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Biomass Magazine Associate Editor Lisa Gibson discusses her feature on Qteros, which recently announced that by using the Q Microbe, it has achieved production of 70 grams of ethanol per liter of fermentation broth in the laboratory.
Biomass Magazine Associate Editor Anna Austin discusses a project involving Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Genifuel Corp. to grow aquatic biomass and convert it into natural gas.
Biomass Magazine Associate Editor Lisa Gibson discusses her feature about the Isle of Wight's desire to be energy independent and the gasification system that is helping the island achieve that goal.
Biomass Magazine Associate Editor Anna Austin discusses her feature about Xcel Energy and the conversion of the last co-fired boiler at its Bay Front Power Plant in Ashland, Wis.
Biomass Magazine Associate Editor Lisa Gibson discusses a new gasification technology that turns creosote-treated railroad ties into renewable energy.
Biomass Magazine Associate Editor Anna Austin discusses the University of California-San Francisco's research involving a genetically engineered brewer's yeast and a cellulose-eating bacterium.
Biomass Magazine Associate Editor Anna Austin talks about ethanol's energy dense cousin biobutanol.
Jeff Coombe, manager of technical studies at BBI International's engineering and consulting division discuss the white paper the group has written about Combined Heat and Power.
BBI International's Vice President of Content and Communications Tom Bryan discusses the upcoming Advanced Biofuels Workshop & Expo which is being held June 15th in conjunction with the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
Biomass associate editor Lisa Gibson discusses her feature on balancing the need to produce clean energy from woody biomass and preserving the nation's forestlands.
Biomass Magazine editor Rona Johnson and associate editor Anna Austin talk about the 2009 International Biomass Conference and Expo, which drew more than 1,000 people to the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
Biomass Magazine associate editor Bryan Sims discusses research activity into the development of duckweed as an ethanol feedstock.
Biomass Magazine assistant editor Susanne Retka Schill talks about the town of Smethport, Penn., where engineer and construction firms are vying to build a communitywide woody biomass-powered, combined-heat-and-power district energy system.
Biomass Magazine associate editor Anna Austin discusses Stormfisher Biogas's ambitious plan to build up to 30 anaerobic digestion plants in North America.
Biomass Magazine Editor Rona Johnson talks with Randy Hill, president of APT Advanced Trailer and Equipment about his company's plans for its agricultural crop drying trailer for biomass and how it could impact the industry.
Senior Staff Writer Ron Kotrba talks about EnerTech's SlurryCarb process, which turns sewer sludge into E-Fuel, a renewable solid fuel substitute for coal.
Tom Bryan, BBI International's vice president of communications and content talks about the upcoming International BIOMASS Conference & Expo. The conference is being held April 28-30 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
Staff Writer Anna Austin discusses her profile feature about Western Oregon Wood Products and its owner Chris Sharron. The Oregon company uses sawmill waste to make wood pellets, fire logs and animal bedding.
Staff Writer Ryan Christiansen discusses ways that brewers and distillers use anaerobic digestion to produce renewable energy.
Senior Staff Writer Ron Kotrba discusses an interview he did with Valri Lightner, the acting director for the federal Biomass Program. Lightner talked about how the program is being used to meet the new renewable fuels standard.
Staff Writer Anna Austin talks about coal powered utilities that are planning to cofire with biomass or switching to 100 percent biomass.
Staff Writer Ryan Christiansen talks about the benefits of densifying biomass and the challenges involved in pelletizing the many different varieties of biomass.
Tom Bryan, BBI International's Vice President of Communications, gives us a preview of the upcoming 2009 International BIOMASS Conference & Expo. The conference will be held April 28th- 30th in Portland, Oregon.
Staff Writer Ron Kotrba discusses his feature on wood pellets. In his article, Kotrba examined the differences between pellet use in Europe and the United States to find out why Europe's market is so much larger.
Staff Writer Ryan Christiansen discusses anaerobic digestion in America's dairy land. Christiansen talks about how dairy farmers and power companies are working together to find funding for anaerobic digesters and the means to distribute the energy that's produced.
