Pellet Mill Press - May 21, 2019

Bill introduced to establish a federal clean energy standard Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., and Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., introduced legislation May 8 that aims to establish a federal clean energy standard. Several forms of bioenergy meet the bill’s definition of clean energy. READ MORE SHARE
Enviva discusses plans to expand pellet capacity in Q1 results Enviva Partners LP discussed plans to increase production capacity during a first quarter 2019 earnings call held May 9. Permitting is underway for the Port of Pascagoula and a new pellet plant in Lucedale, Mississippi. READ MORE SHARE
	Pinnacle to increase capacity at 2 British Columbia pellet plants Pinnacle Renewable Energy has announced plans to expansion production at its Williams Lake and Meadowbank pellet plants. The company also has a plan in place to rebuild the dryer area of its Entwistle plant, which experienced a fire in February. READ MORE SHARE
Forest Service announces 2019 Wood Innovation Grant awards On May 7, the Forest Service awarded over $8.9 million through the Wood Innovations Grant program. Thirty-nine business, university, nonprofit and tribal partners in 20 states are matching the grants with an additional $8.8 million. READ MORE SHARE
USDA: US pellet exports reach 610,554 tons in March The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service released updated export data May 9, reporting the U.S. exported 610,554.3 tons of wood pellets in March, up from 501,563.9 tons exported in February, and up from 374,446 tons in March 2019. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: Densified biomass fuel sales reach 610,000 tons in January The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufactures produced approximately 670,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in January, with sales reaching 610,000 tons. READ MORE SHARE
Andritz supplies boiler to 75 MW biomass power plant in Japan Andritz has received an order from Hitachi Zosen Corp., Japan, to deliver a PowerFluid circulating fluidized bed boiler with a flue gas cleaning system for use in a new 75 MW biomass power plant. The facility is expected to begin operations in 2023. READ MORE SHARE
EIA predicts increase in renewable energy generation The U.S. Energy Information Administration released the May edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook on May 7, predicting nonhydropower renewables will provide 11 percent of electricity generation in 2019, increasing to 13 percent in 2020. READ MORE SHARE
Canada invests in national bioeconomy strategy The Canadian government has announced it invested $200,000 in Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, a not-for-profit business accelerator based in Sarnia, Ontario, to support the development of a national bioeconomy strategy. READ MORE SHARE