BY Chris Hanson Found In:ThermalForrest Boe, director of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' Division of Forestry, said the state presents challenges and opportunities for thermal biomass utilization at the second annual Heating the Midwest Conference and Expo. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsLegislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to level the energy playing field between fossil and renewable energy projects by allowing investors in renewable energy projects access the corporate structure of master limited partnerships. READ MORE

BY Natural Power Found In:Power, ThermalNatural Power has this month been awarded its first biomass contract in Ireland. The contract will see Natural Power provide owners engineer services for Biotricity Ltd. on the company's Rhode Biomass Plant in County Offaly, Ireland. READ MORE

BY Chris Hanson Found In:Power, ThermalChristiane Egger, deputy manager of the Upper Austrian Renewable Energy Agency, explained how the region is utilizing renewable resources to meet 100 percent of its heat and energy needs by 2030 at the 2nd annual Heating the Midwest Conference. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Power, ThermalHelius Energy plc has announced that the Helius CoRDe Ltd. in Rothes, Scotland, is being accredited as a combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plant under the Renewables Obligation. READ MORE

BY U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities Found In:Pellets, Power, ThermalThe U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities has updated its one-of-a-kind database of industrial and selected community-scale users of wood-to-energy facilities across North America. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsCeres Inc. has released financial results for the second quarter of its 2013 fiscal year, which ended Feb. 28. The company also provided an operational update, noting progress with its sweet sorghum and switchgrass varieties. READ MORE

BY USDA Found In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsThe USDA has proposed a series of changes to make it easier for agricultural producers and rural small businesses to apply for renewable energy and energy efficiency funding. READ MORE

BY ClearSign Combustion Corp. Found In:Pellets, ThermalClearSign Combustion Corp. and Grandeg have announced their intention to enter into a development agreement for the integration of ClearSign's proprietary ECC technology into Grandeg's line of commercial wood pellet boilers. READ MORE

BY Minnesota Power Found In:Pellets, Power, ThermalMinnesota Power and its regional economic development partners have commissioned a study of northeastern Minnesota's and northwestern Wisconsin's available forest resources. READ MORE

BY Anna SimetFound In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsThe emphasis of the April 9 International Biomass Conference & Expo general session in Minneapolis could be summed up in one word: policy. READ MORE

BY Metsa Group Found In:Power, ThermalKatrinefors Kraftvarme AB (KKAB), a 50/50 joint venture owned by Metsa Tissue, part of Metsa Group, and the local municipal energy company VänerEnergi AB, will build a new biomass combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plant in Mariestad, Sweden. READ MORE

BY U.S. DOE Found In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsThe U.S. DOE has announced it will fund its three Bioenergy Research Centers for an additional five-year period, subject to continued congressional appropriations. The centers were established by the department's Office of Science in 2007. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Pellets, ThermalThe 2013 Northeast Biomass Heating Expo kicks off this week in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. This year's annual event will feature a keynote address from Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y. on April 4, the first day of the expo. READ MORE