The U.S. DOE has announced it will provide technical assistance to five new tribal clean energy projects through its Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team Program, two of which involve biomass energy.
A gasification technology developed by the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands will be applied on a global scale in the new few years, as ECN has signed a license agreement with Dutch company Royal Dahlman.
The Inter-American Development Bank announced it is supporting a $3 million technical cooperation project to help the Haitian government test a variety of renewable energy solutions, including biomass.
Xcel Energy filed May 20 with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for approval of a demonstration project to solicit electricity production from gasification of forest biomass. Xcel would seek bids for a PPA of up to 2 MW of generation.
FCC Environment harvested its first crop of miscanthus grass grown on its former landfill and quarry sites in Darrington, West Yorkshire and Calverton in the U.K. The grass is grown on a 30 hectare (74.1 acre) site two hours north of London.
The Biomass Power Association held its annual "fly-in" this week in Washington, DC. This event enables BPA members from across the country to meet with elected and appointed federal officials to discuss the issues important to the biomass industry.
The House Committee on Agriculture has approved its version of the Farm Bill, H.R. 1947, by a vote of 36 to 10. The bill, titled the Federal Agricultural and Reform and Risk Management Act, includes nearly $40 billion in spending cuts.
The Senate has unanimously confirmed Ernest Moniz as the Secretary of Energy by a vote of 96 to 0. Moniz was nominated by President Obama in March. He will replace former Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, who announced his resignation on Feb. 1.
The USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service has extended the deadline to apply for fiscal year 2013 Rural Energy for America Program funding through May 31. The extension was made due to increased funding made available through recent legislation.
Southern Company's largest subsidiary, Georgia Power, has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Rollcast Energy Inc. for 53.5 MW generated at Piedmont Green Power Plant, which began commercial operations in late April.
Weltec Biopower GmbH, a biogas plant construction company from Vechta, Germany, is building a biogas plant in Jeppo, Finland. The company from Lower Saxony is implementing this project jointly with its Finnish project partner Doranova.
The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry has voted to approve a bipartisan Farm Bill authored by Committee Chairwoman Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Ranking Member Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan.
The Biotechnology Industry Organization and Agriculture Energy Coalition have issued statements thanking members of the Senate Agriculture Committee for authoring legislation to reauthorize Farm Bill Energy Title Programs.
Just a couple of weeks ago, a bill that would help achieve the seemingly endless pursuit of leveling the playing field between the fossil fuel and renewable industries was introduced to the U.S. Senate.
A University of Illinois professor of energy and environmental law says standards are needed so farmers, ethanol producers, and others in the biofuels industry will all be on the same page here in the United States as well as in Europe and Brazil.
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District is seeking your interest in providing information for active involvement in the development of dairy anaerobic digestion (AD) projects in Sacramento County.
On May 3, the U.S. Energy Information Administration published a set of annual statistics that include state-level estimates of consumption, prices and expenditures for woody biomass and waste biomass. The latest release includes data from 2011.
U.S. Sens. Al Franken, D-Minn., and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, have introduced the energy legislation to be included in the 2013 Farm Bill, which includes several provisions expected to create jobs throughout the country.
The European Space Association announced it will begin monitoring the amount of biomass and carbon stored in the world's forests via satellite. ESA intends to use the satellite project as an way to provide long-term monitoring of forest lands.
The South Carolina Forestry Commission has released guidelines for the harvest of woody biomass used to generate energy that aim to protect water quality, plant and animal diversity, soil nutrition and quality, and productivity.
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities Inc. has released a report that assesses how community-scale wood-fueled facilities could address forest health issue and losses from wildfires. The analysis was completed by Dovetail Partners.
Delaware Electric Cooperative has signed an agreement to purchase power produced at the Delaware Solid Waste Authority's landfill in Sandtown, Del. The Greenwood-based cooperative will purchase 2 MW of power produced at the landfill.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced the government's ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative is providing funding to 55 innovative energy projects, including several that address biomass power and thermal, biobased chemicals and biofuels.
Here is me stating the obvious: one thing that the U.S. cannot decide in regard to woody biomass-derived energy is whether or not it is carbon neutral.
Air Liquide has signed a partnership agreement with the CEA aiming to develop a second generation biofuel production pilot unit in France that will grind, pressurize, measure, and transport solid biomass, primarily wood, into a burner.
PPL Renewable Energy and the borough of Chambersburg has unveiled a new landfill 6.4 MW gas-to-energy facility at IESI Blue Ridge Landfill, a Progressive Waste Solutions company.
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