Waste Management and officials from Will County have commissioned a landfill gas-to-energy plant at the Prairie View Recycling and Disposal Facility outside of Wilmington in northeastern Illinois.
The U.K. Committee on Climate Change has released its Bioenergy Review, which finds that without bioenergy the country is not likely to meet its long-term emissions goals.
DTE Biomass Energy has fired up its landfill-gas-to-energy plant at the Smith's Creek Landfill in St. Claire County, Mich.
The Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show tour will include the Laguna Wastewater Treatment Plant in Santa Rosa, Calif., as well as the Giacomini dairy digester in Point Reyes, Calif.
Residual biomass could be sustainably used to produce about 15 percent of the Midwest's electricity, or around 17 percent of the region's gasoline needs, according to a new study released by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
Morbark holds Demo Days to showcase its biomass equipment.
BCAP funding is once again on the chopping block.
Cleveland, Ohio, officials visited Japan recently to learn more about a gasifier they hope to use.
PURPA Plus bill allows states to make their own decisions about renewable energy.
Despite regulatory uncertainty, renewable energy businesses did well in 2011 and expect continued success in the new year.
A 6.4-megawatt (MW) landfill gas-to-energy plant built by Republic Services Inc., Old Dominion Electric Cooperative and Fortistar LLC has come on line in Richmond, Va.
The Agriculture Energy Coalition today expressed great disappointment Nov. 18 that a deficit reduction proposal unveiled by the House and Senate Agriculture Committees reauthorizes energy programs only at modest levels and without mandatory funding.
Deputy Agriculture Undersecretary for Rural Development Doug O'Brien announced Nov. 17 that USDA is funding a series of projects to convert biomass to energy through USDA's Rural Energy for America program.
The Chrin Brothers Inc. is looking for four new tenants to occupy a 23-acre site and use heat produced at the company's existing 3.2-megawatt landfill-gas-to-power plant.
USDA has selected 67 projects for funding that focus on helping rural agricultural producers reduce energy consumption and costs; use renewable energy technologies in their operation; and/or conduct feasibility studies for renewable energy projects.
The American Biogas Council is encouraging its members to help support one of its highest legislative priorities, a bill that would create an investment tax credit for biogas.
As part of the RE-Powering America Initiative, the U.S. EPA is investing about $1 million to determine the capability of 26 different contaminated sites to host renewable energy projects.
Great Lakes ports to prepare for biomass exports.
Industry experts discuss wood's role in U.S. energy policy
State provides funding for AD systems, feedstock growth, pellet and torrefaction projects.
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 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.
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.
The House and Senate agriculture committees are scheduled to deliver a legislative package to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction on Nov. 1, outlining suggestions to cut $23 billion from agriculture programs as part of the 2012 Farm Bill.
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