Drax on Aug. 28 announced that the U.K. Finance Conduct Authority has begun an investigation into certain historical statements regarding the company’s biomass sourcing. The FCA confirmed the announcement but did not provide additional details.
U.S. manufacturers produced 900,000 tons of densified biomass fuels in April, according to the latest edition of the U.S. EIA’s Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report, released Aug. 20. Sales of densified biomass fuel reached 790,000 tons.
FutureMetrics LLC on Aug. 21 published a white paper that describes how converting U.S. coal-fired power plants to burn wood pellets can help fill the projected gap between U.S. power generation capacity and electricity demand.
TSI and Telfair Forest Products have built a torrefied biomass plant scaled to produce enough product for commercial-scale testing.
The U.S. Energy Information currently predicts renewables will account for 24% of U.S. electricity generation this year, increasing to 26% next year, according to the agency’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Aug. 12.
In an increasingly automated age, even companies in the bioenergy space are evolving their machines and technologies.
The USDA Forest Service awarded $1.4 million to the Alliance for Green Heat to expand firewood banks in the United States. The funding will help communities acquire and process low-grade wood from federal lands for residential heating.
Closing the performance gap in pellet mills using the Design of Experiments could push the industry into a more efficient, well-informed age.
The U.S. exported 743,157.7 metric tons of wood pellets in June, down from 853,395.1 metric tons in May, but up from 740,326.9 metric tons in June 2024, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Aug. 5.
Drax Group plc on July 31 confirmed it expects to sign a final agreement with the U.K. government before the end of the year establishing a low-carbon dispatchable contract for difference (CfD) to support transitional operations at Drax Power Station.
U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 930,000 tons of densified biomass fuels in March, according to the latest edition of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report.
Despite low trading prices and global geopolitical uncertainty, CM Biomass demonstrated resilience in 2024/25. By strengthening its organization and value chain, the Danish biomass company maintained its sales volume at 3.7 million metric tons.
The government of Nova Scotia on July 17 launched a new initiative to promote the use of woody biomass by directing provincial agencies to prioritize the use of wood for both construction and heating applications in public buildings.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on July 17 announced the U.S. Forest Service is awarding $80 million in Wood Innovation Grants to spur wood products manufacturing, expand active forest management, and accelerate energy innovation.
The USDA has announced it will delay opening the first quarterly grant application window for FY 2026 REAP funding. The agency cited both an application backlog and the need to disincentivize solar projects as reasons for the delay.
The U.K. government has released data showing energy production from biomass and waste sources fell by 4.7% during the first quarter of 2025 when compared to the same period of 2024. Total primary energy production for the quarter was down 1.5%.
A whitepaper published by FutureMetrics on June 23 explains how an executive order on wildfire mitigation signed by President Donald Trump could boost the production of wood pellets for use in domestic power production.
The Drax Foundation has awarded $249,990 to three U.S. non-profits, including Gulf Coast Center for Ecotourism and Sustainability, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s Project Learning Tree, and Southern University’s Bayou Summer Program.
As the demand for artificial intelligence grows, so does the need for sustainable power sources to operate data centers. Can bioenergy help answer the call?
Pennsylvania’s pellet industry is a critical user of waste generated by the state’s robust wood product industry—with many significant benefits to boost.
Using at-risk biomass for bioenergy is a win-win solution to Canada’s off-grid communities.
The U.S. exported 853,395.1 metric tons of wood pellets in May, up from 846,693.2 metric tons in April, but down from 926,284.4 metric tons in May of last year, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on July 3.
The functional benefits of biochar pelletization offer agronomic, industrial and environmental advantages.
The board of Golden State Natural Resources on June 25 voted to revise its plans for the proposed development of two wood pellet plants in California and will instead move forward with the development of two smaller-scale wood chip projects.
The USDA on June 23 announced plans to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, a regulation that established prohibitions on road construction, road reconstruction and timber harvesting on approximately 30% of National Forest System lands.
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