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May 10, 2013
During a call to discuss its first quarter financial results, Syntroleum Corp. announced that Dynamic Fuels LLC's renewable diesel plant in Geismar, La., is expected to resume operations in in July. The facility was idled in late 2012. READ MORE
May 10, 2013
Researchers at Spain's University of Alicante invented a system capable of washing, drying and compacting seaweed to produce biomass fuel. The method involves a three-hopper system that leaves up to 80 percent of seaweed water and sand on the beach. READ MORE
May 10, 2013
A University of Illinois professor of energy and environmental law says standards are needed so farmers, ethanol producers, and others in the biofuels industry will all be on the same page here in the United States as well as in Europe and Brazil. READ MORE
May 10, 2013
PlanktOMICS Algae Bioservices recently finalized a spin-out agreement with the University of Wyoming. The company has developed a service business that expedites the highly technical process of domesticating algae. READ MORE
May 09, 2013
The South Carolina Forestry Commission has released guidelines for the harvest of woody biomass used to generate energy that aim to protect water quality, plant and animal diversity, soil nutrition and quality, and productivity. READ MORE
May 09, 2013
The European Space Association announced it will begin monitoring the amount of biomass and carbon stored in the world's forests via satellite. ESA intends to use the satellite project as an way to provide long-term monitoring of forest lands. READ MORE
May 09, 2013
U.S. Sens. Al Franken, D-Minn., and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, have introduced the energy legislation to be included in the 2013 Farm Bill, which includes several provisions expected to create jobs throughout the country. READ MORE
May 09, 2013
On May 3, the U.S. Energy Information Administration published a set of annual statistics that include state-level estimates of consumption, prices and expenditures for woody biomass and waste biomass. The latest release includes data from 2011. READ MORE
May 09, 2013
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District is seeking your interest in providing information for active involvement in the development of dairy anaerobic digestion (AD) projects in Sacramento County. READ MORE
May 08, 2013
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities Inc. has released a report that assesses how community-scale wood-fueled facilities could address forest health issue and losses from wildfires. The analysis was completed by Dovetail Partners. READ MORE
May 08, 2013
The Waste & Resource Action Programme has awarded funding to a partnership between bioeconomy consultants NNFCC and biomethane injection specialists CNG Services to assess the feasibility of developing biogas networks in the U.K. READ MORE
May 08, 2013
Gevo Inc. provided updated information on it Luverne, Minn., plant and patent dispute with Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC as part of its recent first quarter 2013 financial announcement. READ MORE
May 07, 2013
The University of California-Davis Institute of Transportation Studies has published a status review of the state's low carbon fuel standard, noting that excess 2012 credits equate to approximately half the credits needed to meet the 2013 standard. READ MORE
May 07, 2013
Delaware Electric Cooperative has signed an agreement to purchase power produced at the Delaware Solid Waste Authority's landfill in Sandtown, Del. The Greenwood-based cooperative will purchase 2 MW of power produced at the landfill. READ MORE
May 07, 2013
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced the government's ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative is providing funding to 55 innovative energy projects, including several that address biomass power and thermal, biobased chemicals and biofuels. READ MORE
May 06, 2013
Eventemp Biomass has announced it will participate in a study funded by the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute to explore the benefits of using biomass-derived heat in Minnesota poultry barns. READ MORE
May 06, 2013
FutureMetrics recently prepared a working report for the Heating the Midwest with Renewable Biomass steering committee. The report outlines a vision to achieve 10 percent biomass-derived renewable thermal energy in the Midwest by 2025. READ MORE
May 03, 2013
PPL Renewable Energy and the borough of Chambersburg has unveiled a new landfill 6.4 MW gas-to-energy facility at IESI Blue Ridge Landfill, a Progressive Waste Solutions company. READ MORE
May 03, 2013
Finland-based forestry company UPM, the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, and the VV-Auto Group Inc. have announced a program to conduct fleet tests of Finland-produced renewable diesel. The testing will employ wood-based biofuel. READ MORE
May 03, 2013
Air Liquide has signed a partnership agreement with the CEA aiming to develop a second generation biofuel production pilot unit in France that will grind, pressurize, measure, and transport solid biomass, primarily wood, into a burner. READ MORE
May 03, 2013
Enzymes could break down cell walls faster, leading to less expensive biofuels for transportation, if two enzyme systems are brought together in an industrial setting, new research by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory suggests. READ MORE
May 03, 2013
Virgin Australia, Brisbane Airport Corporation and the global market maker in sustainable jet fuel, SkyNRG, have announced a feasibility study into the creation of Australia's first "bioport" at Brisbane Airport. READ MORE
May 02, 2013
A biomass mini-press and an algae production project were featured at the 2013 White House Science Fair in Washington, D.C. The science fair featured 100 students from more than 40 states. READ MORE
May 02, 2013
A recent report published by the USDA Global Agricultural Information Network provides an overview of the bioeconomy in France, focusing specifically on biomass energy under the country's Energy Transition initiative. READ MORE
May 01, 2013
After seven years of planning, Vermont Technical College has broken ground on an anaerobic digestion project that will generate heat for the campus, and power that will be sold to the grid. READ MORE
May 01, 2013
Virent Inc. announced the delivery of 100 gallons of its biobased jet fuel to the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for testing purposes. Product testing will begin at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. READ MORE
May 01, 2013
Amyris Inc. has released financial results for the first quarter of 2013, reporting continued revenue improvement. President and CEO John Melo said the company is on track in meeting milestones and is optimistic about the future. READ MORE
May 01, 2013
Forrest Boe, director of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' Division of Forestry, said the state presents challenges and opportunities for thermal biomass utilization at the second annual Heating the Midwest Conference and Expo. READ MORE
May 01, 2013
Sweetwater Energy Inc. has announced a $250 million, deal to supply Naturally Scientific with its customized industrial sugars over a 15-year term. Naturally Scientific will convert the cellulosic sugars into vegetable oils for biofuel conversion. READ MORE
May 01, 2013
Biomass Power Association has announced changes to its board of directors. Tom Beck, an executive at ReEnergy Holdings Inc., will become chairman of the board, while Minnesota Power's Bill Libro and FSE Energy's Marvin Burchfield will join the board. READ MORE
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