Biomass Week - December 4, 2019

Enviva awarded construction permit for Alabama pellet plant Enviva released a statement on Dec. 2 announcing the Alabama Department of Environmental Management has approved a permit allowing Enviva to construct a wood pellet facility in Sumter County, Alabama. READ MORE SHARE
More than 11,700 comments filed on EPA’s SRE proposal The public comment period of U.S. EPA’s supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that addresses the agency’s plan to reallocate future RFS volumes lost to SREs closed Nov. 29. More than 11,700 comments were filed on the proposal. READ MORE SHARE
	EPA: 33.07 million cellulosic RINs generated in October The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for October, reporting that 1.72 billion RINs were generated during the month, including nearly 33.07 million cellulosic RINs. READ MORE SHARE
North American RNG industry celebrates new production facilities The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas commenced the North American renewable natural gas (RNG) industry’s annual conference program on Dec. 3 by celebrating industry growth and recognizing 13 companies for their RNG projects. READ MORE SHARE
US Gain purchases digesters at two Wisconsin dairy farms U.S. Gain has announced the purchase of anaerobic digesters at two Wisconsin dairy farms, S&S Jerseyland Dairy LLC and Dallmann East River Dairy LLC, to expedite RNG development for the transportation and energy markets. READ MORE SHARE
Biogas companies launch Integrated Biogas Alliance Members of the international biogas industry on Dec. 3 announced the launch of the Integrated Biogas Alliance, an innovative global partnership that will offer state-of-the-art, turnkey technology solutions for converting organic waste into energy. READ MORE SHARE
Senate confirms Brouillette as energy secretary The U.S. Senate voted 70-15 on Dec. 2 to confirm Dan Brouillette as energy secretary following his Nov. 7 nomination by President Trump. Brouillette previously served as deputy energy secretary under former Energy Secretary Rick Perry. READ MORE SHARE
Ductor opens biogas facility in Mexico Ductor opened its first commercial-scale organic fertilizer- and biogas-producing facility in October in Jalisco, Mexico. The full integrated produciton system uses 100 percent poultry waste to produce biomethane and organic nitrogen fertilizer. READ MORE SHARE
Dairy farm, BMW partner on biogas electricity to power cars Straus Family Creamery has announced a collaboration with the BMW Group. Under the Low Carbon Fuel Stndard, the two companies are using biogas to create electricity that can charge BMW's electric vehicles. READ MORE SHARE