Staff Writer Anna Austin talks about the commercial development of torrefaction. The thermochemical treatment process can be used to turn biomass into a substance that can be co-fired with coal for energy production or in gasifier operations.
Staff Writer Anna Austin discusses two industry experts' answers to the question: what is the best size for a biomass-fired power plant?
Staff Writer Ryan Christiansen discusses his feature, "Craving Corn AND the Cob," which details several prototypes that have been developed to harvest corn and corncobs for cellulosic ethanol production.
Senior Staff Writer Ron Kotrba discusses the city of Toronto's efforts to reduce the amount of waste that goes to the landfill.
Staff Writer Ryan Christiansen talks about the development of a commodity exchange program for biomass. The exchange is expected to be in operation by the end of 2009.
Contributions Editor Dave Nilles interviews Travis Hochard, who attended the Fourth World Biofuels Symposium in Beijing, China.
Staff Writer Bryan Sims talks about his feature "Proving out Plasma Gasification." The feature is about how plasma gasification has become more economically viable as the cost of transporting and disposing of municipal waste has increased.
Staff Writer Jerry Kram discusses his November feature "Plastics From the Prairie." The article focuses on research being conducted at North Dakota State University to make reinforced composite plastics from crops grown in the Midwest.
Senior Staff writer Ron Kotrba talks about a feature he wrote for the November issue. It focuses on the opportunity for biorefineries to produce ethanol and biochemicals such as lactic, acetic or succinic acid.
BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota Senior Program Manager Gregg Mast talks about his group's role in a recent international conference and activities aimed at boosting his state's biomass industry.
Staff Writer Bryan Sims talks about a company that is making rice straw powered generators for use in remote villiages in India that don't have electricity.
Staff Writer Kris Bevill talks about her feature titled, "Building Better Energy Crops." The article is about Ceres Inc., a company that is developing seeds for the crops that will be needed to produce second-generation biofuels.
Senior Staff Writer Ron Kotrba talks about his feature called "Power and Fuel From Plastic Wastes ", involving environmentally friendly ways to dispose of plastic waste, and at the same time, produce power and fuel.
Anna Austin goes in depth about her feature on a generator developed by the US Army and Purdue University that runs on trash and produces fuel and power.
Staff Writer Ryan Christiansen looks into an anaerobic digestion project in the Pacific Northwest involving environmentalists, dairy farmers and local Indian tribes.
This week's podcast features BBI International's Frank Baumgardt, who wrote a technical paper titled, "Waste(d) Opportunities." The paper is about the potential for converting waste feedstock into energy.
BBI International's Jeff Coombe discusses his recently released report titled, "Technologies for Commercial Production of Algae." The report is available online at http://store.bbiinternational.com.
Staff Writer Jerry Kram elaborates on his feature about a group of researchers working in Minnesota's Superior National Forest to gauge the environmental and economic costs of removing biomass from the forest.
Senior Staff Writer Ron Kotrba discusses how debris is managed in the aftermath of a disaster.
Staff Writer Anna Austin talks about the ocean's potential as a source of biomass for energy and biofuels production.
Contributions Editor Dave Nilles and BBI International's Program Director Travis Hochard preview BBI's upcoming Advanced Biofuels Workshop & Tradeshow that will be held in Minneapolis September 28-30, 2008.
Anna Austin discusses her August feature about the cleaning and recycling of wood waste.
Kris Bevill looks into a project that may turn sugar beet waste into methane.
Staff Writer Bryan Sims talks about his recent trip to Baytown, Texas, where he interviewed John Rivera of Sustainable Power Corp. as the company prepares to introduce a biomass-based bio-crude called Vertroleum.
Senior staff writer Ron Kotrba talks about feeding the biomass gasifier at Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co.
Features Editor Rona Johnson and staff writer Jerry Kram discuss the pellet standards and testing methods that are being developed by Twin Ports Testing and Pellet Fuels Institute.
