Inside October 2010

Features

Cogeneration Sensation

BY Biomass cogeneration, or combined heat and power, applications are expected to move the U.S. toward greater energy security and a cleaner environment. READ MORE

Zero Tolerance for Waste

BY Lisa GibsonSan Jose, Calif., will be home to the country’s first commercial organic waste dry anaerobic fermentation process, translated from applications across Europe and modified to create a reference and model for installations in the U.S. READ MORE

Supply Supply Supply

BY Lisa GibsonThe strength of a biomass power project can hinge on the credibility and detail of a fuel supply agreement. Aside from the fact that a plant can't operate without feedstock, the lack of a solid, sustainable fuel supply will exponentially decrease the READ MORE

Contributions

Onion Processor Uses AD, Fuel Cells To Convert Waste Into Energy

BY Kristina Gerber and Denise Johnston Gills Onions' new energy recovery system converts about 300,000 pounds per day of onion waste to methane gas that feeds two 300-kilowatt fuel cells. The system is efficiently offsetting all of the company’s baseload power costs while reducing carbon READ MORE

Energy Master Plans Streamline Operational Efficiency, Reduce Costs

BY Jerry Carter and Zach Platsis Industrial and manufacturing companies can realize cost, efficiency and operational benefits from an integrated energy master plan versus the conventional piecemeal approach to managing energy and sustainability initiatives. READ MORE

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POWER PLATFORM: Biomass Industry Pushes Back Against Potentially Harmful Laws

BY Bob Cleaves

Biomass Power Association has been busy articulating to various state and federal agencies that certain proposed laws would harm the biomass industry, the larger renewable energy sector and the nation . . .

LEGAL PERSPECTIVES: New Possibilities in the Hunt for Biomass Project Financing

BY Hamang Patel

A lack of financing for biomass projects is a common lament for most biomass developers. As many developers already know, new market tax credit financing is a great way to obtain financing at better t . . .

ENERGY REVIEW: Reducing Water Usage in Biopower Production

BY Bruce Folkedahl

The power industry is second only to agriculture as the largest domestic user of water, accounting for 39 percent of all freshwater withdrawals in the nation, of which 71 percent is used in fossil fue . . .

THERMAL DYNAMICS: Bridging the Knowledge Gap

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One doesn’t need to conduct extensive surveys to know that many in the United States have little knowledge about biomass and its use as a renewable source of energy. Everyone has seen and can de . . .

Zeroing in on Power and Thermal

BY Rona Johnson

I am pleased to announce that Biomass Magazine is now Biomass Power & Thermal. Although it may look like a subtle change on the magazine cover, it is an important transformation in content. As the . . .

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Business Briefs: People, Products & Partnerships

BY Biomass Power & Thermal Staff