Georgia has a lot to offer biomass-to-energy projects
Manufacturers emphasize pellet potential in the Southeast.
Biomass conference panel features experienced biomass power developers.
Waste Management invests in InEnTec's plasma gasification technology.
The state's first landfill gas-to-energy project goes on line.
Morbark holds Demo Days to showcase its biomass equipment.
BCAP funding is once again on the chopping block.
Cleveland, Ohio, officials visited Japan recently to learn more about a gasifier they hope to use.
PURPA Plus bill allows states to make their own decisions about renewable energy.
Despite regulatory uncertainty, renewable energy businesses did well in 2011 and expect continued success in the new year.
Key leaders in the biomass power and thermal industries discuss their sectors' outlooks for 2012, drawing from experiences in 2011.
Partnering to produce energy from stover could be an attractive option for corn ethanol plants.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is elevating its reliance on renewable energy by investing in combined-heat-and-power projects nationwide.
U.K.-based E.ON Renewables has released some details of its plan to build a $189.5 million, 30-megawatt (MW) biomass power plant at Blackburn Meadows near Sheffield, England.
The Port of Eastport in Maine is on the cusp of completing an expansion that will cater to woody biomass demand in Europe.
A decision from the Missoula, Mont., City-County Health Department to approve or deny the air quality permit for the University of Montana's biomass gasification plant was expected Nov. 17 but has been delayed for 30 days.
The Agriculture Energy Coalition today expressed great disappointment Nov. 18 that a deficit reduction proposal unveiled by the House and Senate Agriculture Committees reauthorizes energy programs only at modest levels and without mandatory funding.
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.
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