atlantic Power Corp. announced Sept. 20 that it has executed an agreement to acquire two biomass plants in South Carolina from EDF Renewables Inc. for $13 million. Closing of the transaction is expected to occur during the second half of 2019. READ MORE SHARE
Eqtec selected as technology supplier for Phoenix Biomass Energy Eqtec plc has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Phoenix Biomass Energy, a California based power company, to supply its proprietary Eqtec gasifier technology (EGT) for two power plants in California. READ MORE SHARE
Wärtsilä to supply biogas upgrading plant to Oregon facility Wärtsilä has announced its subsidiary Puregas Solutions has been contracted to provide a turnkey biogas upgrading plant to an existing anaerobic digestion facility in Oregon for the production of renewable natural gas (RNG). READ MORE SHARE
Airbus delivers aircraft to JetBlue using biojet blend Airbus’ A320 Family production facility in the U.S. is delivering its first aircraft partially powered by sustainable jet fuel. The latest A321 for JetBlue departed Mobile on Sept. 20 with 15 percent sustainable jet fuel in its tanks. READ MORE SHARE
Drax rail project named as best in class The partnership between Drax Power Station and Davis Wagon Services saw a new fleet of freight wagons designed and built to deliver biomass. Now, the program has been named project of the year by the Rail Freight Group. READ MORE SHARE