BY The National Non-Food Crops Centre Found In:BiogasThe burgeoning anaerobic digestion (AD) industry in the U.K. has reached a significant milestone, as the number of AD plants outside of the water industry has passed 100 for the very first time. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced FuelsOn March 27 the European Commission published its first Renewable Energy Progress Report under the Renewable Energy Directive, showing that the EU as a whole is on its trajectory towards the 2020 RED targets. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, BiogasThe Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is proposing to restructure the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS), including significant changes for biomass, landfill gas and anaerobic digestion facilities. READ MORE

BY Chris Hanson Found In:Power, BiogasThe National Renewable Energy Laboratory has released an updated version of its Cost of Renewable Energy Spreadsheet Tool for anaerobic digestion (AD) projects. The model allows users to assess and compare the economics of biogas-to-energy projects. READ MORE

BY BBI International Found In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsDetailed information about 27 new biomass facilities recently completed or currently under construction will be presented by Biomass Magazine at the International Biomass Conference & Expo to be held in Minneapolis April 8-10. READ MORE

BY Anna SimetFound In:Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced FuelsReps. Ron Kind, D-Wis., and John Lewis, D-Ga., have introduced a bill that would provide qualifying biogas technologies with a 30 percent investment tax credit. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsPresident Obama has nominated Ernie Moniz as Secretary of Energy. Moniz is a physics professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A nuclear physicist, Moniz has served as director of MIT's Energy Initiative. READ MORE

BY Staff Found In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsGlenn Farris, marketing manager, biomass, at AGCO Corp. is a featured speaker in the "Walking the Sleeping Giant: Equipment and Approaches for Harvesting and Collecting Agricultural Biomass," panel at the 2103 International Biomass Conference & Expo. READ MORE

BY Chris Hanson Found In:Power, Thermal, BiogasSolutions4CO2 has announced a product development agreement with Complete Senergy Systems and College Communitaire de Nouveau Brunswick to produce a commercial-scale, integrated biogas refinery in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada. READ MORE

BY EletraTherm Found In:Power, Thermal, BiogasElectraTherm distributor GB Consulting and biogas plant constructor EnviTec commissioned an ElectraTherm Green Machine to generate additional power and increase energy efficiency on site, and the machine has accrued more than 2,800 hours. READ MORE

BY Anna SimetFound In:Power, BiogasAgricultural biogas plant project developer Bio Alians recently published a paper on the Polish ag biogas market, which indicates there is significant room for growth in the sector, compared to other biogas substrates. READ MORE

BY Marquard & Bahls AG Found In:Power, BiogasAfter the successful start-up phase of the biogas plant in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India, in mid-December 2012, a grand openingtook place on Jan. 26, 2013. The facility is now also officially connected to the national power grid. READ MORE