Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to level the energy playing field between fossil and renewable energy projects by allowing investors in renewable energy projects access the corporate structure of master limited partnerships.
Natural Power has this month been awarded its first biomass contract in Ireland. The contract will see Natural Power provide owners engineer services for Biotricity Ltd. on the company's Rhode Biomass Plant in County Offaly, Ireland.
Canergy LLC has announced that the selection of Chemtex and Beta Renewables for the development of its 25 million gallon a year cellulosic biofuels facility to be located in the Imperial Valley of California.
NASA's Alternative Fuel Effects on Contrails and Cruise Emissions (ACCESS) experiment recently completed a series of tests that studied effects of alternate biofuel produced from camelina plant oil on engine performance, emissions and contrails.
Montpelier, Vt., broke ground in mid-April on its biomass thermal project to serve downtown public and private buildings. The project, a joint undertaking by the city and state government, is expected to be complete later this year.
On April 25, a 23.4-MW biomass cogeneration plant in Shakopee, Minn., enduredan explosion and a resulting fire.Luckily, none of the seven workers who were on site at Koda Energy LLC were injured.
When you think of Neil Young, I'm betting the environment isn't the first thing that pops into your mind. Maybe it should.
Novozymes has released its interim financial report for the first quarter of 2013. While bioenergy enzyme sales were down, the company reported that sales of its recently launched Avantec product are expected to increase this year.
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection has published a final study on the state's existing renewable portfolio standard (RPS). The analysis recommends changing the way biomass and biogas power are treated under the program.
More than 100 organizations have delivered a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees urging them to adopt a new Farm Bill with robust mandatory funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency programs.
More than 100 organizations have delivered a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees urging them to adopt a new Farm Bill with robust mandatory funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency programs.
Advanced Biofuels Corp. has bought a legacy 7 MMgy ethanol plant in Moses Lake, Wash., with plans to retrofit existing systems and install new pretreatment process equipment, converting the facility into a 6 MMgy advanced ethanol facility.
It sounds like science fiction but a team from the University of Exeter, with support from Shell, has developed a method to make bacteria produce diesel on demand.
Christiane Egger, deputy manager of the Upper Austrian Renewable Energy Agency, explained how the region is utilizing renewable resources to meet 100 percent of its heat and energy needs by 2030 at the 2nd annual Heating the Midwest Conference.
Graham Construction has been appointed to undertake the design and construction of a major new facility for importing, storing, and onward transfer of renewable fuels (wood pellets) at Associated British Ports' Port of Immingham.
Toray Industries Inc. has jointly announced with Genomatica Inc.that it has successfully made a partially bio-based PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) using 1,4-butanediol (BDO) made with Genomatica's bio-based process technology.
The Pew Charitable Trusts has published the 2012 edition of its "Who's Winning the Clean Energy Race?" report. The analysis offers an update of Pew's reports tracking clean energy investments over the past nine years.
The Pew Charitable Trusts has published the 2012 edition of its "Who's Winning the Clean Energy Race?" report. The analysis offers an update of Pew's reports tracking clean energy investments over the past nine years.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the April issue of its Monthly Energy Review, reporting net electricity generation for wood biomass and waste biomass in January.
University of Wisconsin-Madison chemists have identified an approach to use oxygen gas to convert lignin, a byproduct of biofuel production, into a form that could allow it to replace fossil fuels as a source of chemical feedstocks.
CME Group has announced the launch of nine new futures contracts for renewable identification numbers (RINs). These contracts will be listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.
University of Wisconsin-Madison chemists have identified an approach to use oxygen gas to convert lignin, a byproduct of biofuel production, into a form that could allow it to replace fossil fuels as a source of chemical feedstocks.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has published the April issue of its Monthly Energy Review, showing a slight decrease in ethanol production in January.
News of ethanol plant restarts and improved profitability is building some cautious optimism about the state of the ethanol industry in recent weeks, with most of the plants idled during last year's drought resuming production.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has renewed a historic agreement with U.S. dairy producers to accelerate the adoption of innovative waste-to-energy projects and energy efficiency improvements on U.S. dairy farms.
Drax Group plc recently announced that it has agreed to a GBP 75 million ($114.83 million) amortizing loan facility maturing in June 2018 with Friends Life, underpinned by a guarantee from HM Treasury.
Just as it is readying to opening a 500,000-metric ton wood pellet production facility in Woodville, Texas, German Pellets announced that it plans to build an additional 1 million-metric ton plant in Louisiana.
On April 23 Joule Unlimited announced it was selected as a 2013 Bloomberg New Energy Pioneer by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The company also recently announced progress with its Sunflow-G and Sunflow-J processes.
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