Biomass Week - July 10, 2019

EPA proposes 2020 RVOs, 2021 RVO for biomass-based diesel The U.S. EPA has proposed to require 20.04 billion gallons of renewable fuels to be blended into the U.S. fuel supply next year, up from 19.92 billion gallons in 2019, according to a rulemaking released by the agency July 5. READ MORE SHARE
Electricity excluded from EPA’s proposed 2020 RFS fuel targets The U.S. EPA released proposed 2020 RFS RVOs on July 5. More than 11 years have passed since Congress included electricity from renewable feedstocks as a qualifying fuel in the program, and yet again EPA has ignored electricity in its rulemaking. READ MORE SHARE
	USDA: Wood pellet exports up in May The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service released updated export data July 3, reporting wood pellet exports reached 553,882.9 tons in May, up from 415,836.2 tons during the same month of the previous year and up from 424,680.5 tons in April. READ MORE SHARE
GESS International to construct fifth biogas plant in Missouri GESS International has announced plans to construct a fifth biomass plant in Missouri. The plant will be located in Chariton County. GESS International originally announced plans to build four biogas plants in the state in March. READ MORE SHARE
UK releases Q1 energy statistics The U.K. sourced 35.8 percent of its electricity from renewables during the first quarter of 2019, up from 30.5 percent during the same period of 2018, according to data released by the U.K. government on June 27. READ MORE SHARE
Enexor Bioenergy to expand operations in Tennessee Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Enexor BioEnergy officials announced July 8 that the renewable energy company will expand its operations and move into a new manufacturing facility. READ MORE SHARE
EIA updates 2019, 2020 bioenergy forecasts The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the July edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting nonhydropower renewables will provide 11 percent of utility-scale generation this year, increasing to 13 percent next year. READ MORE SHARE
Total begins operations at biorefinery in France Total announced July 3 it has started up production at its La Mède biorefinery in southeastern France. The company has been working since to 2015 to convert the former oil refinery into a new energies complex. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: Densified biomass fuel sales reach 710,000 tons in March The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 770,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in March, with sales reaching 710,000 tons. READ MORE SHARE
C-Capture secures grant to scale up Drax carbon capture pilot C-Capture, working alongside the Drax Group, has secured a £5 million grant from the U.K. government for a two year program of work to progress its bioenergy and carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project at Drax Power Station. READ MORE SHARE