Biomass Week - September 11, 2015

UK Department of Transport awards advanced biofuel projects The United Kingdom Department of Transport has awarded government funds to Celtic Renewables, Advanced Plasma Power and Nova Pangea to turn waste products into fuel, an example of the U.K.'s commitment to innovative transport technology. READ MORE SHARE
Enerkem raises $150 million for Alberta waste-to-biofuel project Enerkem Inc. has raised C$152.6 million and has initiated the production of biomethanol from nonrecyclable household garbage at the Enerkem Alberta Biofuels full-scale facility in Edmonton, Canada. READ MORE SHARE
	Construction underway on British Columbia biomethane project Earlier this year, Orgaworld Surrey Ltd. began construction on a biofuels processing facility to convert kitchen and yard waste from the city of Surrey, British Columbia, into renewable natural gas to fuel the city’s waste-collection trucks. READ MORE SHARE
NEPCon earns first Sustainable Biomass Partnership approval NEPCon, a Danish non-profit offering forest certification services, becomes the first certification body to earn full approval from the Sustainable Biomass Partnership to complete SBP audits for producers of woody biomass inputs. READ MORE SHARE
Vermont law school releases report on sustainable biomass use The Institute of Energy and Environment at Vermont Law School recently released a report covering sustainable ways to increase the use of woody biomass for electricity generation while protecting Vermont’s forests. READ MORE SHARE
Research on poplar for biofuel heads into 5th year Groves of poplar trees could one day fuel our vehicles and be the source of chemicals that we use in our daily lives. READ MORE SHARE
FutureMetrics releases dashboard on pellet demand for cofiring On Sept. 7, FutureMetrics provided a new dashboard analyzing and calculating industrial wood pellet demand for U.S. power plants under various cofiring scenarios. READ MORE SHARE
Yokogawa to install controls at Brazil's largest biomass plant Yokogawa America do Sul has received an order from AREVA Renewables Brazil, a subsidiary of the French firm AREVA SA, to deliver a control system for a biomass power plant that will be the largest facility of its type in Brazil. READ MORE SHARE
AGQM to start first glycerol round robin test For the first time ever, the German biodiesel quality management association AGQM will carry out a round robin test for pharmaceutical glycerol. READ MORE SHARE
Forest waste-to-RNG technology to be demonstrated in California A new technology for converting forestry waste into renewable natural gas will be demonstrated for the first time ever Sept. 14 in Auburn, California READ MORE SHARE
Closed California landfill picks Ener-Core waste-to-energy tech Ener-Core Inc. has received a purchase from the Advanced Power & Energy Program of the University of California, Irvine, for the installation of Ener-Core’s 250-kilowatt Powerstation EC250 at the closed Santiago Canyon Landfill. READ MORE SHARE
DOE offers $6 million for Native American energy projects This month, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a report showing threats to tribal energy infrastructure are expected to increase, and also announced a $6 million grant opportunity to establish clean energy projects on tribal lands. READ MORE SHARE
GE, Phoenix Energy progress California biomass gasification plans Under a previously announced partnership, GE’s Distributed Power business, Western Energy Systems, has will supply technology to Phoenix Energy’s biomass gasification plant in North Fork, California. READ MORE SHARE