Biomass Week - April 13, 2012

Alaska bill proposes low-interest loans for home heat conversions The Alaska House Finance Committee has approved a bill that would provide low-interest loans to homeowners who wish to convert their homes to biomass, district heating or electric heat, natural gas or propane. READ MORE SHARE
Mass. DOER report includes biomass thermal Following a request from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Meister Consultants Group completed a study that evaluates renewable heating and cooling impacts and opportunities in the state. READ MORE SHARE
	Apple to fuel data center with biogas Apple Inc. has filed an application with the North Carolina Utilities Commission for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to construct a 5 MW, 100 percent biogas-powered fuel cell facility in Catawba County, N.C. READ MORE SHARE
Rocket developer, EERC begin testing solids pump for gasification The Energy & Environmental Research Center and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. have officially begun the commissioning stage of a commercial-scale dry-solids prototype pump. READ MORE SHARE
Ga. landfill gas-to-energy facility begins testing phase A DeKalb County, Ga., renewable energy center located at the Seminole Road Landfill will soon be turning methane gas into cash, according to DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis. READ MORE SHARE
Funding available for biomass through U.S. DOE The U.S. DOE has announced a pool of $9 million for up to 50 small business projects designed to improve manufacturing processes, boost the efficiency of buildings, reduce reliance on oil, and generate electricity from renewable energy sources. READ MORE SHARE
SMUD co-digestion facility under construction The Sacramento Municipal Utility District and the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District have begun construction of a co-digestion facility at the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Elk Grove, Calif. READ MORE SHARE
Largest biomass plant in Calif. scores PPA The community-owned power and water utility in Imperial, Calif., has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Greenleaf Power Inc.'s Desert View Power plant near Mecca, Calif. READ MORE SHARE