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February 21, 2012
Swedish CHP plant to use Foster Wheeler boiler
A publically owned energy provider in Southern Sweden will use a circulating fluidized bed boiler manufactured by Global Power Group, a subsidiary of Sweden-based Foster Wheeler AG. READ MORE
February 21, 2012
British nursery planning biomass CHP plant
One of Britain’s largest nurseries has proposed an 8.5 MW combined-heat-and-power biomass plant at its New Milton, Hampshire County, location. READ MORE
February 21, 2012
MACT omitted from payroll tax cut bill
A provision to grant the U.S. EPA more time to finalize and reevaluate the Maximum Achievable Control Technology rules for industrial boilers has been left out of the payroll tax cut extension bill that Congress has passed. READ MORE
February 17, 2012
Canadian aquaponics greenhouse to employ biomass CHP system
Seattle-based ecoTECH Energy Group has begun site work for a 5 MW biomass facility that will supply heat and power to an aquaponics greenhouse project near McBride, British Columbia. READ MORE
February 16, 2012
Berlin, N.H., pellet boiler subsidy program extended indefinitely
A pellet boiler subsidy program designed to help 40 homeowners in Berlin, N.H., reduce heating costs through wood pellet-based heat has been extended indefinitely. It was slated to expire this month. READ MORE
February 15, 2012
Comments sought on proposed Minn. AD power plant
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is requesting public comment on plans for an 8 MW anaerobic digestion power plant in Le Sueur County, Minn. READ MORE
February 15, 2012
Active Energy finds second chance in Poland
Active Energy Group, a European biomass provider, announced plans to close its two U.K. biomass businesses, Active Energy Ltd. and Redline Engineering, but the company isn't exiting the industry. READ MORE
February 14, 2012
Wash. State Senate passes biomass bill
The Legacy Biomass Bill (SB 5575), which expands the renewable energy classification for both plants and feedstocks, has passed through the Washington State Senate with an overwhelming majority vote of 45-1. READ MORE
February 14, 2012
Obama budget plan ups renewables funding by 29 percent
U.S. President Barack Obama has sent to Congress his federal budget for fiscal year 2013 and has seemingly followed through on his verbal commitments to renewable energy delivered in his Jan. 24 State of the Union Address. READ MORE
February 13, 2012
Energy consultant outlines factors in entering export market
Westar Trade Resource president and CEO, Cindy Thyfault, has some advice for U.S. renewable energy companies looking to enter the global marketplace. READ MORE
February 13, 2012
Oneida selects biomass plant operator
Oneida Seven Generations Corp. has chosen PIC Group Inc. to operate and maintain its biomass gasification project currently underway in Green Bay, Wis. READ MORE
February 09, 2012
Forth Energy shelves Port of Leith biomass plans
Forth Energy, a joint venture between Scottish & Southern Energy plc and Forth Ports Ltd., has withdrawn its application to construct a 100 MW combined-heat-and-power plant at the Port of Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland. READ MORE
February 09, 2012
Viridis Energy purchases Nova Scotia pellet mill
Viridis Energy is bringing a pellet mill back online in Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, increasing the mill's export shipment volumes from 6,000 metric tons of wood pellets to 25,000 metric tons. READ MORE
February 08, 2012
New trade organization focused on waste heat recovery
The Heat is Power Association, a new trade organization focused on the wide-scale development of a waste heat-to-power (WH2P) market, has officially launched and is welcoming new members. READ MORE
February 08, 2012
Renewables industry leaders join forces in letter to Congress
Leaders from the biomass power, geothermal and hydropower industries have teamed up to voice their support for extending the renewable energy production tax credit. READ MORE
February 08, 2012
EPA recognizes landfill gas projects
The U.S. EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) has recently recognized and awarded several landfill gas-to-energy projects and companies involved in the industry. READ MORE
February 07, 2012
British broadcasting giant turns to biomass
The British-based broadcasting giant, BSkyB Ltd., has installed a combined-heat-and-power system at the company's Heathrow, London studio complex that will begin operations this year. READ MORE
February 07, 2012
USDA releases $25 million NOFA for Repowering Assistance Program
The USDA has announced a $25 million Notice of Funding Availability for its Repowering Assistance Program, which is designed to provide a financial incentive for biorefineries to use biomass in place of fossil fuels for heat or power production. READ MORE
February 06, 2012
Enviva inks multi-year wood pellet supply agreement with E.ON
Enviva announced the first shipment of wood pellets from it's Port of Chesapeake facility in December. Now, E.ON has signed a multi-year contract with Enviva to receive 240,000 metric tons of wood pellets annually. READ MORE
February 03, 2012
UK rail operator awarded for biomass shipped to energy giant
In less than one year, GB Railfreight (GBRF) has turned a train and freight shipping process designed to supply biomass to Drax Power Station, the U.K.'s largest power station, into an award winning business. READ MORE
February 03, 2012
B.C. Bioenergy Network funds AD demonstration
The B.C. Bioenergy Network announced it has awarded a loan and grant totaling $1.5 million to Fraser Richmond Soil and Fibre, a Harvest Power Inc. company, to support the development of an "Energy Garden" that will convert organic waste into power. READ MORE
February 02, 2012
SMUD assists two Calif. dairy farms with AD projects
Two dairy farm anaerobic digestion projects under development in Sacramento County, Calif., are making progress and may be operational by the end of the year. READ MORE
February 02, 2012
Wood pellet pricing now part of N.H. energy report
The New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning (OEP) is now the second state-affiliated energy information provider in the Northeastern U.S. to include average residential pricing for wood pellets. READ MORE
February 01, 2012
D.C. clean energy investor calls biomass secure solution
The Washington D.C.-based clean energy investment team at Leaf Clean Energy Company believes the 2012 biomass industry has tremendous promise based on a number of factors, and with two biomass power investments, the company is looking for more. READ MORE
January 31, 2012
Auditing agencies now accredited for PFI standards program
The Pellet Fuels Institute's densified biomass fuel standards program may not be fully unveiled for several months, but PFI has completed accreditation of ten auditing agencies and two laboratories. READ MORE
January 31, 2012
Northeast Biomass Heating Expo agenda unveiled
Now in its fourth year, the Northeast Biomass Heating Expo, slated for March 21-23 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has released its 2012 conference program. READ MORE
January 30, 2012
Mich. coalition calls for higher RPS
A growing number of Michigan businesses, agriculture, health care and labor professionals are working to raise Michigan's current RPS of 10 percent by 2015, and are calling on the public's support of a ballot proposal. READ MORE
January 27, 2012
Maine college fires up biomass plant
An $11.2 million biomass plant at Colby College in south central Maine is now on line and will provide heat, hot water and electricity for the campus. The facility is expected to save the school $1.5 million annually in heating costs. READ MORE
January 27, 2012
Seven facilities in Calif. county will use only renewable power
Sonoma County, Calif., officials want to use renewable energy and save money, so it will now power seven of its facilities with 100 percent renewable sources, including biomass. READ MORE
January 26, 2012
SAB responds to EPA's biogenic emissions framework
The U.S. EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) has issued a draft report response to the EPA's Accounting Framework for Biogenic CO2 Emissions from Stationary Sources. The framework was first issued by the EPA in September. READ MORE
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