A report released by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 9 notes that global residential pellet appliance sales have already begun to recover from last year’s low levels as pellets become more affordable again.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration released its 2024-’25 Winter Fuels Outlook on Oct. 8, predicting that the number of U.S. households that heat primarily with wood will be down 4% when compared to last winter.
Renewables are currently expected to account for 25% of U.S. electricity generation in 2025, up from 23% in 2024, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Oct. 8. Renewables accounted for 21% of U.S. electricity generation last year.
The USDA on Oct. 3 awarded $104 million in loans and grants to more than 300 clean energy projects under the Rural Energy for America Program. Biogas and bioenergy projects were among those selected for funding.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Colombia on Oct. 2 approved a legally binding agreement that will require the U.S. EPA to review, and if appropriate, update NSPS for new residential wood heating appliances.
On Oct. 3, the Alliance for Green Heat announced the Firewood Community Safety Initiative, to help communities address wood heating safety issues. The initiative is funded by a three-year grant from USDA’s Wood Education Research Center.
The U.S. EPA has agreed to review, and if appropriate, update its NSPS for new residential wood heating appliances under a consent decree filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Sept. 26.
U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 910,000 tons of densified biomass fuels in June, according to the September edition of the U.S. EIA’s Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report. Sales of densified biomass fuel reached 900,000 tons.
The Alliance for Green Heat has announced it will hold a webinar on Oct. 17 that will offer expert advice aimed at helping homeowners and others identify dangerous installations of wood heating stoves.
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.
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