Through a state grant totaling $120,000, the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has commissioned a feasibility study to determine the benefits of biomass cogeneration on campus.
The world's largest wood pellet-based biomass power plant was fully commissioned in January, and is now producing electricity.
Advanced plant genetic supplier DuPont has partnered up with biomass feedstock developer NexSteppe to develop new sweet sorghum and high biomass sorghum hybrids for biofuels, biopower and biobased products.
The Port of Chesapeake in Virginia has officially entered the biomass shipping business. On Dec. 31, Enviva LP sent 28,000 metric tons of wood pellets to one of Enviva's European utility customers aboard the MV Daishin Maru.
For two days in February, Alternative Energy Solutions International Inc. (AESI) will open the doors to its Kansas Biomass Research Institute (BRI), providing tours of a fully functional biomass power and testing facility.
A recently formed partnership between agriculture giant Perdue AgriBusiness and animal waste utility developer Fibrowatt LLC could lead to a 10 MW biomass power facility in Salisbury, Md.
A proposed biomass combined-heat-and-power (CHP) facility for Springfield, Vt., will not only provide cost effective energy to the community, but will also be an economic driver for Vermont.
Sonoco, a global packaging products provider, has ended its three-year quest for sustainable energy production at its facility in Hartsville, S.C. The result is a $75 million biomass boiler.
New Energy Farms has announced three separate events in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. that will provide landowners, farmers and end users with a chance to learn more about the different energy crops the company grows.
BTEC's final webinar in a 14-part series showed varying wood bioenergy market predictions, but all speakers pointed to growing pellet markets.
A University of Iowa renewable energy project is using woody biomass to stimulate the local economy.
Covanta Energy Corp. has withdrawn its request to the New York State Public Service Commission to include energy from waste (EfW) in its list of applications eligible for the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS).
The retrofit of a retired coal ash silo has helped the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) finally become a wood pellet boiler user.
Repreve Renewables will hold its second annual Giant Miscanthus Field Day Jan. 10-11 at its farm near Soperton, Ga.
The second annual U.K. Biomass Directory has been released, and it indicates that the country is in line to meet its goal of producing 10 percent of its energy with biomass by 2050.
The U.K. Committee on Climate Change has released its Bioenergy Review, which finds that without bioenergy the country is not likely to meet its long-term emissions goals.
Days Creek School in Douglas County, Ore., sped through a typically months-long process in roughly a week, becoming a biomass user capable of reaping the benefits the county's forest economy can offer.
Thermogen Industries, a technology developer and manufacturer operated by New Hampshire-based investment firm Cate Street Capital Inc., is bringing a microwave-based woody biomass torrefaction technology to Maine.
If a recently introduced piece of energy efficiency legislation sent to Congress by three Senators passes, U.S. homeowners may soon see reduced energy bills.
For the first time, wood pellets and cord wood have been included in the weekly heating fuel survey produced by the Office of Energy Independence and Security for the State of Maine.
Though biomass heating systems are one of the oldest energy systems in use today, technology has advanced over the years to optimize efficiency, convenience and safety.
In partnership with the U.K.'s Carbon Trust, the Forestry Commission's Biomass Energy Centre has released a new and improved fuel supplier database.
The University of Montana-Missoula has suspended indefinitely its proposed biomass power project, due to the current low cost of natural gas.
The Biomass Thermal Energy Council elected new members to the board of directors and named Joseph Seymour as executive director.
Heating the Midwest 2012 Conference and Expo: Building the Vision will bring together leaders in the biomass thermal industry to discuss strategies for expanding the use of biomass in the Midwest.
One-fifth of the world's energy demands could be met with biomass without damaging food production, according to a new report released by the U.K. Energy Research Centre.
After a delay in implementation and a reduction to large biomass power tariff levels, the U.K.'s Renewable Heat Incentive is open for applications as of Nov. 28.
Biomass thermal has great potential in the Midwest, and stakeholders representing various industries across the board are collaborating to gain a better understanding of the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.
After an ongoing battle between the city and its project developers, a biomass district heating plant planned for downtown Vancouver, Wash., has been officially cancelled.
Through the Model Neighborhood Project, as many as 40 homeowners in Berlin, N.H., will receive subsidies to switch from heating oil systems to advanced wood pellet boilers in the next two years.
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