Biomass Week - March 9, 2012

Pellet boilers now classified as conventional heating source Wood pellet boilers are now classified as a conventional, primary heating source, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and consequently will now qualify for Federal Housing Authority Funding. READ MORE SHARE
Multiple UK schools ponder biomass boilers By the end of this month, several U.K. primary schools could be in line to receive biomass boilers, possibly with investments from their regional planning entity in West Yorkshire, England. READ MORE SHARE
	Northern Minn. college partners with Swedish research institution Itasca Community College, located in Northern Minnesota, has partnered with the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden, Skogforsk, to further develop the forest-based bioenergy supply chain in Minnesota. READ MORE SHARE
New York City issues RFP for waste-to-energy plant New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced a request for proposals to construct a facility that will convert trash into energy and help reach the goal of diverting 75 percent of the city's waste from landfills. READ MORE SHARE
University of Iowa biomass project receives funding With a $25,000 grant, The Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant on a University of Iowa satellite campus will locate and procure additional sources of feedstock to supplement the oat hulls and wood waste its boiler already uses. READ MORE SHARE
Vermont pellet/CHP project awaits pending RPS Plans for Beaver Wood Energy's 34 MW CHP facility co-located with a pellet plant in Fair Haven, Vt., are still moving along, but construction depends on the state's pending RPS. READ MORE SHARE
DC Water picks Pepco Energy for CHP plant The largest advanced waste water treatment facility in the world is installing a CHP facility and has hired Pepco Energy Services to design, build and operate it. READ MORE SHARE
Minn. biomass power projects receive funding The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has provided financial support to three Minnesota biomass power projects that are among a group of nine recipients narrowed down from 18. READ MORE SHARE