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.
Great Lakes ports to prepare for biomass exports.
Industry experts discuss wood's role in U.S. energy policy
Gainesville, Fla., biomass plant construction is on schedule and promises to be a jobs creator
State provides funding for AD systems, feedstock growth, pellet and torrefaction projects.
Australia explores whether emissions reduction can be achieved through cofiring.
Electricity study includes biomass in near- and long-term power generation analysis.
INL explores challenges of transforming biomass into a feedstock commodity.
Aloterra's BCAP project areas are promoting job growth and helping set the stage for a major miscanthus presence in the biopellet industry.
With a plethora of different wood pellet standard programs, mills' quality measures vary depending on which set their customers adopt.
With the availability of agricultural biomass, North American companies are promoting the benefits of converting grass into energy in an effort to spur the industry.
The 2011 U.S. Billion-Ton Update enhances its 2005 predecessor and finds potential for dedicated energy crops through direct inventory analysis and rigorous sustainability modeling.
How to improve briquetting operations to efficiently densify fibrous agricultural residues from crops, horticulture operations and forests.
The House and Senate agriculture committees are scheduled to deliver a legislative package to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction on Nov. 1, outlining suggestions to cut $23 billion from agriculture programs as part of the 2012 Farm Bill.
The U.K.'s Department of Energy and Climate Change got approval from the European Commission Oct. 26 to launch its Renewable Heat Incentive with a sizeable reduction in the tariff for large biomass technologies.
Biomass Power Association President and CEO Bob Cleaves addressed the U.S. EPA's Science Advisory Board Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel at its meeting Oct. 25 to review its recently released Accounting Framework for Biogenic CO2 Emissions.
The authors of a study recently published by Oregon State University's College of Forestry says that the production of bioenergy from U.S. West Coast forests would increase carbon dioxide emissions by at least 14 percent over the next 20 years.
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