Marubeni Starts Up Japanese Power Plant

Officials with Marubeni Corp. recently announced the completion and startup of its new biomass power plant in Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, as of late November. The wood-fired Aichi Tahara Biomass Power Plant has a 74 MW generating capacity and is expected to generate approximately 530 million kWh of electricity annually. The facility is jointly owned by Marubeni Corp., Enewill Corp. and Osaka Gas Co.

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Con-Vey Names Goebel Vice President

Con-Vey LLC, a North American-based manufacturer of automated material handling equipment for engineered wood products, is pleased to announce the promotion of Jeremy Goebel to Vice President. With over 10 years of experience at Con-Vey, Goebel brings a wealth of industry knowledge and leadership to his new role…

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GA Pellet Group Reaches Accord

Officials with local activist group Concerned Citizens of Cook County (4C) and Spectrum Energy Georgia LLC recently announced an agreement resolving a dispute over Spectrum’s plan to construct and operate a wood fuel pellet manufacturing facility in Adel, Ga. Spectrum is seeking to to re-purpose…

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Biochar Plant Nears Completion

Standard Biocarbon Corp. is building a biochar plant in Enfield, Maine, on a two-acre parcel purchased from adjacent Pleasant River Lumber, whose sawmill will provide chips for the biochar operation…

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Biofuels Project Sinks

The Red Rock Biofuels project in southern Oregon appears headed for foreclosure according to notices published in the Lake County Examiner newspaper in late December after the company failed to make principal and…

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