Keyword: wood pellets

New biomass subsidies schemes in Europe

The support of electricity generated from solid biomass is the most important stimulation for the development of the biomass power [...]

Switzerland: Prices for wood pellets in February 2019

In February 2019, the prices for wood pellets only increased slightly in Switzerland. The average price for pellets of quality [...]

Södra plans to build a new wood pellet plant in Sweden

Södra has invested in a new pellet factory at its sawmill in Långasjö, Sweden. The investment totals SEK [...]

Japan aims to boost imports of wood pellets from Canada

    Japan is studying the potential for a seismic increase in wood pellet imports from western Canada [...]

France considers possibility of converting coal plants to wood pellets

    The government of France recently announced it is working in conjunction with Électricité de France (EDF [...]
February 6, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe

Wood pellets prices in Austria have outgrown last year’s levels

The January 2019 wood pellets price in Austria continued to rise, both as compared to December 2018, as well as [...]

German prices for wood pellets keep on growing in January

As it is usual in winter, the price of German wood pellets rose in January compared to the previous month [...]

Forecasts for 2019’s wood pellets market

    From a North American producer’s perspective, 2018 was one of the best years in quite [...]

Segezha Group started wood pellet production at its new plant in Russia

Segezha Group has started in December the production of wood pellets at the company’s Lesosibirsky LDK No. 1 factory [...]

Japanese wood pellets imports set new record

Wood pellet imports in Japan reached a record 506,000 metric tons in 2017, and are expected to increase again [...]