The steady build-out of Canada's industrial wood pellet industry continues, driven by multiple motivations.
Biomass Refractories: One Size Does Not Fit All
By Jim Caprio and Brent Buchcuski
January 10, 2020
Performing a process audit and understanding wear mechanisms can drastically maximize lining performance.
Shell Aviation and World Energy on Jan. 7 announced a collaboration to develop a scalable supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). As part of collaboration, the two companies have initiatied the supply of SAF to Lufthansa Group in San Francisco.
The Nebraska Corn Coard has provided grant funds through its blender pump incentive infrastructure program to help Casey's General Stores upgrade existing fuel pumps at 12 locations to offer Unleaded88, a 15 percent ethanol blend.
Thanks to the hard work of university scientists and the United Nations IPCC, the case for bioenergy has been made even stronger in 2019.
The USDA maintained its 2019-'20 forecast for corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Jan. 10. The forecast for corn production increased slightly.
Siting a New Bioenergy Facility: Pitfalls and Preconditions
By Stan Parton
January 10, 2020
Siting a new project in an optimal wood basin is critical to ensuring that a sustainable, affordable wood supply is available throughout its life.
Spurred by interest and growing recognition of the role biomass can play in mitigating climate change, project developers and policy makers are putting biomass on the map, but perhaps under a name you are less familiar with—carbon capture.
Green Plains Inc. has sold its interest in JGP Energy Partners LLC, an import and export fuel terminal in Beaumont, Texas. Green Plains held a 50 percent interest in the joint venture, and sold its share for $29 million, plus working capital.
A report recently filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agricultural Information Network predicts that Russia's wood pellet industry will continue to increase production and exports in response to growing demand from Europe.
Enviva recently made a sizeable donation to the North Carolina Tree Farm Program to keep the state's forests healthy and productive. The donation was made in celebration of Enviva's 15th anniversary and provides funding for a tree farm workshop.
Smithfield Foods Inc., in partnership with Duke Energy and OptimaBio LLC, is now producing renewable natural gas (RNG) from the wastewater treatment system at its Tar Heel, North Carolina, pork processing facility.
The USDA is recruiting interested U.S. exporters for its first 2020 trade mission, which will take place in Casablanca, Morocco, on March 16-19. The mission will focus on boosting U.S. agricultural exports to all of North Africa.
The versatility and wide umbrella of biomass fuel and technologies are some of my favorite things about the industry.
Harvestone Group recently announced another ethanol production facility has transitioned to its marketing, logistics and trading platform. Corn LP, a 75 MMgy ethanol plant in Goldfield, Iowa, transitioned onto the Harvestone platform on Jan. 1.
The Port of Stockton announced that the first wood pellet shipment from the port was successfully loaded to the M/V Global Serenity in December. National Carbon Technologies shipped the pellets from Michigan and they were loaded by Metro Ports.
The U.S. EPA posted a notice to its website Jan. 8 announcing the Renewable Fuel Standard cellulosic waiver credit (CWC) price for 2020 is $1.80. The price is slightly higher than the 2019 CWC price, which was set at $1.77 in December 2018.
Growth Energy has parntered with National FFA and the National Association of Agricultural Educators to develop and implement a first-of-its-kind, free biofuels curriculum designed to introduce high school students to the world of biofuels.
Tensions in the Middle East have inflamed global oil markets, sending Brent crude oil futures over $70 per barrel and pushing U.S. gasoline futures to a nine-month high. Ethanol, however, can help mitigate price increases at the pump.
The U.S. EPA posted a notice to its website Jan. 8 announcing the Renewable Fuel Standard cellulosic waiver credit (CWC) price for 2020 is $1.80. The price is slightly higher than the 2019 CWC price, which was set at $1.77 in December 2018.
There are many important factors to consider and key steps to take when pursuing an on-site biomass heating project.
The California Air Resources Board has opened comment periods on several Low Carbon Fuel Standard Tier 2 applications for biogas-fuels in recent weeks, including those for facilities that plan to produce biogas-based hydrogen and RNG.
Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy in Council Bluffs, Iowa, has received approval for a pathway for D6 renewable identification numbers (RINs) generated from non-grandfathered ethanol. The U.S. EPA approved SIRE's pathway in late November last year.
Clariant, Anhui Guozhen Group, and Chemtex Chemical Engineering on Jan. 7 signed a license agreement on sunliquid cellulosic cellulosic ethanol technology. The technology will be used to convert agricutlure residues to ethanol at a facility in China.
A new report details the unique considerations needed to design a successful Clean Fuels Policy for the Midwest. It recommends a technology-neutral, portfolio approach that will benefit producers, consumers, agricutlure and others.
A new report details the unique considerations needed to design a successful Clean Fuels Policy for the Midwest. It recommends a technology-neutral, portfolio approach that will benefit producers, consumers, agricutlure and others.
Oil refiner Suncor Energy U.S.A. Inc. has filed a petition for review with the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the EPA's decision to rule its refinery complex located in Commerce City, Colorado, is ineligible to receive SREs under the RFS.
Drax Biomass Inc. announced Jan. 6 that Matt White will become its new senior vice president and run Drax's U.S. biomass operations from its headquarters in Monroe, Louisiana. Drax Biomass produces wood pellets for use at Drax Power Station.
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