BY Erin VoegeleFound In:PowerThe U.S. EPA published its proposed rule to create the Affordable Clean Energy Program (ACE rule) in the Federal Register on Aug. 31, officially opening a 60-day public comment period on the proposal. READ MORE

BY American Biogas Council Found In:Power, Biogas, Advanced FuelsOn Sept. 6, 111 organizations, including the American Biogas Council and Biomass Power Association, sent a letter to the EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler urging the immediate inclusion of renewable electricity in the Renewable Fuel Standard. READ MORE

BY Ron KotrbaFound In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced FuelsSustainable Resources Group, a firm dedicated to helping organizations turn costly waste into revenue-generating income streams, is embarking on a new project that has the potential to be the biggest initiative in company history. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced FuelsRepublic Services Inc. released its 2017 Sustainability Report on Aug 29. Within the report, the company outlines progress it has made on several environmental goals, including those related to the production and use of renewable natural gas (RNG). READ MORE

BY Flowline Found In:Pellets, Power, ThermalFlowline has announced its EchoPro 26 GHz pulse radar sensors work with powders, grains, pellets and aggregates in dusty environments with limited space and varying angles of material repose. READ MORE

BY SIMEC Atlantis Energy Found In:Pellets, PowerSIMEC Atlantis Energy recently issued an update on its 220 MW conversion project in Uskmouth, Wales. Post conversion, the station will export 220 MW of baseload power to the grid using an end-of-waste energy pellet. READ MORE

BY Drax Biomass Inc. Found In:Pellets, PowerDrax Biomass Inc. has completed its headquarters move from Atlanta to Monroe, Louisiana. Initiating the process earlier this year, the company has been building its new corporate staff which is now located on Tower Drive in Monroe. READ MORE

BY Drax Group Found In:Pellets, PowerDrax has switched on its fourth biomass generating unit. Work got under way on the conversion as part of a planned maintenance program in June, with Drax’s team of engineers completing the work required, on schedule, in just over two months. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Pellets, Power, ThermalThe U.K. Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy recently released updated energy statistics, reporting that electricity generation from renewable sources increased by 19 percent between 2016 and 2017, reaching 99.3 terawatt hours. READ MORE

BY Weltec Biopower GmbH Found In:Power, BiogasAs of Aug. 1, Nordmethan GmbH, a company of the Weltec Biopower Group, has taken over an insolvent biogas plant in Südergellersen, Lower Saxony, in Germany. The company plans to fully modernize the facility. READ MORE

BY Sumitomo SHI FW Found In:Pellets, PowerSumitomo SHI FW (SFW) has been awarded a contract by Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. for design and supply of the Daesan Biomass Power Plant boiler island. This is SFW's third biomass-fired CFB boiler unit in South Korea. READ MORE

BY Arensis Found In:Pellets, PowerArensis, a biomass-to-energy system provider, and Green Mark Enegy Co. Ltd., a renewable energy pellet producer, recently entered into an agreement for a 2 MW energy project in Kumamoto, Japan. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, BiogasThe U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the August edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting that nonhydropower renewables will provide more than 10 percent of electricity generation in 2018. READ MORE

BY Southern California Gas Co. Found In:Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced FuelsLawrence Livermore National Labs and Stanford School of Engineering's Spormann Laboratory will study new technology with potential to significantly reduce the cost of producing renewable natural gas and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. READ MORE