The U.S. EPA said it's not aware of any sources that would be adversely impacted by the recent court ruling that vacated the stay on the Maximum Achievable Control Technology rules.
Public and private enterprises in Oregon are working diligently to develop and expand a local biobased economy, according to speakers at the Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show.
The Manitoba, Canada, Biomass Energy Support Program (MBESP) has officially been implemented, providing coal users in Manitoba grants up to $400,000 to finance the switch from coal to biomass energy.
Attendees at the 2012 Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show in San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 16-18 had the opportunity to learn about current trends in financing mechanisms during the event's opening general session.
Key factors to fuel handling design and implementation include raw material supply and power purchase agreements, according to Desmond Smith, vice president of Bruks Rockwood Inc. and speaker at the Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show.
Thinning of pinyon-juniper woodlands would create healthier stands, as well as provide biomass feedstock for energy production, according to Mike Baughman, executive director of the Lincoln County, Nev., Regional Development Authority.
Viability of electricity generation from biomass in the Pacific West was the topic of a breakout panel discussion at the Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show in San Fracisco, Calif, Jan. 16-18.
Verso Paper Corp. has finished a $45 million energy system upgrade at its Quinnesec, Mich., pulp and paper mill.
An extended delay of the filing of Massachusetts' final renewable portfolio standard (RPS) regulations has created a lull in statewide biomass energy development.
Nova Scotia Power has continued to move forward with a $200 million biomass cogeneration project at a paper mill in Cape Brenton, Nova Scotia, Canada, despite the mill's September closure over financial difficulties.
A Plainfield, Conn., biomass power facility that has been under development for more than four years has received $225 million in financing.
Biomass power in Port St. Joe, Fla., will have to wait, since Rentech Inc. announced its plans to halt development of the proposed 55 MW facility the company purchased for $225 million in early 2011.
U.S. District Court of D.C. Judge Paul Friedman vacated the stay on the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules Jan. 10, declaring the stay unlawful.
A 42 MW biomass power plant proposed for south central Oregon has been recommended for approval by the Oregon Department of Energy.
Through a state grant totaling $120,000, the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has commissioned a feasibility study to determine the benefits of biomass cogeneration on campus.
A proposed 40 MW biomass power plant in Thetford, Norfolk, England, has been struck down by the Norfolk County Council after opposition groups in the community cited concerns over the land required to build and operate the facility.
Vermont has officially released its Comprehensive Energy Plan, not only setting a high standard for state renewable energy strategies, but also for taking into account comments and opinions from the public.
Five independent biomass power producers (IPPs) in New Hampshire have scored power purchase agreements (PPAs) from the state's largest electric utility, thanks to support from local and state officials.
FlexEnergy Inc. subsidiary Flex OC Renewables has received permission from California's Orange County Board of Supervisors to build and operate a landfill-gas-to-power project at the Santiago Canyon Landfill in east Orange County.
The world's largest wood pellet-based biomass power plant was fully commissioned in January, and is now producing electricity.
Advanced plant genetic supplier DuPont has partnered up with biomass feedstock developer NexSteppe to develop new sweet sorghum and high biomass sorghum hybrids for biofuels, biopower and biobased products.
The Port of Chesapeake in Virginia has officially entered the biomass shipping business. On Dec. 31, Enviva LP sent 28,000 metric tons of wood pellets to one of Enviva's European utility customers aboard the MV Daishin Maru.
For two days in February, Alternative Energy Solutions International Inc. (AESI) will open the doors to its Kansas Biomass Research Institute (BRI), providing tours of a fully functional biomass power and testing facility.
A recently formed partnership between agriculture giant Perdue AgriBusiness and animal waste utility developer Fibrowatt LLC could lead to a 10 MW biomass power facility in Salisbury, Md.
We Energies is making progress on its 50 MW biomass power plant in central Wisconsin, having begun construction in August, and is one track to meet its 2013 completion goal.
A Northern Netherlands port is now the construction site for a 50 MW woody biomass power plant set to come online in 2013.
Plans for a 34 MW combined-heat-and-power (CHP) facility that will be co-located with a pellet plant are moving along in Fair Haven, Vt., despite continued development suspension of an identical plant in a nearby town.
U.K. Energy Minister Charles Hendry has granted consent to Dalkia BioEnergy plc to move forward with a 53 MW biomass power plant at a former airfield in Northern England's Yorkshire.
A proposed biomass combined-heat-and-power (CHP) facility for Springfield, Vt., will not only provide cost effective energy to the community, but will also be an economic driver for Vermont.
Sonoco, a global packaging products provider, has ended its three-year quest for sustainable energy production at its facility in Hartsville, S.C. The result is a $75 million biomass boiler.
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