will increase by 4 % over 2019 .
We expect U . S . CO2 emissions from natural gas to rise by 1 % in both 2022 and 2023 . Two of the most common uses of natural gas are electricity generation and heating , so both energy prices and weather influence U . S . natural gas consumption . We forecast that the electric power sector ’ s consumption of natural gas will decline in 2022 because of competition from renewable energy sources .
We forecast that coal CO2 emissions will fall by 3 % in 2022 and remain mostly flat in 2023 . In the United States , coal is primarily used to generate electricity . As renewable sources have become less expensive , they have displaced coal consumption in the electric power sector and led to several coalfired power plants retiring .
Source : U . S . Energy Information Administration , Short-Term Energy Outlook
Principal contributor : Kevin Nakolan
$ 15 MILLION GRANT FOR STRATEGIC BIOFUELS PROJECT
Strategic Biofuels , a developer of negative carbon footprint renewable fuels plants , and the Port of Columbia in Caldwell Parish ( Port ) have jointly announced that the Port has received a $ 15 million infrastructure improvement grant . The grant , intended to fund site improvements , is from the Louisiana Port Construction and Development Priority Program , which is administered by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development ( DOTD ).
Port Director , Greg Richardson said , “ The infrastructure improvement grant represents a major advancement for the Port of Columbia and Caldwell Parish . It allows the Port to improve the services it can offer and ultimately improve revenues . Because of the grant ’ s potential impact , the Port engaged Gary LaGrange , longtime Director of the Port of New Orleans , to help us navigate the grant application process . During Gary ’ s 15-year tenure with the Port of New Orleans , he was responsible for more than $ 500 million in infrastructure improvements before he retired in 2016 . Our success in securing the grant confirmed the Port Commissioners ’ wisdom in engaging him .”
The Port of Columbia is the site of Strategic Biofuels ’ Louisiana Green Fuels ( LGF ) Project , and the grant will enhance the Port ’ s accessibility , serviceability and covers three areas of site improvement :
• Riverton Camp Road upgrade . Upgrading the current site access road to heavy industrial grade is an early requirement as it will provide immediate plant construction site entry . This work is being designed by the Port ’ s engineering firm Bryant Hammett & Associates , who are based in Ferriday , Louisiana . Construction for the upgrade is expected to begin midsummer 2022 .
• Rail spur construction . A 37-car rail
14 FEBRUARY 2022 | FUEL OIL NEWS | www . fueloilnews . com