Biomass Week - July 8, 2020

USDA: US exports 572,500 tons of wood pellets in May The U.S. exported 572,499.8 metric tons of wood pellets in May, up from 553,885.4 metric tons exported during the same month of last year, but down from the 595,166.2 metric tons exported in April, according to data released by the USDA on July 2. READ MORE SHARE
32 House members urge Trump to reject gap year SREs A bipartisan group of 32 members of the U.S. House of Representatives on July 2 sent a letter to President Trump calling on his administration to deny 52 gap year SRE petitions that have been filed in an attempt to circumvent a recent court ruling. READ MORE SHARE
	DOE selects 7 projects for performance-advantaged biofuels The U.S. Department of Energy on July 2 announced the selection of seven projects totaling $1.94 million to conduct research and development to accelerate the adoption of performance-advantaged biofuel blendstocks. READ MORE SHARE
Waste-derived fuel pellets successfully tested for Uskmouth plant SIMEC Atlantis Energy has completed industrial-scale combustion testing of the waste-derived fuel pellets it plans to use as fuel at the Uskmouth Power Station following its conversion. The company has also released an updated project timeline. READ MORE SHARE
EIA predicts growth in renewable electricity generation The U.S. Energy Information Administration currently predicts electricity U.S. generation from renewable energy sources will reach 20 percent in 2020 and 22 percent in 2021, according to agency’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released July 7. READ MORE SHARE
BTS Biogas, Engie partner on biogas projects in Italy BTS Biogas Srl, a sister company of Bioenergy DevCo, and Engie on July 1 signed a MOU under which the two companies will share expertise and resources to expand decarbonization efforts starting in in Italy and expanding throughout Europe. READ MORE SHARE
Eqtec, Carbon Sole partner on waste-to-energy projects in Ireland Eqtec, a technology supplier for gasification projects, announced on June 29 that its wholly owned subsidiary Eqtec Iberia SLU has signed a collaboration framework agreement with Ireland-based Carbon Sole Group Ltd. READ MORE SHARE
Avista opens RFP for 120 MW of renewable capacity Avista, a utility serving regions in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, announced on June 26 it is seeking proposals from renewable energy project developers for up to 120 aMW of power production. Biomass projects are among those eligible to apply. READ MORE SHARE
UK BEIS provides COVID-19 extensions to non-domestic RHI projects The U.K. government has announced that applicants to the non-domestic RHI scheme will have an extra 14 months to complete projects delayed by COVID-19. The government also confirmed that a third allocation for the non-domestic RHI will open in July. READ MORE SHARE
Ways2H teams with Ford, Bacon & Davis on waste-to-hydrogen plants Ways2H Inc., a waste-to-hydrogen producer, and EPC company Ford, Bacon & Davis, have announced a a joint collaboration to design and build waste-to-hydrogen facilities in California and other U.S. locations. READ MORE SHARE