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.
The Biotechnology Industry Organization applauded Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack's announcement on July 26 of four new BCAP project areas in six states that are expected to generate as many as 3,400 jobs in rural areas.
The EERC's Biomass '11: Renewable Power, Fuels, and Chemicals Conference welcomed over 250 attendees from 28 states, Washington, D.C., and 11 foreign countries, to discuss bioenergy trends, opportunities, economics and technological developments.
Three Dimensional Timberlands LLC is devoting its resources to the development of biomass pyrolysis facilities to produce biochar and bio-oil in Oregon, as well as ensuring the sustainable woody feedstock to supply them.
A National Wood-To-Energy Roadmap released recently by 25x'25, makes clear the benefits and necessity of utilizing available biomass in forestlands to achieve national renewable goals, including its own goal of 25 percent renewables by 2025.
Just weeks after representatives in the House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced legislation pushing for more time dedicated to fixing the Maximum Achievable Control Technology rules, the Senate has fallen in line and crafted a similar bill.
DP CleanTech is rapidly building its operations in Poland, having recognized that high-quality manufacturing and professional skills are readily available to support rapid growth in the global waste-to-energy industry.
Wolverine Power Corp.'s proposed 600-megawatt (MW) power plant planned for Rogers City, Mich., has received its final air permit from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
Though there are programs and policies in place to help support the developing U.S. biogas industry, the playing field for biogas and other renewables is not level, according to the ABC, which held a webinar to address this issue and others.
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