Biomass Week - December 26, 2019

Pinnacle to build new pellet plant in Alabama Pinnacle Renewable Energy announced on Dec. 19 plans to build a new 360,000-metric-ton-per-year pellet plant adjacent to an existing sawmill in Demopolis, Alabama. The facility is expected to begin commissioning during the second quarter of 2021. READ MORE SHARE
EPA finalizes 2020 RVOs, SRE rule; disappoints biofuels industry A final rule released by the EPA on Dec. 19 includes a slight boost in the 2020 RFS cellulosic biofuel RVO. The rule also maintains EPA’s much criticized proposed plan to account for future SREs—a move slammed by members of the biofuels industry. READ MORE SHARE
	EPA: 6 new SREs filed for compliance year 2019 The U.S. EPA released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data on Dec. 19, reporting that six new SRE petitions have been filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard for compliance year 2019, up from 10 petitions that had been filed as of Nov. 21. READ MORE SHARE
DOE: Biomass project selected under US-Israel BIRD energy program A biomass energy project is among the seven clean energy projects will receive $6.4 million under the Binational Industrial Research Development Program, according to a Dec. 18 announcement made by the U.S. Department of Energy. READ MORE SHARE
1,726 biofuel supporters call on Trump to fix SRE rule A group of 1,726 biofuel supporters from 41 states sent a letter to President Trump on Dec. 17 urging him to restore markets for American farmers and biofuel producers by ensuring EPA’s pending RFS rule fully accounts for biofuel demand lost to SREs. READ MORE SHARE
NREL, Co-Optima research yields possible bioblendstock for diesel A novel oxygenate molecule that can be produced from biomass shows promise for use as a blend for diesel fuel, according to researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory who are part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Co-Optima initiative. READ MORE SHARE
IAC, Agra Industries partner to provide hemp processing solutions IAC has partnered with Agra Industries to bring to market an enhanced line of equipment to handle the wet bucking, chopping of the harvested hemp, drying of the hemp, storage and shipping of the material in various stages for extraction. READ MORE SHARE