Deputy Agriculture Undersecretary for Rural Development Doug O'Brien announced Nov. 17 that USDA is funding a series of projects to convert biomass to energy through USDA's Rural Energy for America program.
The N.Y. State Public Service Commission has deferred its decision on a request from Covanta Energy to make energy from waste applications eligible for inclusion in the state's renewable portfolio standard, and therefore eligible for state subsidies.
Researchers at the University of Illinois are making progress in the continual effort to develop sustainable and cost-effective processes for harvesting and collecting biomass feedstock.
Connecticut-based Green Waste Energy Inc. was the only developer to submit a project proposal to the Albany, N.Y., Port District Commission by the Oct. 31 deadline, so its $60 million waste-to-energy proposal is a distinct possibility for the city.
Laidlaw Energy Group has completed the acquisition of an idled 12.5-megawatt biomass power plant in Susanville, Calif., and expects to start it up again in early- to mid-2013.
Oregon's biomass tax credit has been an economic lever that's incentivized more economic activity than it has cost in tax revenue, according to a new report by Oregon State University's Institute for a Sustainable Environment.
The remaining four megawatts (MW) to be produced from a proposed 17-MW biomass power plant in Concord, N.H., will be sold to Halifax American Energy Co., clearing the way for developer Concord Steam to receive funding for the $80 million project.
A national panel led by Iowa State University engineers is launching an effort to research and develop technologies that capture, use and sequester carbon while enhancing food production, ecosystems, economic development and national security.
A new study found that energy produced from forest biomass merely returns recently absorbed carbon to the atmosphere, and essentially results in no net release of carbon, provided overall forest inventories are stable or increasing.
USDA has selected 67 projects for funding that focus on helping rural agricultural producers reduce energy consumption and costs; use renewable energy technologies in their operation; and/or conduct feasibility studies for renewable energy projects.
The U.S. electricity industry includes about 300 gigawatts of coal-fired power, generated from large-scale power plants with electric capacities of anywhere from 200 to 4,000 megawatts. Most of these plants can easily use biomass to some degree.
Energy crop developer New Energy Farms says it has developed a new system for establishing miscanthus that takes one-third the time of previous planting methods.
As part of the RE-Powering America Initiative, the U.S. EPA is investing about $1 million to determine the capability of 26 different contaminated sites to host renewable energy projects.
The Swedish Bioenergy Association (Svebio) and The BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota (BBAM) have teamed up to jointly increase the use of bioenergy in Minnesota.
Still expanding its European portfolio, Metso will deliver a biomass-fueled bubbling fluidized bed boiler to Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill in Novodinsk, Russia.
Details remain sparse as to which programs House and Senate agriculture committees will recommend to cut back or eliminate as part of the $23 billion in reductions they have proposed for the 2012 Farm Bill.
Boralex announced Nov. 7 that it will sell its five U.S. biomass power plants to ReEnergy Holdings LLC for $93 million, yielding after-tax proceeds for Boralex of about $81 million.
The U.S. Department of Defense's interest in biomass-based energy sources is not limited to biofuels. Biomass-based power is also part of the department's plan to source 50 percent of its energy needs from renewable resources.
Kate Bechen, an attorney with Michael Best & Friedrich, outlined what investors and creditors look for when considering investment in biomass projects at the Southeast Biomass Conference & Trade Show in Atlanta.
Josh Levine of American Renewables spoke about the development of a 100-megawatt biomass power plant in Gainesville, Fla., during the "Southeastern Biomass Power Producers' Roundtable" at the Southeast Biomass Conference & Trade Show in Atlanta.
A biomass cogeneration project in Louisville, Ky., has not only saved 340 jobs, but has also created 14 new jobs and will bring $22 million in investment to the city, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear announced at a press conference regarding the facility.
Southern Co.'s 100-megawatt biomass power facility in eastern Texas has received its first load of fuel and will soon begin tests, the company announced.
Centerview, Mo.-based Show Me Energy Cooperative has received a $125,000 grant from the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Authority to help pay for a biomass energy plant feasibility study.
The 2011 Southeast Biomass Conference & Trade Show kicked off in Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 2. Nearly 325 professionals and 60 exhibitors are taking part in this year's event, which has a strong regional focus.
After successfully demonstrating its biomass gasifiers at a Gleason, Tenn., brick plant, PHG Energy has qualified for the Tennessee Valley Authority's Generation Partners program and is selling power to the grid.
The U.S. has an established wood market but how much wood can be used for bioenergy without affecting material prices or forest sustainability? A panel at the Southeast Biomass Conference & Trade Show Nov. 1-3 in Atlanta addressed those questions.
Having already heard a great deal about the ample wood resources in the Southeast U.S., a panel discussion about energy crops was refreshing for the feedstock track at the Southeast Biomass Conference & Trade Show in Atlanta on Nov. 1-3.
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