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One Powerful Microbe

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.

Aquatic Biomass-to-Natural Gas

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.

Island of Energy Independence

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.

X-cellerating Biomass-Based Power

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.

The Ties that Bind

Biomass Magazine Associate Editor Lisa Gibson discusses a new gasification technology that turns creosote-treated railroad ties into renewable energy.

Making Biofuels one Microbe at a Time

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.

Betting on Biobutanol

Biomass Magazine Associate Editor Anna Austin talks about ethanol's energy dense cousin biobutanol.

Examining the Benefits of CHP

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.

Advanced Biofuels Workshop Sneak Peek

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.

Seeing the Biomass and the Forest

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 Conference Review

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.

Quacking Volumes of Potential

Biomass Magazine associate editor Bryan Sims discusses research activity into the development of duckweed as an ethanol feedstock.

Seeing the Forest and the Trees

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.

Explosion of Biogas Plants

Biomass Magazine associate editor Anna Austin discusses Stormfisher Biogas's ambitious plan to build up to 30 anaerobic digestion plants in North America.

A Moving Experience

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.

Sewer Sludge to Fuel

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.

Biomass Conference Preview

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.

Pelleting Prowess

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.

Mixing Alcohol and Anaerobic Digestion

Staff Writer Ryan Christiansen discusses ways that brewers and distillers use anaerobic digestion to produce renewable energy.

The View from Capital Hill

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.

Dethroning King Coal

Staff Writer Anna Austin talks about coal powered utilities that are planning to cofire with biomass or switching to 100 percent biomass.

Biomass Pelletizing

Staff Writer Ryan Christiansen talks about the benefits of densifying biomass and the challenges involved in pelletizing the many different varieties of biomass.

Biomass Conference Preview

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.

In the Market for Pellets

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.

From Digestion to Distribution

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.

Taking Torrefaction to New Heights

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.

Size Matters

Staff Writer Anna Austin discusses two industry experts' answers to the question: what is the best size for a biomass-fired power plant?

Corncob Logistics

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.

Canada's Green Machine

Senior Staff Writer Ron Kotrba discusses the city of Toronto's efforts to reduce the amount of waste that goes to the landfill.

Hot Commodity

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.

A Global Perspective

Contributions Editor Dave Nilles interviews Travis Hochard, who attended the Fourth World Biofuels Symposium in Beijing, China.

Plasma Gasification Potential

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.

Innovations from the Prairie

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.

Acid Trip

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.

Biomass Business Connection

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.

Rice Power

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.

Cellulosic Seeds

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.

Plastic Waste Plight

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.

Trash Talk

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.

Talk is Powerful in Tualco County

Staff Writer Ryan Christiansen looks into an anaerobic digestion project in the Pacific Northwest involving environmentalists, dairy farmers and local Indian tribes.

Waste Not, Want Not

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.

An Algae Education

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.

Seeing the Forest and the Trees

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.

Masters of Disaster Debris

Senior Staff Writer Ron Kotrba discusses how debris is managed in the aftermath of a disaster.

Future Fuels Oceans of Biomass

Staff Writer Anna Austin talks about the ocean's potential as a source of biomass for energy and biofuels production.

Future Fuels

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.

Sprucing Up Wood Waste

Anna Austin discusses her August feature about the cleaning and recycling of wood waste.

Sugar-Coated Biomass Resource

Kris Bevill looks into a project that may turn sugar beet waste into methane.

Introducing Vertroleum

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.

Moving Mountains of Biomass

Senior staff writer Ron Kotrba talks about feeding the biomass gasifier at Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co.

Pellet Standards and Testing Methods

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.



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