Features
BY Matt SobergThe 2011 U.S. Billion-Ton Update enhances its 2005 predecessor and finds potential for dedicated energy crops through direct inventory analysis and rigorous sustainability modeling. READ MORE
BY Matt SobergWith the availability of agricultural biomass, North American companies are promoting the benefits of converting grass into energy in an effort to spur the industry. READ MORE
BY Lisa GibsonWith a plethora of different wood pellet standard programs, mills’ quality measures vary depending on which set their customers adopt. READ MORE
BY Lisa GibsonAloterra’s BCAP project areas are promoting job growth and helping set the stage for a major miscanthus presence in the biopellet industry. READ MORE
BY Bryan SimsRoyal DSM is making significant inroads in the biorefining sector, and it shows no signs of slowing down READ MORE
Intellect, experience and business sense make them the industry’s dream READ MORE
BY Erin VoegeleThe U.S. DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy targets the “white space” of existing energy research READ MORE
Contributions
BY Priya Jain and A.K. Khater How to improve briquetting operations to efficiently densify fibrous agricultural residues from crops, horticulture operations and forests. READ MORE
BY Igor Dormuth and Elena Schmidt New EU sustainability criteria for biofuels and other bioliquids must be complied with and verified by an independent third party at every stage of the production process. READ MORE
Industry News
BY Matt Soberg W2E launches model anaerobic digestion facility in Columbia, S.C. READ MORE
BY Matt Soberg INL explores challenges of transforming biomass into a feedstock commodity. READ MORE
BY Lisa GibsonElectricity study includes biomass in near- and long-term power generation analysis. READ MORE
BY Matt Soberg Australia explores whether emissions reduction can be achieved through cofiring. READ MORE
BY Lisa GibsonThe U.K.’s DECC has delayed the launch of its RHI program. READ MORE
BY Lisa GibsonState provides funding for AD systems, feedstock growth, pellet and torrefaction projects. READ MORE
BY Matt Soberg Gainesville, Fla., biomass plant construction is on schedule and promises to be a jobs creator READ MORE
BY Lisa GibsonIndustry experts discuss wood’s role in U.S. energy policy READ MORE
BY Matt Soberg Great Lakes ports to prepare for biomass exports. READ MORE
Start-up
BY Erin VoegeleThe U.S. military still sees benefits in biofuels READ MORE
Danish city to test Dong Energy/Inbicon-inspired MSW-to-bioliquid process READ MORE
BY Bryan SimsNatureWorks to broaden biopolymer portfolio with new Ingeo lactide READ MORE
BY Bryan SimsHow MSW will be efficiently, economically utilized in the Tar Heel State READ MORE
BY Bryan SimsIneos Bio makes progress on nation’s first cellulosic biorefinery project READ MORE
BY Erin VoegeleUSDA announces more BCAP project areas, but the program’s fate is unclear READ MORE
The Kbase will reveal relationships between microbes and environments READ MORE
A synthetic biologist engineers program to test DNA sequences in superbugs READ MORE
BY Erin VoegeleMirel bioplastic selected for a new line of film products READ MORE
Clean technology firms with strong energy practices READ MORE
BY Erin VoegeleSDSU researchers evaluate use of biochar as a soil amendment READ MORE