Biomass Week - August 12, 2011

Enviva to build second wood pellet facility in NC The Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. is becoming an integral area for the woody biomass industry worldwide. Enviva LP is capitalizing on the North Carolina's support for biomass to plan a second wood pellet facility, this time in Northampton County. READ MORE SHARE
BC Hydro to add four new biomass facilities BC Hydro, British Columbia, Canada's largest electric utility, has selected four biomass projects as part of its self-prescribed clean energy initiative called the Bioenergy Call to Power. READ MORE SHARE
	Technology makes meat processing byproducts suitable for AD An Alberta, Canada, power plant slated for operation in 2013 will use AD to create 3 megawatts of power for sale to the grid, but will also use a unique technology to denature infectious proteins in its raw meat processing byproduct feedstock. READ MORE SHARE
BBI International announces Northeast biomass conference tours BBI International has announced the tour sites for the Northeast Biomass Conference & Trade Show, being held Oct. 11-13 in Pittsburgh, Pa. The tour sites are all engaged in leveraging biomass streams for energy production. READ MORE SHARE
U.S. DOE releases Billion-Ton Study follow-up report A follow-up report to the Billion-Ton Study has found consistency with the original in terms of magnitude of resource potential under the same assumptions. But the follow up finds differences in specific feedstock availability. READ MORE SHARE
Evaluation tool assesses viability of biomass technology in NH The 'Community Roadmap to Renewable Woody Biomass Energy: A Step-by-Step Decision-Making Tool for New Hampshire Communities' was developed to help communities determine whether woody biomass technology makes sense at a facility or district level. READ MORE SHARE
Clark County, Wash., appeals city zoning ruling Washington's Clark County has hit a road bump in its plan to build a biomass district combined-heat-and-power plant in downtown Vancouver. The city has declared that the site zoning prohibits such facilities, but the county is undeterred. READ MORE SHARE
Oneida biomass plant site not immune to local opposition Working on a new project site in Green Bay, Wis., Oneida Seven Generations Corp. is still experiencing small local opposition similar to what it encountered at its first proposed site in Ashwaubenon, Wis. READ MORE SHARE
Taylor Biomass recognized as Greenopia Distinguished Business Taylor Biomass Energy was not only recognized as environmentally sustainable, but it also satisfied Greenopia's rigorous rating system to receive that distinction. READ MORE SHARE
U.S. Army creates task force for large-scale renewable projects Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh announced the establishment of the Energy Initiatives Office Task Force at the GovEnergy Conference in Cincinnati. READ MORE SHARE
USDA, DOE fund research to spur bioenergy crop production Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack visited a waste-to-energy bioprocessing facility under construction in Florida on Aug. 11 to announce that the USDA and U.S. DOE have awarded 10 grants totaling $12.2 million to spur research into biofuel and bioenergy crops. READ MORE SHARE