Renewables accounted for a record 33 percent of U.K. electricity generation last year, up 3.8 percent from 2017, according to updated data released by the U.K. Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy July 25.
Contemplating Conveyor Safety
By Holger Streetz
July 27, 2019
Many conveyors still look as they did in the 1800s—they consist of little more than a chain pulling paddles through a metal box.
Early Detection of Spontaneous Combustion in Pellet Mills
By Derek Stuart
July 26, 2019
Spontaneous heating and spontaneous combustion pose risks in any location that handles and processes woody biomass.
The government of Canada is investing nearly $1 million in the Wood Pellet Association of Canada in an effort to strengthen international demand for Canadian wood products. The award was announced as part of $24 million funding package.
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute released a fact sheet on jobs in renewable energy, energy efficiency and resilience July 23 that shows U.S. jobs in renewable fuels and biomass power both increased from 2017 to 2018.
Drax Group plc released its half-year financial report July 24, reporting increased profit. The company also discussed plans to expand pellet production capacity and reported an increase in biomass power output.
Safety Front and Center
By Gordon Murray
July 24, 2019
The Wood Pellet Association of Canada's Safety Committee is striving to eliminate incidents in the wood pellet industry.
Why Hasn't Torrefaction Taken Off?
By Thomas P. Causer
July 23, 2019
For well over a decade, numerous academic institutions, research institutions, governmental agencies, and private industries have focused on commercializing torrefaction technology,
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration is awarding a $10 million grant to the Panama City Port Authority in Panama City, Florida, to support the development of a new biomass bulk storage facility.
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats
July 22, 2019
Consumer awareness, quality and collaboration were the buzzwords at the 2019 Pellet Fuels Institute Annual Conference.
SIMEC Atlantis Energy Ltd. has announced the biomass conversion of the coal-fired Uskmouth power station in Newport, U.K., is on track to begin operations by 2021. Once complete, the 220 MW facility will be fueled with waste pellets.
Enviva Partners LP issued a statement July 15 thanking the North Carolina DEQ for the opportunity to hear from stakeholders at a public hearing regarding new emission control equipment to be installed at its pellet plant in Sampson County.
The USDA announced July 18 that more than $400 million is still available for renewable energy system and energy efficiency loan guarantees through the Rural Energy for America Program. USDA accepts applications for REAP funding year-round.
Mississippi DEQ approves permit for Enviva's Lucedale plant
By Enviva Holdings LP
July 16, 2019
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Permit Board has approved Enviva's permit to begin construction on its Lucedale wood pellet plant. Enviva Chairman and CEO John Keppler thanked the community of Lucedale for its support.
Pinnacle Renewable Energy announced plans in early July to build a new pellet plant in Alberta. Later in the month, the company said it has entered into two new long-term, take-or-pay off-take contracts with customers in Japan and South Korea.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has announced an opening meeting of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will be held July 25 in Washington, D.C.
Sweden-based Bergs Timber signed an agreement June 27 to acquire all shares in wood pellet producer FÃ¥gelfors Hyvleri AB. The acquired business primarily consists of a new 100,000-metric-ton-per-year pellet plant located in southeast Sweden.
IRENA recently released the sixth edition of it Renewable Energy and Jobs report, announcing the renewable energy sector employed at least 11 million people last year, directly and indirectly. Bioenergy employed approximately 3.18 million people.
Enexor Bioenergy to expand operations in Tennessee
By Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
July 09, 2019
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Enexor BioEnergy officials announced July 8 that the renewable energy company will expand its operations and move into a new manufacturing facility.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the July edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting nonhydropower renewables will provide 11 percent of utility-scale generation this year, increasing to 13 percent next year.
Anellotech successfully demos biomass pretreatment technology
By Anellotech
July 09, 2019
Anellotech's MinFree technology, an innovative, patent pending biomass pretreatment process, has been demonstrated to significantly reduce the mineral (ash) content of loblolly pine at a 20 metric ton per day scale.
USDA: Wood pellet exports up in May
July 08, 2019
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service released updated export data July 3, reporting wood pellet exports reached 553,882.9 tons in May, up from 415,836.2 tons during the same month of the previous year and up from 424,680.5 tons in April.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 770,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in March, with sales reaching 710,000 tons.
C-Capture secures grant to scale up Drax carbon capture pilot
By Drax Group
July 03, 2019
C-Capture, working alongside the Drax Group, has secured a £5 million grant from the U.K. government for a two year program of work to progress its bioenergy and carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project at Drax Power Station.
UK releases Q1 energy statistics
July 03, 2019
The U.K. sourced 35.8 percent of its electricity from renewables during the first quarter of 2019, up from 30.5 percent during the same period of 2018, according to data released by the U.K. government on June 27.
U.S. EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation William Wehrum will leave his post at the agency at the end of June. Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator Anne Idsal will become acting assistant administrator for air and radiation.
FuelCell Energy Inc. announced June 27 it has entered into a contract with Drax Power Station for an application of its carbon capture solution. Drax secured £500,000 ($633,503) in government funding to support the project.
The U.K. officially established a law June 27 requiring net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Earlier in the week, the U.K. REA released a paper outlining the role biorenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) can play in meeting that goal.
The Impact of Government Regulations
By John Ackerly
June 26, 2019
By combining test protocol innovation with stove technology innovation, we may produce a new breed of stoves that can propel them into the 21st century.
Reitsma to lead US development projects for Pinnacle
By Pinnacle Renewable Holdings Inc.
June 26, 2019
Pinnacle Renewable Energy has announced that effective July 2 the company's President and Chief Operating Officer Leroy Reitsma will be transitioning from his current role to focus solely on Pinnacle's U.S. development projects.
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