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The recent European Pellet Conference in Wels, Austria, included international pellet market updates.

In a persisting hard market, pellet producers and other wood product manufacturers are struggling with high premiums, but there are some ways to help achieve the best rates.

CPM has launched new technology designed to improve the efficiency of wood pellet mills. The company's patented Twin Track technology has been developed after a decade of research, with multiple goals of reducing energy demand, ensuring consistent pellet quality and boosting mill capacity.

Changes to global supply chains brought on by the crisis in Ukraine, as well as increased demand across Europe, have seen United Kingdom producers and suppliers urgently switch to alternative sources of imported wood pellets.

The war in the Ukraine has disrupted commodity markets across the world, including wood pellets.

In October, Pellet Mill Magazine conducted an industry survey to gain insight about some of the challenges wood pellet manufacturers were facing as a result of the pandemic, inflation and lack of workforce.

The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission on May 23 rejected an amended power purchase agreement (PPA) between Hawaii Electric Light Co. Inc. (HELCO) and Hu Honua Bioenergy LLC, the developer of nearly complete 30 megawatt (MW) biomass power plant.

Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. on May 24 announced the completion of commissioning and the initial operations of its Sierra BioFuels Plant. The facility has successfully produced syngas, which is ideal for conventional Fischer-Tropsch fuel production.

GE Aviation has completed successful testing of its Passport long-range business aviation engine using 100 percent SAF. The engine can operate on approved SAF today, and the testing shows the capability of the engine to run on 100 percent SAF.

Wood pellet production involves operations that are often conducive to the generation of sparks and fire.

BIOGAS AMERICAS showcases how one of the fastest growing sectors in the U.S. is creating U.S.-based solutions addressing the energy crisis and climate change LAS VEGAS – (May 24, 2022) […] The post Largest-ever Gathering of U.S. Biogas Industry Leaders Convenes in Las Vegas appeared first on American Biogas Council.

The U.S. EPA has released data showing that more than 1.7 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in April, up from nearly 1.58 billion generated during the same month of 2021.