Biomass standards are variations of coal and petroleum coke standards, but as the use of biomass increases governing standards agencies may have to come up with more specific procedures.
Hankinson Renewable Energy LLC, a 120 MMgy ethanol plant in Hankinson, N.D., is in the process of starting up an anaerobic digester to produce 54 million Btu (MMBtu) of biogas a year, according to David Rein of Rein & Associates.
The British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines and Minister for Renewable Housing's Innovative Clean Energy fund has selected 12 renewable energy projects that will receive a total of $8 million in funding.
The University of Montana in Missoula will forge through opposition of its biomass gasifier, confident in its benefits.
New construction and demolition wood fuel specs are designed to aid buyers, sellers and regulators.
EPA finalizes its decision to defer biomass emissions regulation for three years.
Multifarm digester projects are benefitting Pacific Northwest dairy farmers.
The EPA has released its timeline for the MACT reconsideration period.
Los Angeles will build a new waste-to-energy plant to mitigate its trash load.
A study in northern Maine will evaluate St. John Valley's biomass potential.
A small Oregon town is the site for two biomass power proposals.
Pellet plant leases rooftop for solar energy system.
Biomass power combined with carbon capture and storage could be the UK's most effective tool in meeting its renewables goals.
The biomass market in Poland is growing rapidly and offers enormous opportunity.
While organic waste-to-biogas power technologies are common in Europe, they are first-of-a-kind in most U.S. states and need to prove themselves before they can become a trend.
Besides edging toward sustainability goals, a unique biodigester on the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campus will also provide learning opportunities, and eventually financial assistance, for students.
A five-farm digester venture in Massachusetts could be a game-changer for struggling dairy farmers.
Missouri has ample resources for a booming anaerobic digestion sector, but surprisingly few parties have taken advantage of the enormous opportunity.
Terrabon has been awarded a $9.6 million, 18-month contract by Logos Technologies to design a renewable, more economical jet fuel production solution for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. This represents phase two of their relationship.
The liquid ammonia pretreatment process helps to break down the biomass when used at the right temperatures, allowing the enzymes used in the cellulosic ethanol process to be up to five times more effective, according to a recent paper published.
An agreement to develop and commercialize high-value applications for the cellulose produced in Lignol's biorefining process.
Germany-based international specialty chemicals company Sud-Chemie AG held a groundbreaking July 26 for a 1,000 ton-per-year demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Straubing, located in the Lower Bavaria region, using wheat straw feedstock.
Corn ethanol is the only domestic renewable fuel industry to reach significant scale and make a measurable impact on the U.S. fuel supply, said Luca Zullo, principal of VerdeNero LLC. at the Biomass '11 conference held July 26-27 in Grand Forks, N.D
German-based international specialty chemicals company Süd-Chemie AG held a groundbreaking July 26 for a 1,000 ton-per-year, demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Straubing, located in the Lower Bavaria region.
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