A three-partner anaerobic digestion project near Gooding, Idaho, is the recipient of the Sustainability Award for Outstanding Achievement in Energy.
A comprehensive forest biomass study indicates that only about one-third of Washington State's commercially available biomass is currently utilized.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has provided financial support to three Minnesota biomass power projects that are among a group of nine recipients narrowed down from 18.
The largest advanced waste water treatment facility in the world is installing a CHP facility and has hired Pepco Energy Services to design, build and operate it.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has made public an early release version of its 2012 Annual Energy Outlook, predicting biomass and wind electricity to dominate projected increases in U.S. non-hydro renewable electricity generation.
The Forest Guild has released its report, "Forest Biomass Retention and Harvesting Guidelines for the Southeast," identifying how expanding markets for forest bioenergy can enhance forests, while meeting the social and economic needs of society.
A landfill gas-to energy project under development in Shanghai, China, is poised to be the largest of its kind in the country, and GE Energy has announced it will provide to the endeavor seven of its GE Jenbacher gas engines.
The U.S. Midwest has considerable biomass energy potential, specifically in anaerobic digestion applications
Conference tour visits wastewater treatment plant, dairy digester
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is requesting public comment on plans for an 8 MW anaerobic digestion power plant in Le Sueur County, Minn.
Oneida Seven Generations Corp. has chosen PIC Group Inc. to operate and maintain its biomass gasification project currently underway in Green Bay, Wis.
Westar Trade Resource president and CEO, Cindy Thyfault, has some advice for U.S. renewable energy companies looking to enter the global marketplace.
The U.S. EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) has recently recognized and awarded several landfill gas-to-energy projects and companies involved in the industry.
The USDA has announced a $25 million Notice of Funding Availability for its Repowering Assistance Program, which is designed to provide a financial incentive for biorefineries to use biomass in place of fossil fuels for heat or power production.
The B.C. Bioenergy Network announced it has awarded a loan and grant totaling $1.5 million to Fraser Richmond Soil and Fibre, a Harvest Power Inc. company, to support the development of an "Energy Garden" that will convert organic waste into power.
Two dairy farm anaerobic digestion projects under development in Sacramento County, Calif., are making progress and may be operational by the end of the year.
A growing number of Michigan businesses, agriculture, health care and labor professionals are working to raise Michigan's current RPS of 10 percent by 2015, and are calling on the public's support of a ballot proposal.
U.S. President Barack Obama called on Congress during his Jan. 24 State of the Union Address to get working on a national clean energy standard, and stressed the importance of new incentives for renewable energy innovation.
FlexEnergy illustrates growth in global biomass energy capacity that may reach 83.1 GW by 2017
New Jersey's new energy plan raises the biomass bar
Texas-based Element Markets LLC has made public a landfill gas-to-pipeline project at the APEX Sanitary Landfill in Amsterdam, Ohio.
The USDA announced Jan. 20 a Notice of Funding Availability for its Rural Energy for America Program, and is inviting agricultural producers and rural small businesses to apply.
Public and private enterprises in Oregon are working diligently to develop and expand a local biobased economy, according to speakers at the Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show.
Perhaps one of the biggest mistakes made by the biomass industry is not following the lead of the natural gas industry to come up with an industry title that sounds more environmentally friendly, according to Sierra Energy CEO Mike Hart.
Attendees at the 2012 Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show in San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 16-18 had the opportunity to learn about current trends in financing mechanisms during the event's opening general session.
The third annual Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show kicked off with a day-long tour, including one of the country's most innovative wastewater treatment plants, as well as an on-farm dairy digester power system.
Five independent biomass power producers (IPPs) in New Hampshire have scored power purchase agreements (PPAs) from the state's largest electric utility, thanks to support from local and state officials.
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