Electricity study includes biomass in near- and long-term power generation analysis.
INL explores challenges of transforming biomass into a feedstock commodity.
W2E launches model anaerobic digestion facility in Columbia, S.C.
Aloterra's BCAP project areas are promoting job growth and helping set the stage for a major miscanthus presence in the biopellet industry.
With a plethora of different wood pellet standard programs, mills' quality measures vary depending on which set their customers adopt.
With the availability of agricultural biomass, North American companies are promoting the benefits of converting grass into energy in an effort to spur the industry.
The 2011 U.S. Billion-Ton Update enhances its 2005 predecessor and finds potential for dedicated energy crops through direct inventory analysis and rigorous sustainability modeling.
New EU sustainability criteria for biofuels and other bioliquids must be complied with and verified by an independent third party at every stage of the production process.
How to improve briquetting operations to efficiently densify fibrous agricultural residues from crops, horticulture operations and forests.
Longtime corn-ethanol process technology provider Vogelbusch USA Inc. has been awarded a contract to supply ethanol distillation and dehydration equipment for Ineos New Planet BioEnergy's future demo-scale cellulosic biorefinery.
Fourteen ethanol producers from Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas will receive payments through the USDA's Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels program, the agency announced Oct. 31.
NREL is making raw alternative energy data available for web developers through a website interface launched last week. The public data is intended for those interested in advancing web and mobile applications.
A three-year initiative between the Nebraska Corn Board and University of Nebraska resulted in a number of important breakthroughs when it comes to feeding distillers grains to cattle.
October 31, 2011
A story out of Australia could serve as ammunition for those in the U.S. concerned about defending the RFS against attempts to dismantle or weaken it.
Overcoming the challenges of an industry in its infancy involves understanding logistics, shipping, raw material supply, the art of manufacturing and entering the right markets.
With vast expanses of renewable resources and a well-established pellet industry, Canada is ready to fill the needs of an expanding global market.
With an abundance of raw materials and easy access to export markets, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are major league players in wood pellet production.
As the use of wood pellets for biomass and thermal energy increases, it's important to learn more about how fires develop, are detected and extinguished in storage silos.
September's North American Biomass Pellet Export Conference offered valuable insight into the global pellet industry and connected buyers and sellers.
A collaboration between the British Columbia Forest Safety Council and the Wood Pellet Association of Canada could help reduce safety issues and incidents in the pellet sector.
The Pellet Fuels Institute Annual Conference drew pellet industry players to Florida to learn more about issues relevant to their industry, including PFI's new fuel standards.
The U.S. government is pooling its resources to tackle the nation's trade deficit, and wood pellets may be the solution.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has announced $44.6 million in funding to 156 producers of biomass-to-energy products, including pellets, power from anaerobic digestion, biodiesel and ethanol.
Responding to growing international demand for wood pellets in energy markets, the Georgia Ports Authority will expand its East River Terminal at the Port of Brunswick in Georgia, deepening three berths and upgrading dock handling infrastructure.
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