EPA boiler MACT rules ease biomass painsDrawing from about 5,000 public comments on its boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology rules proposal released in April, the EPA overhauled the standards for major and area source boilers, as well as solid waste and sewage sludge incinerators.READ MORE SHARE |
Biomass power industry responds to MACT final rulesWhile the final rules for EPA's boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology released Feb. 23 are an improvement over last year's proposals, the Biomass Power Association says the rules still fall short of the sweeping changes the industry hoped for.READ MORE SHARE | 
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MFA Oil plans to use miscanthus for bioenergyFarmer-owned cooperative MFA Oil has teamed up with Aloterra Energy LLC to facilitate the growth of miscanthus for heat and power, and eventually liquid fuels. MFA Oil Biomass will organize local farmers in Missouri and Arkansas to grow 50,000 acres.READ MORE SHARE |
A change in plans for Oneida biomass power plantA 5-megawatt, 60,000-square-foot biomass power plant planned for tribal land in the Wisconsin city of Ashwaubenon will instead be developed in Green Bay, after the developer was contacted by a number of parties who offered other project sites.READ MORE SHARE | | 
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Laidlaw to buy California power plantLaidlaw Energy Group Inc. is looking to expand its operations, having recently executed a letter of agreement to purchase a 14-megawatt biomass power plant in California. The company has two biomass power projects under development on the East Coast.READ MORE SHARE | |
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