There are hopes Tasmania will soon catch up to New Zealand, in developing large-scale wood pellet mills to process native timber waste. The state's forest industry produces millions of tonnes…
While he’s typically called the state’s agriculture commissioner, veterinarian Michael Strain is actually head of the state Department of Agriculture and Forestry. That last part is why he has been…
Raw biomass materials, such as forest slash and construction waste, are irregular in shape, low in energy density, greatly affected by moisture, and can be difficult to transport. Biomass densification…
In the wood pelletization process, raw wood is compacted into a homogeneous product with higher energy density and lower moisture content and made into uniformly sized cylindrical shapes, facilitating transportation, handling,…
The rapidly expanding wood pellet industry, bolstered by massive government subsidies in Europe, as well as economic development subsidies here in the U.S. has been touted as a boon for…
A “major” incident has been declared at a wood products plant in Cheshire following an explosion. The premises of WTL International Ltd in Bosley near Macclesfield is the centre of…
Adding dry steam into the mixed material can heat and soften lignin, thereby helping compress the mixed material during pelletization. Consistent quality in the mixed material is maintained which in…
In July, German ENplus A1 quality wood pellets have become cheaper by 1.8% over June and approximately 6% cheaper than in July 2014. According to the German Energy Wood and…
As California looks for ways to reduce its carbon footprint and help curb climate change, environmental activists are questioning the integrity of the biomass industry, which burns millions of tons…
UK – CANADA – What is said to be the largest ever single shipment of biomass docked and discharged this week at Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Humber International Terminal (HIT)…