The largest advanced waste water treatment facility in the world is installing a CHP facility and has hired Pepco Energy Services to design, build and operate it.
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.
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 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.
Investors interested in the biomass arena now have the opportunity to put their money toward what New Canaan Capital Management LLC has dubbed the "Green Energy Opportunity Fund."
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.
The team at Mustus Energy has been patient during its 5-year quest to develop a 41.5 MW biomass power station in La Crete, Alberta, Canada, but the company will break ground this spring.
The Oregon Department of Energy has altered the biomass producer or collector tax credit, allowing for the first time standalone power to be eligible.
A landfill gas-to energy project under development in Shanghai, China, is poised to be the largest of its kind in the country, and GE Energy has announced it will provide to the endeavor seven of its GE Jenbacher gas engines.
A provision to grant the U.S. EPA more time to finalize and reevaluate the Maximum Achievable Control Technology rules for industrial boilers has been left out of the payroll tax cut extension bill that Congress has passed.
A producer and collector tax credit has improved economic sustainability in Oregon's biomass industry
One of Britain's largest nurseries has proposed an 8.5 MW combined-heat-and-power biomass plant at its New Milton, Hampshire County, location.
More than 400 professionals gather to talk biomass in The City by the Bay
Conference general session hashes out bioenergy carbon cycles
A publically owned energy provider in Southern Sweden will use a circulating fluidized bed boiler manufactured by Global Power Group, a subsidiary of Sweden-based Foster Wheeler AG.
Seattle-based ecoTECH Energy Group has begun site work for a 5 MW biomass facility that will supply heat and power to an aquaponics greenhouse project near McBride, British Columbia.
Active Energy Group, a European biomass provider, announced plans to close its two U.K. biomass businesses, Active Energy Ltd. and Redline Engineering, but the company isn't exiting the industry.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is requesting public comment on plans for an 8 MW anaerobic digestion power plant in Le Sueur County, Minn.
U.S. President Barack Obama has sent to Congress his federal budget for fiscal year 2013 and has seemingly followed through on his verbal commitments to renewable energy delivered in his Jan. 24 State of the Union Address.
The Legacy Biomass Bill (SB 5575), which expands the renewable energy classification for both plants and feedstocks, has passed through the Washington State Senate with an overwhelming majority vote of 45-1.
Westar Trade Resource president and CEO, Cindy Thyfault, has some advice for U.S. renewable energy companies looking to enter the global marketplace.
Forth Energy, a joint venture between Scottish & Southern Energy plc and Forth Ports Ltd., has withdrawn its application to construct a 100 MW combined-heat-and-power plant at the Port of Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Leaders from the biomass power, geothermal and hydropower industries have teamed up to voice their support for extending the renewable energy production tax credit.
The Heat is Power Association, a new trade organization focused on the wide-scale development of a waste heat-to-power (WH2P) market, has officially launched and is welcoming new members.
The USDA has announced a $25 million Notice of Funding Availability for its Repowering Assistance Program, which is designed to provide a financial incentive for biorefineries to use biomass in place of fossil fuels for heat or power production.
The British-based broadcasting giant, BSkyB Ltd., has installed a combined-heat-and-power system at the company's Heathrow, London studio complex that will begin operations this year.
Enviva announced the first shipment of wood pellets from it's Port of Chesapeake facility in December. Now, E.ON has signed a multi-year contract with Enviva to receive 240,000 metric tons of wood pellets annually.
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