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May 18, 2012
Video series explains biomass sustainability guidelines
A recently released online video series on biomass harvest and retention issues provides perspective on how woody biomass can be used for energy while maintaining forest habitat, soils and water. READ MORE
May 10, 2012
Mass. to host first US net zero transit center
Boston, Mass., is on the path to having the nation's first net zero transit center, using a combination of solar, geothermal and biomass energy. READ MORE
May 09, 2012
Pellet producer offering heat for schools program
A startup pellet producer has unveiled a plan to create a larger market for its hybrid wood, agricultural residue and plastic residual pellets. READ MORE
April 27, 2012
Mass. DOER releases proposed final RPS regulations for biomass
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources has released its months-overdue proposed final regulations for the qualification of woody biomass under the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS). READ MORE
April 24, 2012
Md. to launch wood stove rebate pilot program
The Maryland Energy Administration is allocating $50,000 to a pilot program that will provide rebates for partial payment of qualifying residential wood and pellet stoves. READ MORE
April 18, 2012
Bioenergy companies share project groundbreaking stories
Panelists in the second-day general session discussion at the International Biomass Conference & Expo shared their inspirational groundbreaking stories with attendees. READ MORE
April 18, 2012
Conference speaker addresses MACT rules
David Minott, senior consultant for Environmental Resources Management, has a lot to say regarding the future repercussions of the U.S. EPA’s impending rulemaking on Maximum Achievable Control Technology provisions for biomass boilers. READ MORE
April 16, 2012
Summit keynote: let's turn a sow's ear into a silk purse
USDA Department of Natural Resources and Environment Deputy Under Secretary Arthur "Butch" Blazer kicked off the Rocky Mountain Forest Restoration & Bioenergy Summit in Denver, Colo., on April 16 with a keynote address. READ MORE
April 12, 2012
SMUD co-digestion facility under construction
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District and the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District have begun construction of a co-digestion facility at the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Elk Grove, Calif. READ MORE
April 12, 2012
Funding available for biomass through U.S. DOE
The U.S. DOE has announced a pool of $9 million for up to 50 small business projects designed to improve manufacturing processes, boost the efficiency of buildings, reduce reliance on oil, and generate electricity from renewable energy sources. READ MORE
April 09, 2012
Mass. DOER report includes biomass thermal
Following a request from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Meister Consultants Group completed a study that evaluates renewable heating and cooling impacts and opportunities in the state. READ MORE
April 09, 2012
Alaska bill proposes low-interest loans for home heat conversions
The Alaska House Finance Committee has approved a bill that would provide low-interest loans to homeowners who wish to convert their homes to biomass, district heating or electric heat, natural gas or propane. READ MORE
April 06, 2012
Biomass energy studies underway at 10 Vt. Facilities
The U.S. Forest Service and Vermont have teamed up to conduct preliminary feasibility studies for small-scale biomass energy systems at 10 public buildings across the state. READ MORE
April 05, 2012
Report shows business case for purpose-grown biomass in Ontario
Ontario will benefit from greater use of purpose-grown biomass, according to a study released by the Western University Research Park, Sarnia-Lambton campus. READ MORE
April 05, 2012
North American wood pellet exports to Europe reach record level
According to analysis by Wood Resources International, more than 2 million tons of wood pellets were shipped in 2011, a 300 percent increase from 2008. Shipments have increased every quarter for four years. READ MORE
March 30, 2012
Renewable heat now qualifies for Wash. energy credits
Renewable thermal energy now qualifies for renewable energy credits (RECs) in the state of Washington after Gov. Christine Gregoire signed a bill originally sponsored by Rep. Jeff Morris, D-Anacortes. READ MORE
March 29, 2012
BBI International to release U.S., Canada pellet map
BBI International's Pellet Mill Magazine has completed its 2012 U.S. & Canada Pellet Mill Map, which contains data pertaining to more than 170 fuel pellet production facilities operational, idle, under construction or proposed. READ MORE
March 29, 2012
Study shows impact of market forces on bioenergy GHG emissions
A new study highlights the important role market forces play in calculating the GHG emissions from woody biomass used for bioenergy applications. READ MORE
March 28, 2012
UK company offers free biomass boilers
A company in Southeast England is offering free biomass boilers to businesses that are looking to reduce their heating bills and take advantage of the Renewable Heat Incentive. READ MORE
March 23, 2012
Industry experts discuss wood pellet heat cost savings
William Strauss, president and CEO of FutureMetrics, demonstrated the operation of a fuel calculator to the crowd at the Northeast Biomass Heating Expo in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., March 21-23. READ MORE
March 23, 2012
Heating expo keynote speaker highlights challenges for industry
Carlton Owen, president and CEO of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, said typical problems such as project finance or feedstock availability are not the real challenges facing the industry. READ MORE
March 22, 2012
Growth in grass pellet industry highlighted at heating seminar
Several speakers presented a history of their paths from farmer to fuel pellet developer during the Northeast Agricultural Biomass Heating Seminar, a one-day event held in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., that preceded the Northeast Biomass Heating Expo. READ MORE
March 22, 2012
Agricultural biomass heating seminar held in N.Y.
Attendees at the Northeast Agricultural Biomass Heating seminar, held in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in conjunction with the Northeast Heating Expo, included experts and novices focused on agricultural biomass applications. READ MORE
March 16, 2012
Maine Forest Service cuts ribbon at two pellet boiler projects
Through the Maine Forest Service's Wood-to-Energy Public Building Program, the school and city hall in Gardiner officially cut the ribbon on wood pellet boiler installation projects. READ MORE
March 07, 2012
Vermont pellet/CHP project awaits pending RPS
Plans for Beaver Wood Energy's 34 MW CHP facility co-located with a pellet plant in Fair Haven, Vt., are still moving along, but construction depends on the state's pending RPS. READ MORE
March 06, 2012
Pellet boilers now classified as conventional heating source
Wood pellet boilers are now classified as a conventional, primary heating source, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and consequently will now qualify for Federal Housing Authority Funding. READ MORE
March 01, 2012
Bingaman introduces Clean Energy Standard
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., has introduced legislation for a national Clean Energy Standard that would require large utilities to begin selling a certain portion of their electricity from clean energy sources beginning in 2015. READ MORE
February 29, 2012
Biomass harvesting guidelines for Southeast U.S. released
The Forest Guild has released its report, "Forest Biomass Retention and Harvesting Guidelines for the Southeast," identifying how expanding markets for forest bioenergy can enhance forests, while meeting the social and economic needs of society. READ MORE
February 29, 2012
Biomass Energy Lab tests giant king grass pellets
The Biomass Energy Lab in Conyers, Ga., has begun testing biomass samples for the Pellet Fuels Institute's Densified Biomass Fuel Standards Program, and Viaspace Inc. was one of the first clients to use the lab's services. READ MORE
February 28, 2012
Fire damages Tilbury biomass power plant
Less than two months after being commissioned, the world's largest wood pellet-fired power plant has endured a catastrophic fire. The extent of the damage has yet to be determined. READ MORE
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