Summit Natural Gas of Maine has announced a new renewable natural gas (RNG) program under which it will partner with the state's dairy industry to produce home-grown RNG through the construction of an anaerobic digester in Clinton, Maine.
U.K.-based Stobart Group Ltd. released fiscal 2018 financial results on May 29, reporting a 51 percent increase in the volume of biomass fuel it supplied to renewable energy plants when compared to fiscal year 2017.
Drax Group, Equinor and National Grid Ventures have signed an MOU committing them to work together to explore how a large-scale carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) network and a hydrogen production facility could be constructed in the mid-2020s.
The Canadian government has announced it will invest $13.8 million in Kruger Inc. to support two projects, including one that will allow the company's Corner Brook, Newfoundland, location to produce biomass energy.
The New Hampshire Senate has voted in favor of a bill amendment that aims to support operations at the state's six biomass power plants and avoid a protracted legal fight over a biomass reform law that was enacted in 2018.
EQTEC plc has signed a framework agreement with Phoenix Biomass Energy Inc. Under the agreement, the parties will seek to jointly develop biomass gasification power projects in the U.S., with five projects having already been identified.
U.K. Government Minister and Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Robert Jenrick MP, has visited Drax Power Station to find out about its world-first bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) pilot project.
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) announced May 16 the utility has received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to begin the next phase in construction of four new dairy biomethane projects in California.
The California Energy Commission has approved $11 million for clean energy demonstration projects, including those for biofuels, renewable gas and microgrids. One project focuses on catalytic biogas reforming, while two others focus on gasification.
Burgess BioPower was recently awarded $500,000 in grant funding from the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission to build a thermal energy recovery system to beneficially utilize energy from Burgess' steam condenser cooling water circuit.
Atlantic Power Corp. announced May 15 that it has executed an agreement to acquire equity ownership interests in two biomass plants, including North Carolina-based Craven County Wood Energy and Michigan-based Grayling Generating Station.
Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee announced the formation of several bipartisan taskforces May 16 to examine 42 temporary tax provisions that expired or will expire by the end of 2019, including those related to biofuels and bioenergy.
The Canadian government has announced it invested $200,000 in Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, a not-for-profit business accelerator based in Sarnia, Ontario, to support the development of a national bioeconomy strategy.
The Hawaii Supreme Court issued a ruling May 10 rejecting a power purchase agreement (PPA) between Hawaii Electric Light Co. and Hu Honua, developer of a 21.5 MW biomass power plant under construction on the big island of Hawaii.
Capstone Turbine Corp.has signed a long-term national account agreement with Green Energy Sustainable Solutions Inc. As part of the agreement, Capstone secured an initial order for 9.6 MW of micoturbines for use in biogas projects.
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has kicked-off its 2019 Environmental Champions Grant initiative, announcing the company is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations focused on clean air, clean energy and renewable natural gas.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has spoken out to urge the U.S. Army to fully honor the terms of a 20-year agreement it negotiated with ReEnergy in 2014 to provide power to Fort Drum, a military installation in New York.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration released the May edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook on May 7, predicting nonhydropower renewables will provide 11 percent of electricity generation in 2019, increasing to 13 percent in 2020.
Andritz has received an order from Hitachi Zosen Corp., Japan, to deliver a PowerFluid circulating fluidized bed boiler with a flue gas cleaning system for use in a new 75 MW biomass power plant. The facility is expected to begin operations in 2023.
On May 7, the Forest Service awarded over $8.9 million through the Wood Innovations Grant program. Thirty-nine business, university, nonprofit and tribal partners in 20 states are matching the grants with an additional $8.8 million.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a suite of clean energy legislation into law May 7, including The Washington Clean Energy Transformation Act, which sets a goal of 100 percent clean electricity by 2045.
Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., and Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., introduced legislation May 8 that aims to establish a federal clean energy standard. Several forms of bioenergy meet the bill's definition of clean energy.
A federal district court ruled April 6 that the U.S. EPA's failure to implement and enforce a 2016 regulation limiting landfill methane emissions is unlawful. The ruling requires EPA to develop a federal plan within six months.
Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC has acquired the 12 megawatt Eagle Valley Clean Energy biomass project, located in Gypsum, Colorado. The facility fires waste wood and is used to dispose of pine beetle infested wood from local forests.
The DOE has opened a $79 million funding opportunity for bioenergy research and development that aims to reduce the price of drop-in biofuels, lower the cost of biopower and enable high-value products from biomass or waste resources.
The U.K. Committee on Climate Change published a report May 2 that recommends the government set a goal to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. Drax and the U.K. Renewable Energy Association say bioenergy can help meet that goal.
Long-standing waste management firm Crapper & Sons recently invested in a new UNTHA XR3000C mobil-e shredder to transform wood waste into a biomass fuel. The system currently processes 30 metric tons of wood waste per hour.
The RFS Power Coalition has added four supporting organizations, including the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, 25x25, the California Biomass Energy Alliance, and the California Rice Commission
Valmet announced April 29 it has received a repeat automation technology order for phase two of the Dangjin 4 Biomass Power Plant currently under construction near Seoul, South Korea. The facility is owned by GS EPS Co. Ltd.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced legislation May 2 that aims to overhaul the federal tax code and consolidate the current 44 energy incentives into three technology-neutral provisions. Several biofuel and bioenergy groups support the bill.
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