Biomass Week - October 31, 2018

Biomass industry celebrates sixth annual Bioenergy Day Oct. 24 is the sixth annual Bioenergy Day, with events taking place from North Carolina to California and in many places in between. The annual event allows those in bioenergy to recognize the economic and environmental contributions of the industry. READ MORE SHARE
Comment period on EPA’s ACE rule to close Oct. 31 The public comment period on U.S. EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy Program (ACE rule) closes soon. More than 1.4 million comments have already been filed. Those who wish to weigh in on the rulemaking have until Oct. 31 to file comments. READ MORE SHARE
	US Forest Service opens RFP for Wood Innovations Program The U.S. Forest Service is seeking grant applications for its Wood Innovations Program, which aims to support projects that expand wood product and wood energy markets, reduce wildfire risk, and improve forest health. READ MORE SHARE
Regulatory barriers on agenda for biomass R&D committee meeting The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee will hold an opening meeting in Arlington, Virginia, on Nov. 15-16. The meeting will address regulatory barriers impacting bioenergy growth. READ MORE SHARE
FutureMetrics paper shows benefits of coal-to-pellet conversions FutureMetrics has published a new white paper that shows why countries, states and provinces that are serious about lowering carbon emissions from the power sector should pursue the use of wood pellets as a replacement for coal. READ MORE SHARE
Covanta releases Q3 results, provides update of EfW projects On Oct. 25, Covanta Holding Corp. released third quarter 2018 financial results, reporting increased revenue and adjusted EBITDA. The company also provided an update of its waste-from-waste operations, including the acquisition of two new plants. READ MORE SHARE
EPA: 28.84 million cellulosic RINs generated in September The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for September, reporting that 1.58 billion RINs were generated during the month, including 28.84 million cellulosic RINs. READ MORE SHARE
Stobart reports 72% increase in volume of biomass fuel supplied The U.K.-based Stobart Group has released interim financial results for the six months ended Aug. 31, reporting increased revenue and EBITDA for its Stobart Energy division, with a 72 percent increase in the volume of biomass fuel sold. READ MORE SHARE
Amp Americas opens dairy RNG project in Indiana Renewable Dairy Fuels, a business unit of Amp Americas, recently announced that its second biogas facility producing RNG from dairy waste is now operational and has begun delivering RNG into the NIPSCO natural gas pipeline system. READ MORE SHARE
Smithfield Foods to expand manure-to-energy projects Smithfield Food Inc. has announced it is expanding Smithfield Renewables to help reduce GHG emissions. As part of the expansion, the company will implement more manure-to-energy projects and capture biogas for the production of RNG. READ MORE SHARE