Pellet Mill Press - December 21, 2021

Drax contracts to supply 2.8M tons of pellets to third parties Drax has announced that its subsidiary, Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc., has agreed to acquire the pellet sales contract book of Pacific BioEnergy Corp., adding 2.8 million metric tons of orders for counterparties in Japan and Europe. READ MORE SHARE
USDA: US wood pellet exports down in October The U.S. exported 422,109.4 metric tons of wood pellets in October, down from both 690,515.4 metric tons the previous month and 624,359.4 metric tons in October 2020, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Dec. 7. READ MORE SHARE
	Agenda released for International Biomass Conference & Expo Biomass Magazine has released the agenda for the 15th Annual International Biomass Conference & Expo taking place March 14-16, 2022 at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center in Jacksonville, Florida. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: Densified biomass fuel sales reach 910,000 tons in August The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 810,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in August, with sales reaching 910,000 tons. READ MORE SHARE
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund issues request for proposals The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities has eleased a new request for proposals for the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund. A total of $500,000 funding will be awarded to protect forests in North Carolina and Virginia. READ MORE SHARE
EIA updates bioenergy production, capacity forecasts Renewables are currently expected to account for 22 percent of U.S. electricity generation in 2022, up from 20 percent in 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Dec. 7. READ MORE SHARE