On July 25, the USDA and U.S. DOE announced over $41 million more in joint funding to continue to get the U.S.'s butt in gear in regard to bioenergy and biofuels.
The U.S. Forest Service has awarded a total of $4 million to 12 different wood-to-energy projects throughout the country. The majority of the projects will focus on using woody biomass for either power or thermal applications.
PHG Energy, a Tennessee-based alternative energy company, announced today an agreement with the city of Covington, Tenn., to convert waste to energy using PHG's downdraft biomass gasification equipment and technology.
Something to remember for project developers contemplating natural gas or biomass.
A woody biomass gasification steam plant at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is increasing efficiency as part of the lab's Energy Savings Performance Contract. Nexterra Systems Corp., the U.S. DOE and Johnson Controls Inc. contributed to the project.
The U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change has published levels of financial support that will be available through the Renewables Obligation for large-scale renewable electricity generators from 2013-2017.
Areva has acquired Thermya and the rights to a biocoal technology developed by the French torrefaction company. Areva will build plants based on the technology, but will focus in the short-term on commissioning two Thermya-built facilities in Europe.
A new report by Wood Resources International shows biomass prices dropped in the U.S. South, Northeast and West during the second quarter of 2012, primarily due to the continued fall of natural gas prices, which reached a 10 year low.
I recently received an email from a gentleman named Patrick about an upcoming Woody Biomass Field Day at Michigan State University's Forest Biomass Innovation Center, which is happening Aug. 21 in Escanaba, Mich.
A proposed Canadian biomass power facility shows that finance veterans believe in energy crop production.
The Ontario government announced it is moving forward with plans to convert its Atikokan Generating Station to biomass, which will be one of the largest biomass power plants in the world when complete.
Weltec Biopower GmbH is building a 370 kW biogas plant in Bure, Switzerland for Bio.Etique.Energy SA. The facility's power will be fed into the grid, while surplus heat will be used to heat local training barracks for the Swiss Army.
A new bioenergy hub in Europe that will focus on the deployment and investigation of sustainable bioenergy sources was announced July 17 by U.K. Minister of State for Universities and Science David Willetts.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently toured the Pennsylvania-based Pennwood Farms anaerobic digestion operation for a first-hand account of what USDA and the Rural Energy for American Program helped support deployment of.
Southern Co. announced July 18 that the nation's largest biomass plant is putting electricity on the grid in Texas. A ceremony was held at the Nacogdoches Generating Facility to mark commercial operation for the 100 MW unit.
U.S. producers of wood pellets will likely need to meet or exceed sustainability standards set by the European Union for solid biofuels in order access the European export market. Two reports have recently been published that examine the issue.
GE Energy has signed a contract with Cambodian industrial conglomerate Soma Group to supply two of its engines to power a biomass gasification facility. About 1.5 MW of electricity will be generated in total at the facility using rice husk feedstock.
We've heard both sides of the crop residue harvesting argument time and time again, but new data says that crop residue can be a responsible part of good farming management.
India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to develop a 1 MW biomass gasification system. The 1 MW fluidized bed gasification plant is being established as a model investment project.
By a bipartisan vote of 35-11, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture has passed its version of the 2012 Farm Bill. An amendment to reinstate mandatory funding to the measure's energy title programs was rejected.
Marcus Kauffman, biomass resource specialist for the Oregon Department of Forestry, is using leftover American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars to attract investors to the biomass industry.
The U.S. House Agricultural Committee has begun marking up its draft of the 2012 Farm Bill. The mark-up is expected to last up to three days, and includes 100 amendments, one of which could restore mandatory funding to energy title programs.
OriginOil Inc. has shipped the first production model of its Algae ApplianceT harvester to Paris-based Ennesys, its urban algae joint venture. This marks the first commercial invoice for Origin Oil's newly-introduced Model 4.
Wisconsin residents and businesses that install biogas or biomass-based technology can receive up to $250,000 through a newly formed renewable energy utilities program. The program, Focus on Energy, is accepting applications until August 29, 2012.
While the drought in the U.S. is beginning to take a significant toll on some of the nation's crops, particularly in the Midwest and the Corn Belt, it seems most energy crops are hanging on, at least for now.
Hawaii strives to stabilize its energy prices with renewables
This is a special week in the U.S., a time to celebrate through numbers. Because most of us are focused on the fourth, I thought I'd play into this week's short-term obsession with numbers.
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