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May 24, 2013
A gasification technology developed by the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands will be applied on a global scale in the new few years, as ECN has signed a license agreement with Dutch company Royal Dahlman. READ MORE
May 24, 2013
The U.S. DOE has announced it will provide technical assistance to five new tribal clean energy projects through its Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team Program, two of which involve biomass energy. READ MORE
May 24, 2013
The U.S. EPA has released a notice of proposed rulemaking that would allow renewable diesel, renewable naphtha, and renewable electricity used in electric vehicles produced from landfill gas to generate cellulosic or advanced biofuel RINs. READ MORE
May 23, 2013
Sister companies Pacific Ag Solutions and Pacific PowerStock, both innovators in agricultural supply chain logistics, have merged to become PacificAg, the the largest agricultural residue and hay harvesting business in the U.S. READ MORE
May 23, 2013
CME Group is pleased with the interest generated in its new renewable identification numbers (RINs) futures contracts. The commodities trading exchange reported that 60 lots of D5 advanced biofuels RINs were traded earlier this week. READ MORE
May 23, 2013
The Inter-American Development Bank announced it is supporting a $3 million technical cooperation project to help the Haitian government test a variety of renewable energy solutions, including biomass. READ MORE
May 22, 2013
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, has introduced a bill that would provide incentives to install residential, commercial and industrial biomass heating systems by modifying renewable energy provisions of the current tax code. READ MORE
May 22, 2013
A coalition of organizations focused on renewable heating technologies has formed to press for support from the Massachusetts Legislature in 2013. READ MORE
May 22, 2013
Along with North Carolina Gov. Patrick McCrory and several other local and state officials, on May 21, wood pellet manufacturer Enviva LP celebrated the official opening of its recently completed production facility. READ MORE
May 22, 2013
Equitix-managed fund, Energy Saving Investments, in which the UK Green Investment Bank is a cornerstone investor, is investing $7.4 million to replace inefficient heating systems in public and private community facilities with biomass boilers. READ MORE
May 21, 2013
Xcel Energy filed May 20 with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for approval of a demonstration project to solicit electricity production from gasification of forest biomass. Xcel would seek bids for a PPA of up to 2 MW of generation. READ MORE
May 21, 2013
A report disputing the promise of liquid biofuels to the U.S. military has been published in the spring issue of Strategic Studies Quarterly, the strategic journal of the U.S. Air Force. The issue also includes rebuttals by the U.S. DOE and U.S. DOD. READ MORE
May 21, 2013
BioFuelNet Canada has entered an agreement with Airbus and Air Canada to evaluate biomass-derived biojet fuels. BioFuelNet's researchers will assess agricultural, forestry and municipal solid waste streams along with conversion processes. READ MORE
May 21, 2013
BioAmber Inc. has announced the closing of its initial public offering (IPO) of 8 million units, each consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase half of one share of common stock at $10 per unit. READ MORE
May 20, 2013
The USDA has announced $14 million in payments to 162 advanced biofuel producers in 38 states under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels. The program awards payments to eligible producers based on the amount of advanced biofuel produced. READ MORE
May 20, 2013
Synthetic Genomics Inc., a privately held company dedicated to developing genomic-driven solutions to address global challenges, has announced a new co-funded research agreement with ExxonMobil to develop algae biofuels. READ MORE
May 17, 2013
Two University of Illinois scientists have developed an environmentally friendly and more economical way of pretreating miscanthus in the biofuel production process. The technique uses butadiene sulfone, which can be recovered. READ MORE
May 17, 2013
Vancouver, British Columbia-based pellet producer Viridis Energy Inc. has announced it closed the second, and final, tranche of its $5 million non-brokered private placement and is preparing to start up its Scotia Atlantic Biomass Co. Ltd. plant. READ MORE
May 17, 2013
OPX Biotechnologies Inc. and Evonik Industries AG have announced an agreement to jointly develop certain biobased specialty chemicals. The agreement calls for OPXBIO to use its proprietary EDGE technology to develop the bioprocesses. READ MORE
May 17, 2013
The Government of Canada has announced that an innovative new technology will reduce industrial GHG emissions. The three-year project will use algae to recycle industrial carbon dioxide emissions from an oil sands facility into commercial products. READ MORE
May 17, 2013
FCC Environment harvested its first crop of miscanthus grass grown on its former landfill and quarry sites in Darrington, West Yorkshire and Calverton in the U.K. The grass is grown on a 30 hectare (74.1 acre) site two hours north of London. READ MORE
May 16, 2013
The Senate has unanimously confirmed Ernest Moniz as the Secretary of Energy by a vote of 96 to 0. Moniz was nominated by President Obama in March. He will replace former Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, who announced his resignation on Feb. 1. READ MORE
May 16, 2013
The House Committee on Agriculture has approved its version of the Farm Bill, H.R. 1947, by a vote of 36 to 10. The bill, titled the Federal Agricultural and Reform and Risk Management Act, includes nearly $40 billion in spending cuts. READ MORE
May 16, 2013
Reps. Pete Olson, R-Texas, and Jim Costa, D-Calif., have introduced legislation that would allow ethanol produced from domestic natural gas to meet the volume requirements of the renewable fuel standard (RFS). READ MORE
May 16, 2013
The Biomass Power Association held its annual "fly-in" this week in Washington, DC. This event enables BPA members from across the country to meet with elected and appointed federal officials to discuss the issues important to the biomass industry. READ MORE
May 16, 2013
Chemical company BASF has announced new agreements with Dyadic International Inc. and Genomatica Inc. this month. The company also recently released financial results for the first quarter of 2013. READ MORE
May 15, 2013
Southern Company's largest subsidiary, Georgia Power, has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Rollcast Energy Inc. for 53.5 MW generated at Piedmont Green Power Plant, which began commercial operations in late April. READ MORE
May 15, 2013
The USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service has extended the deadline to apply for fiscal year 2013 Rural Energy for America Program funding through May 31. The extension was made due to increased funding made available through recent legislation. READ MORE
May 15, 2013
The European Commission can confirm that on May 14, 2013, commission officials carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of several companies active in and providing services to the crude oil, refined oil products and biofuels sectors. READ MORE
May 15, 2013
U.K.-based Algenuity launched its newest lab-scale photobioreactor, Algem, in Europe and Middle East markets on May 15. The product allows researchers to run simultaneous and comparative algal growth studies in two 1-liter flasks. READ MORE
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