The Minnesota Department of Commerce is investigating an issue with ethanol-blended gasoline in 21 communities after Magellan Midstream Partners LP mistakenly distributed gasoline blended with high percentages of ethanol in southern Minnesota.
John Elliot, president and CEO of the Economic Development Corp. of Erie County, kicked off BBI International's Northeast Biomass Conference & Trade Show with discussion about the opportunities for worldwide export of biomass via the Great Lakes.
A single, science-based and inclusive biomass definition is the focal point in the biomass industry's efforts to bolster policy that can spur development, said Charlie Niebling at the opening session of the Northeast biomass conference.
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed Senate Bill 489, a law that allows small-scale biomass and biogas projects (1 megawatt or less) to qualify for the state's Net Energy Metering program.
As winter nears, beating the cold is on the minds of many U.S. homeowners. To help homeowners make informed decisions, the BTEC will present a three-part webinar mini-series that will examine biomass heating in different regions of the country.
As a way to enable Canadian pellet mill Nechako Green Energy Ltd. to make the most of its waste products, Pratt & Whitney Power Systems will install a 2-megawatt (MW) biomass waste heat recovery plant at the Vanderhoof, British Columbia facility.
What started as a trip to Gussing, Austria, to see a combined-heat-and-power plant in action has turned into developing plans for a similar facility in northern Pennsylvania's borough of Smethport.
As part of the panel “Leveraging Wastewater and Manure Streams for Energy Production� at the Northeast Biomass Conference & Trade Show Oct. 11-13 in Pittsburgh, presenters discussed how anaerobic digestion is catching on in the Northeast.
Despite being caught up "in the most disappointing kind of politics," Energy Sec. Steven Chu said recently that the U.S. DOE and the Obama administration remain firmly committed to the department's loan guarantee program.
Despite being caught up “in the most disappointing kind of politics,� Energy Sec. Steven Chu said recently that the U.S. DOE and the Obama administration remain firmly committed to the department's loan guarantee program.
Biomass torrefaction company HM3 Energy Inc. has been selected as one of three finalists in the 2011 Cleantech Open Business Competition's Pacific Northwest Division.
PFI members and staff have wrapped up a series of meetings with more than 30 senators, representatives, staffers and administrators on Capitol Hill to help them better understand the importance of densified biomass in U.S. energy policies.
Raising his voice over the loud noises of the anaerobic digestion system at Fairview Swiss Cheese in Fredonia, Pa., Rick Koller explained the ins and outs of the process to tour participants of the Northeast Biomass Conference & Trade Show.
Making the connection between the local supply of woody biomass and the need for future energy cost reduction, a school district near Meadville, Pa., agreed to commission a thermally led combined heat and power project.
Calvin Ernst, owner and operator of Ernst Conservation Seeds, lives a biomass-related life every day. The Meadville, Pa.-based company was founded in 1965 and has expanded and now includes Ernst Biomass and a pellet manufacturing facility.
The BPA participated in the grand opening of the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center biomass facility in Gainesville, Fla., on Oct. 11. Upon completion, this facility will be one of the two largest biomass facilities in the country.
Two Indiana legislators have introduced Farm Bill legislation that would target $40 billion in cuts to the USDA's budget and make several alterations to the programs included under the current Farm Bill's energy title.
Biomass harvests will change the dynamics of harvest. It will require manpower, yes. The equipment needs will be great. In the end, that infamous American farmer ingenuity will figure out how to get it done better and faster.
Firefighters battled a major ethanol blaze stemming from an Oct. 7 train derailment just outside Tiskilwa in rural northwest Illinois received assistance from two nearby ethanol plants in the form of fire-fighting foam.
Recently released U.S. Census figures show the number of households heating with wood grew 34 percent between 2000 and 2010, faster than any other heating fuel. Electricity showed the second fastest growth, with a 24 percent increase.
Eastern Illinois University has commissioned a biomass gasification energy system that will annually consume about 27,000 tons of wood chips to provide heat and electricity to the campus.
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus spoke at the Mississippi State University's 6th annual biofuels conference last week. Mabus, who served as governor of Mississippi from 1988 to 1992, spoke about Mississippi's future in the biorefining sector.
Highlands EnviroFuels LLC received its air permit as well completed an economic impact study, moving the Lake Placid, Fla ethanol project forward. Sugarcane and sweet sorghum feedstocks will be supplied by nine grower investors.
RFA and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, issued a joint statement from the RFA's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., asserting the two groups' commitments to implementing renewable fuel technologies.
Corn Plus faces charges regarding emissions equipment
October 07, 2011
Corn Plus LLLP, Winnebago, Minn., is facing charges that it violated the Clean Air Act by providing false information regarding its pollution control equipment to the U.S. EPA in January.
Biomass Power Developers are Busy Generating Jobs
By Rona Johnson
October 07, 2011
In some areas of the country, people are finally starting to realize the potential for biomass plants to create jobs. I say this because of all the news of project developers starting construction, breaking ground or just announcing their projects.
A coalition of seven ethanol and agricultural organizations responded swiftly in opposition to a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, that seeks to link the corn supply to the RFS requirements for corn ethanol.
The new yeast is highly efficient at fermenting xylose, and is also highly resistant to fermentation-inhibiting substances like acetic acid. Toyota is also developing technologies for the various processes involved in cellulosic ethanol processing.
Researchers from the University of Montana in Missoula have received $1.1 million to study various aspects of woody biomass feedstocks, technology and economics.
The Port St. Joe, Fla., City Commission unanimously approved Rentech Inc.'s Northwest Florida Renewable Energy Center at its meeting Oct. 4, after a 3.5-hour comment period that included 27 speakers.
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