The Biologue Blog

May 11, 2012

Drax Addresses Biomass Supply Sustainability Risks

BY Lisa GibsonAn 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 04, 2012

Project in Progress

BY Lisa GibsonIt’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

April 27, 2012

Biomass Brings Jobs to UK

BY Lisa GibsonA new report out of the U.K. this week estimates job creation in the country’s bioenergy sector to exceed 50,000 by 2020. READ MORE

April 20, 2012

A Great Show in Denver

BY Lisa GibsonThe only downside of the International Biomass Conference & Expo held this week in Denver, Colo., was trying to decide what to cover for Biomass Power & Thermal. Everything was deserving of mention. READ MORE

April 13, 2012

See You Next Week

BY Lisa GibsonI’ve never been to Denver, Colo. Next week will mark yet another first-time destination for me in my three years working for BBI International, and it’s a great experience every time. READ MORE

April 06, 2012

US Pellet Exports Tied with Canada's in 2011

BY Lisa GibsonWood Resources International LLC reported this week that wood pellet exports from the U.S. and Canada reached a record high in the fourth quarter of 2011, and attributed it to increasing demand in the U.K. READ MORE

March 30, 2012

UK's RHI Spurs Widespread Biomass Boiler Installations

BY Lisa GibsonI’ve seen a lot of progress in biomass heating applications in a certain region of England over the past couple weeks. READ MORE

March 23, 2012

Where's the Unbiased Biomass Discussion?

BY Lisa GibsonI read a newspaper article this week that outlined two conflicting arguments, both from educated people, about a biomass power plant proposed for Port Townsend, Wash. READ MORE

March 16, 2012

Drax Moves Forward with Co-Firing

BY Lisa GibsonWhile U.K. power giant Drax has canceled its plans for dedicated biomass facilities because it views the government support as insufficient, it does seem to be moving forward with its biomass co-firing promise at Drax Power Station. READ MORE

March 09, 2012

Progress in New York City

BY Lisa GibsonA few months ago, I got a call from a woman in the New York City Council’s office. She was wondering about biomass energy because the council speaker wanted to propose a renewable energy project for the city and was exploring all the options. READ MORE