Pellet Fuels Institute recently announced that it has hired Tim Portz to serve as the organization’s executive director. Portz, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, joins PFI with a wealth of industry knowledge from his previous role as longtime executive editor of Biomass Magazine and Pellet Mill Magazine. “We are thrilled to welcome Tim Portz to lead Pellet Fuels Institute as the domestic pellet fuels industry continues to grow and evolve,” said Stan Elliot, chairman of PFI’s board of directors. …Tim Portz has been a renewable industry observer, reporter, and commentator for nearly a decade.