The U.S. Energy Information Administration is proposing to make a small change related to its monthly data reporting on densified biomass fuel. The change aims to clarify reporting requirements and reduce out-of-scope reporting.
The California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research on Aug. 27 filed comments with the California Air Resources Board expressing concern over the treatment of forest biomass in the agency’s proposed changes to LCFS.
U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 910,000 tons of densified biomass fuels in May, according to the August edition of the U.S. EIA’s Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report. Sales of densified biomass fuel reached 840,000 tons.
The U.S. Department of Energy is inviting applications for up to $2 million in support for projects that aim to accelerate wood heater innovation, reduce wood heater pollutants and develop the next generation of efficient and clean wood heaters.
Renewables are expected to account for 23% of U.S. electricity generation this year, increasing to 25% in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Aug. 6.
The U.S. DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office has released a RFI to provide industry and government with information to guide further innovation of cleaner and more efficient wood stoves and the best use of renewable wood feedstocks.
Wood pellet consumption in the EU fell by 1.2% last year despite increased production, according to a report filed with the USDA FAS Global Agricultural Information Network. EU wood pellet demand and production are both expected to increase in 2024.
The Alliance for Green Heat on June 28 released the results of a survey of pellet stove owners it launched earlier this year, reporting that the overwhelming majority respondents are very happy with the performance of their pellet stoves.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration currently expects renewables to account for 23% of U.S. electricity generation this year, increasing to 25% in 2025, according to the agency’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released July 9.
The OMB on July 5 published its 2024 Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan, which outlines rulemakings and other actions under development by federal agencies related to the RFS, biofuel infrastructure, CO2 pipeline safety, and wood heating.
The U.S. EPA on June 25 awarded more than $8.8 million to the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management to support emissions testing and other activities aimed at reducing air pollution from wood heaters.
U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 920,000 tons of densified biomass fuels in March, according to the June edition of the U.S. EIA’s Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report. Sales of densified biomass fuel reached 880,000 tons during the month.
Bioenergy Europe on June 20 released its Statistical Report on Pellets. The report shows that after two remarkable years, marked by record consumption and production, the global pellet industry is now facing significant challenges.
Valmet has announced it has been selected to supply a 50-megawatt (MW) pellet-fired heating plant to a district heating facility in Mölndal, Sweden. The new heating plant is expected to begin operations in late 2026.
Renewables are currently expected to account for 23% of U.S. electricity generation in 2024, increasing to 25% in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released June 11.
The government of Quebec has awarded a three-year $1.15 million grant to the Consortium for Research and Innovation in Industrial Bioprocesses in Quebec (CRIBIQ), which will use that funding to provide financial assistance to bioenergy projects.
In a series of meetings at the annual National Tribal Forum on Air Quality, experts voiced a consistent message: as we install heat pumps in tribal homes, we should also keep wood stoves, according to the Alliance for Green Heat.
Global mining group Rio Tinto on June 4 announced plans to develop a R&D facility in Western Australia that will use biomass and microwave energy to assess the effectiveness of its low-carbon ironmaking process, referred to as BioIron.
The U.S. EPA’s OIG on May 22 issued a memorandum outlining gaps in oversight of the agency’s Wood Heater Program. The Alliance for Green Heat is calling on the agency to address systematic enforcement issues impacting the program.
Stantec has been selected by the Onimiskiw Opitciwan Limited Partnership to design the future 4.8 MW biomass cogeneration plant for the Atikamekw community of Opitciwan in the Mauricie region of Quebec.
The Alliance for Green Heat has designed a new survey to gain insight into how and why people use pellet stoves, and what they like and don’t like about them. The survey is open to anyone who has used a pellet stove for home heating in the past year.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration currently predicts renewables will account for 23% of U.S. electricity generation this year, increasing to 25% next year, according to the agency’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released May 7.
U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 830,000 tons of densified biomass fuels in January, according to the April edition of the U.S. EIA’s Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report. Sales of densified biomass fuel reached 650,000 tons.
The USDA on April 23 awarded more than $194 million in loans and grants through the agency’s Rural Energy for America Program. Biogas and bioenergy projects were among those selected to receive funding.
Moisture in wood and biomass operations impacts product as well as equipment, energy usage, production efficiency, downtime and more.
A bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project under development in Sweden by Stockholm Energi was awarded planning approval on March 28 by the country’s Land and Environmental Court.
The U.S. DOE has opened a funding opportunity making up to $25 million available to support clean energy technology deployment on Tribal lands. Projects fueled by biomass, biogas, RNG or renewable hydrogen are among those eligible for the funding.
The International Biomass Conference & Expo was held in Richmond, Virginia, in early March.
If you attended the annual International Biomass Conference and Expo in Richmond, Virginia, last month, you were among the first to learn that the Biomass Power Association has changed its name to the American Biomass Energy Association
The U.S. Energy Information Administration currently expects renewables to account for 24% of U.S. electricity generation this year, increasing to 25% in 2025, according to the agency’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released April 9.
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