Biomass Energy

The facility was going to produce and export wood pellets for other countries to burn for energy. Local advocates said the plant would've brought more pollution to the area.

Host Dave DeWitt talks to Celeste Gracia, WUNC's environment reporter, and David Boraks, climate reporter at WFAE, about the wood pellet industry in North Carolina.

Are wood pellets a renewable energy? In 2009, the European Union declared wood pellets a “carbon-neutral choice,” and in 2018 the EPA followed suit. Yet…

Are wood pellets a renewable energy? In 2009, the European Union declared wood pellets a “carbon-neutral choice,” and in 2018 the EPA followed suit. Yet…

Burning wood pellets as a form of energy has been a growing trend since 2009 when the European Union deemed it carbon neutral and began to subsidize the…

Burning wood pellets as a form of energy has been a growing trend since 2009 when the European Union deemed it carbon neutral and began to subsidize the…

A biomass fuel plant that processes tree scraps into wood pellets has some North Carolinians concerned about its potential environmental and health…

As corn prices rise and ethanol production competes with food sources, the energy industry is looking for other ways to produce biofuels.Researchers at…