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  • Wood Pellets and Chips Reduce GHG Emissions by 65-100%, New Analysis Finds

    • 06.15.2021
    • Posted by: Peter
    • Category: General News, Policy and Regulatory Updates
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    June 15, 2021 – WASHINGTON – The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) and Life Cycle Associates today announced the release of the “Life Cycle Analysis of Renewable Fuel Standard Implementation for Thermal Pathways for Wood Pellets and Chips” study. The Study found that biomass fuels, in the form of wood pellets and chips, result in

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  • Congress includes Modern Wood Heating incentives in massive clean energy package

    • 12.22.2020
    • Posted by: Peter
    • Category: General News, New Member News, Policy and Regulatory Updates
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    December 22, 2020 – WASHINGTON – Renewable energy, forestry and rural economic development organizations applaud the passage of the bipartisan Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 by lawmakers, which is expected to be signed by the President. The sweeping legislation includes a new investment tax credit (ITC) for high efficiency home heating equipment that utilizes wood
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  • Congress and President Support Woody Biomass in Year-End Spending and Tax Deals

    • 12.20.2019
    • Posted by: Peter
    • Category: General News, Policy and Regulatory Updates
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    December 20, 2019 – WASHINGTON – In the final week of the 2019 legislative session, Congress passed a $5 million allotment for the new Community Wood Energy and Innovations Program (CWEIP) in the massive $1.4 trillion spending deal, extended the Section 25C Wood and Pellet Stove Credit, and reauthorized the carbon neutrality of biomass policy.

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  • BTEC Urges Ways & Means Committee to Reconsider Exclusion of Business Credit in GREEN Act

    • 12.09.2019
    • Posted by: Peter
    • Category: General News, Policy and Regulatory Updates
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    The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) sent a letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) and Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) to thank the committee for its inclusion of the Section 25D residential biomass heating system tax credit in the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act, but urged the committee

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  • BTEC Encouraged GREEN Act Recognizes Modern Biomass Heating

    • 11.19.2019
    • Posted by: Peter
    • Category: New Member News, Policy and Regulatory Updates
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    November 19, 2019 – WASHINGTON – The House Ways and Means Committee released a discussion draft for the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act, which expands and creates new renewable energy tax incentives. BTEC applauds the inclusion of the Section 25D(a) credit for residential biomass heating property that has been sought through the

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  • 140 Organizations Submit Letters to Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees Urging Passage of BTU Act

    • 06.14.2019
    • Posted by: Peter
    • Category: General News, New Member News, Policy and Regulatory Updates
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    The Act provides a two-tiered investment tax credit to biomass thermal systems for commercial, industrial and residential applications  WASHINGTON – June 14, 2019 – The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) and the 140 members of the BTU Act Coalition submitted letters to the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee Energy Working

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  • BTEC Applauds Introduction of BTU Act in House and Senate

    • 02.28.2019
    • Posted by: Peter
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    February 28, 2019 – WASHINGTON – The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) applauds the introduction of the Biomass Thermal Utilization Act (BTU Act) of 2019 in the House by Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and in the Senate by Sen. Angus King (I-ME) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). The BTU Act

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  • 2018 BTEC Board Election Results

    • 12.27.2018
    • Posted by: Peter
    • Category: General News
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    The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) conducted its 2018 Board of Directors election from November to December. Dan Wilson (Wilson Engineering Services) and John Ackerly (Alliance for Green Heat) were re-elected. Three new directors will also join the Board in 2019: Adam Sherman (Biomass Energy Resource Center); Jeremy Mortl (Messersmith Manufacturing); and Kris Loomis (Ehrhart

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  • BTEC Applauds Passage of 2018 Farm Bill, Agriculture Improvement Act

    • 12.20.2018
    • Posted by: Peter
    • Category: General News, Policy and Regulatory Updates
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    Download the PDF of this press release here >> The Act improves Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovations Program and revises Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels.  WASHINGTON – December 20, 2018 – The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) applauds passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, the Agriculture Improvement Act, which increases authorized funding to $25

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  • BTEC Urges Senate to Expand CWEIP

    • 08.20.2018
    • Posted by: Peter
    • Category: Policy and Regulatory Updates
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    On August 17, BTEC, its members, and supporting organizations submitted a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, urging the Senate to expand the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovations Program in the Farm Bill. The House expanded the program in its version of the Farm Bill, passed in

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