Biomass Week - October 21, 2011

ACORE develops unified biomass definition The American Council on Renewable Energy assembled a Biomass Definition Subcommittee that has crafted a unified biomass definition, which its members will pitch to senators and representatives during the first week of November. READ MORE SHARE
BTEC webinar examines biomass heat in the Northeast The Biomass Thermal Energy Council held a webinar Oct. 19 titled "Regional Focus on Biomass Energy: the Northeast." The webinar is one of three exploring regional development of biomass heating in different regions of the U.S. READ MORE SHARE
	UK releases long-awaited renewables support proposals The U.K. DECC released its proposal for Renewables Obligation banding levels from 2013 to 2017 on Oct. 20, leaving a few biomass technologies at current levels, but proposing to add more, such as enhanced cofiring and biomass conversion. READ MORE SHARE
Enviva to supply wood chips for coal plant conversions Wood pellet manufacturer Enviva LP has made a deal with Dominion Virginia Power to supply two of its proposed biomass plants with wood chips. READ MORE SHARE
Canadian company to debut new biomass boiler technology Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based Firebox Energy Systems Ltd. has announced plans to build a 30-megawatt (MW) biomass power plant on the designated lands of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation Reserve #133 near Glenevis, Alberta. READ MORE SHARE
Maine pellet mill will overcome northeast exporting barriers Once completed and operational, a 300,000-ton wood pellet mill near Portland, Maine, will export its product to European customers through one of only two deepwater ports in the Northeast U.S. READ MORE SHARE
Finnish cheese plant converting to biomass power Valio Ltd has awarded Metso-Wartsila Power a contract to install and commission a biomass boiler system at its Lapinlahti, Finland, cheese plant. It will generate the steam and heat needed for the cheese plant's operations. READ MORE SHARE
Chicago business incubator to use brewery waste in AD system The Plant, a Chicago-based vertical farm and food business incubator, received $1.5 million in state funding for an anaerobic digester that will consume brewery waste. READ MORE SHARE
EPA to revise Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials rule The U.S. EPA has announced it will propose revisions to its Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials rule, following a strong push from industries, including biomass, concerned with its current constraints. READ MORE SHARE
EPA finds potential for CHP in wastewater treatment plants A study conducted by the Combined Heat and Power Partnership, a voluntary program initiated by the U.S. EPA, found potential for increased combined heat and power systems at U.S. wastewater treatment facilities. READ MORE SHARE
Virginia biomass project receives $90 million The Northern Virginia Power Cooperative has received a $90 million loan from the USDA Rural Utilities Service to help build a biomass power plant near South Boston in southern Virginia. READ MORE SHARE