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Japan Brings 112 MW Biomass Power Plant On-Line

Japan Brings 112 MW Biomass Power Plant On-LineThe Sendai Port Biomass Power Plant has begun commercial operations in Miyagi Prefecture, ranking among Japan's largest dedicated biomass power facilities with an output of 112 MW. The plant is expected to generate...

Drax Ceasing Operations In Williams Lake, BC

Drax Ceasing Operations In Williams Lake, BC Drax has made the difficult decision to cease operations at its pellet plant in Williams Lake, B.C. The curtailment and closures of neighboring sawmills and the loss of a bid for key local supply have led to a significant...

UK Government Signs Contract With Drax

UK Government Signs Contract With DraxDrax confirms it has signed a contract with the UK Government for a low-carbon dispatchable CfD (Contract for Difference) agreement to cover all four biomass units at Drax Power Station over the period April 2027 to March 2031....

Biomass Plant Coming To South Carolina

Biomass Plant Coming To South CarolinaStartup company Carolina Renewable Products recently announced a new biofuel plant to be located near Orangeburg, SC. The company’s $280 million investment will create 155 new jobs. The company plans to convert sustainable woody...

UK Biomass Demand Rises; Enviva Reports New Japanese Contract

In its second quarter financial report, major industrial wood pellet producer Enviva refers to recent research conducted by Imperial College London and Drax that says biomass accounted for 11% of the United Kingdom’s power generation in 2020, the highest of any country in the world. Citing conversion…

Arbaflame Says It’s Ready To Roll

Arbaflame reports it is ready to start up the company’s first commercial full-scale factory in Kongsvinger, Norway. Arbaflame has developed patented wood pellets, which it says will replace coal and cut C02 emissions by 90%. In addition, it will produce valuable biochemicals…

Westervelt Sells Pellet Interests

Drax is acquiring Westervelt’s 20% minority interest in Alabama Pellets, LLC—the joint venture that owns pellet plants in Demopolis and Aliceville, Ala.—for $29.7 million. The acquisition increases Drax’s interest in Alabama Pellets to 90% and…

ReGenerate Purchases Biomass Power Facility

ReGenerate Energy Holdings, LLC , the recently formed joint venture between Ember Infrastructure and ReEnergy Biomass Operations LLC, has completed the acquisition of Albany Green Energy, a biomass heat-and-power facility located in Albany, Ga. from a subsidiary of Exelon Generation Co. LLC…

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