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Canadian wood pellet manufacturer Diacarbon Energy has said that it will restart its operations in June, according to media reports.
The company experienced a fire in October 2016 in its dryer unit and had to shut down its operations. Diacarbon Energy CEO Jerry Ericsson told the Merritt Herald he expects the plant to be running again in June, and is hopeful that the new year will be one…
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UK power giant Drax Group is looking to buy two pellet plants in the US that have filed for bankruptcy.
The owner of the UK’s largest power plant said it has submitted initial cash offers for the operating assets of Texas Pellets and Louisiana Pellets as part of auction processes to be held on 1 and 2 March, 2017.
“Whilst these are binding bids, and could be accepted by the sellers,…
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After years of growth, US wood pellets exports to the European Union countries were still on the rise during January-October 2016 but at a slower pace as compared to the previous years.
The EU countries imported 14% more wood pellets from the US during the mentioned period, as compared to the corresponding time of 2015.
The UK is the top importer of US wood pellets and its…
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Finnish technology energy supplier Valmet has unveiled a new online analyser for wood chip and bark moisture measurement.
According to the company, the Valmet Chip 'n' Bark Moisture Analyzer (Valmet CBA) offers pulp mills a new tool to advance productivity and efficiency.
In a statement, the company said it continuously measures wood chip moisture to provide the means to accurately control…
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Brazil’s Secretary of Economic Development, Science and Technology formally announced that company Butiá Indústria e Comércio de Pellets’ plans to construct a 36,000-ton wood pellet plant in the municipality of Butiá, Brazil.
The raw material to produce the pellets will come from eucalyptus plantations in the central-southern region of the state along with…
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UK engineering firm Spencer Group has announced it has erected three major silos as the centrepiece of a major bioenergy project in the Port of Tyne, in the north of England.
They are located at the heart of large-scale wood pellet facilities at the Port of Tyne.
The structures, each 36m (118ft) tall and 45m (147ft) in diameter, have been built by Spencer as part of a major, multi-million pounds…
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Northern Ireland's biggest wood pellets manufacturer, Balcas, has confirmed it shared information about proposed tariff changes in the renewable heat incentive (RHI) scheme months before they were officially announced, according to a BBC report.
Balcas, based in Ballinamallard, County Fermanagh, said there was "nothing sinister" in the move.
It was not aware the information it had received…
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Canada-headquartered Biomass Secure Power has advised its shareholders that the Louisiana State Bond Commission approved the sale of $60 million (€56m) tax exempt bonds by the company’s wholly- owned subsidiary, Biomass Power Louisiana (BPL).
The company has engaged the Bank of America Merrill Lynch to sell the bonds on behalf of the company.
The proceeds of the bond issue will be used…
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Louisa Blair, research manager, Hawkins Wright
The global wood pellet market has endured a challenging 2016. Acute oversupply in both industrial and heating sectors, combined with relatively warm temperatures and overrunning maintenance issues at Drax have pressured operating rates and led to a record drop in prices. While certain players have taken steps to rebalance the market, fundamentals…
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UK wood fuel supplier Forest Fuels has opened a new wood pellet depot at Garston, Liverpool, in a bid to increase its financial investment in the region.
The ready availability of wood pellets for biomass boilers in the North West of England has been boosted with the arrival of Forest Fuels to its new facility in Liverpool, according to the company.
The facility will hold…
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The US Energy Information Administration has published the results of a new survey collecting data from manufacturers of densified biomass fuels, primarily wood pellets.
The survey began collection in January 2016 with data from about 120 planned and operational densified biomass manufacturing facilities in the US.
These facilities have the capacity to produce a total of 11.4 million tonnes of…
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Growing demand for bioenergy, driven by renewable energy targets and policies in Europe, is driving an explosion in wood pellet production.
According to new data published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), global production of pellets soared to 28 million tonne in 2015.
This represents an 8% increase from the previous year's level of 26 million tonnes…
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Brazilian firm Butia Industria e Comercio de Pellets will invest BRL 5.16 million (€1.45m) in the construction of a pellet factory in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state.
The plant in the city of Butia will produce pellets both for the domestic market and for exports mainly to the European market, which is currently looking for biomass to help reduce its coal dependency, the company said…
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Denmark-headquarted Dong Energy has announced that it has converted one unit of its Studstrup power plant in Aarhus to run on wood pellets instead of coal, while the second unit will be mothballed, helping to reduce carbon emissions.
The conversion would allow Denmark's second-largest city to reduce emissions by 310,000 tonnes annually as it seek to become carbon-neutral by 2030, the company said…
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UK wood fuel supplier Forest Fuels has acquired the customer contracts of Cornwall-based wood pellet business Mi Generation.
This is the second acquisition the firm has made in the second half of the year. In early July, Forest Fuels acquired Midlands Wood Fuel.
Under its new acquisition, Forest Fuels will take over all of Mi Generation’s customers and all Mi Generation vehicles will be…
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