Biomass Week - December 30, 2020

Trump signs COVID-19 relief, tax extenders package President Trump on Dec. 27 signed a legislative package that includes tax extenders, $900 billion in COVID-19 relief, and government funding, averting a government shutdown and providing a new tax credit for residential wood heating. READ MORE SHARE
EPA: 1.61 billion RINs generated in November The U.S. EPA has released data showing that more than 1.61 billion renewable identification number (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in November, up from 1.58 billion generated during the same month of 2019. READ MORE SHARE
	Haldor Topsoe to supply technology to proposed Grön Fuels plant Haldor Topsoe announced in December that Grön Fuels has selected its HydroFlex renewable fuels and H2bridge bio-hydrogen technologies with bio-carbon capture and storage (bio-CCS) option for its proposed $9.2 billion biorefinery in Louisiana. READ MORE SHARE
Air Liquide steps up its biomethane activity in the UK One of the leading retailers in the United Kingdom, ASDA, has contracted Air Liquide to install and operate biomethane (BioNGV) distribution stations to refuel trucks on six of the retailer's 15 sites. READ MORE SHARE
Cornell to extract energy from manure to meet heating demands Cornell University is developing a system to extract energy from cattle manure to meet the campus's peak demands for heat in the winter months. The manure will be sourced from 600 cows at the school's dairy farm. READ MORE SHARE
Drax Biomass donates $20,000 to help rebuild Louisiana buildings Drax Biomass is donating a total of $20,000 to help communities in northern Louisiana rebuild two hurricane-damaged public buildings, including Urania’s recreation hall and the public pavilion in the town of Olla. READ MORE SHARE
Engineers go microbial to store energy, sequester CO2 By borrowing nature's blueprints for photosynthesis, Cornell University bioengineers have found a way to efficiently absorb and store large-scale, low-cost renewable energy from the sun—while sequestering atmospheric CO2 to use later as a biofuel. READ MORE SHARE