20 Last year Latvian pellet producer Latgran commissioned its fourth wood pellet plant, a project that took only three months to complete. 8 Agricultural residues represent a significant yet under-utilised source of biomass. A new patented straw pre-treatment technology enables manure-based biogas plants to use straw as co-substrate and over double biogas output. Bioenergy Int Bioenergeyr nInatteiornnaalt iNoon 8a0l, N4-o2 08105, 4 -27015 7 16 With a recently revised FIT scheme that makes small scale biomass power attractive on paper, Japan is seeing a steady increase in projects. Will these be able to source domestically or is import the option going forward? 36 Held biennially the mood at this year’s edition of the global wood processing show LIGNA suggests there is cause for cautious optimisim not least in the solid biomass to energy industry. 13 While the wood pellet industry has seen remarkable capacity growth around the world, pellet from agricultural residues is growing too, albeit at a different scale. ZUB Eriskiai is perhaps a typical representative of this growing interest. 12 A n e w “first-ofa kind” biomethane plant has supplied its first GWh of biomethane, derived entirely from the fermentation of straw, to the gas grid. 15 Producing almost 400 O00 tonnes of malt per annum, Rahr Malting is one of the world’s largest single site malting facilities. It also gets its heat and power from neighbouring Koda Energy a first of a kind biomass CHP in the US. 33 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has come out with its proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) outling Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for biofuels for 2014, 2015 and 2016. Whilst still a proposal it seems that no stakeholder is happy.
Bioenergy no 4 july 2015
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