The Forest Guild crafted biomass harvesting guidelines for the Southeastern U.S.
Southeast Alaska has problems with energy, and a plan to fix them with biomass
Biomass/coal blended pellets might be on the horizon
Developers in the U.K. and U.S. are using barges instead of railways to move their biomass material
Proper strategies and equipment simplify biomass feedstock procurement
To improve efficiency and be a good neighbor, the Hibbing, Minn., power plant enlisted Martin Engineering to modify its biomass fuel handling system
Renewable thermal energy now qualifies for renewable energy credits (RECs) in the state of Washington after Gov. Christine Gregoire signed a bill originally sponsored by Rep. Jeff Morris, D-Anacortes.
A new study highlights the important role market forces play in calculating the GHG emissions from woody biomass used for bioenergy applications.
BBI International's Pellet Mill Magazine has completed its 2012 U.S. & Canada Pellet Mill Map, which contains data pertaining to more than 170 fuel pellet production facilities operational, idle, under construction or proposed.
A company in Southeast England is offering free biomass boilers to businesses that are looking to reduce their heating bills and take advantage of the Renewable Heat Incentive.
Carlton Owen, president and CEO of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, said typical problems such as project finance or feedstock availability are not the real challenges facing the industry.
William Strauss, president and CEO of FutureMetrics, demonstrated the operation of a fuel calculator to the crowd at the Northeast Biomass Heating Expo in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., March 21-23.
Attendees at the Northeast Agricultural Biomass Heating seminar, held in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in conjunction with the Northeast Heating Expo, included experts and novices focused on agricultural biomass applications.
Several speakers presented a history of their paths from farmer to fuel pellet developer during the Northeast Agricultural Biomass Heating Seminar, a one-day event held in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., that preceded the Northeast Biomass Heating Expo.
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition has released its 2012 Farm Bill platform, which provides suggestions to improve some federal bioenergy programs, including the Repowering Assistance Program and the Biomass Crop Assistance Program.
As a result of collaboration between California-based Ceres Inc. and Aberystwyth University in Wales, the first comprehensive genetic map of miscanthus has been published.
Through the Maine Forest Service's Wood-to-Energy Public Building Program, the school and city hall in Gardiner officially cut the ribbon on wood pellet boiler installation projects.
Plenty of uncertainty surrounds implementation of Boiler MACT rules, as Congress attempts to delay them, but emission control developer Tri-Mer Corp. isn't waiting around for the final version.
A comprehensive forest biomass study indicates that only about one-third of Washington State's commercially available biomass is currently utilized.
Biomass energy production facilities that began operating before 1999 are now officially classified as renewable energy producers in the state of Washington.
Wood pellet boilers are now classified as a conventional, primary heating source, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and consequently will now qualify for Federal Housing Authority Funding.
The Legacy Biomass Bill (SB5575) that would allow new sources of biomass to qualify as renewable is only one signature away from becoming law in Washington State.
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., has introduced legislation for a national Clean Energy Standard that would require large utilities to begin selling a certain portion of their electricity from clean energy sources beginning in 2015.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has made public an early release version of its 2012 Annual Energy Outlook, predicting biomass and wind electricity to dominate projected increases in U.S. non-hydro renewable electricity generation.
The Biomass Energy Lab in Conyers, Ga., has begun testing biomass samples for the Pellet Fuels Institute's Densified Biomass Fuel Standards Program, and Viaspace Inc. was one of the first clients to use the lab's services.
The Forest Guild has released its report, "Forest Biomass Retention and Harvesting Guidelines for the Southeast," identifying how expanding markets for forest bioenergy can enhance forests, while meeting the social and economic needs of society.
Less than two months after being commissioned, the world's largest wood pellet-fired power plant has endured a catastrophic fire. The extent of the damage has yet to be determined.
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