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<title><![CDATA[Scientists develop 'green' pretreatment of miscanthus for biofuel]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8998/scientists-develop-green-pretreatment-of-miscanthus-for-biofuel]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8998/scientists-develop-green-pretreatment-of-miscanthus-for-biofuel]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Two University of Illinois scientists have developed an environmentally friendly and more economical way of pretreating miscanthus in the biofuel production process. The technique uses butadiene sulfone, which can be recovered. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Viridis completes private placement, prepares to startup plant ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8997/viridis-completes-private-placement-prepares-to-startup-plant]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8997/viridis-completes-private-placement-prepares-to-startup-plant]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Vancouver, British Columbia-based pellet producer Viridis Energy Inc. has announced it closed the second, and final, tranche of its $5 million non-brokered private placement and is preparing to start up its Scotia Atlantic Biomass Co. Ltd. plant. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Evonik Industries, OPX Biotechnologies sign development agreement]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8996/evonik-industries-opx-biotechnologies-sign-development-agreement]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8996/evonik-industries-opx-biotechnologies-sign-development-agreement]]></guid><description><![CDATA[OPX Biotechnologies Inc. and Evonik Industries AG have announced an agreement to jointly develop certain biobased specialty chemicals. The agreement calls for OPXBIO to use its proprietary EDGE technology to develop the bioprocesses. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Canada funds algae project in the oil sands ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8995/canada-funds-algae-project-in-the-oil-sands]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8995/canada-funds-algae-project-in-the-oil-sands]]></guid><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada has announced that an innovative new technology will reduce industrial GHG emissions. The three-year project will use algae to recycle industrial carbon dioxide emissions from an oil sands facility into commercial products. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FCC Environment harvests first crop of biomass fuel]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8994/fcc-environment-harvests-first-crop-of-biomass-fuel]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8994/fcc-environment-harvests-first-crop-of-biomass-fuel]]></guid><description><![CDATA[FCC Environment harvested its first crop of miscanthus grass grown on its former landfill and quarry sites in Darrington, West Yorkshire and Calverton in the U.K. The grass is grown on a 30 hectare (74.1 acre) site two hours north of London. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Moniz confirmed as secretary of energy ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8993/moniz-confirmed-as-secretary-of-energy]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8993/moniz-confirmed-as-secretary-of-energy]]></guid><description><![CDATA[The Senate has unanimously confirmed Ernest Moniz as the Secretary of Energy by a vote of 96 to 0. Moniz was nominated by President Obama in March. He will replace former Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, who announced his resignation on Feb. 1.
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 21:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[An Atmospheric Milestone]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/blog/article/2013/05/an-atmospheric-milestone]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/blog/article/2013/05/an-atmospheric-milestone]]></guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[House Ag Committee approves Farm Bill]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8991/house-ag-committee-approves-farm-bill]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8991/house-ag-committee-approves-farm-bill]]></guid><description><![CDATA[The House Committee on Agriculture has approved its version of the Farm Bill, H.R. 1947, by a vote of 36 to 10. The bill, titled the Federal Agricultural and Reform and Risk Management Act, includes nearly $40 billion in spending cuts. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Baby Steps Toward a Farm Bill]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/blog/article/2013/05/baby-steps-toward-a-farm-bill]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/blog/article/2013/05/baby-steps-toward-a-farm-bill]]></guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bill aims to open RFS to natural gas-based ethanol ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8989/bill-aims-to-open-rfs-to-natural-gas-based-ethanol]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8989/bill-aims-to-open-rfs-to-natural-gas-based-ethanol]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Reps. Pete Olson, R-Texas, and Jim Costa, D-Calif., have introduced legislation that would allow ethanol produced from domestic natural gas to meet the volume requirements of the renewable fuel standard (RFS). ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Biomass Power Association holds annual Washington fly-in ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8988/biomass-power-association-holds-annual-washington-fly-in]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8988/biomass-power-association-holds-annual-washington-fly-in]]></guid><description><![CDATA[The Biomass Power Association held its annual "fly-in" this week in Washington, DC. This event enables BPA members from across the country to meet with elected and appointed federal officials to discuss the issues important to the biomass industry. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BASF announces agreements with Genomatica, Dyadic ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8987/basf-announces-agreements-with-genomatica-dyadic]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8987/basf-announces-agreements-with-genomatica-dyadic]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Chemical company BASF has announced new agreements with Dyadic International Inc. and Genomatica Inc. this month. The company also recently released financial results for the first quarter of 2013.