Pellet Mill Press - August 2, 2022

Drax: Pellet production up 54% during first half of 2022 Drax Group plc on July 26 released financial and operational results for the first half of 2022, reporting significant increases in both operating profit and wood pellet production when compared to the same six-month period of 2021. READ MORE SHARE
EU wood pellet demand to set a new record in 2022 The European Union consumed a record 23.1 million metric tons of wood pellets in 2021, according to a new report filed with the USDA FAS’s Global Agricultural Information Network. Demand is expected to expand to 24.3 million metric tons this year. READ MORE SHARE
	Blackwood, TTCL inaugurate torrefaction demonstration plant Blackwood Technology B.V. and TTCL Public Company Ltd announce the inauguration of a torrefaction demonstration plant in the Lampang province of Thailand. The facility uses Blackwood’s proprietary FlashTor torrefaction technology. READ MORE SHARE
UGA: Burning woody biomass in power plants could reduce carbon A new study by researchers in the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources shows that replacing coal in Georgia’s power plants with woody biomass could not only meet Georgia’s power needs, but reduce carbon emissions. READ MORE SHARE
Enviva launches the Enviva Heirs Property Fund Enviva Inc. on July 13 announced the establishment of the Enviva Heirs Property Fund, an initiative dedicated to ending involuntary land loss across the U.S. Southeast. Enviva said it will commit $250,000 on an annual basis to the fund. READ MORE SHARE
Orsted: Waste heat can help reduce pellet use at Avedore facility Denmark-based energy company Orsted on July 5 announced plans to establish carbon capture at two of its biomass-fired power stations and utilize surplus heat to reduce the long-term consumption of wood pellets for district heating. READ MORE SHARE
Enviva helps protect tract of Nottoway River corridor More than 838 acres of important watershed forest along the Nottoway River in Southampton County, Virginia, will now be permanently conserved thanks in part to a grant from the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund. READ MORE SHARE