Expanding European Biomass Energy Fuel Demands Impact US Wood Supplies

Challenges, Successes for Mulch & Soil Council

Waste-To-Energy

Expanding European Biomass Energy Fuel Demands Impact US Wood Supplies
By Todd Williams
Spurred on by self-regulation and concerns about climate change, and encouraged by government subsidies, the burgeoning European biomass fuel market is consuming massive amounts of US produced wood pellets, much to the consternation of the domestic mulch and horticulture industries.

And this impact is particularly noteworthy in the US Southeast where the European wood purchases are concentrated and where the US domestic biomass energy demand is growing due to the fact that the 10 largest biomass plants are located in that region, according to industry experts.

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Challenges, Successes for Mulch & Soil Council
By P.J. Heller
Like pioneers trudging their way across the country in covered wagon trains, the soil and mulch industry made slow and steady progress in 2013 but continually had to circle the wagons to fend off attacks from all sides.
Many of the issues faced by the industry in 2013 will continue into the New Year.
Among the most pressing will be maintaining access to raw materials, having access to an open and fair marketplace and differentiating the “good from the bad” operators, according to Robert C. LaGasse, executive director of the Mulch & Soil Council.

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Waste –To-Energy – Silicon Valley Capital Stakes Claim To Home Of World’s Largest Dry Fermentation Anaerobic Digestion Facility
By Todd Williams
The City of San Jose, California has taken one of its jobs – an expeditor of waste collection and disposal – to a new level by spearheading development of the world’s largest dry fermentation anaerobic digestion (AD) facility.

The facility, which opened for business in November 2013, showcases a unique public-private partnership between this high tech-oriented city and a cutting edge, private waste-to-energy firm.

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Expanding European Biomass Energy Fuel Demands Impact US Wood Supplies

Challenges, Successes for Mulch & Soil Council

Waste-To-Energy

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