Biomass Week - May 5, 2021

Neste to boost SAF production capacity, releases Q1 results Neste Corp. on April 29 released first quarter financial results and announced plans to enable production of up to 500,000 metric tons per year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its renewable products refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. READ MORE SHARE
Enviva announces plans for new pellet plant in Bond, Mississippi Enviva on April 28 announced plans to develop of a new wood pellet plant in Bond, Mississippi, that could have the capacity to produce more than 1 million metric tons per year. The company is also expanding capacity at existing plants. READ MORE SHARE
	EPA asks court to vacate, remand 3 SREs approved in January The U.S. EPA on April 30 filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit asking the court to vacate and remand three SREs approved by the Trump administration on Jan. 19, the day before President Biden’s inauguration. READ MORE SHARE
FutureMetrics: Pellets, CCS offer a future for coal power plants FutureMetrics LLC on May 3 released a new white paper that emphasizes the carbon-negative potential of deploying CCS technology at pulverized coal (PC) power stations that are modified to use sustainably produced wood pellet fuel. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: US biofuel capacity, feedstock consumption down in February The U.S. EIA on April 30 released data showing that approximately 20.64 billion gallons of operatable U.S. biofuels production capacity was in place in February 2021, down from 20.67 billion gallons of capacity in January. READ MORE SHARE
Brightmark breaks ground on Caballero RNG project in Arizona Brightmark on May 4 broke ground on the Caballero renewable natural gas (RNG) project, which includes the construction of new anaerobic digesters at Caballero Dairy Farms, an 8,800 animal farm in Eloy, Arizona. READ MORE SHARE
Covanta provides update of UK waste-to-energy projects Officials from Covanta Holding Corp. discussed the company’s ongoing strategic review and provided an update on the development of the company’s U.K. waste-to-energy projects during a first quarter earnings call, held April 30. READ MORE SHARE
ReEnergy, Ember to form bioenergy platform joint venture ReEnergy Biomass Operations LLC and Ember Infrastructure on April 29 announced plans to enter into a joint venture to create an industry-leading bioenergy platform. The company will be named ReGenerate Energy. READ MORE SHARE
Senators question Regan on biofuels, RFS Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, questioned U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan on his agency’s views towards biofuels and the RFS during an April 28 hearing held by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. READ MORE SHARE
Opal, NextEra announce plans to build Minnesota RNG facility Opal Fuels LLC, a Fortistar portfolio company, and NextEra Energy Marketing LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC, have announced plans to build a landfill renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility in Minnesota. READ MORE SHARE