By Nick Sambides Jr., Bangor Daily News Wood pellets made in Maine will replace at least 60,000 gallons of No. 2 heating oil annually thanks to a new $478,000 biomass heating system installed at Millinocket Regional Hospital, officials said Thursday. Half funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the pellet burner is expected [...]

Next Thursday, March 14th, join PFI, HPBA and other fuel manufacturers, distributors, appliance manufacturers and retailers for the latest information on the pellet industry and network with colleagues from the U.S., Canada and Europe. Be sure to register now in order to guarantee your spot at the breakfast! Breakfast & Biomass: A Briefing on the Pellet [...]

The PFI Annual Conference is only 6 days away and the PFI staff is gearing up for a great weekend. With the conference fast approaching, this Wednesday, July 25th is the registration deadline. Do not miss the chance to network with experts and learn more about what is going on in the industry. For more [...]

You can access the lastest issue of the PFI Newsletter by visiting http://pelletheat.org/about-us/pfi-newsletter/ Be sure to see page 17 for a copy of the PFI Conference registration form. Those who still receive a hard copy of the newsletter should expect to receive it via mail within two weeks.

By: Anna Simet Biomass Power and Thermal The Senate has finished voting on 73 amendments proposed for the $500 billion 2012 Farm Bill and subsequently passed it on to the House, leaving the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, Rural Energy for America Program and Biorefinery Assistance Program slated for continuation. Amendment 2226 was proposed by Sen. [...]

We are excited to announce that the PFI Conference Committee has released an updated Preliminary Program for the PFI Annual Conference, to be held July 29-31, at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT. Topics covered at the conference will include: Pellet Mill Safety: Risk Assessment and Accident Prevention Hazard Analysis of a U.S. Pellet [...]

The deadline for reserving a room in the PFI Conference block has been extended to Thursday, July 12th at 5pm EDT. Although the deadline has been extended, room availability is limited, so you are encouraged to call the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, or visit their PFI Conference reservation page immediately to book your room. PFI [...]

This week, our highlighted new member is CSX Transportation. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, CSX is a railroad that serves 26 states and 2 Canadian provinces, and over 70 ocean, lake and river ports along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. CSX Transportation joined the Pellet Fuels Institute earlier this year, and PFI’s Victoria Iworah recently had [...]

CBC.ca Small communities could start making their own wood pellets, if the idea can be profitable. This year, Arctic Energy Alliance commissioned two studies relating to wood pellets and how they can be made available to communities. One looked at shipping wood pellets up the Mackenzie River by barge. The other is looking at creating [...]

By:  Luke Geiver Biomass Power and Thermal A new report issued by FutureMetrics LLC predicts that the price of natural gas will be higher than that of wood pellet fuel within the next three to eight years. “We believe that well before 2020 we will see the end of cheap natural gas,” the report noted. [...]