Pellets News

Selby College in North Yorkshire, UK has secured funding to develop an education programme that will enable Drax employees to develop the skills needed to operate climate-saving technologies. The £272,000 (€320,000) grant from the Department for Education’s Strategic Development Fund, will allow the college to develop a new training course in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies,…
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International biomass exchange BALTPOOL is introducing a new solution for its clients to determine the precise origin of biomass and the raw materials used. The launch of the biomass traceability tool means that, from now on, before selling biomass, the seller will have to provide detailed information about its products. The tool will indicate the exact location from where the biomass will be…
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Drax aims to double its production and sales of biomass pellets by 2030, the company revealed. Drax announced a target to double its production of biomass pellets from 4 million tonnes per annum (tpa) to 8 million tpa by 2030. The company also aims to boost pellet sales to third parties, targeting 4 million tpa by 2030 – currently, sales are at 2 million tpa. Strategic capital investment is…
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Drax has denied risking workers’ health by exposing them to wood dust. In September, it was revealed that the owner of Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire has been accused of two breaches of health and safety legislation and facing criminal prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive. During a short hearing at Leeds Magistrates’ Court, the energy producer indicated it would plead…
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Drax is considering building a biomass plant in the US whose power generation will absorb more emissions than it creates. The announcement came from Drax’s CEO, Will Gardiner, who was speaking at the Reuters Events Energy Transition Europe Summit on 23 November. Drax is currently developing bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology for its plant in North Yorkshire, UK.…
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Bruks Siwertell will supply a mobile chipper for J.D. Irving’s Irving Woodland’s division – one of the largest forestry landholders in Canada. The chipper will process forest residues into mini chips for pellet production at J.D. Irving’s Grand River Pellet Plant in Saint Leonard, New Brunswick. Irving Woodlands will benefit from the ability to turn existing slash piles, tops,…
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Wood pellets remain a reliable and affordable solution for the decarbonisation of the EU economy, according to a new report. Bioenergy Europe has published the fifth chapter of its Statistical Report 2021, focusing on wood pellets and their key role in achieving sustainability targets. Global pellet production remains on the path of constant and stable growth, with an increase of 5% from…
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Lynemouth Power Station joined other leading bioenergy organisations in launching the ‘Glasgow Declaration on Sustainable Bioenergy’ at COP26 in Glasgow. The signed declaration outlines the important role that bioenergy will play in net-zero ambitions agreed by the international community during the summit, a conclusion backed up by independent analysis from the International Energy…
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Enviva will supply wood biomass from its manufacturing facilities in the US Southeast to Electric Power Development Co’s (J-Power) coal-fired power plants in Japan. Through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with Tokyo-based J-Power, Enviva will build new infrastructure to produce and deliver up to 5 million tonnes of sustainable wood pellets to permanently replace coal in…
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In 2020, wood pellet production in Europe was up 4% from the previous year, and was 34% higher than in 2016, according to recent figures. Data released by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe revealed that despite the increase, production has not kept up with consumption, resulting in higher net imports to the continent over the past few years. To fill the supply deficit, Europe…
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Arbaflame has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with the Romanian state to phase out the country’s coal consumption. The transition will reduce the power plants’ CO2 emissions by more than 90% and the company plans to build a ‘high number’ of factories in Romania. Romania’s Energy Minister Virgil Popescu and Bjørn Knappskog, CEO of Arbaflame, signed an LOI on 4 November intending…
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Enviva has announced its financial and operating results for the third quarter of 2021, highlighting a net revenue increase of 5.2% and progress at several of its new production sites. Construction of the Lucedale plant is nearing completion, and commissioning is expected to commence later this year. Enviva’s terminal at the Port of Pascagoula also remains on track to receive, store and load…
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The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has welcomed the publication of a Biomass Policy Statement (BPS), noting that the announcement on COP26 Energy Day recognises the critical role of bioenergy in delivering net-zero targets. The BPS comes alongside the recent biomass call for evidence to help develop the policies needed to make the best use of biomass across the…
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Glennon Brothers, a timber processing company based in Longford, Ireland, has completed its acquisition of Balcas from parent company SHV Energy Holding. The transaction, which includes two CHP plants, was subject to approval from the Competition and Markets Authority in the UK and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in Ireland. Balcas, based in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland,…
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