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Georgia Power signs biomass PPA]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8986/georgia-power-signs-biomass-ppa]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8986/georgia-power-signs-biomass-ppa]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Southern Company's largest subsidiary, Georgia Power, has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Rollcast Energy Inc. for 53.5 MW generated at Piedmont Green Power Plant, which began commercial operations in late April. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[USDA extends deadline for fiscal year 2013 REAP funding ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8985/usda-extends-deadline-for-fiscal-year-2013-reap-funding]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8985/usda-extends-deadline-for-fiscal-year-2013-reap-funding]]></guid><description><![CDATA[The USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service has extended the deadline to apply for fiscal year 2013 Rural Energy for America Program funding through May 31. The extension was made due to increased funding made available through recent legislation. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EU confirms unannounced inspections in oil and biofuels sectors]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8984/eu-confirms-unannounced-inspections-in-oil-and-biofuels-sectors]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8984/eu-confirms-unannounced-inspections-in-oil-and-biofuels-sectors]]></guid><description><![CDATA[The European Commission can confirm that on May 14, 2013, commission officials carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of several companies active in and providing services to the crude oil, refined oil products and biofuels sectors. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Algenuity releases its newest photobioreactor technology]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8983/algenuity-releases-its-newest-photobioreactor-technology]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8983/algenuity-releases-its-newest-photobioreactor-technology]]></guid><description><![CDATA[U.K.-based Algenuity launched its newest lab-scale photobioreactor, Algem, in Europe and Middle East markets on May 15. The product allows researchers to run simultaneous and comparative algal growth studies in two 1-liter flasks. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Senate Ag Committee approves Farm Bill ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8982/senate-ag-committee-approves-farm-bill]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8982/senate-ag-committee-approves-farm-bill]]></guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry has voted to approve a bipartisan Farm Bill authored by Committee Chairwoman Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Ranking Member Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 21:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Enerkem starts drop-in renewable fuels R&D ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8981/enerkem-starts-drop-in-renewable-fuels-rd]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8981/enerkem-starts-drop-in-renewable-fuels-rd]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Enerkem Inc. announced the launch of a new research project with the government of Canada. The objective of the project is to develop new catalytic processes for the conversion of waste into drop-in biofuels.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 21:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Weltec Biopower constructs 1.8 MW plant in Finland]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8980/weltec-biopower-constructs-1-8-mw-plant-in-finland]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8980/weltec-biopower-constructs-1-8-mw-plant-in-finland]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Weltec Biopower GmbH, a biogas plant construction company from Vechta, Germany, is building a biogas plant in Jeppo, Finland. The company from Lower Saxony is implementing this project jointly with its Finnish project partner Doranova.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BIO, Ag Energy Coalition applaud Farm Bill draft ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8979/bio-ag-energy-coalition-applaud-farm-bill-draft]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8979/bio-ag-energy-coalition-applaud-farm-bill-draft]]></guid><description><![CDATA[The Biotechnology Industry Organization and Agriculture Energy Coalition have issued statements thanking members of the Senate Agriculture Committee for authoring legislation to reauthorize Farm Bill Energy Title Programs.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 22:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[KiOR announces Q1 results, progress at Columbus facility ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8978/kior-announces-q1-results-progress-at-columbus-facility]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8978/kior-announces-q1-results-progress-at-columbus-facility]]></guid><description><![CDATA[KiOR Inc. has released financial results for the first quarter of 2013, noting continued progress with operations at its facility in Columbus, Miss. The company announced the initial shipments of cellulosic diesel from the plant in mid-March.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 21:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BioAmber announces pricing of IPO]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8977/bioamber-announces-pricing-of-ipo]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8977/bioamber-announces-pricing-of-ipo]]></guid><description><![CDATA[BioAmber Inc. has announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 8,000,000 units consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase half of one share of common stock at $10 per unit.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dynamic Fuels plant expected to restart in July ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8976/dynamic-fuels-plant-expected-to-restart-in-july]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8976/dynamic-fuels-plant-expected-to-restart-in-july]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Spanish university develops new seaweed cleaning technology]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8975/spanish-university-develops-new-seaweed-cleaning-technology]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8975/spanish-university-develops-new-seaweed-cleaning-technology]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Professor outlines conditions needed for biomass standards ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8974/professor-outlines-conditions-needed-for-biomass-standards]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8974/professor-outlines-conditions-needed-for-biomass-standards]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[University of