Working on a new project site in Green Bay, Wis., Oneida Seven Generations Corp. is still experiencing small local opposition similar to what it encountered at its first proposed site in Ashwaubenon, Wis.
Taylor Biomass Energy was not only recognized as environmentally sustainable, but it also satisfied Greenopia's rigorous rating system to receive that distinction.
Washington's Clark County has hit a road bump in its plan to build a biomass district combined-heat-and-power plant in downtown Vancouver. The city has declared that the site zoning prohibits such facilities, but the county is undeterred.
Pfizer started a green journey initiative to commit itself to a more sustainable future. In July, Pfizer unveiled a biomass boiler at its Sanford, N.C., site, taking the company to the next level in reducing its environmental impact.
The coupling of biomass technologies with carbon capture and storage yields negative carbon dioxide emissions and the global potential is enormous, according to a study recently released by Ecofys and IEA Greenhouse Gas.
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency in California has taken the Kings Beach site for Placer County's proposed 2 megawatt biomass combined-heat-and-power plant off the table, but the county will push on, looking at new sites.
Cargill Inc. is planning a 1.4-megawatt waste-to-energy plant at its High River, Alberta, beef processing facility. The plant will run on organic waste from the facility and will complement its methane gas capture and power generation system.
Are we headed for a pine pulpwood shortage in the U.S. South?
Biomass standards are variations of coal and petroleum coke standards, but as the use of biomass increases governing standards agencies may have to come up with more specific procedures.
The British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines and Minister for Renewable Housing's Innovative Clean Energy fund has selected 12 renewable energy projects that will receive a total of $8 million in funding.
The University of Montana in Missoula will forge through opposition of its biomass gasifier, confident in its benefits.
New construction and demolition wood fuel specs are designed to aid buyers, sellers and regulators.
EPA finalizes its decision to defer biomass emissions regulation for three years.
Multifarm digester projects are benefitting Pacific Northwest dairy farmers.
The EPA has released its timeline for the MACT reconsideration period.
Los Angeles will build a new waste-to-energy plant to mitigate its trash load.
A small Oregon town is the site for two biomass power proposals.
Pellet plant leases rooftop for solar energy system.
Biomass power combined with carbon capture and storage could be the UK's most effective tool in meeting its renewables goals.
The biomass market in Poland is growing rapidly and offers enormous opportunity.
While organic waste-to-biogas power technologies are common in Europe, they are first-of-a-kind in most U.S. states and need to prove themselves before they can become a trend.
Besides edging toward sustainability goals, a unique biodigester on the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campus will also provide learning opportunities, and eventually financial assistance, for students.
A five-farm digester venture in Massachusetts could be a game-changer for struggling dairy farmers.
Missouri has ample resources for a booming anaerobic digestion sector, but surprisingly few parties have taken advantage of the enormous opportunity.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the addition of six states and four new projects under the USDA's Biomass Crop Assistance Program. Project areas will be set aside in California, Montana, Washington, Oregon, Kansas and Oklahoma.
Biomass Power Association President and CEO Bob Cleaves' message to attendees at the DOE's Biomass 2011 Conference was that U.S. energy policy and tax policy must account for all kinds of energy and provide similar incentives for all.
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