PINE BLUFF -- The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had a global impact on business, and changes in the fuels used to generate electricity in Europe brought on by the war might open up opportunities for ...

In February, South Korea — the world’s third-largest importer of wood pellets for use in energy — announced it would no longer allow most woody biomass to be eligible for green subsidies due to ...

Enviva, the world’s largest wood pellet maker with four plants and a marine terminal in Eastern North Carolina, is in financial trouble. After reporting big losses in the fall, the Maryland-based ...

The European Union is considering changes to its climate policies that could have a big effect on a controversial segment of North Carolina's forestry sector — the wood pellet industry. EU countries ...

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 pellets are less efficient than fossil fuels.

During a late winter snowstorm in North Hudson, highway crews filled trucks with sand. Snowplows carved into the drifting banks of white. Inside the garage it was toasty. “You can tell it’s quite warm ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The N&O just ran a three-part series with front-page coverage on wood pellets and ...

A European Parliament effort to roll back policies and subsidies that encourage burning wood pellets for energy has suffered a potential setback. The parliament's business committee, known as ITRE, ...