The retrofit of a retired coal ash silo has helped the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) finally become a wood pellet boiler user.
Repreve Renewables will hold its second annual Giant Miscanthus Field Day Jan. 10-11 at its farm near Soperton, Ga.
The second annual U.K. Biomass Directory has been released, and it indicates that the country is in line to meet its goal of producing 10 percent of its energy with biomass by 2050.
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.
Days Creek School in Douglas County, Ore., sped through a typically months-long process in roughly a week, becoming a biomass user capable of reaping the benefits the county's forest economy can offer.
Thermogen Industries, a technology developer and manufacturer operated by New Hampshire-based investment firm Cate Street Capital Inc., is bringing a microwave-based woody biomass torrefaction technology to Maine.
If a recently introduced piece of energy efficiency legislation sent to Congress by three Senators passes, U.S. homeowners may soon see reduced energy bills.
For the first time, wood pellets and cord wood have been included in the weekly heating fuel survey produced by the Office of Energy Independence and Security for the State of Maine.
Though biomass heating systems are one of the oldest energy systems in use today, technology has advanced over the years to optimize efficiency, convenience and safety.
In partnership with the U.K.'s Carbon Trust, the Forestry Commission's Biomass Energy Centre has released a new and improved fuel supplier database.
The University of Montana-Missoula has suspended indefinitely its proposed biomass power project, due to the current low cost of natural gas.
The Biomass Thermal Energy Council elected new members to the board of directors and named Joseph Seymour as executive director.
Heating the Midwest 2012 Conference and Expo: Building the Vision will bring together leaders in the biomass thermal industry to discuss strategies for expanding the use of biomass in the Midwest.
One-fifth of the world's energy demands could be met with biomass without damaging food production, according to a new report released by the U.K. Energy Research Centre.
After a delay in implementation and a reduction to large biomass power tariff levels, the U.K.'s Renewable Heat Incentive is open for applications as of Nov. 28.
Biomass thermal has great potential in the Midwest, and stakeholders representing various industries across the board are collaborating to gain a better understanding of the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.
After an ongoing battle between the city and its project developers, a biomass district heating plant planned for downtown Vancouver, Wash., has been officially cancelled.
Through the Model Neighborhood Project, as many as 40 homeowners in Berlin, N.H., will receive subsidies to switch from heating oil systems to advanced wood pellet boilers in the next two years.
A large greenhouse in Sainte-Clotilde-de-Chateauguay, Quebec, unveiled on Nov. 18 its new biomass heating system, complete with a 2-kilometer (1.24-mile) hot water distribution network for its 6.5 hectares (16 acres).
Morbark holds Demo Days to showcase its biomass equipment.
Despite regulatory uncertainty, renewable energy businesses did well in 2011 and expect continued success in the new year.
Key leaders in the biomass power and thermal industries discuss their sectors' outlooks for 2012, drawing from experiences in 2011.
The Port of Eastport in Maine is on the cusp of completing an expansion that will cater to woody biomass demand in Europe.
A decision from the Missoula, Mont., City-County Health Department to approve or deny the air quality permit for the University of Montana's biomass gasification plant was expected Nov. 17 but has been delayed for 30 days.
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 N.Y. State Public Service Commission has deferred its decision on a request from Covanta Energy to make energy from waste applications eligible for inclusion in the state's renewable portfolio standard, and therefore eligible for state subsidies.
Researchers at the University of Illinois are making progress in the continual effort to develop sustainable and cost-effective processes for harvesting and collecting biomass feedstock.
Oregon's biomass tax credit has been an economic lever that's incentivized more economic activity than it has cost in tax revenue, according to a new report by Oregon State University's Institute for a Sustainable Environment.
Marking the final installment of a three-part webinar mini-series on region-specific biomass heating, the Biomass Thermal Energy Council will hold a Nov. 21 webinar focused on the U.S. Midwest.
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