The U.K. government on Oct. 25 announced it will implement a 12-month suspension of certain fuel quality requirements for domestic and non-domestic RHI scheme participants using wood pellets to help ensure adequate fuel supplies this winter.
Opal Fuels Inc. and NextEra Energy Marketing LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC, on Oct. 25 announced the commencement of commercial operations at the first landfill renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility in Minnesota.
EverGen Infrastructure Corp. has announced construction is underway on the renewable natural gas (RNG) expansion project at Fraser Valley Biogas. The facility, located in Abbotsford, British Columbia, has been in operation since 2011.
A new $1.8 million boiler project on Selkirk College's Silver King Campus in British Columbia will reduce GHGs by at least 50 percent while saving the college $15,000 in natural gas purchases and $4,000 in carbon offset payments.
Wood fiber costs account for over 50% of the total pulp manufacturing cost worldwide, so tracking wood fiber costs supports investment and operational decisions across a range of facilities and markets in the forest sector.
Novo BioPower CEO Brad Worsley describes the impact the family-owned biomass power plant has on the health of Arizona's ponderosa pine forests.
Archaea Energy Inc. on Oct. 17 announced that it has agreed to be acquired by bp for approximately $4.1 billion, including $3.3 billion in cash and $800 million of net debt. The transaction is expected to close before the end of the year.
Urban centers are expecting the current onslaught of EAB-killed wood to continue, but lost infrastructure will need rebuilding for woody biomass markets to rebound.
Renewables are expected to provide 22 percent of U.S. electricity generation this year, increasing to 24 percent in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook.
The U.S. EIA on Oct. 12 released its 2022-'23 Winter Fuels Outlook, predicting that U.S. households will face increased energy costs this winter due to higher fuel prices combined with higher heating demand caused by lower expected temperatures.
The USDA's Forest Service awarded more than $712,000 from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the Alliance for Green Heat to expand firewood banks in 2022 and to add more banks in 2023 to serve more people.
The U.S. exported 880,876 metric tons of wood pellets in August, up from 649,185.7 metric tons the previous month and 647,922.9 metric tons in August 2021, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Oct. 5.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Oct. 5 signed HB 3. The legislation, in part, retroactively extends the state's wood energy tax credit program from June 30, 2020, through June 30, 2028. Wood pellet producers are among those eligible to claim the credit
Enviva Inc. has published a white paper that discusses unlocking the future of biomass beyond fossil fuels into other industrial applications, including steel, cement, lime, chemicals, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), among others.
TrustBIX Inc. is launching a biomass traceability pilot project with members of the BQNC. The project will demonstrate importance of biomass traceability for assuring product quality and important production attributes throughout the supply chain.
Nearly half of Danes have never heard of Denmark's largest source of renewable energy. The finding, reported in a study from the University of Copenhagen, is the first to explore Danish attitudes to woody biomass as an energy source.
Worldwide renewable energy employment reached 12.7 million last year, according to a report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency. Liquid biofuels, solid biomass and biogas accounted for a combined 3.44 million of those jobs.
The Canadian government is seeking proposals for projects that will support the establishment of biomass supply chains to ensure that a steady and usable supply of sustainable feedstock is available to clean fuel production facilities.
A panel of expert judges has selected nine teams as finalists in the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office's Wood Heater Design Challenge. The finalists will now advance to this year's Technology Slam.
A new study confirms that wood pellets in British Columbia are sourced entirely from sawmill and harvest residuals or from low-quality logs and bush grind rejected by other industries, according to the Wood Pellet Association of Canada.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 870,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in May, with sales reaching 890,000 tons.
The USDA on Sept. 14 announced it is investing up to $2.8 billion in 70 selected projects under the first pool of the agency's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Communities funding opportunity. Projects include those addressing RNG and SAF.
MEPs on Sept. 14 voted in favor of proposals for a revised RED. The proposals aim to raise the share of renewables in the EU's final energy consumption to 45 percent by 2030. They also address the use of woody biomass.
The White House hosted an event Sept. 13 to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed by President Biden on Aug. 16. Biden also issued an executive order on the implementation of the energy and infrastructure provisions of the IRA.
The Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council and the Maryland Clean Energy Center have partnered to produce a wood energy fuel supply chain analysis to evaluate thermal wood energy deployment.
An Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap released by the DOE on Sept. 7 identifies four key pathways to reduce industrial emissions from American manufacturing, including through the use of biofuels, biobased feedstocks and CCUS.
Renewable electricity is expected to account for 22 percent of U.S. generation this year, increasing to 24 percent in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Sept. 7.
The U.S. exported 649,185.7 metric tons of wood pellets in July, down from 832,092.2 metric tons the previous month, but up when compared to the 546,519.1 metric tons exported in July 2021, according to data released by the USDA FAS on Sept. 7.
Mississippi State scientists have developed three switchgrass varieties that are ready for commercial use. The university is working with Roundstone Native Seed Co. to deliver the “Robusto,� “Espresso,� and “Tusca� switchgrass varieties.
Clarke Energy USA Inc., a KOHLER Company, has secured a project to supply Peaks Renewables LLC, a subsidiary of Summit Utilities, Inc., with a new natural gas fired CHP system, as well as a KOHLER back-up gas-fuelled generator.
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