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From the desk of Amanda Lang, Managing Editor, Wood Bioenergy US: On January 12, 2011 the EPA announced that it will defer greenhouse-gas permitting requirements for facilities using biomass to make electricity (see “EPA Grants Greenhouse-Gas Rule Exemption”, wsj.com, 1/13/11). more…
According to Wood Bioenergy US, the number of announced and operating wood-consuming bioenergy projects in the continental US increased to 441 as of December 30, 2010 from 434 in October 2010. In total, these projects represent potential, incremental wood use of more…
Last week, Forisk completed a study titled “Economic and Regional Impact Analysis of the Treatment of Biomass Energy Under the EPA Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule.” Commissioned by the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO), the research identified 130 publicly-known and more…
According to Wood Bioenergy US, the number of announced and operating wood-consuming bioenergy projects in the continental US increased to 434 as of October 26, 2010. In total, these projects represent potential, incremental wood use of 121.9 million green tons per more…
If a tree falls in the woods, is it available raw material for a wood bioenergy facility? Not necessarily. Intense investment and regulatory focus on wood bioenergy has raised questions from both the environmental community and the traditional forest products more…
Forisk has expanded its coverage of operating and announced wood-using bioenergy projects from the US South to the continental US. Next month’s post will include a summary of national wood bioenergy activity. For information regarding the detailed US-wide bioenergy database, more…
Recent analysis and reporting of wood bioenergy markets in the US fail to take into account the prohibitive economics and back-bending logistics required to successfully start, build and operate wood-using bioenergy projects. First, the Environmental Working Group published a white more…
Locating, financing, constructing and operating wood-using bioenergy projects go beyond drafting a pro forma and wishing upon a star. The reality is complicated, difficult and time-consuming. Last year, we developed a methodology to help forest owners and other wood-market more…
The Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) – like a ravenous, insatiable house guest – continues to feast on pine forests, primarily in British Columbia. Fortunately, according to the most recent update from researcher Adrian Walton of the BC Forest Service (May 11, 2010), more…
In the May issue of Wood Bioenergy South, we updated our conversion of gallons of cellulosic ethanol to 40 gallons per green ton of wood. This change was made based on research from the Department of Energy, which published an more…