State and Federal policies on renewable energy will, to a great extent, drive demand for wood-to-energy biomass feedstocks. Across the United States, 29 states and the District of Columbia have adopted renewable portfolio standards (RPS) mandating that a certain percent of the state’s energy come from renewable sources by a certain date. In the South, [...]
Woody Biomass Supply Chains Conference & VIP Tour Of The Mid-Atlantic Logging & Biomass Expo
Conference Overview The production of energy from woody biomass can be an important component of a comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy security. Biomass represents 79% of independent renewable energy generation in North Carolina and will continue to represent a large portion of the renewable energy portfolio for the foreseeable future. [...]
UT Holding Wood Pellet Seminar, Webinar
The University of Tennessee Center For Renewable Carbon is holding a seminar and simultaneous webinar on wood pellet manufacturing in the southeast on Thursday, August 18 from 9am to 12pm (EST). The seminar will include presentations by an equipment manufacturer and a hardwood pellet producer. There will also be discussions of the markets for pellets [...]
North Carolina Research Keeping Biomass ‘Under Wraps’
Keeping biomass ‘under wraps’ is part of an ongoing biomass drying study that the North Carolina Association of Professional Loggers is conducting along with the North Carolina State University School of Forestry and Environmental Resources. The process, which it utilized to record moisture loss during air drying, is part of a treatment that uses heavy [...]