Biomass Week - May 8, 2019

May 8, 2019

Judge rules EPA must enforce 2016 landfill gas regulations A federal district court ruled April 6 that the U.S. EPA’s failure to implement and enforce a 2016 regulation limiting landfill methane emissions is unlawful. The ruling requires EPA to develop a federal plan within six months. READ MORE SHARE
EPA delivers proposed rule with 2020 RVOs, ‘other changes’ to OMB The U.S. EPA has delivered a proposed rule to set 2020 RVOs under the RFS to the White House Office of Management and Budget. The proposed rule also includes the 2021 RVO for biomass-based diesel and “other changes” to the RFS program. READ MORE SHARE
	Bill introduced to overhaul renewable fuel, energy tax credits Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced legislation May 2 that aims to overhaul the federal tax code and consolidate the current 44 energy incentives into three technology-neutral provisions. Several biofuel and bioenergy groups support the bill. READ MORE SHARE
Representatives urge EPA to stop issuing SREs A bipartisan group of 35 representatives, led by Reps. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, and Adrian Smith, R-Neb., sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler May 7 urging the agency to stop issuing SREs to large or unqualified refiners. READ MORE SHARE
UK report targets net-zero GHG emissions, bioenergy can help The U.K. Committee on Climate Change published a report May 2 that recommends the government set a goal to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. Drax and the U.K. Renewable Energy Association say bioenergy can help meet that goal. READ MORE SHARE
DOE offers $79 million for bioenergy R&D The DOE has opened a $79 million funding opportunity for bioenergy research and development that aims to reduce the price of drop-in biofuels, lower the cost of biopower and enable high-value products from biomass or waste resources. READ MORE SHARE
REG: Gallons sold up in Q1, buyer for Life Sciences identified REG released first quarter 2019 results on May 2, reporting a significant increase in biofuel gallons produced. The company also reported it has identified a buyer for its Life Sciences division, and is working to expand renewable diesel capacity. READ MORE SHARE
Velocys announces close-out of Envia joint venture Velocys announced the successful close-out of its Envia joint venture on April 29. The project was used to demonstrate the company’s Fischer-Tropsch gas-to-liquids technology. Operations at the plant were suspended in September 2018. READ MORE SHARE
Dane County, Wisconsin, celebrates the opening of RNG project Dane County, Wisconsin, celebrated the opening of its biogas upgrading project on April 25 with a ribbon cutting. The county’s project converts trash and cow manure into RNG that is injected into the pipeline for use as transportation fuel. READ MORE SHARE
Greenbacker acquires Colorado biomass project Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC has acquired the 12 megawatt Eagle Valley Clean Energy biomass project, located in Gypsum, Colorado. The facility fires waste wood and is used to dispose of pine beetle infested wood from local forests. READ MORE SHARE