A report recently filed with the USDA Foreign Agriculture Service's Global Agricultural Information Network provides an update of wood pellet production in Russia, predicting continued growth in the country's pellet industry.
On Aug. 10, the U.S. EPA delivered a pre-rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget related to a 2015 rule that set performance standards for new residential wood heaters, hydronic heaters and forced-air furnaces.
SFW wins contract to supply boiler island for biomass power plant
By Sumitomo SHI FW
August 13, 2018
Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) has been awarded a contract by Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. for design and supply of the Daesan Biomass Power Plant boiler island. This is SFW's third biomass-fired CFB boiler unit in South Korea.
Arensis, Green Mark Energy sign 2 MW project agreement
By Arensis
August 09, 2018
Arensis, a biomass-to-energy system provider, and Green Mark Enegy Co. Ltd., a renewable energy pellet producer, recently entered into an agreement for a 2 MW energy project in Kumamoto, Japan.
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced it will hold an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee on Aug. 22-23 in Arlington Virginia.
Bruks Siwertell introduces innovative enclosed conveyor design
By BRUKS Siwertell
August 08, 2018
Bruks Siwertell has announced The Belt Conveyor, a system composed of a standard belt supported on a bed of pressurized air over a formed steel trough. This new design eliminates idlers and certain maintenance issues.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the August edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting that nonhydropower renewables will provide more than 10 percent of electricity generation in 2018.
Pinnacle Renewable Holdings Inc. recently released second quarter financial results, reporting progress with the development of new two pellet plants and discussing future plans to expand the company's production capacity.
The White House OMB is reviewing a proposal that aims to amend a 2015 rule that set performance standards for new residential wood heaters, hydronic heaters and forced-air furnaces that would allow retailers additional time to sell older appliances.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing that U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 630,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in April, with sales reaching 600,000 tons.
UI seeks proposals for densified biomass solid fuel trials
By University of Iowa
July 31, 2018
The University of Iowa has opened a RFQL seeking suppliers to develop densified fuel that blends miscanthus with other high-BTU feedstocks. The university intends to attract pellet producers who can supply it with up to 125,000 tons of fuel per year.
Drax signs £40 million contract with Siemens for turbine upgrades
By Drax Group
July 31, 2018
Drax Power, which operates the biggest power station in the U.K., has signed a new £40 million contract with Siemens for the upgrade of turbines on three of its biomass units over the next three years.
Astec Industries Inc. recently released second quarter financial results and explained that while it will continue to serve as an equipment supplier to the pellet industry, the company will no longer finance plants or act as an EPC contractor.
The Canadian government has announced plans to delay implementation of its Clean Fuel Standard. Original plans called for development of the program regulations to be complete next year. That work is now expected to take until 2021.
Drax Group has released financial results for the first half of 2018, reporting lower than expected EBITDA due to two unplanned outages. Good progress, however, is being made with the fourth biomass unit conversion and a Louisiana pellet plant.
Player Design Inc., a Maine-based engineering, drying and energy equipment provider, is in the midst of building a pellet manufacturing plant in Sanford, Maine. The 35,000-to-capacity facility should be operational later this year.
Dissecting a DHA
By Patrick C. Miller
July 20, 2018
Combustible dust fire and explosion expert Jason Krbec discusses the critical role dust hazard analyses play in incident prevention.
The U.S. Department of Energy has officially launched the Lab Partnering Service, an online, single access point platform for investors, innovators, and institutions to identify, locate, and obtain information from DOE's 17 national laboratories.
Pellet exports from Vietnam grew from nearly zero to approximately 2.75 million metric tons per year over the past seven years, according to FutureMetrics. The organization has published a new white paper exploring the country's pellet export sector.
AEBIOM rebrands to Bioenergy Europe
By Bioenergy Europe
July 18, 2018
AEBIOM has revealed its new corporate identity, Bioenergy Europe, which aims at giving a clearer, more united voice to Europe's first source of renewable energy.
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. has established a joint enterprise with Nippon Steel and Sumikin Engineering Co. Ltd. and announced an order from Kanda Biomass Energy K.K. for a 75,000 kW biomass power plant to be located in Kanda-machi, Japan.
Growing and Grilling: The Annual PFI Conference in Review
By Ron Kotrba
July 17, 2018
Members of the Pellet Fuels Institute gathered in Myrtle Beach, SC, to discuss growing the market for residential pellet stoves, policies to help achieve growth, and the mainstream approach of grilling to expose pellets to a wider audience.
Seller Beware
July 17, 2018
California's notorious Prop 65 has cost wood product manufacturers around the country millions of dollars, and an upcoming requirement could exacerbate the issue.
Sumitomo SHI FW wins contract for biomass CFB boiler island
By Sumitomo SHI FW
July 17, 2018
Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) announced July 10 that it has been awarded a contract by GS Engineering and Construction for design and supply of the Dangjin Biomass No. 2 Power Plant Project Boiler Island in South Korea.
Protecting the Process
By Jeff Nichols
July 16, 2018
Proper analysis, design, engineering and administrative controls, training, and housekeeping will ensure your plant is safe as possible.
Spanner RE2 has announced it will install 10 biomass combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants, including peripherals, at a major corporation in Nagano, Japan, later this year. The plants will have a combined capacity for 490 kWe and 1.1 MWth.
The U.S. EPA has announced it is seeking nominations for scientific experts to serve on its Science Advisory Board and four SAB standing committees, including the SAB Agricultural Science Committee.
American Wood Stoves: Delay and Deregulate, or Innovate for the Future?
By John Ackerly
July 11, 2018
The U.S. EPA recently announced that it was going to provide some relief to the wood stove industry by reopening and modifying the Obama-era regulations that would have set stricter emission limits on stoves and boilers in 2020.
Deflagration Prevention and Protection in Biomass Facilities
By Geffrey Mitchell
July 10, 2018
Explosions in the biomass industry are constant threats that have the potential to harm employees, stop production or destroy an entire facility
US, Canadian pellet feedstock price indices up in early 2018
By Wood Resources International LLC
July 10, 2018
The U.S. and Canadian pellet feedstock price indices increased in early 2018, driven mainly by higher demand for pellets in Europe and Asia, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review.
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