U.K.-based Renewable Energy Systems Ltd. has received government approval to construct a 100 MW biomass power plant in Blyth Harbour, Northumberland. The wood-fired facility will produce enough electricity to power 170,000 households.
Reports recently filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Global Information Network provide an update on ethanol production in the South American countries of Paraguay, Peru and Argentina. Production is all three is expected to grow.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has issued the July issue of its Electric Power Monthly report, which includes date through May. The report shows that net power generation from wood and wood-derived fuels is up compared to prior years.
Newly trialed native algae species provide real hope for the development of commercially viable fuels from algae, a University of Queensland scientist has found. The fast-growing, hardy algae are being tested at a pilot plant in Brisbane, Australia.
Heat Smart Plus Inc., the factory representatives for Manitoba-based Piney Manufacturing, has announced that the company's new biomass heating system has gained U.S. EPA qualification for North American distribution.
The former New Energy Corp. ethanol plant in South Bend, Ind., has a new owner that plans to restart the facility in late 2013 or early 2014. Noble Americas South Bend Ethanol LLC, a subsidiary of Nobel Americas Corp., purchased the plant at auction.
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. recently released financial results for the second quarter of 2013, announcing its Terminals segment and Products Pipelines segment handled 25.3 million barrels of ethanol during the three month period.
On July 24 House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Power hosted the final panel of its two-day hearing on the renewable fuels standard (RFS), titled "Overview of the Renewable Fuel Standard: Stakeholder Perspectives."
The U.S. pellet industry is learning from its European counterparts as well as conducting research here in response to the deaths of two individuals in Europe from carbon monoxide poisoning associated with offgassing of stored pellets.
Gevo Inc. has begun supplying the U.S. Coast Guard Research & Development Center with initial quantities of finished 16.1 percent renewable isobutanol-blended gasoline. The fuel is being used for a long-term operational study on marine engines.
Gevo Inc. has begun supplying the U.S. Coast Guard Research & Development Center with initial quantities of finished 16.1 percent renewable isobutanol-blended gasoline. The fuel is being used for a long-term operational study on marine engines.
On July 24 House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Power hosted the final panel of its two-day hearing on the renewable fuels standard (RFS), titled "Overview of the Renewable Fuel Standard: Stakeholder Perspectives."
The House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Power is holding a two-day hearing on the renewable fuels standard (RFS). The first day featured two panels discussing the impact of the RFS on fuel production, fuel sales and use.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Power is holding a two-day hearing on the renewable fuels standard (RFS). The first day featured two panels discussing the impact of the RFS on fuel production, fuel sales and use.
A recent report from Navigant Research, titled "Market Data: Biofuels," indicates annual revenue from biofuels production will reach $7.6 billion by 2023, with $69 billion invested in new production capacity worldwide over the next 10 years.
DuPont has won an appeals court case. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin has affirmed a May 2012 decision that an alpha-amylase enzyme patent held by Novozymes is invalid due to lack of adequate written description.
DuPont and the National Corn Growers Association have announced a new training program, the NCGA DuPont New Leader Program. The initiative will help to empower growers to share their story of their farms and the benefits of a robust agriculture.
Rep. Mike Michaud, R-Maine, has introduced the House version of the Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of 2013. The bill provides incentives to install residential, commercial and industrial biomass heating systems.
A recent report from Navigant Research, titled "Market Data: Biofuels," indicates annual revenue from biofuels production will reach $7.6 billion by 2023, with $69 billion invested in new production capacity worldwide over the next 10 years.
A new wood pellet port storage facility is being planned at the deepwater Portsmouth Marine Terminal in Portsmouth, Va. The developer, ecoFUELS Pellet Storage LLC is conducting a nonbinding offering for capacity.
Germany-based CropEnergies AG has acquired U.K.-based ethanol producer Ensus Ltd., which operates a 400 MMly (105.7 MMgy) wheat ethanol plant in Yarm, England. The plant originally commenced operations in 2010.
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