BY Anna SimetFound In:PowerOn Oct. 17, the first-ever National Bioenergy Day, the industry showcased its workings with dozens of demonstrations, presentations and tours across the U.S. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:PowerNorthern Virginia Electric Cooperative and its development partner, NOVI Energy, recently celebrated the grand opening of the 49.9-megawatt (MW) NOVEC Energy Production Halifax County Biomass plant in South Boston, Va. READ MORE

BY Genera Energy Inc. Found In:Power, Thermal, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsIn 2009, The U.S. Department of Energy awarded nearly $5 million to Genera Energy Inc. and the University of Tennessee to research and develop economical systems for bulk-handling and processing of chopped switchgrass. That project is now complete. READ MORE

BY Bob CleavesFound In:PowerBiomass Power Association President Bob Cleaves discusses U.S. President Barack Obama's Climate plan, and what it means for the biomass power industry. READ MORE

BY Ontario Ministry of Energy Found In:PowerOntario will achieve its goal to eliminate coal-fired generation before the end of 2014. Over the next year, the Thunder Bay Generating Station will stop burning coal and be converted to use advanced biomass as fuel for electricity generation. READ MORE

BY Chris HansonFound In:PowerGeneral Motors and Detroit Renewable Energy announced a new waste-to-energy project that will generate 58 percent of GM's Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant's power needs. READ MORE

BY Anna SimetFound In:PowerNew Canaan Capital Management LLC, a private equity-funded limited partnership launched in 2012, is about to close on its first closed-loop biomass power project via the company's Green Energy Opportunity Fund. READ MORE

BY Sue Retka SchillFound In:Power, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsM&G Chemicals announced a second-generation biorefinery in China to convert biomass into ethanol, bioglycols and 45 MW biopower. Using Prosea technology, it will be 4x larger than Beta Renewables' Crescentino, Italy, plant. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:PowerThe U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the November issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting that the use of wood and waste biomass to generate power will increase in 2014. READ MORE

BY Anna SimetFound In:Power, ThermalMetso's pulp, paper and power line is demerging from the company and in 2014 will once again be known as Valmet Corp., a name the business segment was known as prior to 2001. Valmet has announced is supplying a biomass cogeneration plant to Croatia. READ MORE

BY Holly JessenFound In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Advanced FuelsMore than $14 million in funding for 424 projects in 22 states, including several biomass- and biofuels-related projects, was recently awarded under the Rural Energy for America Program by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. READ MORE

BY We Energies Found In:Power, ThermalWe Energies has announced that the biomass-fueled power plant on the site of Domtar Corp.'s Rothschild, Wis., paper mill was placed into commercial operation Friday, Nov. 8, after testing and commissioning activities were successfully completed. READ MORE

BY Anna SimetFound In:Power, ThermalWaste fuels are a major source of fuel for U.S. manufacturers, accounting for 29 percent of fuel in 2010, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Agriculture waste, mill residue and wood waste accounted for 33 percent of that amount. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Power, BiogasThe Huckabay Ridge anaerobic digestion facility in Stephenville, Texas, is scheduled to be offered for sale at auction on Nov. 21. EM Biogas LLC has engaged Maas Companies Inc. to manage the sale. READ MORE

BY Lime Energy Found In:Power, BiogasGreen Gas has acquired Lime Energy's 2.8 megawatt (MW) landfill-gas-to-energy project located in Charlotte County, Fla., through the acquisition of Lime Energy's subsidiary, GES-Port Charlotte LLC, which owns the project. READ MORE