Biomass was the earliest source of light and heat, warming and illuminating small bands of ancient humans. Today, it continues to excel as an energy source in smaller applications.
While there has still been no official announcement from the Chinese government, the market is rapidly adjusting to the situation in China, after traders were told no new DDGS imports would be issued.
Though the USDA Rural Energy for America Program has been hugely successful since it was first implemented in the 2002 Farm Bill, numerous changes have been implemented over the years in order to maximize program value.
Public and private collaboration has resulted in a unique and highly efficient distributed-scale fast pyrolysis system.
Vega Biofuels Inc. has entered into an agreement with Austrian-based ECEM Salzburg Energy and Environment Consulting GmbH to sell 50,000 tons of bio-coal each year for the next five years. The deal will generate approximately $57 million in revenue.
The Renewable Fuels Association, in partnership with the Knoxville & Holston River Railroad and Nashville & Western Railroad, will host two ethanol safety seminars in Tennessee on June 25 and June 27.
On June 2, U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy unveiled the Obama administration's highly anticipated Section 111(d) carbon emission reduction rules for existing power plants. The Biomass Power Association was watching this announcement carefully.
Neste Oil and Renewable Algal Energy have signed a contingent commercial algae oil off-take agreement. Algae oil is one of the alternatives being researched by Neste Oil for use as a feedstock for producing NEXBTL renewable diesel.
The pace of change is really picking up when it comes to use and acceptance of wood pellets and chips for heat in the Northeast.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has published the June issue of its Electric Power Monthly report, indicating that the U.S. added 15.6 MW of bioenergy capacity in April. The additions include capacity from landfill gas and waste biomass.
Though the USDA Rural Energy for America Program has been hugely successful since it was first implemented in the 2002 Farm Bill, numerous changes have been implemented over the years in order to maximize program value.
Cemtrex Inc. recently entered into a letter of intent to purchase all the assets of a foreign wastewater treatment and bioenergy plant technology company with approximately $14 million in annual sales for 2013.
The EPA draft rules on cutting carbon emissions rightly recognize that the world is changing and we need to find sustainable alternative energy. Biomass will have a strong role to play.
On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision on the U.S. EPA's Tailoring Rule. It did not, however, address the uncertainty faced by those in the biomass industry with regard to the EPA's treatment of biogenic emissions.
On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision on the U.S. EPA's Tailoring Rule. It did not, however, address the uncertainty faced by those in the biomass industry with regard to the EPA's treatment of biogenic emissions.
Stora Enso has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Virdia, a developer of extraction and separation technologies for conversion of cellulosic biomass into refined sugars and lignin. The upfront debt-free transaction value is about $33 million.
Stora Enso has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Virdia, a developer of extraction and separation technologies for conversion of cellulosic biomass into refined sugars and lignin. The upfront debt-free transaction value is about $33 million.
On June 20, the Surface Transportation Board took action to help ensure the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. and BNSF Railway Co. resolve the backlog of grain car orders on their respective networks prior to the fall harvest.
The Greenbrier Companies Inc. announced its first awards from multiple customers for construction of 3,500 units of its new Tank Car of the Future, which is designed for safer transportation of crude, ethanol and other flammables.
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