Albioma recently announced it has secured a long-term loan to support the conversion a 34 MW coal-fired power plant in Guadeloupe, a group of French islands in the southern Caribbean, to 100 percent biomass.
A U.K. government agency has released provisional 2018 energy data that shows renewable energy production increased by 8.7 percent last year, with bioenergy output up by 7.2 percent. Low carbon generation approached 50 percent of supply.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the March edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting that nonhydropower renewables will provide 11 percent of U.S. electricity generation this year, increasing to 13 percent next year.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing that 82 operating U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 730,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in November, with sales reaching 800,000 metric tons.
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) has notified five applicants that they will receive financial scholarships from the RNG Coalition - Tudor Williams Academic Scholarship Fund.
The federal Biomass Research and Development (BR&D) Board unveiled a multi-agency strategy March 5 to accelerate innovative technologies that harness the nation's biomass resources for affordable biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. announced March 4 that its Denmark-based subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Vølund, has successfully turned over operations of the Templeborough Biomass Power Plant to the customer, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
Sweden's recycling practices and waste-to-energy industry are unmatched.
The partnership between Drax Power Station and Davis Wagon Services saw a new fleet of freight wagons designed and built by WH Davis Ltd. to deliver the biomass needed to produce renewable electricity for millions of homes.
Valmet and Uni Viridas recently signed a 10-year operation and maintenance (O&M) agreement for Uni Viridas's biomass power plant in Greda, Croatia. Valmet has been operating and maintaining the plant since 2015.
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) announced Feb. 28 it has filed a request with the California Public Utilities Commission seeking to offer renewable natural gas (RNG) to its 21 million customers in Central and Southern California.
The U.S. Senate has voted 52 to 46 along party lines to confirm Andrew Wheeler as administrator of the U.S. EPA. Wheeler has held the post of acting EPA administrator since July 9, 2018, following Scott Pruitt's resignation earlier that month.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., have introduced a bill to extend 29 tax credits, including those that benefit producers of renewable diesel, second generation biofuels and bioenergy.
Drax Group plc has released fourth quarter 2018 results, reporting strong financial performance and highlighting the recent conversion of its fourth power generation unit to biomass and the successful start-up of a third pellet plant in the U.S.
Southern California Gas Co. and biogas producer Calgren Dairy Fuels announced Feb. 14 that renewable natural gas produced at Calgren's dairy digester facility in Pixley, California, is being injected into SoCalGas pipelines.
Covanta Holding Corp. has released fourth quarter 2018 financial results, reporting record operating and safety performance. The company also said it has made progress with several waste-to-energy projects under development in the U.K.
The government of Canada has announced it will invest up to $7 million in a new biomass research cluster. An additional $3.1 million is contributions is expected from industry, bringing the total investment to $10.1 million.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing that U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 750,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in October 2018, with sales reaching 900,000 tons.
A new report published by BloombergNEF and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy shows renewable energy is continuing to grow in the U.S., with 103 megawatts of capacity from biomass and waste-to-energy sources added last year.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released the February edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting that nonhydropower renewables will provide 11 percent of U.S. electricity generation this year and 13 percent next year.
RFS Power Coalition launched by BPA, ABC, ERC
By Biomass Power Association, American Biogas Council and Energy Recovery Council
February 11, 2019
Three trade associations representing renewable electricity producers have announced the launch of the RFS Power Coalition, which aims to get the EPA to implement a law mandating the inclusion of qualifying renewable electricity under the RFS.
Drax Group has announced the first carbon dioxide has been captured at the bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) pilot at Drax Power Station. The pilot uses technology developed by C-Capture, a spin-out from Leeds University.
A report recently issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shows the U.S added 68 MW of biomass power last year. An additional 572 MW of biomass capacity could be installed by January 2022.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has a new leader. Daniel Simmons was recently sworn in assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Skeena Sawmills Ltd. and Pacific BioEnergy Corp. have entered into a long term off-take agreement for wood pellets under which PacBio will purchase all of the pellets produced at Skeena Sawmills' new pellet plant in Terrace, British Columbia.
C-Capture, the designer of world-leading chemical processes for carbon dioxide removal, has raised £3.5 million in new equity funding in a round led by BP Ventures, Drax, and IP Group. The company is conducting a demonstration project at Drax.
On Feb. 5, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works voted 11 to 10 to advance the nomination of Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to fill the post of administrator of the agency. The full Senate will now consider his nomination.
Denmark-based power producer Orsted has released 2018 financial results and published its 2018 sustainability report. Within both documents, the company highlights its bioenergy achievements and goals.
Novo Power, a 28 MW biomass power plant located in Snowflake, Arizona, is urging the U.S. EPA to quickly process applications to allow biomass power producers to participate in the Renewable Fuel Program.
Taylor Biomass Energy LLC recently announced its proposed gasification project in Montgomery, New York, has been approved for tier 1 Renewable Energy Standard provisional certification by the New York State Research and Development Authority.
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