Pellet Mill Press - January 18, 2022

UK government launches Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Program The U.K. government on Jan. 12 announced the launch of the new Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Program, which aims to support the development of innovative technologies that will generate hydrogen from biomass and waste feedstocks via BECCS. READ MORE SHARE
USDA: US wood pellet exports expand in November The U.S. exported 764,259.6 metric tons of wood pellets in November, up from both 422,109.4 metric tons in October and 660,312.5 metric tons in November 2020, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Jan. 6. READ MORE SHARE
	Enviva completes corporate conversion Enviva Inc. on Jan. 2 announced that its conversion from a master limited partnership named Enviva Partners LP to a corporation named Enviva Inc. was completed. As previously announced, the conversion was approved by Enviva’s unitholders in December. READ MORE SHARE
Report: Japan imports 3 million metric tons of pellets in 2021 Japan imported an estimated 3 million metric tons of wood pellets in 2021, up from 2.028 million in 2020, according to a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network in late December. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: Densified biomass fuel sales reach 930,000 tons in September The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 750,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in September, with sales reaching 930,000 tons. READ MORE SHARE
FutureMetrics paper discusses future pellet demand from Japan Japanese demand for wood pellets has grown rapidly over the past five years, with that demand primarily generated by small facilities. Moving forward, FutureMetrics is predicting that future increased demand will come from larger power stations. READ MORE SHARE
Andritz: Biomass-fired CFB boiler in Japan reaches new benchmark The Andritz biomass-fired PowerFluid CFB boiler with flue gas cleaning system delivered to Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding for the biomass power plant in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, has fullfilled all performance garantee parameters. READ MORE SHARE
EIA issues 2022, 2023 bioenergy forecasts The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts that renewable electricity generation will continue to grow in 2022 and 2023, according to projections made in the agency’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Jan. 11. READ MORE SHARE