Utilization of municipal solid waste sorting technologies could speed up the development of anaerobic digestion in the U.S.
The Missoula City-County Health Department has denied an appeal from biomass opponents of the University of Montana's biomass gasifier, but more appeals are still possible and in fact expected.
New Jersey is already a top-ranked state in on-site utilization of biogas produced by wastewater treatment plants, but ongoing research could help craft incentives to push it even higher.
Two U.S. lawmakers create the first Congressional Biomass Caucus to put the industry on the front burner of energy policy.
Ambitious EU renewable energy goals prompt the U.K. to support biomass-based energy development.
River Basin Energy, with an existing biocoal demonstration facility in Laramie, Wyo., hopes to redefine the renewable energy industry by building commercial-scale torrefaction plants in the U.S. and Europe.
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent by 2020, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center awarded Nexterra Systems a $6.9 million contract to provide a biomass gasification system for its Battle Creek, Mich., location.
Government leaders are promoting the potential for the biomass industry in upstate New York by supporting a proposed cogeneration facility in Ogdensburg. The proposal includes converting the Alliance Energy plant to utilize local woody biomass.
Africa Renewables Ltd., headquartered in London, is actively recruiting for more than 70 new forestry and biomass production jobs in Ghana to support the country's first wood chip supply chain venture.
In an effort to align Poland with Europe's 20 percent by 2020 initiative, Metso Corp., a global supplier of sustainable technology and services, will convert an existing coal-fired boiler in Bialystok, Poland, to utilize biomass as a feedstock.
A BTEC webinar on Aug. 30 tackled issues surrounding how the public views biomass energy projects. The webinar discussed misconceptions about biomass energy and how challenges to projects can be overcome through outreach and education.
Biomass leaching paired with torrefaction yields a densified biomass fuel ideally suited in many ways for biopower production, according to Luis Cerezo of the Electric Power Research Institute, who participated in a DOE webinar on Aug. 30.
Maine Energy Systems, in Bethel, Maine, is preparing for a spike in pellet boiler sales, as the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is the first state in the nation to accept EU emissions testing as comparable to U.S. federal standards.
Recent independent testing and analysis of the biomass gasification system installed on the University of Northern British Columbia campus shows the plant is one of the cleanest biomass facilities operating in North America.
Rolling out commercialization of its demonstrated biomass feedstock-flexible gasifier, ICM Inc. will pair the system with Eisenmann Corp.'s wet electrostatic precipitation emission abatement technology.
Cofiring torrefied biomass with coal seems like a great way to reduce emissions, but is it economical?
While cofiring woody biomass with coal is more common on a testing scale than commercial, most issues related to co-combustion within the boiler can be alleviated with proper fuel sizing and blending.
Strong tax incentives, a highly trained workforce, ample forestry materials and government investment in research and development make Ontario a great location for biomass power development.
A technique based on carbon dating will soon be used in the U.K. to determine the proportion of energy from waste that is renewable.
The U.K. Renewable Energy Association on Aug. 23 launched its Back Biomass campaign, aimed at ensuring suitable levels of government support for biomass power and combined heat and power.
A U.K. white paper and accompanying energy roadmap put emphasis on biomass potential.
The first application of Pyrogenesis's plasma gasifier is operating for the U.S. Air Force in Florida.
A new online tool calculates the benefits of the U.K.'s Renewable Heat Incentive.
Biomass is not a silver bullet but it plays a key energy role.
The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission is enhancing its rebate program for residential pellet heat, offering a 30 percent system and installation rebate of up to $6,000 on bulk-fed wood pellet central boilers and furnaces.
Over the 20-year term of its proposed biomass combined-heat-and-power plant, Clark County, Wash., will receive a total benefit of more than $11 million and be capable of extending the life of its existing equipment, according to Clark County.
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