Source: WUNC, 4/6/22

Active Energy's facility was going to produce and export wood pellets for other countries to burn for energy. These sample wood pellets were manufactured by Enviva, a company that operates four biomass plants in North Carolina. A British energy company is not moving forward with plans to build a controversial wood pellet facility in Robeson County. The announcement on Thursday from Active Energy Group comes after years of protest against the facility. Local residents and environmental groups said the plant was going to bring more air and water pollution to the area.

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