U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 900,000 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 reached 840,000 tons during the month.

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Port of Tyne and Drax Group plc have signed a new four-year agreement that aims to ensure an uninterrupted supply of sustainably sourced biomass pellets to Drax Power Station, a biomass-fired power plant in the U.K.

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Japan has been dramatically increasing its wood pellet imports for its feed-in-tariff (FIT) program, with wood pellet imports expected to reach an estimated 4.25 million bone-dry tons this year, according to a report filed with the USDA.

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The Surface Transportation Board is soliciting nominations to fill six vacancies on its Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee. One of those vacancies is to be filled by a biofuel producer or feedstock provider.

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USIPA: UK government reaffirms support for biomass

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By U.S. Industrial Pellet Association

August 14, 2023

The U.S. Industrial Pellet Association has welcomed the U.K.'s Biomass Strategy, which underscores the essential role that sustainable biomass plays in supporting the country's energy security and its path to net zero.

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Prairie Clean Energy announces flax straw purchasing

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By Prairie Clean Energy

August 10, 2023

Saskatchewan-based Prairie Clean Energy has announced it will start buying flax straw from Canadian producers on the prairies this fall as the company starts its first foray into scaling up production of its flax pellets.

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Renewables are expected to account for 22 percent of U.S. electricity generation this year, expanding to 25 percent next year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Aug. 8.

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The U.K. government on Aug. 10 released its Biomass Strategy, which describes the steps the government intends to take to strengthen biomass sustainability. It also disucsses how sustainable biomass can be used to meet the U.K.'s net-zero goals.

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DOE funds 3 bioenergy, bioproduct feedstock projects

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By U.S. Department of Energy

August 09, 2023

The U.S. DOE's Bioenergy Technologies Office awarded $2.18 million in funding to three projects as part of the 2023 Cooperative Research and Development Agreement call by the Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium.

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The U.S. exported 865,995.4 metric tons of wood pellets in June, up from both the 820,057.5 metric tons exported the previous month and the 832,092.2 metric tons exported in June 2022, according to data released by the USDA FAS on Aug. 8.

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Enviva Inc. on Aug. 3 announced that construction on its Epes wood pellet plant in Alabama is progressing well, with the plant scheduled to be operational in 2024. The company may, however, delay the in-service date of its Bond, Mississippi, plant.

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Core Industries has entered into an agreement with CM Biomass to construct a wood pellet processing and storage facility in Mobile, Alabama, according to information released in July by the Mobile Chamber and Industrial Development Authority.

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The DOE's BETO often requires FOA award recipients to comply with technical and economic validation of their novel technologies. The agency has released a new set of web resources to help awardees and applicants under the process.

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Drax Group plc on July 27 announced its pellet plants produced approximately 1.9 million metric tons of wood pellets during the first half of 2023, down slightly when compared to the 2 million metric tons of production reported for Q2 2022.

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., on July 20 introduced the Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act, which aims to strengthen the USDA's BioPreferred Program. Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa; Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., are cosponsoring the bill.

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 860,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in April, with sales reaching 610,000 tons.

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The U.S. DOE's BETO on will host a Bioenergy Cybersecurity Workshop on Sept. 11. The virtual event will focus on the identification of cybersecurity risks in biofuel and bioproduct manufacturing as well as ways to address those risks.

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Drax has issued a formal response to “BECCS Done Well: Conditions for Success for Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage,� an independent report completed by Forum for Future in 2022 at the request of Drax.

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ENplus on June 22 announced the launch of its 2023 market surveillance project is and urging stakeholders, individuals and other parties to support the project by submitting samples of ENplus-certified wood pellets.

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The USDA is making $21.25 million in technical assistance grants available through the REAP to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses access federal funds for renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements.

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The U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) is encouraging innovators, researchers and manufacturers to partner with the DOE's national laboratories to accelerate wood heater innovation.

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Virginia forest products company announces expansion

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By Office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin

July 12, 2023

Musser Biomass and Wood Products will invest $7.5 million to expand operations and more than double its production of dried hardwood chips and sawdust. A portion of that material is supplied to wood pellet companies.

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The USDA will invest $300 million through President Biden's Investing in America agenda to improve measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification of GHG emissions and carbon sequestration in climate-smart agriculture and forestry.

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Renewables are currently expects to account for 23 percent of U.S. electricity generation this year, increasing to 25 percent next year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released July 11.

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The U.S. exported 820,057.5 metric tons of wood pellets in May, up from both 720,209.2 metric tons exported in April and 740,605 metric tons exported in May 2022, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on July 6.

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U.S. firms working with clean energy fuels, such as corn ethanol, woody biomass/cellulosic biofuel, and other biofuels, added 1,962 jobs in 2022. Bioenergy electric power generation (EPG) jobs were also up.

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Bruks Siwertell acquires West Salem Machinery

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By Bruks Siwertell Group

July 05, 2023

Bruks Siwertell Group has signed an acquisition contract for North American heavy machinery specialist, West Salem Machinery. WSM will continue to operate under its current name as a separate internal division within Bruks Siwertell Group.

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Enviva in June held a ceremonial groundbreaking on its Epes pellet plant under development in Sumter County, Alabama. Construction began on the 1.1 million metric ton per year plant in July 2022. The facility is expected to begin operations in 2024.

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A subsidiary of Astra Energy Inc. is partnering with Phambili USA to combine total waste processing utilizing Regreen Technologies Inc.'s energy pellets with the Phambili conversion unit to produce SAF and other products.

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Prairie Clean Energy has been awarded a $1.1 million grant from the Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator Network for a project that will reduce GHG emissions by using flax straw pellets to help heat potash mines.

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