Biomass Week - September 2, 2011

Metso to convert Polish coal-fired CHP plant to biomass In an effort to align Poland with Europe's 20 percent by 2020 initiative, Metso Corp., a global supplier of sustainable technology and services, will convert an existing coal-fired boiler in Bialystok, Poland, to utilize biomass as a feedstock. READ MORE SHARE
Ghana sees first biomass supply chain project Africa Renewables Ltd., headquartered in London, is actively recruiting for more than 70 new forestry and biomass production jobs in Ghana to support the country's first wood chip supply chain venture. READ MORE SHARE
	Maine DEP accepts EU emission standards for pellet boilers Maine Energy Systems, in Bethel, Maine, is preparing for a spike in pellet boiler sales, as the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is the first state in the nation to accept EU emissions testing as comparable to U.S. federal standards. READ MORE SHARE
Covanta breaks ground on Canadian EfW facility Covanta Energy partnered with the municipal regions of Durham and York in Ontario, Canada, to break ground on an energy-from-waste (EfW) facility in August. Covanta will be designing, constructing and operating the Durham York Energy Centre. READ MORE SHARE
Study: Nexterra's biomass gasifier is one of cleanest in NA Recent independent testing and analysis of the biomass gasification system installed on the University of Northern British Columbia campus shows the plant is one of the cleanest biomass facilities operating in North America. READ MORE SHARE
PurposeEnergy eyes brewery industry for novel AD cogen system PurposeEnergy Inc.'s Biphase Orbicular Biodigester is ideally suited to process higher-solid waste than traditional anaerobic digesters. With that capability in mind, the company is focusing on the brewery market, and its waste streams. READ MORE SHARE
Maine's Jackson Laboratory installs biomass energy plant The Jackson Laboratory, a genetics research facility in Bar Harbor, Maine, installed a new 4,000-square-foot biomass energy center that utilizes European technology to create power from wood powder. READ MORE SHARE
BTEC webinar tackles biomass energy misconceptions A BTEC webinar on Aug. 30 tackled issues surrounding how the public views biomass energy projects. The webinar discussed misconceptions about biomass energy and how challenges to projects can be overcome through outreach and education. READ MORE SHARE
DOE webinar explores conversion of raw biomass into feedstock Biomass leaching paired with torrefaction yields a densified biomass fuel ideally suited in many ways for biopower production, according to Luis Cerezo of the Electric Power Research Institute, who participated in a DOE webinar on Aug. 30. READ MORE SHARE