Biomass power map shows increased project development activity
By Anna Austin
April 06, 2011
Biomass Power & Thermal's Spring 2011 U.S. Biomass Power Map contains more projects under development and in construction than the previous map released in the fall of 2010.
Twins Cities a model for urban wood waste utilization
By USDA Forest Service
April 06, 2011
Plenty of growth potential remains to increase urban wood debris usage across the United States, one recent federally funded study noted. Each year an estimated 16 million green tons or more of wood is removed from urban lands.
MACT finalization should allay some biomass developers' fears
By Anna Austin
April 06, 2011
Now that the EPA's MACT rules have been finalized, developers should have an increased level of certainty with respect to the emission standards that new projects will be required to comply, which may result in an uptick in new project development.
Dominion plans three biomass conversions
By Anna Austin
April 06, 2011
Dominion Virginia Power has announced intentions to repower three of its coal-fired power plants with biomass. The identical power plants are located in Altavista, Hopewell and Southampton County, Va., and have all been operating since 1992.
Waste Management Inc. recently announced its investment, an undisclosed amount, in Agilyx Corp., a company commercializing technology to convert waste plastic into crude oil. Other investors include Total Energy Ventures and Reference Capital.
Researchers in Brazil are developing a process to extract nanocellulose fibers from biomass and use those fibers to reinforce plastics. The fibers are also known as nanocrystals or cellulose whiskers, the crystalline domains of cellulosic sources.
Job creation along with technology and feedstock parity were key messages the Algal Biomass Organization aimed to drive home to members of Congress during its two-day fly-in visit on Capitol Hill this week. ABO hosted a press call afterwards.
An ethanol plant in Sarnia, Ontario, recently completed an expansion project—making it the largest ethanol plant in Canada. Suncor Energy St. Clair Ethanol Plant went from 200 MMly (52.8 MMgy) to 400 MMly.
EPA hears biomass proponents
April 05, 2011
Bob Cleaves, president and CEO of the BPA, urged the U.S. EPA during a public hearing April 5 to move expeditiously in its analysis of the carbon impacts of biomass-based energy, as delays will cause regulatory uncertainty and economic harm.
Is Algae worth the wait?
April 05, 2011
Welcome to the Algalsphere, a blog covering all things algae. Don't worry though, this algae-based discussion isn't relying on a clever name or big claims to get attention.
Atlanta is the new home for an Australian-based algae developer's photobioreactor manufacturing facility. The 18,000 square foot plant will fabricate Algae.Tec's algae production system that is based on readily available technology.
North Dakota will become one of the first homes in the U.S. to Inbicon's cellulosic ethanol technology.
Various ethanol-related programs are on the chopping block as Congress struggles with budget cuts. Recently, the head of the U.S. DOE's loan programs made the case to continue support for renewable energy projects.
The U.S. EPA will hold a public hearing April 5 on its proposal to defer for three years the Clean Air Act permitting requirements for carbon dioxide emissions from biogenic sources, including biomass. The hearing will be held at 2:30-5 p.m. ET.
EPA solicits applications for RE-Powering America's Land
By U.S. EPA
April 04, 2011
The U.S. EPA is soliciting applications from states, tribes, regional governments and communities that are interested in the development of renewable energy on current and formerly contaminated properties.
West Virginia University may now be the unofficial leader in liquid coal and biomass research, but not without a little help from China. In early April a team of WVU researchers will begin a project testing an FT fuel made of coal and biomass.
Construction may begin this fall to expand Marquis Energy LLC at Hennepin, Ill. “We're basically planning to double the size of the plant, for the most part a mirror image of the existing facility,� said Mark Marquis.
Taking the pellet plunge
April 01, 2011
In researching story leads for the inaugural issue of Biomass Power & Thermal's biannual publication Pellet Mill Magazine, my fellow editors and I found the biomass pellet industry to be much more competitive than we thought.
As the number of landfills continues to dwindle, Green Power Technologies Inc. believes North America could learn a lesson from the British, who widely use organic portions of municipal solid waste in biomass energy processes.
What About Biomass Power and Thermal?
By Rona Johnson
April 01, 2011
It would be nice if President Obama would put a little more emphasis on biomass power and thermal opportunities when he addresses the nation about clean energy and energy independence.
Neste Oil is serious about expanding the range of feedstocks used to produce its renewable diesel product, NexBTL. The company has received a loan totaling roughly $70 million for research and development from the Nordic Investment Bank.
The much-anticipated spring report indicates corn growers intend to plant 92.2 million acres of corn for all purposes in 2011, up 5 percent from last year and 7 percent higher than in 2009 and just behind the 93.5 million acres planted in 2007.
Plans for a proposed cellulosic ethanol plant at Spiritwood, N.D., located near Jamestown in south-central portion of the state, have been revamped following the completion of a comprehensive feedstock supply and marketing study.
Cargill buys Fort Dodge wet mill ethanol plant from Tate & Lyle
By Cargill
March 31, 2011
Cargill announced it has purchased Tate & Lyle's corn wet mill ethanol plant in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
REX American Resources Corp., an investor in seven ethanol plants, recently released financial results for its fourth quarter of 2010 and the 2010 fiscal year.
Ethanol is the superior molecule for renewable fuels, argues Coskata's Rathin Datta, in a study done in collaboration with GM, and the biomass-to-ethanol conversion enjoys natural efficiencies.
RISI and PFI to develop pellet manufacturing survey
By RISI
March 31, 2011
RISI and PFI are collaborating on a monthly North American pellet survey of prices, production, fiber sourcing, inventories and end-use markets. RISI will collect and aggregate the information and the findings will be made available to PFI members.
ReEnergy to acquire another biomass plant
By Anna Austin
March 31, 2011
Waste fuel/biomass energy company ReEnergy Holdings has announced its second proposed biomass power plant acquisition this month, entering into an agreement with Central Hudson Enterprises Corp. for its Lyonsdale Biomass Facility in Lyon Falls, N.Y.
Solix Biofuels Inc. has secured $16 million from inside investors as part of a Series B finance round. It also changed its name to Solix BioSystems to better reflect its role as an algae production systems provider, said Joanna Money, vice president.
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