NH plants petition for intervention in Laidlaw PPA
October 07, 2010
As Laidlaw Berlin BioPower LLC works to finalize its power purchase agreement (PPA) for its proposed 70-megawatt biomass power plant in Berlin, N.H., it's struggling with opposition.
Energy Master Plans Streamline Operational Efficiency, Reduce Costs
By Jerry Carter and Zach Platsis
October 07, 2010
Industrial and manufacturing companies can realize cost, efficiency and operational benefits from an integrated energy master plan versus the conventional piecemeal approach to managing energy and sustainability initiatives.
Supply Supply Supply
October 07, 2010
The strength of a biomass power project can hinge on the credibility and detail of a fuel supply agreement. Aside from the fact that a plant can't operate without feedstock, the lack of a solid, sustainable fuel supply will exponentially decrease the
Zero Tolerance for Waste
October 07, 2010
San Jose, Calif., will be home to the country's first commercial organic waste dry anaerobic fermentation process, translated from applications across Europe and modified to create a reference and model for installations in the U.S.
Cogeneration Sensation
October 07, 2010
Biomass cogeneration, or combined heat and power, applications are expected to move the U.S. toward greater energy security and a cleaner environment.
Think like they think, talk like they talk-that's what John McCarthy Jr., president and CEO of Qteros, says tech companies in the licensing business have to do if they hope to be successful.
My father, a fixture in Texas politics, would often tell me while growing up there is too much hurry up and wait in Washington for anything to get done, and even today Congress is proving him right.
The American landscape is littered with biorefineries: the cattle rancher that converts low-value hay to protein for steaks and burgers; the pharmaceutical company that makes sugar into exotic and remarkable prescription drugs to save lives; corn wet millers that take simple corn and make corn oil, ethanol, corn germ, enzymes, lysine and other great products for the food and feed industry.
Forming a joint venture or strategic alliance in the international marketplace adds an array of factors that complicate the issues normally encountered in such relationships.
1. Industrial microalgae biotech company Solazyme Inc. announced that the global agribusiness and food company Bunge Ltd. has joined its Series D round as a strategic investor.
Sugar is sweet and everything is nice for The Procter & Gamble Co. as the global consumer products manufacturer recently announced plans to use sugarcane-derived plastic on select packages for its Pantene Pro-V, Covergirl and Max Factor brands.
Although the U.S. economy remains largely depressed, market demand for biobased plastics is on the rise. This is driven by consumer pressure on the retail community and municipal regulations requiring food service packaging materials to be recyclable or compostable.
In a recorded interview posted to E&E Publishing LLC's website, Advanced Biofuels Association Chairman Lee Edwards says that the playing field is starting to level between advanced biofuels and traditional transportation fuels, noting the industry has been focused on producing energy dense, drop-in substitutes.
The U.S. Department of Defense uses a lot of fossil fuels-almost 2 percent of what yearly enters U.S. markets. By working to increase use of renewable fuels and energy, the nation's armed forces are not only helping to increase energy security, but also provide a market opportunity and infrastructure development for new biobased and renewable fuels coming into the marketplace.
Having already demonstrated its ability to effectively produce a suite of green chemicals from cellulosic and other nonfood-based biomass at its one-ton-per-day pilot facility in Seattle, Blue Marble Biomaterials intends to build on that success by repurposing a 40,000-square-foot facility into a 100 metric-ton-per-month biobased chemical plant in Corvallis, Mt.
Poultry feathers aren't the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of feedstock for renewable thermoplastics, but executives with Mt. Crawford, Va.
Increased use and production of biobased succinic acid as a viable alternative to conventional, expensive petrochemicals is anticipated to fuel global market growth in the next five years, according to a report released by Global Industry Analysts Inc.
Corn's versatility and man's innovation have led to production of feed, food, chemicals and fuel such as ethanol. Now, the collection of corn is drawing interest from several companies more interested in the cobs than the corn itself.
Student A (as in, anybody from anywhere) is interested in all things bio, everything from biobased chemicals to biorefining. Student A is not alone. A growing number of high school, undergraduate and graduate level individuals are pursuing an education in bioenergy and biomaterials just like Student A, and the evidence is in the classroom.
For 18 of the top 20 groundwater contaminants found at hazardous waste sites, there's a new biodegradable, renewable product to clean up the mess.
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