Biomass Week - December 16, 2011

December 16, 2011

Massachusetts museum installing biomass boiler 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. READ MORE SHARE
Kedco plans five U.K. biomass facilities For $92 million, Kedco Plc, an Ireland-based gasification and anaerobic digestion technology developer, plans to bring five biomass combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants to the U.K. READ MORE SHARE
	Covanta backs away from RPS modification request 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 has withdrawn its request to the New York State Public Service Commission to include energy from waste (EfW) in its list of applications eligible for the state's renewable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). READ MORE SHARE
Bioenergy Review: UK can't meet carbon goals without biomass 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. READ MORE SHARE
Repreve to hold annual Giant Miscanthus Field Day Repreve Renewables will hold its second annual Giant Miscanthus Field Day Jan. 10-11 at its farm near Soperton, Ga. READ MORE SHARE
U.K. Biomass Directory: current energy goals are achievable 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. READ MORE SHARE
Norwegian CCS developer considers biomass addition The Mediterranean island of Malta may soon combine waste biomass sourced from olive production with carbon capture and sequestration technology (CCS), making the country one of the only in the world to operate on a carbon negative energy balance. READ MORE SHARE
Welsh biomass developer to build one plant, sell another Only two and half weeks after announcing plans to construct and operate a straw-fired biomass plant, developer Eco2 has announced it will sell the rights to another proposed straw-powered plant. READ MORE SHARE