The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) issued modified air permit for Enviva Biomass’ Ahoskie wood pellet plant that will allow it to substantially increase the production of pellets from 481,800 oven dried tons to 630,000 oven dried tons per year.

REN Energy International Corp has received approval from a British Columbia governmental agency for the development of a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility.

In a unanimous decision county commissioners in North Carolina voted to set a moratorium on biomass facilities until they can have biomass rules written into the county’s land use ordinance.

Drax Group has begun construction on the second of three satellite pellet plants in Arkansas. Located in Russellville, Pope County, the new facility is part of a $40 million project and is expected to be operational in 2022.

Drax Group announced plans to acquire a 20 percent minority interest in Alabama Pellets LLC for $29.7 million cash consideration in a deal with The Westervelt Co. The deal is expected to be finalized by the end of July and will increase Drax's interest in Alabama Pellets to 90 percent.

Europe’s demand for wood pellet is expected to increase by 30 to 40 percent over the next five years, according to a new report released by Wood Resources International (WRI).