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US Forest Service Wood Pellet Report
In December 2014 the US Forest Service Southern Research Station released A Technical Document Supporting the Forest Service Update of the 2010 RPA Assessment, “Effect of Policies on Pellet Production and Forests in the US South,” which examines the most recent “key drivers of US pellet feedstock supply include both the age structure of current…
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Pinnacle Pellet Mill Fire
Fire broke out Thursday morning — with some reports of an explosion — at the Pinnacle Renewable Energy Plant in Burns Lake, BC. Three workers were injured, one seriously. The facility was under maintenance curtailment. The company had been charged this year almost $50,000 by WorkSafeBC for repeated incidents of dust collection at the plant.…
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Wood Pellet Production and Demand Globally
Recent reports from the US Energy Information Administration and the World Bioenergy Association show bioenergy production and wood pellet demand in Europe are rising sharply. As well, this week the USDA bioenergy program announced US$14.5 million in funding available through the 2014 Farm Bill. Also, an international bioenergy conference in Prince George, BC, last week…
