Densified biomass fuel: Raw biomass, primarily wood, that has been condensed into a homogenously sized, energy - dense product, such
as wood pellets, intended for use as fuel.
Enviva's claim is only possible because of a UK and EU «policy loophole» — which does not apply in America — classing biomass fuel such
as wood pellets as «zero carbon».
Coal has seen significant declines in recent years, accounting for just 9 % of electricity generation in 2016, down from around 23 % the year before, as coal plants closed or switched to burning biomass such
as wood pellets.
The German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) still encourages such usage until 2019, e.g. by subsidizing the generation of heat from wood energy with feed - in tariffs or by granting investment subsidies for heating installations such
as wood pellet or wood chip heating systems.
Not exact matches
2012 might not look so good from P&L
as French building activity is very low, but company invested a lot into
wood pellet production.
CHEC warns, though, that hearth fires, even with an insert, can not heat large spaces
as efficiently
as free - standing
wood,
pellet or gas stoves.
He and his team of researchers advocate a more intensive material use of
wood: «Over the mid-term, we need to utilize
wood more efficiently, i.e. multiple times
as a material, before we burn or turn it into
pellets.
As demand for
wood pellets rises, old growth forests are also put under pressure of harvest.
As a result,
wood pellet exports from the United States nearly doubled in 2013, the Energy Information Administration reports.
The seafloor around and under these bundles was carpeted with tiny
wood chips and fecal
pellets from
wood - boring clams,
as well
as bacteria and fungi that help decompose this organic matter.
Utility - grade
wood pellets are used
as a substitute for coal in both converted and co-fired power generation and combined heat and power plants.
BY Ron KotrbaCanada's
wood pellet industry stands patiently ready to deliver domestic supply
as a federal Clean Fuel Standard and complementary support mechanisms develop.
Two Washington schools will use
wood pellets as a primary heat source to test energy efficient boiler systems.
A
wood pellet grill is more like a smoker than an open flame grill,
as it's difficult to sear meat with a
wood pellet grill.
Provide acceptable flooring substrates such
as newspaper, alfalfa
pellets, cypress mulch, organic recycled cellulose fiber; do not use kitty litter, sand, gravel, corn cob, walnut shell, or
wood shavings
Wood or paper
pellets, or litters made from aspen or other safe
wood products, on the other hand, can be great for birds
as they are non-toxic and will stay in the tray.
As for litter,
wood or newspaper
pellets work great at absorbing odors and keeping your pet happy.
After five months of reporting, John Upton and others at Climate Central have put together a compelling and infuriating package on the growing flow of
wood pellets from the Southeast, many from hardwood forests, to European power plants, where the result is touted
as carbon - neutral energy and helps country's meet emissions targets — at least on paper.
Conversion of coal plants to burn
wood, dedicated new - build
wood burning power plants
as well
as combined heat and power and biomass boilers for heating are creating huge new demand for
wood pellets.
Enviva claims that it produces
wood pellets only from low - grade
wood resources such
as chips, bark, sawdust by - products, treetops, branches, and other forestry debris remaining after the tree trunks from commercial forests have been shipped for construction material.
[1] Hence large coal plants such
as DRAX in the UK are converting to burn
wood pellets.
The irony is that European utility companies restrict the import of
wood pellets to developed countries such
as the U.S. exactly in order to avoid illegal logging.
«[A] lthough
wood has approximately the same carbon intensity
as coal (0.027 vs. 0.025 tC GJ − 1 of primary energy -LSB-...]-RRB-, combustion efficiency of
wood and
wood pellets is lower (Netherlands Enterprise Agency; IEA 2016).
Wood pellets are originally produced from
wood waste (such
as sawdust and shavings), rather than whole logs, and thus can be viewed
as an integrated part of forest product manufacturing.
(6) carrying out such other activities
as the Administrator determines appropriate to facilitate the replacement of
wood stoves or
pellet stoves that do not meet the standards of performance referred to in subsection (a)(3).
Pellet stoves and fireplace inserts using
pellets for fuel that are exempt from testing by the Administrator but meet the same standards of performance
as wood stoves are considered certified for the purposes of this section.
These advanced technology heating systems enable consumers to use local
wood pellets and cordwood
as fuel in a more efficient and cleaner way.
The researchers found that
wood pellets burned in European and UK power plants, such
as the Drax facility in North Yorkshire — which has transitioned some of its coal power generation capacity to
wood pellets with the support of UK government subsidies — actually emit more CO2 per kilowatt hour than that generated by coal.
This is a USDA Farm Service Agency program that can help farmers get a better price for any agricultural product they sell
as biomass (like
wood pellets).
Repeated calls and emails seeking comment from US - based
wood pellet - producing companies such
as Maryland - based Enviva and its trade group, the American Forest and Paper Association, went unreturned.
And if we are going to burn
wood (such
as I do, with a
pellet stove), we need to make sure it is
as efficient
as possible.
After that, attention will likely turn to Nanticoke, which has so far co-fired
wood pellets and wheat shorts with coal
as part of tests.
is carbon - neutral, challenging renewable energy investments in the U.S., Europe, and Asia where imported
wood pellets are burned
as a replacement for coal.
In fairness to the complexities of translation, the German word «Sorglosigkeit» might also be translated
as «carefree - ness,» but either way the message is clear: anyone who bought into the idea that
wood pellets can solve climate change issues related to heating with oil or coal has erred.
Perhaps Die Welt really did not want so much to cast aspersions on the Germans using
pellets as to signal that rapid growth of
wood heating in the rest of Europe, America, Canada, and elsewhere raises concern?
Most of the
wood pellets used by the Drax Power Station come from trees in U.S. forests, such
as this one in Sampson County, North Carolina, which was logged in 2015.
Represented Lignetics, Inc. in acquisition of the Marth Companies, a Wisconsin - based
wood pellet and other
wood products manufacturing company,
as well
as a related transportation and trucking company.
Belding 1 + story 3 bedroom 1 bath 3 stall garage home on a double lot, Hardwood floors throughout Master bedroom with adjacent sitting room or Nursery,
Pellet wood stove in the living room, Kitchen with all appliances
as well
as washer and dryer, Formal Dining room, Home is priced to sell, nice semi...