The U.S. EPA has announced the recipients of its 13th annual Green Power Leadership Awards. The agency has recognized 21 Green Power Partners and three suppliers this year for their achievements in advancing the nation's renewable energy market.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced funding for projects in 22 states to help reduce energy consumption and cost as well as for increasing the use of renewable technologies, including a handful of biofuels- and biomass-related projects.
Out of 52 bids submitted for a share of $7 billion in energy contracts offered by the U.S. Army for biomass energy projects, 13 companies have been selected. Facilities will be developed by the private sector under Department of Defense jurisdiction.
Ireland-based Biotricity Ltd. recently announced it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Irish Farmers' Association to supply straw feedstock to its proposed 16 megawatt (MW) plant in Rhode, County Offaly, Ireland.
A new report says wood pellets imported to Europe from the Southeast U.S. and British Columbia, Canada, for electricity production have immediate or very rapid contribution to climate change mitigation.
CleanWorld recently announced that it has begun construction on the UC Davis Renewable Energy Anaerobic Digester (UC Davis READ) facility located at the former UC Davis landfill in Davis, Calif. The facility is expected to be operational in December.
Blue Sphere Corp. announced it has signed a binding memorandum of understanding for a landfill gas-to-energy project at the Akouedo Landfill in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The project will initially have 3 MW of capacity, later expanding to 6 MW.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Office of Energy Projects has released its Energy Infrastructure Update report for August, noting that two new biomass power generation units were placed in service during the month.
Sweden-based Saxlund Bioenergy AB recently announced it will supply combustion components for Ljusdal Energi's biofuel-fueled district heating plant. The order includes the delivery of a boiler and furnace for the combustion of biomass fuels.
A new report from the International Energy Agency takes a global overview of biomass use in the industrial and transport sectors, identifying leading countries and the top 15 production companies in each sector.
A proposed project in California that will produce advanced ethanol, renewable power and pipeline-quality biogas is one step closer to fruition. On Sept. 10, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors voted to approve seven resolutions for the project.
Ameresco Inc. recently joined with local California officials and energy industry leaders to commemorate the completion of its 1.4 megawatt (MW) landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) project at the Johnson Canyon Landfill in Gonzales, Calif.
Covanta Marion Inc., a subsidiary of Covanta Energy Corp., and Marion County, Oregon have announced an agreement that extends sustainable waste disposal services for the county at the Covanta Marion Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facility.
The USDA has announced a partnership agreement with biomass trade groups that focuses on promoting wood energy nationwide as a means to address fire risk, bolster rural economic development, improve air quality and help meet renewable energy goals.
Together with the partner Domaix Energie in Alsace, Germany-based Weltec Biopower GmbH has started rolling out four agricultural biogas plant projects in France, including two 600 kilowatt (kW) plants, one 190 kW plant and a 255 kW facility.
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources has announced it will hold four technical workshops on how to use the web-based Washington State Biomass Calculator in October. The workshops are open to the public.
EDF Renewable Energy has announced it has closed on the membership interest purchase agreement to acquire the Heartland Biogas Project with Heartland Renewable Energy LLC. Construction is underway on the 20 megawatt facility.
Northern Virginia Electric Co-op and NOVI Energy announce that the NOVEC Energy Production, Halifax County Biomass plant that the two companies have been working on together near South Boston, Va., generated its first electricity on Sept. 11.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the September issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, which includes updated forecasts for generation of electricity from wood biomass and waste biomass fuel sources.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced a partnership agreement with the Alliance for Green Heat, the Biomass Power Association, the Biomass Thermal Energy Council, and the Pellet Fuel Institute to expand wood energy use.
The board of Stobart is pleased to announce that Stobart Biomass Products Ltd. has entered into an exclusive master framework agreement with Greensphere Capital LLP for the supply of up to 1 million metric tons of biomass fuel per year. .
The combined-heat-and-power system (CHP) housed within the State University of New York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry's Gateway Center uses biomass pellets and natural gas to provide the campus with heat and power.
Nonprofit business group Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) has released a report that illustrates clean energy jobs in the second quarter of 2013 were up slightly when compared to the same period of last year.
The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions has announced a new online calculator tool designed to help rural communities in British Columbia, Canada, determine if debris from wildfire prevention activities can serve as bioenergy feedstock.
DP CleanTech has announced the continuation of its successful relationship with China Chant Group, with the commencement of work in August for the fourth biomass power plant to be delivered to Chant by DPCT.
During Biomass Magazine's third installment in its free webinar series, four presenters described how their respective colleges and universities successfully implemented a biomass solution into their campus energy portfolio.
Brazil-based CPFL Renewable Energy SA recently announced that its biomass power plant in Sao Carlos Ivai, Parana, Brazil, is now operational. According to the company, the Thermoelectric Plant Biomass Coopcana Movida has a 50 MW capacity.
Technological breakthroughs and the expansion of international trade in biomass pellets are expected to lead to sustained growth in the biomass power sector, with worldwide revenue reaching $11.5 billion annually, according to Navigant Research.
Columbia (Mo.) Water and Light has approval from its advisory board to purchase corn stover pellets for trial burns at the municipal power plant this winter. Last year the company performed a test burn with miscanthus pellets.
Roughly 500 participants tuned into Biomass Magazine's webinar on Aug. 29 to learn how anaerobic digesters are being incorporated into U.S. college campuses. The event was sponsored by SeaHold and Team Biogas.
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