A Washington biomass bill is touted as a job-saver, bioenergy booster
A biomass economist and the Savannah River CHP facility win bioenergy awards
A German company aims to bring biomass power plant innovation to the U.S.
The Northeast Heating Expo opened with an agricultural seminar
While 29 states and Washington, D.C., individually work toward their own renewable energy standards, the U.S. considers a national clean energy standard
Even biorefinery-focused programs can offer funding for biomass projects
The pellet industry is not lacking in creativity, evidenced by a number of novel project strategies
National Clean Energy Standard legislation has been introduced in the Senate
The biomass industry is drawing support from other renewable sectors, including wind
A novel and multi-faceted vertical farm and business incubator in Chicago will source its heat and power from a brewery waste anaerobic digester
Proper strategies and equipment simplify biomass feedstock procurement
To improve efficiency and be a good neighbor, the Hibbing, Minn., power plant enlisted Martin Engineering to modify its biomass fuel handling system
The Energy Centre at Derwenthorpe was brought online earlier this month and will be renamed with the help of school children and community members.
Renewable thermal energy now qualifies for renewable energy credits (RECs) in the state of Washington after Gov. Christine Gregoire signed a bill originally sponsored by Rep. Jeff Morris, D-Anacortes.
A new study highlights the important role market forces play in calculating the GHG emissions from woody biomass used for bioenergy applications.
If a Maryland State Senate committee agrees with the testimony of Dion Banks, director of governmental affairs for Cambridge International, the state could soon make biomass-based thermal systems eligible for its (REC) program.
A company in Southeast England is offering free biomass boilers to businesses that are looking to reduce their heating bills and take advantage of the Renewable Heat Incentive.
Carlton Owen, president and CEO of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, said typical problems such as project finance or feedstock availability are not the real challenges facing the industry.
William Strauss, president and CEO of FutureMetrics, demonstrated the operation of a fuel calculator to the crowd at the Northeast Biomass Heating Expo in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., March 21-23.
Attendees at the Northeast Agricultural Biomass Heating seminar, held in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in conjunction with the Northeast Heating Expo, included experts and novices focused on agricultural biomass applications.
Several speakers presented a history of their paths from farmer to fuel pellet developer during the Northeast Agricultural Biomass Heating Seminar, a one-day event held in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., that preceded the Northeast Biomass Heating Expo.
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition has released its 2012 Farm Bill platform, which provides suggestions to improve some federal bioenergy programs, including the Repowering Assistance Program and the Biomass Crop Assistance Program.
Already having built more than 200 biogas plants across Europe, Weltec Biopower GmbH has begun construction of another, to be one of Germany's largest when completed, according to the company.
As a result of collaboration between California-based Ceres Inc. and Aberystwyth University in Wales, the first comprehensive genetic map of miscanthus has been published.
Through the Maine Forest Service's Wood-to-Energy Public Building Program, the school and city hall in Gardiner officially cut the ribbon on wood pellet boiler installation projects.
Plenty of uncertainty surrounds implementation of Boiler MACT rules, as Congress attempts to delay them, but emission control developer Tri-Mer Corp. isn't waiting around for the final version.
A comprehensive forest biomass study indicates that only about one-third of Washington State's commercially available biomass is currently utilized.
After a 30-month development and construction period, a crowd of approximately 150 stakeholders and employees watched Massachusetts-based Ameresco Inc. and the U.S. DOE cut the ribbon at the Savannah River Site Biomass Cogeneration Facility.
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