Letter urges EPA to recognize de minimis nature of biogenic CO2
A group of 13 members of Congress sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Oct. 19 urging the agency to promulgate a rulemaking reco ...
$1.7M grant will improve barge access for proposed pellet plant
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced on Oct. 20 a $1.7 million grant to improve barge access at the Port ...
UK government to issue new biomass strategy in 2022
The U.K. government announced on Oct. 15 that it intends to publish a new biomass strategy in 2022. The U.K. Renewable Energy Association welcomed th ...
UK bioenergy generation, capacity increase in Q2
Renewables accounted for a growing share of U.K. electricity generation during the second quarter of 2020. Generation from bioenergy was up nearly 10 ...
Drax, Velocys help launch Coalition for Negative Emissions
U.K.-based companies Drax Group and Velocys are among 11 organizations that have launched the Coalition for Negative Emissions, which aims to achieve ...
Oral arguments held in challenge to EPA’s ACE rule
Oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging U.S. EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy Program were held before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ...
Biomass Conference Schedule
1. 2021 International Biomass Conference & Expo, Jacksonville, Florida March 15-17, 2021 2. EnergyDecentral, Hanover, Germany February 9-12, 20 ...
California bill expands definition of RNG
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Sept. 30 that significantly expands the definition of renewable natural gas (RNG) to include energy th ...
USIPA welcomes resolution of European Forest Strategy
The U.S. Industrial Pellet Association today welcomed the European Parliament’s resolution on the “European Forest Strategy—the Way Forward ...
Denmark announces new biomass sustainability requirements
The Danish government announced a political agreement on Oct. 3 that establishes new sustainability requirements for woody biomass used to produce he ...
