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News ArchivesYEAR2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 MONTH Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec HEADLINES First labs and auditing agencies PFI accredited Jan. 31, 2012, Arlington, VA - The Pellet Fuels Institute and the American Lumber Standard Committee have made the first step to roll out the new densified biomass fuel standard for North America by accrediting ten auditing agencies and two laboratories. BC pellet exporter finds new way into US Jan. 31, 2012 - A wood pellet manufacturer in British Columbia has partnered with a rail line to help bring pellets into the United States more easily, as well as make it more cost-effective. Renewable energy deals rise 40% Jan. 30. 2012 - Renewable energy mergers and acquisitions rose 40 percent last year when compared to the previous year, according to consulting firm PwC. FPInnovations to study BC bioproducts Jan 29, 2012, Vancouver - British Columbia's Provincial Government has provided $700,000 for a study of BC's bioeconomy, work that will be carried out by FPInnovations. Lumber output up in BC, down in QC and NB Jan 28, 2012, Ottawa - Canadian lumber production fell noticeably in November
2011, according to recently-released numbers from Statistics Canada. Year over year numbers were only slightly off.
ZeaChem receives $233 million USDA loan Jan. 26, 2012, Washington, DC - ZeaChem, Inc. has announced that it has been selected for a $232.5 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 9003 Biorefinery Assistance Program. Minister opens first commerical-scale NCC plant Jan. 26, 2012. Windsor, QU - The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, delivered a keynote address celebrating the opening of the new CelluForce facility, the world’s first commercial-scale producer of nanocrystalline cellulose. Over 200 abstracts submitted to World Bioenergy Jan. 26, 2012, Jönköping, SE - With almost four months left until the World Bioenergy 2012 conference, preparations are already underway to make it a global event. New biomass boiler in Kentucky Jan. 25, 2012, Golden Pond, KY - A new boiler will be built at Lyon County High School in Eddyville, Kentucky as part of an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act project. Agricultural residues could boost jobs Jan. 25, 2012, Copenhagen, DM - Bloomberg New Energy Finance launched its report “Moving towards a next-generation ethanol economy,” which estimates the socioeconomic prospects of deploying advanced biofuels. |



Jan 28, 2012, Ottawa - Canadian lumber production fell noticeably in November
2011, according to recently-released numbers from Statistics Canada. Year over year numbers were only slightly off.
