Biomass Week - February 6, 2019

EPA urged to alter comment periods for rules impacted by shutdown Democratic members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works are urging the U.S. EPA to reopen and extend comment periods for all pending regulatory decisions impacted by the partial government shutdown, including its wood heater rule. READ MORE SHARE
Senate committee advances Wheeler’s nomination to head the EPA On Feb. 5, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works voted 11 to 10 to advance the nomination of Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to fill the post of administrator of the agency. The full Senate will now consider his nomination. READ MORE SHARE
	Arizona bioenergy producer urges EPA to process eRIN applications Novo Power, a 28 MW biomass power plant located in Snowflake, Arizona, is urging the U.S. EPA to quickly process applications to allow biomass power producers to participate in the Renewable Fuel Program. READ MORE SHARE
Orsted highlights bioenergy achievements in new reports Denmark-based power producer Orsted has released 2018 financial results and published its 2018 sustainability report. Within both documents, the company highlights its bioenergy achievements and goals. READ MORE SHARE
EU’s Joint Research Centre publishes report on biobased chemicals The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre published a report in January that details the potential of biobased chemicals in European Union markets and predicts production will grow by approximately 3.6 percent annually from 2018 to 2025. READ MORE SHARE
RFA asks EPA to use RFS ‘reset’ rule to reallocate waived RVOs The Renewable Fuels Association is calling on the U.S. EPA to use its upcoming RFS “reset” rule to reallocate renewable volume obligations (RVOs) impacted by recent small refinery exemptions, a 2016 lawsuit, and a recent bankruptcy settlement. READ MORE SHARE
ARPA-E projects to develop sensors for bioenergy, agriculture The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy recently awarded nearly $6 million to four projects under its OPEN+ program for the Sensors for Bioenergy and Agriculture cohort team. READ MORE SHARE
NIB: Wastewater treatment project increases biogas production NIB and wastewater treatment company Vestfjorden Avløpsselskap have signed a 15-year loan agreement to finance capacity improvements at Norway’s largest wastewater treatment plant south of Olso that will enable increased biogas production. READ MORE SHARE
C-Capture raises £3.5M in funding round led by BP, Drax, IP Group C-Capture, the designer of world-leading chemical processes for carbon dioxide removal, has raised £3.5 million in new equity funding in a round led by BP Ventures, Drax, and IP Group. The company is conducting a demonstration project at Drax. READ MORE SHARE
Xebec’s first Italian RNG project begins operations Xebec Adsorption Inc. has announced that its first project in Italy—a biogas upgrading plant in Modena, Italy—is now operational. The AIMAG installation is successfully producing RNG for injection into the local gas grid. READ MORE SHARE