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Drax has received the 100th biomass cargo from its dedicated US export facility at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge in Louisiana.
The vessel arrived in the UK on the fifth anniversary of the start of operations at a dedicated biomass export facility in southern US.
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is the final deepwater port on the Mississippi River and the closest to Drax's three wood pellet…
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Japanese renewable energy firm RENOVA has announced its large-scale biomass power generation project has reached financial close.
The company signed a financing agreement that will allow it to work on the development of the Ishinomaki Hibarino Biomass Project along with three co-sponsors, Tokyo Gas Co, United Purpose Management and Mizuho Leasing Co. Renova has the largest share in the project…
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SIMEC Atlantis Energy has successfully produced 100 tonnes of fuel pellets for large-scale combustion testing for a power station conversion in Wales, UK.
The global developer, owner and operator of sustainable energy projects developed the 100% waste-derived pellets for the conversion of Uskmouth Power Station. SIMEC also announced the successful completion of large-scale milling tests on the…
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Pinnacle Renewable Energy has signed two long-term, take-or-pay offtake contracts with customers in Japan and South Korea, for the supply of industrial wood pellets.
In Japan, Pinnacle has extended an existing contract with Mitsubishi, under which Pinnacle will supply 110,000-120,000 metric tons per annum (MTPA) of industrial wood pellets from 2021.
In South Korea, a new contract with GS…
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Enviva revised its sourcing guidelines to better reflect its commitment to the highest standards of sustainability, integrity and continual improvement. Enviva is the world’s largest producer of industrial wood pellets, in partnership with the Earthworm Foundation, announced that it is enhancing its responsible sourcing policy to better accomplish its commitment to the highest possible…
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Pinnacle Renewable Energy announces its financial results for the 13-week period ended March 29, 2019.
Q1 2019 Highlights: revenue increased 26.2% to $89.6 million (€80 million), compared to Q1 2018; Adjusted EBITDA totalled $8.3 million (€7.4 million), compared to $12.0 million (€10.7 million) in Q1 2018; Excluding the impact of the implementation of IFRS 162 and the incident at…
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Clean Electricity Generation (CEG) has delivered CEG BioCoal pellets for its first programme of customer trials.
The pellets are a renewable biomass drop-in replacement for coal, with customer trials in support of Baltania, which is a planned commercial-scale BioCoal pellet production plant located in Estonia.
According to the release, CEG will supply eight torrefaction reactors to Baltania, for…
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Wood pellets manufacturer Pinnacle Renewable Energy announced that it has restarted production of wood pellets at its Entwistle facility in Alberta, Canada, following a fire in February.
The company is working with Alberta Labour Occupational Health & Safety, fire authorities, insurance adjusters, equipment suppliers and other experts as part of an ongoing investigation into a fire in the…
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Associated British Ports (ABP) has completed the largest shipment of wood pellets ever handled at the ABP dry bulks terminal.
According to ABP, the operations team discharged an estimated 30,000 tonnes from a vessel, with the intent of delivering it to the Drax power station in Selby.
It is claimed the shipment can generate enough electricity to power an approximated 18,000 homes for a…
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Pinnacle Renewable Energy (Pinnacle) has announced that its wood pellet facility in Entwistle, Alberta has had to temporarily stop production due to a fire.
Pinnacle reports that a fire broke out at around 2pm yesterday and caused damage to part of the facility.
Pinnacle also reports that one employee had to be sent to hospital and that several other employees sustained minor injuries as a result…
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Pacific Bioenergy has entered into a long-term off-take agreement for wood pellets with a major Canadian sawmill.
British Colombia’s Skeena Sawmills has recently built a new ‘state of the art’ pellet plant adjacent to its sawmill in Terrace, BC. Production at the mill is set to commence in Q1 2019.
Under the terms of the new off-take agreement, Pacific Bioenergy, a Canadian wood…
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According to the Portland Press Herald, a driver of a wood pellet tractor-trailer lost control in Sidney, Canada and crashed into a guardrail.
The tractor-trailer crashed last week on Interstate 95’s northbound lanes after its driver fell asleep at the wheel. The Portland Press Herald states that no other vehicles were involved or damaged and that there were no reported…
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US pellet producer Enviva is planning a $200 million (€175 million) investment into a pellet mill and ship-loading terminal in Mississippi, Bradenton Herald reports.
Enviva spokeswoman Maria Moreno spoke to Bradenton Herald, outlining that the firm signed agreements with leaders in both the George and Jackson counties.
According to Moreno, the company will not finalise its investment until…
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An investigation has been launched after a silo owned by UK-based biomass supplier Balcas, containing 12 tonnes of wood pellets, caught fire in Invergordon, Scotland.
The fire broke out at Cromarty Firth Industrial Estate. According to The Press and Journal, smoke could be seen pouring out of the contained steel silo while firefighters worked to put out the flames. Invergordon-based fire crews…
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Major Swedish manufacturer of wood flooring and PVC-free resilient flooring, Kährs Group is constructing a wood pellet plant in Nybro, Sweden. The plant is to be located right by its existing site and aims to be operational by the end of 2018.
The pellet plant is to produce a product more advanced than Kährs current wood powder biofuel and one that will offer “vast”…
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