Wyoming spin-out targets algae industry ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8973/university-of-wyoming-spin-out-targets-algae-industry]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8973/university-of-wyoming-spin-out-targets-algae-industry]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[From Drought to Flood: the Tale of Two Springs]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/blog/article/2013/05/from-drought-to-flood-the-tale-of-two-springs]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/blog/article/2013/05/from-drought-to-flood-the-tale-of-two-springs]]></guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rallying Behind the MLP bill]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/blog/article/2013/05/rallying-behind-the-mlp-bill]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/blog/article/2013/05/rallying-behind-the-mlp-bill]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Just a couple of weeks ago, a bill that would help achieve the seemingly endless pursuit of leveling the playing field between the fossil fuel and renewable industries was introduced to the U.S. Senate. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 14:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SCFC releases guidelines for bioenergy feedstock harvests ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8970/scfc-releases-guidelines-for-bioenergy-feedstock-harvests]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8970/scfc-releases-guidelines-for-bioenergy-feedstock-harvests]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[European Space Agency plans biomass satellite ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8969/european-space-agency-plans-biomass-satellite]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8969/european-space-agency-plans-biomass-satellite]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Franken and Harkin introduce energy section of 2013 Farm Bill]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8968/franken-and-harkin-introduce-energy-section-of-2013-farm-bill]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8968/franken-and-harkin-introduce-energy-section-of-2013-farm-bill]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EIA releases consumption, price data for wood and waste biomass ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8967/eia-releases-consumption-price-data-for-wood-and-waste-biomass]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8967/eia-releases-consumption-price-data-for-wood-and-waste-biomass]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sacramento Municipal Utility District opens RSOI for AD project]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8966/sacramento-municipal-utility-district-opens-rsoi-for-ad-project]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8966/sacramento-municipal-utility-district-opens-rsoi-for-ad-project]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report addresses bioenergy development in western U.S. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8965/report-addresses-bioenergy-development-in-western-u-s]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8965/report-addresses-bioenergy-development-in-western-u-s]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NNFC, CNG Services to assess feasibility of biogas networks]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8964/nnfc-cng-services-to-assess-feasibility-of-biogas-networks]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8964/nnfc-cng-services-to-assess-feasibility-of-biogas-networks]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gevo provides update of Luverne operations]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8963/gevo-provides-update-of-luverne-operations]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8963/gevo-provides-update-of-luverne-operations]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UC-Davis publishes status update of Calif. LCFS]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8962/uc-davis-publishes-status-update-of-calif-lcfs]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8962/uc-davis-publishes-status-update-of-calif-lcfs]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 21:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delaware Electric Co-op to buy power from landfill gas project]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8961/delaware-electric-co-op-to-buy-power-from-landfill-gas-project]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8961/delaware-electric-co-op-to-buy-power-from-landfill-gas-project]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 21:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Natural Resources Canada awards funding to biomass projects ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8960/natural-resources-canada-awards-funding-to-biomass-projects]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8960/natural-resources-canada-awards-funding-to-biomass-projects]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 19:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Port Pellet Projects Peaking ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/blog/article/2013/05/u-s-port-pellet-projects-peaking]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/blog/article/2013/05/u-s-port-pellet-projects-peaking]]></guid><description><![CDATA[So far in this week’s wood pellet industry news, the North Carolina State Ports Authority is trying to work out deals with a couple of pellet companies to build sizeable facilities at two of the state’s ports. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 14:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Minnesota biomass study to explore agricultural heating options]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8958/minnesota-biomass-study-to-explore-agricultural-heating-options]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8958/minnesota-biomass-study-to-explore-agricultural-heating-options]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 21:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report addresses Midwest biomass thermal potential ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8957/report-addresses-midwest-biomass-thermal-potential]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8957/report-addresses-midwest-biomass-thermal-potential]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 21:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RFS under Attack Once Again ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8956/rfs-under-attack-once-again]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8956/rfs-under-attack-once-again]]></guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description>
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