Biomass Week - October 15, 2010

Conference panel addresses supply chain aspects Getting it Right: Designing a Sustainable Biomass Supply Chain, a discussion panel at the Southeast Biomass Conference & Trade Show in Atlanta, promises to delve into supply chain issues and logistics, using existing projects as reference points. READ MORE SHARE
Biomass Magazine unveils new name, website BBI International announced it has officially changed the name of Biomass Magazine—the world’s leading biomass industry trade publication—to Biomass Power & Thermal, characterizing its focus on biobased electricity and heat. READ MORE SHARE
	Minnesota waste-to-energy plant moves forward Three years after its start, a waste-to-energy (WTE) facility proposed in International Falls, Minn., is slowly moving forward, having been given a jump start by the release of $2.5 million in state funding that was announced in 2008, but delayed. READ MORE SHARE
Taylor Biomass expects millions in federal funding Jim Taylor of New York-based Taylor Biomass is poised to receive final approval from the U.S. DOE for a $100 million loan guarantee, allowing for construction of a biomass gasification facility and expansion of the company’s recycling operations. READ MORE SHARE
Enviva acquires pellet plants, expands production Enviva LP, manufacturer of processed biomass fuels, has acquired two U.S. wood pellet plants and will increase both facilities’ capacities by tens of thousands of tons to meet demands of its customers in both the U.S. and Europe. READ MORE SHARE
Energy crop company releases management guides Ceres Inc. has published crop management guides for switchgrass and high-biomass sorghum, providing growers and bioenergy companies with current recommendations on the establishment, management and harvest of the crops. READ MORE SHARE