Just under 1,000 biomass industry professionals convened in Atlanta, Georgia, March 18-20, for the 18th annual International Biomass Conference & Expo. John Nelson, chief operating officer at BBI International, welcomed attendees and exhibitors, who “represent 28 countries, 46 U.S. states and 10 Canadian provinces, with more than 215 registered producers,” he said, stating that the “true growth of this conference is in the quality of connections. …Executive Director of Pellet Fuels Institute, Tim Portz spoke on the 2024 U.S. domestic wood pellet sales. …Despite what might seem like doom and gloom in the pellet industry, the industry’s value proposition sits at $600 million, Portz said. …The new Trump Administration and its massive push of executive orders included good news for the bioenergy industry, as Trump ordered the Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production on March 1, which Carrie Annand, executive director of the American Biomass Energy Association, said holds promise.