As the demand for wood pellets produced in North America continues to grow worldwide, Jose Gonzalez, senior principal with consulting firm Pöyry, will unpack the ever changing dynamics of the global pellet market and its impact to the North American supply during a keynote presentation at the 2020 Wood Bioenergy Conference & Expo. Demand in…Read More

Remember when the Dogwood Alliance protested outside of the 2016 Wood Bioenergy Conference & Expo, as Enviva CEO John Keppler was speaking inside? At the 2020 Wood Bio Conference next March, groups such as the Dogwood Alliance will be taken to task. Brian Rogers will provide an overview of the new initiative, Future Forests +…Read More

Sustainable, closed-loop bioenergy crops can supplement or replace wood in a variety of bioenergy applications. One such crop is giant reed. Wendy Owens, CEO of Hexas Biomass LLC, will speak about it at the Wood Bioenergy Conference & Expo. In direct combustion, testing has shown giant reed burns at about 8,000 BTU/lb. and, when torrefied,…Read More