Biomass Week - May 29, 2019

May 29, 2019

New Hampshire senate passes amended bill to aid biomass plants The New Hampshire Senate has voted in favor of a bill amendment that aims to support operations at the state’s six biomass power plants and avoid a protracted legal fight over a biomass reform law that was enacted in 2018. READ MORE SHARE
Graanul Invest submits winning bid for Texas pellets assets An affiliate of Graanul Invest submitted the winning bid in the auction conducted on May 9 for the assets of Texas Pellets Inc. and German Pellets Texas LLC. The assets include a pellet plant in Woodville, Texas, and a port terminal in Port Arthur. READ MORE SHARE
	Final E15/RIN reform rule under review by OMB The U.S. EPA’s final E15/RIN market reform rule is under review by the White House Office of Management and Budget. The agency is expected to release the rule before the June 1 start of the summer driving season. READ MORE SHARE
Bill allows fuel made from federal biomass to qualify under RFS Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced bipartisan legislation May 22 that aims to allow biomass from certain federal lands that are in need of ecological restoration to be used to make biofuels eligible for RFS compliance. READ MORE SHARE
SkyNRG to develop Europe’s first dedicated biojet fuel plant SkyNRG announced May 27 it will develop Europe’s first dedicated sustainable aviation fuel production plant in Delfzijl, The Netherlands. The facility is being scaled to produce 100,000 metric tons of biojet fuel and 15,000 tons of bioLPG per year. READ MORE SHARE
Bill would increase SRE transparency, reallocate waived volumes Reps. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., introduced legislation May 23 that aims to increase transparency surrounding Renewable Fuel Standard small refinery exemptions (SREs) and ensure any waived volumes are reallocated. READ MORE SHARE
Report forecasts continued growth in demand, supply of RNG A new report authored by Bates White Economic Consulting forecasts that demand for RNG fuel in the U.S. transportation sector will continue growing rapidly over the next five years, and that RNG industry production will keep pace. READ MORE SHARE
EPA: 33.68 million cellulosic RINs generated in April The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for April, reporting that more than 1.69 billion RINs were generated during the month, including more than 33.68 million cellulosic RINs. READ MORE SHARE
Thermochemical pulp biorefinery opens in Ontario FPInnovations and Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced May 27 the commissioning of a new pilot biorefinery that converts wood biomass into lignin and sugars. On the same day, the Canadian government awarded C$2 million to the project. READ MORE SHARE
UPS purchases 170 million gallons of RNG from Clean Energy Fuels UPS has announced an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to purchase 170 million gallon equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) through 2026. This is the largest commitment for use of RNG to date by any company in the U.S., according to UPS. READ MORE SHARE