Biomass Week - January 16, 2019

PFI submits comments on minimum pellet fuel requirements in NSPS On Jan. 14, the Pellet Fuels Institute continued its ongoing effort to eliminate the inclusion of minimum pellet fuel requirements in the New Source Performance Standard by submitting written comments to the U.S. EPA prior to the comment deadline. READ MORE SHARE
Trump nominates Wheeler as permanent EPA administrator On Jan. 9, President Trump formally nominated Andrew Wheeler to serve as administrator of the U.S. EPA. Wheeler has held the post of acting administrator since July 9, 2018, following Scott Pruitt’s resignation earlier that month. READ MORE SHARE
	UK Clean Air Strategy could impact coal-to-biomass conversions The U.K. government has released its Clean Air Strategy. The U.K. REA said it welcomes the ambitions of the strategy, but called on the government to take into account contemporary evidence on the role of bioenergy in meeting carbon targets. READ MORE SHARE
FuelCell Energy enters option agreement for landfill gas project FuelCell Energy Inc. has announced progress with the development of two biogas fuel cell projects in California, including one in Orange County that will convert landfill gas into renewable electricity and hydrogen. READ MORE SHARE
EIA updates bioenergy forecasts for 2019, 2020 The U.S. EIA has released the January edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting that the total share of renewable electricity generation will reach 18 percent in 2019 and 20 percent in 2020, up from 17 percent in 2018. READ MORE SHARE
EU approves biomass support scheme in Portugal The European Commission has approved, under European Union state aid rules, a scheme in Portugal to support biomass energy installations located close to forest areas regarded as critical due to the risk of fires. READ MORE SHARE
Pilot biogas system installed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil In Brazil, a waste-to-energy pilot plant that produces biogas and fertilizer was recently installed in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The Rio press office said the plant is located at the municipal company of urban cleaning (Comlurb). READ MORE SHARE
Assets of former Ineos Bio plant to be sold piecemeal via auction Equipment associated with the former Ineos Bio Energy 8 MMgy cellulosic ethanol plant and 6 MW bioenergy plant in Vero Beach, Florida, are being sold piecemeal via a timed auction ending Jan. 15, according to the Maas Companies. READ MORE SHARE
Advancements in catalytic fast pyrolysis give biofuels a boost Researchers from NREL, PNNL, and ANL have identified an approach to improve the efficiency and reduce costs of biofuel production by demonstrating improvements in bio-oil yield through catalyst and process development. READ MORE SHARE
Seneca supplies biomass fuel to Templeborough plant Seneca Resource Recovery recently commenced a three-year contract to supply high-spec biomass fuel to Templeborough Biomass Power Plant in Rotherham. The fuel is manufactured using waste wood recovered from construction and commercial waste. READ MORE SHARE