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Wood pellets to power 2020 Youth Olympic’s cauldron
The Olympic cauldron for the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland will be powered for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games by an “eco-responsible” fuel – Swiss wood pellets...
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Pinnacle and Tolko partner in new Northern Alberta pellet project
Acquired by Tolko Industries in 1999, High Level sawmill in High Level Alberta is one of the largest sawmills in the province. The plant recently recorded 1 million work hours without a single...
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Pinnacle announces new off-take contracts in Japan and South Korea
According to a statement, the contract in Japan is an extension of an existing contract with Mitsubishi Corporation (Mitsubishi), a global integrated business enterprise in Japan. Under the terms of...
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Enviva Partners Q2/2019 financials reveal over 1 million tonnes in new contracts
According to a statement, Enviva’s current production capacity is matched with a portfolio of firm off-take contracts that has a total weighted-average remaining term of 10.4 years and a total product...
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SSAB Brahestad successfully concludes blast furnace biocoal tests
SSAB has disclosed the test results of using biocoal in the blast furnace at the SSAB Brahestad steelworks in Finland. Tests show that up to a ten percent biocoal blend is possible, which would reduce...
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Enviva gets green light for US$175 million Port of Epes wood pellet plant plans
Governor of Alabama Kate Ivey making the announcement on October 4, 2019, at a ceremony heldon the square of the Sumter County Courthouse in Livingston. Enviva is moving forward with plansfor a...
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ENplus scheme opens revision process for second public consultation
Recent studies have highlighted the rapid expansion of the wood pellet market with a global production increase of 11 percent and Bioenergy Europe estimating a European consumption increase of 8...
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LC Energy first biomass supplier to gain GoodChips certification for woodchips
Jean-Marc Jossart (left) Secretary-General, Bioenergy Europe welcomes Lucy Clark, Operations DirectorLC Energy as the world’s first GoodChips certified company (photo courtesy Bioenergy Europe). Having...
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Pinnacle Renewable Energy announces new off-take contract in Japan
Under the terms of the contract, Pinnacle will supply 100 000 tonnes-per-annum of industrial wood pellets to Mitsui beginning in Q3 2023. The pellets will be used by a biomass power generation plant in...
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Enviva celebrates 15 years with ground-breaking for Lucedale pellet plant
On October 21, 2019, Enviva held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Lucedale pellet plant project in Mississippi – a fitting way to celebrate the company’s 15 year anniversary (photo courtesy Enviva)....
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CEG and TSE trial renewable black pellets at Naantali power station in Finland
Clean Electricity Generation (CEG) and Turun Seudun Energiantuotanto Oy (TSE) have announced the successful logistics, handling and combustion trial of over 1 000 tonnes of CEG Renewable Black Pellets...
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Versatile wood pellets contribute to Europe’s energy decarbonisation
The EU28 produced 16.9 million tonnes of pellets in 2018, ≈10% more than in 2017 (graphic courtesy Bioenergy Europe). Compiled in close collaboration with the European Pellet Council (EPC), the Pellet...
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Drax investing to increase pellets self-supply and reduce cost
Drax Group has outlined details of the Group’s key strategic objective of building a long-term future for sustainable biomass focusing on opportunities to reduce its cost of biomass at Drax Power...
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Pellet industry in the US southeast could potentially export up to 35 million...
Loading tree-length logs onto a truck for transport to a wood processing industry at forest harvest landing site in Georgia. A European consortium, including Wageningen University and Research in the...
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Pinnacle reveals planned construction of new pellet facility in the US southeast
Two Rivers Lumber Company (TRL) is a state of the art dimensional southern yellow pine (SYP) mill and is located near Demopolis, Alabama (AL) at the confluence of the Tombigbee and Black Warrior Rivers...
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Andusia to supply ARC with first bulk shipping contract
The Copenhill CHP plant provides electricity and district heating to the greater Copenhagen area and is designed to change between operating modes depending on the local heat demand and power price. In...
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Andusia secures 25-year sole supply deal for new EfW plant in South Wales
According to a statement, Andusia will be supplying a minimum of 220 000 tonnes of RDF per annum to the Newport, South Wales plant under a 25-year contract. Once operational, the EfW facility will...
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EU’s solid biomass energy consumption in 2018 stable at 99.3 Mtoe – EurObserv’ER
According to the EurObserv’ER Solid Biomass Energy Barometer 2019, solid biomass is the main renewable energy source in the EU primarily used for producing renewable heat. Solid biomass is mainly used...
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Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) celebrates 200 certifications
Woodchips in the fuel yard of a biomass-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant. Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) Certificate Holders are either biomass producers, traders, or the end-users of...
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SBP offers complete solution for Dutch SDE+ compliance
The Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) has announced that its certification system now offers the complete solution for compliance with the biomass sustainability requirements of the Dutch SDE+ subsidy...
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