Lisa Gibson

Lisa Gibson is an Associate Editor for Biomass Power & Thermal. She composes articles for the website and print publication and assists in the editing process. She works with the Biomass Power & Thermal team to develop story ideas and determine content, and assists with planning BBI International’s biomass-related events. Lisa has been with the magazine since April 2009, after working as a daily newspaper reporter at the Grand Forks Herald in Grand Forks, N.D., for more than three years. Lisa has a bachelor’s degree in Communication from the University of North Dakota. 

Latest Posts by Lisa Gibson

May 11, 2012

Drax Addresses Biomass Supply Sustainability Risks

An official from Drax Power recently made the statement that the company’s biggest unquantified risk is ensuring the sustainability of its biomass fuel. READ MORE

May 10, 2012

Mass. to host first US net zero transit center

Boston, Mass., is on the path to having the nation's first net zero transit center, using a combination of solar, geothermal and biomass energy. READ MORE

May 09, 2012

Company develops local heating technology with biochar byproduct

Washington-based Whitfield Biochar LLC is developing a scalable biomass thermal technology designed to use multiple feedstocks and produce a biochar product for soil fertility improvement. READ MORE

May 09, 2012

Los Angeles, Calif., issues RFI for biomass technologies

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has issued a request for information (RFI) about biomass conversion technologies, as well as algae production systems and processes for Owens Lake. READ MORE

May 04, 2012

Project in Progress

It’s great when a city-wide biomass project continually makes progress in development. That’s what I’m seeing in Montpelier, Vt., where a biomass district heating system will replace the state government complex’s old heating system. READ MORE

May 03, 2012

Montpelier, Vt., district heating plant awarded funding

The district heating project in Montpelier, Vt., has been awarded $1.75 million in grants and loans from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act program. READ MORE

May 02, 2012

NTE gets patent for biomass hybrid renewable energy technology

NTE Energy has been awarded a patent for its proprietary biomass technology that it says will allow the simultaneous operation of a biomass energy cycle and a traditional power plant. READ MORE

May 01, 2012

BPA comments on Mass. regulations

Bob Cleaves, president and CEO of the Biomass Power Association, said the BPA is extremely disappointed with the recently released Massachusetts regulations, which dictate parameters for the qualification of biomass under the state's RPS. READ MORE

May 01, 2012

Grand opening held for N.Y.'s largest on-farm biogas plant

New York State's largest on-farm biogas power project drew state and local officials May 1 for its official grand opening. The facility produces 1.4 MW of power, enough for nearly 1,000 homes. READ MORE

May 01, 2012

Mass. Deals a Blow to Biomass

Nine months past its deadline, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources finally released its proposed final regulations last week for woody biomass to qualify under the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS). READ MORE